Overview

About the programme

Over three semesters, artists enter into an environment geared towards extending and deepening their own practice – as well as their capacity for generating discourse around that practice.

The Performing Arts programme of Iceland University of the Arts takes each enrolled artist’s practice as the starting point for the study, and as such it is expected that each studying artist enters the course with a performance-related project that they wish to develop and realise throughout the 12 months. This project should be specific to their interests, questions and concerns as an artist – and draw upon their pre-existing artistic practice.

The course organises around guest artists, curators, thinkers and arts organisations from around the world that approach performance, choreography, theatre and dance as an expanded field of practice capable of producing experimental intersectionsbetween art and other fields of knowledge and practice – such as activism, social practices, fields of science and philosophy.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Art
Dialogue

Doing Things With Art

Individual Practice

Mentoring
Philosophy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Reykjavik, Iceland

Disciplines

Visual Arts

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants apply with a defined project or research question within the field of the performing arts

Applicants will have completed a BA degree in performing arts or related fields of art and theory. Those applicants that do not have a BA degree in performing arts can be admitted to the programme provided that they demonstrate a knowledge of performing arts, its principles and mediums

Furthermore, applicants should have a career as artists within the performing arts and provide as a basis for their application defined subjects, methods or research questions that they intend to investigating further through their art practices and study

Certified copy of degree certificate(s) and programme / course transcript(s)

References from two referees

Letter of Motivation

Individual Project Proposal

Curriculum Vitae

Portfolio of works

Students must be proficient in spoken and written English in the academic context

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

Students at the Iceland Academy of the Arts do not pay tuition fees, but the annual registration fee at the school is ISK 75,000

Living costs

Reykjavík

Iceland

178929 - 290400 ISK / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Performing Arts.

Available Scholarships

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