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Drama - Directing & Writing

Are you drawn to boundary-pushing theatre? In the Drama - Directing & Writing programme, you’ll craft compelling stories and develop your voice as a director or artist. Our Bachelor is in Dutch; the international Master’s (B2 English) focuses on artistic growth. Limited MA places are available for external candidates, after a one-year preparatory Bachelor course (a basic knowledge of Dutch is recommended).

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Your artistic voice

Theatre-making is both thinking and doing. Through intensive workshops and research, you’ll develop your artistic language. By delving deep into theatre traditions and contemporary contexts, you’ll experiment with text, imagery, movement, and multimedia. You’ll explore how existing texts can inspire you, and how to create your own dramaturgy and writing style. Step by step, you’ll build a unique artistic universe that reflects your vision.

Engaging with today and tomorrow

How do you create theatre that’s relevant in a diverse, urban, and digital world? Can we still make Shakespeare urgent? How does theatre connect with sustainability, inclusivity, or a sense of community? Throughout this programme, you’ll reflect on today’s pressing issues and translate them into captivating, thought-provoking performances. You’ll discover how theatre can become a space that moves, challenges, or inspires its audience.


Collaboration in practice

The most valuable lessons happen on the rehearsal floor. In multiple workshops, you’ll bring your ideas and skills into practice. You’ll collaborate with students of Acting, Technical Theatre Design, and Production Management to create innovative projects. Performing your work for external audiences will teach you what it means to bring a production to life as a team. You’ll be coached by renowned theatre professionals who will challenge you to realise your full potential.

Leading and inspiring

You’ll grow into a theatre-maker who leads, inspires, and coaches while boldly exploring new frontiers. You’ll learn how to turn your vision into a collective project and foster collaboration. This programme challenges you to develop a lasting artistic identity, preparing you for a multifaceted and impactful career in theatre. You’ll set the course, working with your team to create work that resonates.

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First Year: Experimentation and Intuition

The first year focuses on discovery and building foundational skills. You’ll take part in intensive three- to five-week workshops, exploring text, lighting, multimedia, and movement. Some assignments are centred on directing, while others help you uncover your own stories and voice. Theory and practice go hand in hand with courses like text analysis, dramaturgy, writing, and contemporary arts. You’ll conclude the year with a series of exciting projects showcasing your growth as a creator.

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Second Year: Reflection and Objectivity 

In the second year, you’ll sharpen your artistic vision. You’ll deepen your craft and theoretical understanding through subjects like cultural history, theatre history, and performance analysis. Reflection becomes key as you learn to view and improve your work objectively. Together with your peers, you’ll explore how different disciplines intersect in theatre and refine your unique voice in collaborative settings.

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Third Year: Depth and Realisation

The third year focuses on professionalisation. You’ll work on independent projects and performances, delving deeper into material and raising your work to a higher standard. Theory and practice remain intertwined. Courses like cultural policy and arts management will help you navigate the performing arts field. You’ll have the opportunity to undertake an internship. This year equips you for the challenges of the theatre industry and provides the space to further build your portfolio, including your final bachelor’s project – a full-length performance.

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Master’s Year: Autonomy and Presentationasterjaar: autonomie en presentatie 

The master’s year centres on your personal artistic practice and independence. You’ll create two full-scale projects or conduct intensive research culminating in a full-length performance. Guided by experienced coaches and dramaturgs, you’ll present your work to an external audience. The master’s programme can also be taken part-time over two years. This is your chance to make your voice heard as a theatre-maker and share your vision with the world.

The Master's programme in Drama - Directing & Writing is a multilingual course (Dutch, English).

Your programme

If you want detailed info on the subjects (assessment, examination formats...), please visit our study guide where you can find all ECTS sheets of our programmes.

Admission test

To start this programme, you must first pass an artistic admission test. The admission test consists of three parts: a dossier, an intake or selection interview and a workshop week. Read more about the admission tests here.

English speaking candidates for the Master program can also consult our dedidated information sheet.

Quality education

Erasmushogeschool Brussel pursues quality education and continuously develops its programmes to meet (inter)national quality standards. EhB puts maximum effort into developing a culture of quality and uses its own quality direction as a foundation for quality education.

Various instruments guarantee the strengthening and safeguarding of the educational quality of this programme:

  • In 2023, external peers assessed the quality of this programme. Read the full peer review report.
  • The Board of Governors of EhB decided to validate this programme for the period 2024 to 2026 in the validation decision.
  • The quality file provides an overview of the strengths and growth opportunities of this programme.

The Flemish government's opleiding in cijfers website provides information on the profile of this programme such as who follows this programme, how long students take to obtain their degree, etc.

Read more about quality assurance within EhB.