Auditions Dance
Audition BA Contemporary Dance
Audition BA Contemporary Dance
Registration period & procedure
Please use the online registration to sign up for the audition. Here you can find the current registration period and deadlines.
The audition for the BA Contemporary Dance consists of two rounds. There are two options for the first round: An online audition or the live audition in Linz. The successful applicants of the first rounds are being invited to the second round in Linz.
First Round Live Audition - Linz
will take place at the Bruckner University. At the end of the first round, selected applicants are being admitted to the second round in Linz.
Second round Live Audition - Linz
will take place at the Bruckner University. Only applicants who have passed one of the first rounds will be admitted. For the second round a solo of 2-3 minutes has to be prepared.
First round - Online
Important information & tasks
After completing the online registration, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to upload your documents (PDFs). Please provide us with the following application videos in your documents via a link (e.g. YouTube links).
Tasks and demonstration videos
Please follow the tasks and demonstration videos below. Please stick to the given time and make sure that your videos are labelled clearly.
1. Please introduce yourself shortly in German or English (1 min)
- What is your name, how old are you, where are you from, what have you done so far?
- Why would you like to study Contemporary Dance?
2. Contemporary Dance
- Please film yourself dancing the movement phrase of the Video: Contemporary Demonstration.
- Please use the music provided in the video.
3. Ballet-Technique
- Please film yourself dancing all the exercises of the video: Ballet Demonstration.
- Please use the music provided in the video.
4. Improvisation exercises (2 minutes)
Please film yourself dancing the following improvisation tasks:
- Using the articulation of all your joints, play with the idea of folding and unfolding - from outside to inside / from inside to outside.
- Use this idea to work with level changes. How does this take you down into the floor and up again? How many different levels can you explore?
- Add changes of dynamic to your exploration. Work with relaxation as well as strength/tension. How can both inhabit the body at the same time?
- Finally, play with different tempos. Can you play with different speeds, from very slow to very fast?
Admission requirements
Requirements for this degree program are a significant talent for movement, very good previous knowledge and a high aptitude for contemporary dance as well as solid knowledge of ballet. An openness to diverse artistic approaches is expected.
Applicants are being selected for the beginning of the BA studies and enrolled into the first semester. Entering into a higher semester, due to previous studies is only possible in exceptional cases.
Please do understand that due to the high number of applicants we are not able to give feedback if the admission has not been completed positively.
In case of high significant talent, the commission reserves the right to make decisions regarding the allocation of study places based on the first round.
If you have any further questions about the audition, please send an e-mail to idatyrbrucknerunirat
Audition MA Dance Pedagogy
Audition MA Dance Pedagogy
Registration period
Please use the online registration to sign up for the audition. You can find the current application period here.
Admission Requirements
The prerequisite for admission to the Master‘s program is a positively completed Bachelor's degree in the field of dance or at least an equivalent university degree or proven professional work experience of several years in the field of dance.
Admission Procedure
After completing your online registration, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to upload your application documents (PDFs) consisting of:
- Your answers to the following questions:
- Which artistic work and which reading has particularly impressed you in recent months?
- What would you like us to know?
- What expectations do you associate with the specific orientation of the Dance Pedagogy degree program?
- In addition, we ask you to provide us in the PDF with up to 3 different video links (e.g. YouTube links) to your own artistic or pedagogical work. Your personal body and dance practice should be visible in the videos: either in the form of a dance solo, an excerpt from a piece, a training session or a dance class. Please make sure that you are clearly identifiable in the videos.
- Please add a motivation letter and a tabular curriculum vitae.
Pre-selection
The jury reviews the submitted documents and invites selected candidates to the online audition at the ABPU. You will be informed in good time before the online audition whether you are invited.
Online Audition
Detailed interview with the jury about your specific study interests.
If you have any further questions about the audition, please send an e-mail to idatyrbrucknerunirat
Audition MA Movement Research
Audition MA Movement Research
Application
Please use the online registration to sign up for the audition. You can find the current application period here.
Admission Requirements
The prerequisite for admission to the Master‘s program is a positively completed Bachelor's degree in the field of dance or at least an equivalent university degree or proven professional work experience of several years in the field of dance.
Admission Procedure
After completing your online registration, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to upload your application documents (PDFs) consisting of:
- Your answers to the following questions:
- Which artistic work and which reading has particularly impressed you in recent months?
- What would you like us to know?
- What expectations do you associate with the specific orientation of the Movement Research degree program?
- In addition, we ask you to provide us in the PDF with up to 3 different video links (e.g. YouTube links) to your own artistic or pedagogical work. Your personal body and dance practice should be visible in the videos: either in the form of a dance solo, an excerpt from a piece, a training session or a dance class. Please make sure that you are clearly identifiable in the videos.
- Please add a motivation letter and a tabular curriculum vitae.
Pre-selection
The jury reviews the submitted documents and invites selected candidates to the online audition at the ABPU. You will be informed in good time before the online audition whether you are invited.
Online Audition
Detailed interview with the jury about your specific study interests.
If you have any further questions about the audition, please send an e-mail to idatyrbrucknerunirat
Audition Academy for Contemporary Dance & Ballet (AZB)
Audition Academy for Contemporary Dance & Ballet (AZB)
Admission Requirements
- Dancers who are aiming for a professional career and have an intermediate to advanced level in the areas of contemporary dance and ballet technique.
- For dancers aged 14 and up.
- Successful completion of the entrance examination is a prerequisite for participation in the programme.
We are looking for versatile dancers with a good foundation in ballet and contemporary dance techniques, as well as an enthusiastic and open-minded approach to improvisation and creative thinking.
Auditions
The auditions of the Academy for Contemporary Dance and Ballet are held annually. Please register online in advance within the registration period.
Information about the Audition
- The audition will last approximately 3 hours in total.
- It consists of a ballet and contemporary dance class, followed by improvisational exercises.
- Applicants do not have to prepare a solo.
- Detailed information about the time of the audition, the studio where it will take place, and what to bring on the day of the audition will be sent to all applicants via email a few days before the audition.
- Applicants will be informed by student services whether they will be accepted into the programme.