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CREA courses
Courses season 2024/2025
CREA organises around 700 courses every year from digital media to visual arts and from theatre to photography.
Most of these are 10-week courses, for which there are three starting dates per year. But there are also day courses, special projects and a summer course programme.
The summer course programme is online as of now, enrolment will open on 1 May 2025. The programme for season 2025-2026 will be announced by the end of June 2025.
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- Start of 10-week courses: in the week of 30 September 2024
- Enrolments open for full-time students and young-alumni (UvA/HvA): Wednesday 3 July 2024 – 12:00
- Enrolments open for old-alumni and employees (UvA/HvA) and others: Monday 9 September 2024 – 12:00
- Day courses: Sunday 20 October 2024 and Sunday 24 November 2024
- MADE in CREA: LIVE – final presentation weekend performing courses: Friday 20, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December 2024 (participation is optional).
- Start of 10-week courses: in the week of 20 January 2025
- Enrolments open for full-time students and young-alumni (UvA/HvA): Wednesday 3 July 2024 – 12:00
- Enrolments open for old-alumni and employees (UvA/HvA) and others: Monday 16 December 2024 – 12:00
- Day courses: Sunday 9 February 2025 and Sunday 9 March 2025 (programme will be published online at the end of November 2025)
- MADE in CREA: LIVE – final presentation weekend performing courses: Friday 28, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 March 2025 (participation is optional).
(Please note: due to many the holidays, this block is 9 weeks!)
- Start of 9-week courses: from the week of 7 April 2025
- Enrolments open for full-time students and young alumni (UvA/HvA): Wednesday 8 January 2025 – 12:00
- Enrolments open for old alumni and employees (UvA/HvA) and others: Monday 17 March 2025 – 12:00
- Day courses: Sunday 11 May 2025 and Sunday 15 June 2025 (programme will come online in March)
- MADE in CREA: LIVE – final presentation weekend performing courses: Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June 2025 (participation is optional).
From 21 July to 16 August 2025, CREA is again organising inspiring summer courses. Take a week-long course from Monday to Friday or opt for a day course on Saturday.
Enrolment will open on 1 May at noon!
In addition to regular courses, CREA also has a number of special projects and groups. For those who are looking for just that little bit of extra challenge or would like to get involved for a longer period of time.
For instance, you can join the CREA jazz and pop bands, the Any Blue Choir or dance in the choreography project. Or join Student Choir Amsterdam, the CREA orchestra or the Amsterdam Student Big Band!
During the course season, you can take day courses at CREA on certain Sundays.
- Sunday 11 May 2025 – enrolment open!
- Sunday 15 June 2025 – enrolment open!
