What does it mean to perform public space?
Located in the heart of Tilburg, the Netherlands, Fontys University of Fine and Performing Arts is dedicated to the study and investigation of cultural developments of all kinds, and to understanding how they can produce meaningful change within our shared spaces. Out of this awareness, the brand new Master program called Performing Public Space was born.
In a time in which political and social structures are re-considered heavily, PPS offers a flexible and innovative environment to artistically question, redefine and reclaim public space in its broadest sense. Combining an interdisciplinary range of approaches including critical theory and other modes of analysis, with an equally diverse range of research methods, PPS offers creatives the opportunity to explore the world-making power of producing work in public space.
What you will learn
- Develop skills in artistic (practice-based) research
- Expand knowledge on all forms of art in public space
- Co-create with other (art) disciplines
New Research Lectureship Art and Society
The Master Performing Public Space will be connected to a new lectureship founded on contemporary educational principles, provocative theoretic frames, with focus on applied research and by interdisciplinary work methods.
We believe, that applied research is an important accelerator in the collaboration with government and society. Therefore, research will provide master students a more academic and interdisciplinary base for their interventions and the ability to connect across disciplines, also with other master studies of FHK.