Year of Performance (YOP) is an innovative advanced studies qualification in dance, drama and performance. The qualification as Community Performance Teacher (CPT), for completely new profession, is a European pilot project. As Community Performance Teacher, YOP graduates are able to find employment in various community sectors throughout Europe and to stage performances. This way, YOP contributes to the cultural integration of Europe.

YOP, a concept developed by the artists and educationalists Rotraut de Neve and Heidrun Vielhauer, is a cooperation with Norddeutsches Tanztheater e.V. (North German Dance Theatre).

YOP would like to thank the Hamburg State Department of Economics and Labour as well as the State Department of Education and Sport for the initial support of this innovative project and the excellent cooperation. Moreover, YOP thanks Johann Daniel Lawaetz-Stiftung, for valuable assistance during the development of the YOP concept and Lola Rogge Schule for official support of YOP during the three year introduction period.