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The University of Dance and Circus (Dans- och cirkushögskolan), informally referred to as DOCH, is a Swedish institution located in Stockholm. It offers higher education in dance, choreography, dance pedagogy and contemporary circus. DOCH was started in 1963 and has since become Swedens highest seat of learning and research in the fields of dance and circus. Since 1 January 2014, DOCH is a part of Stockholm University of the Arts and operates under the Ministry of Education. The University of Dance and Circus was previously known as the University College of Dance (Danshögskolan).

The Department of Circus
The Department of Circus at DOCH offers both a 3-year full-time bachelor programme and a 2-year masters programme in Contemporary Circus Practices. The courses offered in the bachelor include circus discipline training, artistic processes, choreography and entrepreneurship.

Attendance at the circus school is awarded on the basis of live auditions held in Stockholm, with tests of physical strength, flexibility, endurance and theatrical skill. In addition each applicant is required to give a demonstration of their own performance specialty.

The program, headed by Ivar Heckscher, trains students in acrobatics, equilibristics, aerial technique, and juggling. In addition, each student receives advanced training in at least one discipline. The programme includes theoretical studies to complement each student's personal artistic development.

The Department of Dance
The Department of Dance at DOCH was established in --. It has been led by Cecilia Roos (20__ -2017) and Anna Efraimsson (2017-). It offers three full educational programmes and changing freestanding courses. All its educational programmes only admit students every second year.

BA in Dance Performance
DOCH's programme in Dance Performance is a 3-year full-time Bachelor of Fine Arts programme led by Anna Grip and Kristine Slettevold. Main professors include Chrysa Parkinson, Josefine Wikström, Karin Munthers Jameson and Ulrika Berg. The programme was started in 1994 as a two-year dancer's education and developed into a 3-year bachelor in 2006 with focus the student's activity within both theory and practice within performance, choreography and dance. The programme also aims to encourage the students in critical and creative thinking about hierarchies, power relations, conventions and norms.

MA in Choreography
The MA in Choreography is a two-year full-time programme currently led by Frédéric Gies together with Anna Efraimsson, Sandra Noeth and Anne Juren. The programme was established in 2008 and has been led by the choreographers Mårten Spångberg and Jefta van Dinther in collaboration with Frédéric Gies.

Alumni:
 * 2016: Eliisa Erävalo, Ursula Nil, Runa Norheim, Arnaud Bourgoin, Noah Hellwig and Ida Sidenvall.
 * 2014: Nefeli Ikonomou, Pontus Pettersson, Caroline Byström, Aleksandar Georgiev, Ofelia Jarl Ortega, Dinis Machado, Emma Tolander and Peter Mills
 * 2012: Kim Hiorthöy, Stina Nyberg, Zoë Poluch, Nadja Hjorton, Juli Reinartz, Rebecka Stillman and Uri Turkenich
 * 2010: Amanda Apatrea, Sebastian Lingserius, Halla Ólafsdóttir, Sidney Leoni and Johan Thelander

MA in New Performative Practices
The masters programme in New Performative Practices (NPP) was started in 2011 and is led by Chrysa Parkinson. It's a two-year programme that takes in around twenty students every second year.



The Department of Dance Pedagogy
The department of Dance pedogagy offers three programmes.

The BA in Dance Pedagogy is a three-year full time course led by with the specialisations: Folk dance, jazz dance, street dance, contemporary dance and ballet. The BA in Dance pedagogy for teaching in Swedish high-schools is a five-year education led by --. The department also offers a masters in dance didactics.

Research
DOCH is part of the research of Uniarts' four research profile areas: Concept and Composition, Public Engagements, Art, Technology/Materiality, Bodily and Vocal Practices.

Vice-Chancellors

 * 2006-2013 Efva Lilja
 * 1996-2005 Kari Sylwan
 * 1976-1996 Lena Malmsjö
 * 1971-1976 Lilian Runestam
 * 1963-1971 Bengt Häger
 * 1963 Birgit Cullberg