In August 2010, PARTS organises its 2nd Summer School, dedicated to the repertoire of Rosas/ Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Between August 2 and August 28, dance students and professional dancers can take workshops of 1, 2 or 4 weeks, working on Rosas pieces such as Rain, Drumming, Die grosse Füge, Bartok and Zeitung.

Detailed information and an inscription form will be available at the website by March 22.

In danceXmusic dancers and choreographers of PARTS enter into dialogue with the musicians of the Orchestra of La Monnaie, creating group pieces and duets on 20th century chamber music. With group creations of guest choreographers Thomas Hauert, Salva Sanchis and John Jasperse, and a series of duets by the students of the Training Cycle.
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The registration form for the preselections, academic year 2010-2011 is available! 
Please consult 'How to become a student' for all necessary information on the audition procedure and the detailed calendar of all the preselections in Brussels and worldwide. New cities and schedule changes will be posted on the homepage.

Register HERE for one of our preselections for the academic year 2010-2011.

NEW PRESELECTIONS IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (January 30), NEWTOWN-WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND (February 7) MOSCOW, RUSSIA (February 20 and 21) and in TOKYO, JAPAN (March 5)!

We're very sorry to announce that the LUXEMBOURG preselection has been cancelled!

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The dates for the auditions for the Research Cycle are set.
There will be a preselection in New York (USA) on May 15, 2010, at the studios of the Center for Performance Research in Brooklyn. There will be another preselection at PARTS in Brussels, on May 22, 2010. It is also possible to apply with a dossier, details about which will follow soon. Registrations are open now, register HERE.
The final audition for the Research Cycle will take place in PARTS in Brussels, June 24-30, 2010.

On selected Fridays throughout the school year, PARTS opens its doors for young dancers from outside of Belgium who are interested in participating in the auditions.
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Albert Quesada, former student at PARTS, made a video documentary using footage from the PARTS archive. A personal introduction into the PARTS world. 
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Teachers, students, former students and outsiders remember, recount and reflect on different aspects of the school: its mission, its program, its daily experience, its impact and its relation to the world. An extensive photo collection gives a view on students and teachers at work. The book finishes with an archive of facts and figures relating to 10 years of PARTS.

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PARTS was founded in 1994 by choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Bernard Foccroulle, director of the national opera De Munt/ La Monnaie. Under its new director Peter De Caluwe, De Munt/ La Monnaie has continued its structural partnership with PARTS. See www.demunt.be for more information on its activities.
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has been the director of PARTS since 1994. Her artistic vision and work, developed since 1982, are a permanent source of inspiration for the pedagogical program of PARTS. For more background on the program, go to the  presentation of the school. For more information on Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's  choreographic work and the Rosas company, go to www.rosas.be.