News
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Philosophising by making films: ‘I’ve never understood the material so well before.’ 10 May 2023
There was a time when student Lelani Antar wanted to go to film school. She ended up studying International Studies, yet she didn’t quite say goodbye ...
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Final project of the course Social and Ecological Activism in the Visual Arts (minor CSSC) 17 January 2023
On 14 December 2022, students of the course Social and Ecological Activism in the Visual Arts (as part of the Creative Strategies for a Society in Ch...
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New minor cooperates with Film House in The Hague: 'Looking at world issues through artists' eyes' 11 July 2022
The new minor in 'Creative strategies for a society in change' will start in September. The Leiden Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) has ...
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ACPA offers new minor in collaboration with Filmhuis Den Haag 28 April 2022
The Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) offers a new minor from September 2022: Creative Strategies for a Society in Change (CSSC).
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How an elective at the Academy of Art enriches your studies 20 December 2021
Students who also want to develop their artistic talents can take a year-long art class – Practicum Artium – at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague....
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Lending an Ear to Students’ Life in the Pandemic 28 September 2021
At the end of a difficult year, students of ACPA’s Music Minor have put together “sonic postcards” to capture their experience of life under Covid res...
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Nadine Stijns and Yin Yin Wong strengthen the team of teachers of Practicum Artium 25 March 2021
We are very happy to announce two new teachers in the Practicum Artium programme: Nadine Stijns and Yin Yin Wong.
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‘The sound of the city became the score for a musical instrument’ 25 August 2020
Do the sounds that surround you as you cycle through the city sometimes annoy you? Don’t worry, because we can actively change the situation, says sou...
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Practicum Artium: creativity at its best 18 August 2020
Practicum Artium is a joint programme by Leiden University and the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) that offers students the opportunity to develop their a...
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Summer School for Historical Acting cancelled 07 April 2020
We have decided to cancel the Summer School for Historical Acting due to the ongoing global public health crisis.
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Orpheus Instituut acquires prestigious library Ton Koopman 23 January 2020
The Orpheus Instituut acquires the prestigious library of Ton Koopman. The focus of the collection is 17th- and 18th-century music, its cultural conte...
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New elective in practical rhetoric 02 December 2019
In February 2020 Jed Wentz will start the new course 'Practical Rhetoric: public speaking according to historical sources'. Registration is now open!
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Meet Alice Twemlow 21 June 2019
Associate professor Alice Twemlow introduces a new elective which will start in September, called: Design and the Deep Future. We asked her to tell a ...
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Music and the Brain 12 November 2018
Two events on Music and the Brain will be held in Leiden later this month.
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Lecture series “Early Music as Discipline” 01 October 2018
In a series of six lectures, Jed Wentz, the Utrecht Early Music Festival’s artistic adviser, will acquaint you with subjects central to the developme...