Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen
Koninklijk Conservatorium van Antwerpen
Masterproject32846/3636/2627/1/46
Study guide

Masterproject

32846/3636/2627/1/46
Academic year 2026-27
Is found in:
  • Educational Master of Arts in Music & Performing Arts, programme stage 5
    Specialisation:
    • Dance
  • Master in Dance
  • Master in Dance, programme stage 4
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 15 credits
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • credit contract.
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Brevers Anne-Lise
Other teaching staff: Tchernokondratenko Anastasia
Teaching staff are not (all) known yet.
Languages: Dutch, English
Scheduled for: Academic year
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 01.12.2026 ()
Re-sit exam: not possible.
Possibility of deliberation: You have to pass this course unit (will never be deliberated).
Total study time: 450,00 hours

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Short description

The Master Project will follow the student throughout the whole trajectory of the Master Dance. Although this is mostly an individual process, the programme has provided tools to support, develop and create the Master Project in conversation with mentors, peers and the Master Dance team. The notions, methods and practices shared in the previous modules are implemented into the outcomes proposed by the student.

Learning outcomes (list)

1. Develops and articulates bodily craftmanship through acquired tools and techniques.
Translates embodied knowledge into coherent, artistic outputs that demonstrate originality and conceptual clarity
Demonstrates advanced reflective practice, articulating the relationship between embodied knowledge, artistic choices, and conceptual frameworks
Translates embodied knowledge into coherent, artistic outputs that demonstrate originality and conceptual clarity
Critically selects, synthesizes, and refines movement material based on artistic intention, dramaturgy, and research questions
2. Organizes a sustainable artistic practice to expand the embodied practice.
Demonstrates self-management and entrepreneurial skills to sustain and develop own artistic practice
Develops an artistic vision and strategy grounded in personal choice making and artistic field awareness
Critically evaluates and adapts working methods to ensure sustainability (physical, artistic and ethical)
3. Reflects and investigates on questions and experiential knowledge in order to deepen their artistic practice.
Can observe, reflect on, and communicate about own embodied practice from an artistic and research perspective
Critically reflects on and evaluates own performative event throughout process and product
Invests in artistic research utilising a range of methodologies to result in creative processes that challenges personal practice
Defines and articulates own research and explores it through both theoretical and artistic processes
Can formulate problems and process these into reflections regarding their own artistic practice
Applies diverse research methodologies and justifies their relevance
Articulates the relationship between practice, theory, and research findings
4. Shares the embodied craftsmanship within the artistic field.
Realizes a tangible output for the embodied and artistic research
Is able to relate own practice within the artistic field in an analytical, critical and constructive manner
Produces professionally presented performative and research outputs suitable for public or field-specific contexts
Critically situates work within contemporary artistic discourse, referencing peers, influences, and movements
5. Builds, through dialogue and transmission, a sustainable practice in an artistic environment.
Can situate and work with artistic and theoretical knowledge in an artistic environment
Shares, dialogues and reflects on own artistic practice within an artistic environment to create a sustainable practice
Actively contributes to critical artistic discourse through dialogue, feedback, and collaboration
6. Is able to research the artistic field to feed their own practice and position themselves accordingly.
Contributes to a critical and constructive dialogue with peers about artistic research
Utilises research from the field to contribute to personal development in both artistic output and written research
Produces a rigorous research paper that meets advanced academic standards (argumentation, referencing, structure)
Conducts independent and in-depth research into relevant artistic, theoretical, and interdisciplinary fields
Positions their work within current debates and contexts in the field
Demonstrates the ability to articulate and defend their research in oral and written formats
7. Engages craftsmanship and embodied knowledge in other settings.
Is able to actively relate to other fields of artistic knowledge in their own practice
Explores the relevance of own research and practice in other settings
8. Constructs, through translation to and interaction with society, a developing practice.
Translates artistic practice in a tangible and shareable output
Makes connections with an audience and own performativity to transmit an intent
Demonstrates the capacity to manage an extended timeline to achieve an end product
Demonstrates advanced communication skills, articulating complex ideas clearly in speech and writing
Reflects on the ethics and implications of public engagement
9. Invests, through resonating within the socio-political and economic climate, in the reciprocal relationship between their own artistic practice and society.
Critically situates artistic practice within historical, socio-political, and economic frameworks
Positions embodied practice and research within a broader societal and artistic frame of reference
Positions the work in relation to global and local artistic ecologies
Reflects on the responsibility and agency of the artist within society

Course content

The Master Project accompanies the student throughout the entire MA Dance programme. Although it is primarily an individual process, the programme offers tools to support, develop, and create the Master Project in dialogue with mentors, peers, and the Master team. The concepts, methods, and practices shared in the previous modules are implemented in the outcomes proposed by the student.

The Master Project course is guided by various teaching artists with diverse backgrounds. During the first work period, students collectively and individually share their Master Projects and present an initial try-out of their results under the guidance of the instructor and artistic coordinator. At this point in their journey, students are expected to present, perform, and develop their embodied artistic research both physically and cognitively, while still having time to refine it further leading up to the Master Jury. In the final work period, the teaching artist will support the students both individually and collectively in preparation for their Master Project presentations.

A detailed description of this course component can be found in the Vademecum.

Depending on the activities, travel costs may be associated with this course.

Study material (list)

A laptop for blended learning (online and offline classes)Mandatory
Study guide for the master dance programmeMandatory
VademecumMandatory

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Artistic praxis60,00 hours
Work time outside of contact hours390,00 hours

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
1st examination periodResearch Assignment30,00
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
2nd examination periodResearch Assignment30,00
Evaluation(s) for both exam chances, not reproducible in re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
1st examination periodArtistic educative project assignment10,00
1st examination periodProject assignment60,00

Evaluation (text)

The student must complete the three components to pass this course unit.

The student must pass the project-based assignment and the research assignment in order to pass the course.

There is a second exam opportunity for the research assignment.  

Re-sit exam:
Not all courses have a re-sit exam possibility. Refer to the notification above in this ECTS information sheet for the possibility of a re-sit exam for this course unit.

A re-sit exam:

• is not possible for assessment methods that use permanent evaluation (see evaluation list above). When a re-sit exam is possible for the course, the grade for the permanent evaluation of the first examination period is transferred to the second examination period.
• is possible for the evaluation components that do not include permanent evaluation.

Attendance requirement:
Your attendance is mandatory for intermediate showings, supervision moments and during ShareLab (except in cases of illness, force majeure, or written approval from the program) in order to be assessed through permanent evaluation. Unjustified absence will negatively affect your chances of passing the course.


Conditions for legitimate absence:

* An absence legitimised by a medical certificate uploaded in iBamaFlex.
* Due to an Act of God, if approved by the head of the programme.
* Exceptional circumstances, if previously approved by the head of the programme.