CPPM Auditions 2024

Dear CPPM applicant!

Congratulations!

You made it to the second round! On this page, you’ll find everything you need to know about and prepare for auditions. During the audition, you will go through a variety of individual and group exercises, creative assignments, written task, and an interview. These activities are designed to help us assess your suitability for the course while providing you with a firsthand experience of life at CPPM. This process is an excellent opportunity to determine if our program aligns with your goals and aspirations.

The audition process works as a workshop to avoid the typical casting situation in which many attributes of your being would be foreshadowed by a competitive environment. Therefore, we will try our best to create an environment free of any harmful judgment, and we invite you to put your mind to this experience as if you were preparing for a joyful encounter, nurturing it with your playfulness and passion and leaving your fear aside.

We can’t wait to meet you!

CPPM Admission Team

What to bring with you

Please note that it is a physically demanding audition so please bring appropriate clothing for physical work and a water bottle to keep hydrated. We work mainly barefoot, but it would be good to bring some sports/dance shoes with you for some tasks.

Written assignment

There will be a short written task at the end of your first audition day. Please bring your laptop/device so you can write and submit your written task via email. Alternatively, it is possible to submit your writing on paper. 

Interviews

You’ll have an interview with the admission team, and we’ll confirm the schedule during lunch on your first audition day. It’s a wonderful chance to chat about your expectations for the course and see if it’s the right fit for you.

Face-to-face auditions

Below is the information about global face-to-face auditions, including venues and timetables. Please check back here for schedule updates, as changes may occur.

Online auditions

Preparing for an online audition involves the same tasks as a face-to-face audition. However, you can adjust some tasks (solo performance, creative task) for presentation in front of the camera.

To participate in an online audition, you’ll need a spacious studio space to move around in, a reliable internet connection, a computer, a webcam, and a microphone.

Below, you’ll find the schedules for each online audition round. Please note that online auditions span two full days, and your presence is required for the entire period as indicated in the schedule.

We recommend using the Time Zone Converter to avoid any confusion with time zones.

Audition information session

Here is a recording of the audition information session CPPM Course Leader Jüri Nael recorded for you all.

CPPM Targeted Scholarship

We are offering eight scholarships:

• Four scholarships offer a 50% reduction on the full tuition fee
• Four scholarships offer a 25% reduction on the full tuition fee

These scholarships directly reduce tuition fees and are not distributed as cash. The scholarship value (25% or 50%) is subtracted from your initial tuition fee. For example, if you’re an EU applicant with a full tuition fee of €7000, a 25% scholarship reduces your fee to €5250, while a 50% scholarship lowers it to €3500 per academic year. As a non-EU applicant, if your full tuition fee is €13000, a 25% scholarship brings it down to €9750, and a 50% scholarship reduces it to €6500 per academic year.

The audition panel awards these scholarships for the first academic year based on audition outcomes. Scholarship recipients will be notified in their acceptance letters, with the adjusted tuition fee detailed. If a scholarship awardee declines their course place, the scholarship will be reassigned to another student.

Each scholarship is valid for one academic year. At the start of the second year, all CPPM students can apply for eight similar scholarships for their second academic year. The CPPM course committee will decide based on academic performance, artistic dedication, and overall course contribution.

Scholarship Application Form

To be considered for the scholarship, submit your Scholarship Application Form by 1 August 2024 at 23:59 (Tallinn time GMT+3). Late submissions will not be considered.

Can’t attend the audition?

Audition Results

We aim to inform all applicants of the audition results by 1 October 2024 at the latest. The decision can be one of the following:

• We make you an offer to study on the course. After receiving your offer, you have three weeks to accept or decline. Please note that you are not able to defer your study place.
• You have been placed on the waiting list. We aim to let you know the final outcome by 21 October 2024.
• Your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that the admission panel cannot give any individual feedback about your performance in the audition.

Admission Team

Please meet your Admission Team and workshop facilitators.