Get to know the Master's

Would you like to get to know this programme better? On this page you will find when you can visit the MA Open Day, but you will also find stories of our students and alumni, and profiles of our teaching staff.

Master's Open Day

Twice a year, we organise a Master鈥檚 Open Day where you can get to know our programme Contemporary Theatre, Dance and Dramaturgy. You can join our information session, talk to our students and staff, and find out if this is the Master's for you.

General session for students of Universities of Applied Sciences (HBO)

The Faculty of Humanities will organise a general session for students of Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences who are interested in doing a Master鈥檚 programme, in which the main differences between 'hbo' and 'wo' are discussed ('Van hbo naar wo: ervaringen van onze premasterstudenten').  

Master's Open Day

The next Master's Open Day will take place on Friday 30 January. More information can be found on . Click the button below to receive a notification when registration opens!


The internship was a great opportunity to put theory into practice along with gaining significant international industry exposure.

Sunayana Mohanty, graduate

Academic Staff

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Dr Theron Schmidt

Dr Theron Schmidt is Programme Coordinator

Theron Schmidt is Assistant Professor in Performance Studies. His areas of research and teaching include art and activism, creative pedagogy and experiential learning, and contemporary forms of political theatre and performance. His academic research is rooted in several decades of ongoing practice as a multidisciplinary artist in Europe, the USA, and Australia, as well as prior work supporting activist movements and art for social change.

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Dr Anika Marschall

Anika Marschall is Programme Coordinator

Anika Marschall works as Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Culture Studies. Her research is invested in issues of theatre, asylum and migration, socially engaged arts and activism, intersections of race, class and gender in contemporary European performances, diversity and representation in theatre鈥檚 institutional life, decentering knowledge and the stage. 

Meet our academic staff