ANT 2. POLITICALLY CORRECT? EntARTet – Then&Now: Screker, Zemlinsky, Berg, Korngold, Eissler, Krenek, Weill, Ullmann, Schönberg

POLITICALLY CORRECT? EntARTet – Then & Now: Screker, Zemlinsky, Berg, Korngold, Eissler, Krenek, Weill, Ullmann, Schönberg

Name and place of institution:

Royal Conservatoire, Antwerp – Belgium

Period of the EOA module in 2023 – 2024:

  • Around 18-22 March 2024 (TBC) – 5 days short module of presentations and performances (TBC)
  • 1-3 months preparation of performances (personal choice between )

Only available for students from ERASMUS+ partner institutions with Student Individual Short Mobility grants 

Description of the module:

MUSIC & ART IN THE MIRROR OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

EXPLORE – CREATE – PERFORM.

Singers, Pianists and Composers will collaborate in this module with the aim to examine, explore and question some of the impacts the notion of “political correctness” is having on the arts and artists in the past and presence.

For the National Socialists, all works of art, cultural styles and musical works that were not in harmony with their own ideal of beauty and understanding of art were considered “degenerate” and were banned, their creators persecuted. We will explore and perform the works of these „forbidden composers“, thereby honoring their legacy.

Together, we will inquire if today art itself is being pushed back within new forms of discrimination and closure instead of challenging the boundaries of what is considered acceptable in social, moral or aesthetic terms. What are the consequences for today’s artistic landscape?

In collaboration with the Composition & Research Department.

Optional repertoire:

  • Brundibár – Opera by Hans Krása: Brundibár is a children’s opera by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása with a libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister, made most famous by performances by the children of Theresienstadt concentration camp in occupied Czechoslovakia. The name comes from a Czech colloquialism for a bumblebee. Written: 1939

  • The Passenger (opera)- Opera by Mieczysław Weinberg: It Is a 1968 opera by Mieczysław Weinberg to a Russian libretto by Alexander Medvedev [Wikidata]. Medvedev’s libretto[2] is based on the 1959 Polish radio play Pasażerka z kabiny 45 (Passenger from Cabin Number 45) by concentration-camp survivor Zofia Posmysz. The opera, scheduled for the Bolshoi Theatre in 1968, was not premiered until 2006, when musicians of the Stanislavsky Theatre presented a semi-staging conducted by Wolf Gorelik in the Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow International House of Music on 25 December. Medvedev’s libretto was reworked in 2010 for the first staged performance of the opera at the Bregenzer Festspiele into German, English, Polish, Yiddish, French, Russian and Czech. It has then been performed internationally.

  • Il Viaggio Di Roberto – Un Treno verso Auschwitz by PAOLO MARZOCCHI in 2014

Kind of voice: 

All

The course will consist of the following:

  1. Digital components to be taught previously to the physical mobility. The digital component will be announced soon.
  2. 5-day intensive mobility in Antwerp

Speciality of this module in comparison with other courses in Europe:

  • Unique collaboration between the vocal department, the research department, the composition department and local communities.
  • Transversal collaboration between the classical roles of creating – performing – reflecting 

Professors involved in this module:

Possible extras besides the module:

Students taking part in this module can request to join additional courses and projects. Please mail charlotte.saelemakers@ap.be  

Number of EOA students:

5 days: 1-3 EOA students

1-3 months: 

  • 3-4 voice students
  • 3-4 pianists
  • 2 composers

Number of teaching hours of the EOA module:

  • 5 days: 20 hours
  • 1-3 months: depending on ECTS

ECTS credits:

  • 5 days: 3 ECT
  • 1-3 months: 6-15 ECTS

Entrance examination: 

  • Apply through EASY with the clear mention of  the EOA-module.
  • Application period is from 1 January 2023 till 1 May 2023
  • Please find all information here; https://www.ap-arts.be/en/education/music/register#Exchange%20students
  • EOA deadlines process:
    • First Deadline: 8 May 2023. Date for expected answers to the application: 30 June 2023
    • Second Deadline: 1 September 2023 (still possible via EASY as well).
  • Application materials:
    • Application form at EOA website
    • Current CV 
    • Motivation letter
      2 videos (via two links to platforms such as Youtube, Vimeo or similar). Both must be performed live without any audio/video post-production.

Final examination: 

Participants are evaluated based on their participation in the online offer and the live courses. The module will culminate into a final performance with the enArtete repertoire by a selection of participants.

Total expenses of the EOA module per student:

  • Taking part in the module is free but students need to pay for travel and accommodation themselves. They can apply for a grant at their home institution.
  • 5 days: We can administratively support your application for a short blended mobility if your institution provides this offer.
  • 1-3 months: regular Erasmus+ exchange grants

Accepted students must complete the following materials before arrival in Antwerp:

  1. EOA form
  2. Regular Erasmus application

ANT 1. “Northern Lights” Scandinavian Lied & Opera Festival: Grieg, Sibelius and beyond

“NORTHERN LIGHTS” Scandinavian Lied & Opera Festival: Grieg, Sibelius and beyond

Name and place of institution:

Royal Conservatory, Antwerp – Belgium

Period of the EOA module in 2023-2024:

This module consists of 5 days of physical mobility in Antwerp and a previous online component.

Physical exchange in Antwerp: 11 – 15 November 2023

Online component: 

  • Online courses available from 16 October
  • Online social community to prepare the physical exchange ( from 11 to 15 November, 2023; 5 physical days).

Only available for students from ERASMUS+ partner institutions with Student Individual Short Mobility grants 

Description of the module:

  • An exciting exploration of the fascinating repertoire of the Nordic Lands!
  • This module gives a rare and unique opportunity to dive into Scandinavia’s rich Vocal Music traditions. Non-Nordic singers will receive specific training in sung Scandinavian languages and styles by native speakers and Nordic music specialists.
  • The course will consist of the following:
    1. Digital components to be taught previously to the physical mobility. The digital component will be announced soon.
    2. 5-day intensive mobility in Antwerp

Kind of voice: 

All 

Speciality of this module in comparison with other courses in Europe:

Unique colleagues from Iceland and Stockholm, online component on Scandinavian repertoire and first overview of the languages and pronunciation and historic context.

Professors involved in this module:

Number of EOA students:

1-5 EOA students

Number of teaching/production hours of the EOA module:

  • Online: 3-4 hours
  • Live: 25 hours
  • Peer/video feedback: 5 hours

Number of ECTS credits:

  • Total 3 ECT

Duration of the module:

  • 5 days

Entrance examination:

Apply through EASY with the clear mention of  the EOA-module.

  • Application period is from 1 January 2023 till 1 May 2023
  • Please find all information here; https://www.ap-arts.be/en/education/music/register#Exchange%20students
  • Selection is based on your EASY profile and materials entered through the EOA website. There is no specific repertoire asked.
  • EOA deadlines process:
    • First Deadline: 8 May 2023. Date for expected answers to the application 1 June 2023
    • Second Deadline: 1 September 2023 (still possible via EASY as well). Date for expected answers to the application 30 September 2023

Application materials:

  • Application form at EOA website
  • Current CV 
  • Motivation letter
    2 videos (via two links to platforms such as Youtube, Vimeo or similar)

Both must be performed live without any audio/video post-production.

Final examination:

Participants are evaluated based on their participation in the online offer and the live courses. The module will culminate in a final performance with  Scandinavian repertoire by a selection of participants.

Total expenses of the EOA module per student:

Taking part in the module is free but students need to pay for travel and accommodation themselves. They can apply for a grant at their home institution.

We can administratively support your application for a short blended mobility if your institution provides this offer.

Accepted students must complete the following materials before arrival in Antwerp:

  1. EOA form
  2. Regular Erasmus application* *