Master Programme in Choreography

This program is constructed with the idea that the field of choreography needs both challenges and play in order to develop and survive. It endeavours to support the artists who want to do this and to figure out how the creative process fits into life in a sustainable way.

Here you will experiment with designing working processes as well as forms of performance or presentation. No one particular aesthetic has priority over another. Perhaps you will be interested in the development of "expanded choreographic practices", meaning those forms and practices that exceed existing markets and categories because of the needs and curiosities of the artists who instigate them?

In this program the works of the participating students are at the centre. Your study revolves around developing varied ways of knowing through dancing, reading, instigating group activities and experimenting with what one does in a working process. An important part of the ethos of this program is helping you to use the aforementioned methods to perceive the systems and structures that surround you and your process, noticing how they both afford and limit possibilities, form and content.

We start with the school and program itself and expand from there towards dominant and minor production methods, ethical responsibilities, familiar and unfamiliar artistic milieus including that of "Artistic Research". You will be asked to think about form and production as intertwined and begin to speculate on how your choreographic efforts can participate in the larger world through, or outside, of various institutional structures.

General entry requirement for studies at the second cycle (a Bachelor's degree or the equivalent), and

Specific entry requirement
• English 5 or the equivalent
• A grade of Pass in the work sample showing the applicants own experience of choreographic work
• A grade of Pass in the qualification test showing artistic ability in choreography

The language of instruction is English, knowledge in Swedish is not needed.

If you don’t fulfil the formal entry requirements for the programme you may apply for recognition of prior learning, in other words that the knowledge and competence you have acquired through other activities are assessed as the equivalent of the formal merits that are required. Submit your application for recognition of prior learning with your application for the programme.

You may also apply for an exemption/a waiver, that allows you to proceed to the selection process even though you don’t meet the general admission requirements. Submit your application for an exemption/a waiver together with your application.

Read more about how you can show that you meet the entry requirements.

Start your application early

Don’t delay in submitting your application! You may run into trouble if you wait until the last day and your internet connection happens to be down, or you find that your files are in the wrong format. You will not be able to apply once the last date for applications has passed. Keep in mind that your application has to be turned in by 23:59 (Swedish time).

Apply to the programme via universityadmissions.se, upload work samples via Varbi

You apply to the programme in two steps

1. Apply to the programme via universityadmissions.se
   Last day for application: 15 January 2024
   Please note! Choose “Autumn 2024” for your search!
2. Submit your work sample via Varbi (accordning to instructions below):
   Last day to submit work sample via Varbi: 15 January 2024

Other important dates for your application

• Supporting documentation deadline: 1 February 2024*
• Admission results: Published on My pages on universityadmissions.se 21 March 2024

*5 July is deadline for you who need to submit proficiency test in English or Swedish.

Deadline for Diploma of Bachelor's Degree and transcript of records for you who are currently studying the last term of your Bachelor’s Programme, is by the time for registration.

Instructions for work samples

You need to submit the following work samples via Varbi in order to be part of the selection to this education. Only files uploaded in the current admission round can be considered for selection.

1. CV

Upload your CV that describes your professional experience in chronological order. The CV needs to be in English only.

2. Work samples

Upload 2–3 work samples in the format of video clip(s). The admission group will initially view approximately 10 minutes of your submission. If the video samples are long, please indicate where the viewing should begin. Please also provide information on when the work was made, and what precisely your role was in creating it, on a separate page entitled "work samples". Please use MP4 (max 150 MB/file).

3. Letter of motivation

Upload a letter of motivation where you answer the following questions:

• Why are you applying for this programme and what expectations do you have?
• What do you hope to do within this programme that you cannot do elsewhere?

The letter must be written in English. Sign with name and date of birth. The text should be a maximum of 1 A4 page.

4. A written text

Write and upload a text where you address the following as starting points:

1. How does your art practice relate to the term "choreography"?
2. what do you think or observe that dance and choreography can "do" in the world that you would like to participate in?
3. Is there a particular field or culture you feel you are working within (discuss a few people, things or phenomena that your work relates to)?
4. What research, creation process or practice do you imagine you will investigate and develop in the programmme?

This text should be maximum 4 A4 pages

Please note that you might have to reduce/compress your video size before uploading it. 

Read more about reducing video size and what Bitrate is. 

Confirmation that you have submitted your work samples via Varbi

When you've submitted your work samples you will receive a confirmation to the e-mail address that you’ve stated. If you don’t receive a confirmation e-mail, you should first check your spam filter. If the confirmation e-mail is not there, contact Varbi's technical support.

E-mail: support@varbi.com 
Phone: +46 520 580 050 (weekdays 08:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:30).

The assessment of eligibility and the selection take place in several stages. The assessment of formal merits/grades is carried out by the Swedish Council for Higher Education. The assessment of artistic merits is carried out by an admission group from SKH consisting of teachers and professionals from the field. A student representative can also participate in the admissions group, but will not take part in the assessment.

After each stage of the process there will be a decision on who will proceed to the next step. Everyone is informed of whether they will proceed or not.

You can find detailed information about the admission process here.

If you are a Swedish citizen or a citizen of another EU or EEA country you are not required to pay application or tuition fees. Some other groups are also exempt from the requirement to pay application and study fees.

If you are not a Swedish citizen or a citizen of another EU or EEA country you are required to pay application and tuition fees. The level of the study fees depends on which course/programme they are for, and the level is set in order to cover the actual costs of the course/programme in question. SKH has some possibilities of offering scholarships that cover the study fees for programmes.

If you are required to pay an application fee, the Swedish Council for Higher Education needs to receive your payment by the last date for paying the application fee. The application fee is SEK 900. If you are required to pay the application fee and the Swedish Council for Higher Education has not received your payment by the last date for paying the tuition fee, they will not process your application. Read more here.

The tuition fee for the Masterprogramme in Choreography: 181 000 SEK per term and 724 000 SEK for the whole programme.

Scholarships to Cover the Tuition Fee

If you are obliged to pay a tuition fee you can apply for a scholarship which covers the tuition fee. The scholarship does not cover any private costs during your studies. Please note that you still need to pay an application fee (900 SEK). The application fee is non-refundable.

Read more about tuition fees and scholarships.