School of Dance and Circus

School of Dance and Circus
TypePublic
Established1963 (1963)
Location
Stockholm
,
Sweden
Websitewww.fedec.eu/en/members/2-the-department-of-circus-at-stockholm-university-of-the-arts-skh/

The School of Dance and Circus (Swedish: Dans- och cirkushögskolan, DOCH) was, until 2014, a Swedish institution offering higher education in the fields of dance education, folk dance, dance, dance therapy, historical dance, choreography and contemporary circus. Since 1 January 2014 it has been a part of Stockholm University of the Arts,[1] and the previous name is no longer used.[2] DOCH was founded as the Institute of Choreography (Koreografiska institutet) in 1963; in 1978 it was renamed the University College of Dance, “Danshögskolan”; in 2010 it became the University of Dance and Circus, "Dans och Cirkushögskolan" (DOCH). It operated under the Ministry of Education, and was fully funded by the government and therefore had no tuition fees for Swedish and EU citizens.

  1. ^ "About DOCH: History". Stockholm University of the Arts. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "DOCH, School of Dance and Circus". Stockholm University of the Arts.