Drama school

An acting school is the training of professional actors.

  • 2.1 Germany
  • 2.2 Austria
  • 2.3 Switzerland
  • 2.4 South Tyrol
  • 3.1 Training centers with university or academy graduation 3.1.1 Germany
  • 3.1.2 Austria
  • 3.1.3 Switzerland
  • 3.1.4 Romania
  • 3.2.1 Germany
  • 3.2.2 Austria
  • 3.2.3 Switzerland
  • 3.2.4 South Tyrol
  • 4.1 France
  • 4.2 United Kingdom
  • 4.3 Poland
  • 4.4 Switzerland
  • 4.5 Canada
  • 4.6 United States of America ( USA)

Types of training

There are three types of drama schools:

  • State acting schools ( art schools / academies or vocational schools in public ownership )
  • Private law drama schools (as (higher ) vocational school or academy officially recognized or state- approved training centers in private ownership )
  • Private lessons

Training facilities in public ownership

These include primarily the state colleges and academies in the German language area that offer the course in Acting.

Of which there are twelve in Germany, in Austria and three in Switzerland two. There are also outside the university sector two other publicly funded training sites: the academy Otto Falkenberg School in Munich, which is supported by the City of Munich and the Technical High School Theatre Academy in West Pomerania Vorpommern Zinnowitz the State Theatre. In Austria, two conservatories in Vienna and Linz were also a few years ago to the existing universities raised to the rank of private universities. They are worn by the respective cities or from the province of Upper Austria. For this, the Carinthian State Conservatory is a government recognized post-secondary educational institution. Furthermore, the University of Timisoara in Romania to a German -language drama training.

The training needs of the public schools are, depending on the institution between 100 and 500 Euro per semester. A special feature of the Theatre Academy Vorpommern, which fall raises no training costs, but its students a training allowance paid ( as of summer 2006).

The candidates must undergo a mostly multiple receiving test to ensure a basic artistic ability at all public schools. Further characterized the candidate stream is channeled. Although there are no exact figures, but there are up to 5,000 applicants annually about 300 training places over.

The " Standing Conference of acting training " ( SKS ) is a working group of the German-speaking, state or municipal educational institutions for professional actors. It is used for coordination of the tasks that are transmitted these training centers, and promotes the discussion of content and organizational issues of acting training, unless they are of national importance.

State-approved or approved private law acting schools

They are usually called (higher ) " vocational school " ( even though many as " Academy " call ) or also recognized as " academy " and provide the bulk of the acting schools represents the state recognition and approval of a drama school is the conditions in the respective province bound.

For the drama students the state certification has the advantage of recognized training. This in turn is a prerequisite for recognition on state education funding ( federal financial aid ). The education at a private acting school costs up to 7,000 euros a year.

Qualitatively, the training is (whether private or state ) acting schools very different at all. Therefore, one should consider when choosing the school a few points: the number and qualifications of teachers per subject, whose professional qualification, contemporary teaching and the guaranteed number of teaching hours. This is to make sure is whether and to what extent, worked individually or in large groups. Rigorous training in the areas of breath, voice, speech and drama is possible both at a private and public school. However, the temporal training volume ( number of hours ) and the intensity of care ( Gruppen-/Einzelunterrichte ) at state schools is often much higher. When choosing the study course you should always make a personal impression on the spot seek contact with students, teachers and graduates.

In 2010, the first private drama schools have a particular association of German private acting schools ( VDPs eV) joined forces to lay down uniform training standards for the drama at private acting schools. Be taken only member schools to comply with the minimum standards commit. In addition, the association performs a so-called Seal examination for graduates before an independent commission of experts through. The association is made up successfully for more transparency and quality of private acting training.

Many state-funded theater hold back, to accept graduates of private drama schools. The study at a state drama school is given the difficult economic situation of many theaters and the mismatch of supply and demand still no guarantee of a successful career. On a good private acting school a sound education and a successful career is also possible with the same talent and at least the same personal commitment. Successful examples: Andrea Sawatzki, Til Schweiger, Katja Flint, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Hannah heart jump, Thomas Kretschmann, Kai Wiesinger, Anna Loos, Julia Bremer man, Irene Clarin, Veronica Ferres, Christine Neubauer, Heiner Lauterbach, Diane Kruger, Dominic Raacke, Bettina Zimmermann, Benno Fürmann, Daniel Brühl, Gesine Cukrowski

Private acting classes

Finally, there is the private acting lessons. This is discussed below in greater detail because it is in such a design in general correspond to classes in the performing arts that are offered by a single faculty. But that is not explicitly qualitative valuation be connected, because of course you can be an actor by private instruction or self-learning. A study in related disciplines may be helpful, such as the theater arts, literature or German, especially since there are at universities often academic amateur ensembles ( Student Theatre ).

Situation in individual countries

Germany

The drama at state and municipal institutions of higher education is considered to be " artistic study " and usually lasts 8 semesters. Successively through bachelor's and master's degrees ( "BA " / " MA " ) replaced: As in other courses of study, the previous graduate degree is at most universities ( the degree concrete " Dipl.- show. ").

The training period in private acting schools take three to four years and should end with a professional degree. The loaned to these drama schools outside of higher education " diploma " does not correspond to a university or college degree.

The stage examination, the one before the Joint Commission ( German Theatre Association and Cooperative German national stage - GDBA ) could take, was abolished in 1991.

A recruitment opportunity in theater engagements offers to the artists of the UWL (formerly Center Stage, TV and Film Agency ZBF), which, with six locations a part of the Federal Employment Agency. When evidence of relevant school-based vocational training ( at least 3 years at a state or state-recognized drama school ), interested parties who could not imagine the held annually called Intendantenvorsprechen the universities themselves, for an appointment for an audition in the drama department of performing artists can. From the course of this audition, in which the specialist intermediary make an assessment of employability in professional theater engagements, it depends on whether inclusion in the mediation register of artists' agency in the areas of stage and film can be / television. Crucial for the career advancement of actors in Germany is a high degree of initiative and commitment.

Austria

Comparable to the actor's training in Germany, there are academic and non-academic training pathways to the profession of the actor. Accordingly, the drama schools in private schools and state universities are to be distinguished. The colleges that offer a degree in drama, belong to the so-called art colleges or universities -. The study has so far been completed with the academic degree of Master of Arts. However, different spectacle universities provide their studies to a Bachelor program, the first acting Bachelor of Arts degree had the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz. On the non -university private road there is the possibility, before the Joint Commission of the stage union ( section " art, media, liberal professions " ) to be completed in three steps, a stage examination which is social insurance law as equivalent to the Master 's degree from the State Art University.

Switzerland

This was converted to the actor to the Bachelor 's and Master's system was the first country in Europe training. The German -speaking state universities there are in Berne and Zurich, a French-speaking Lausanne and an Italian- speaking in Verscio. The two German national drama schools in Switzerland know an age limit for the admission of new students for training as an actor, which currently stands at 25 years ( Zurich ) or 27 years (Bern).

The EFAS based in Zurich, is the oldest film acting school in Europe. Since 1990, it forms as a private school of young talents in working for film and television.

South Tyrol

The only drama school in South Tyrol is the theater school Brunico. The 3-year full-day training (780 classroom hours 300 hours internship) year, shall be borne by the Stadttheater Bruneck and financed by the European Social Fund, the South Tyrolean provincial government and the Italian Ministry of Social Affairs and is therefore free. Are recorded only 15 students. The measures provided for the stage of maturity exams take place in Vienna (A) by the Joint Commission of the stage union ( section " art, media, liberal professions "). In addition to acting and directing, all necessary in the theater technical subjects are taught.

German -language drama schools

Training centers with university or academy graduation

Germany

  • Academy of Dramatic Arts "Ernst Busch " Berlin
  • University of the Arts Berlin - Faculty of Performing Arts, Acting course
  • Alanus College of Arts and Social Alfter near Bonn - Department of Performing Arts, Department of Drama, Acting course
  • Folkwang University of the Arts, Acting course, merged from Westfälische drama school and acting degree at the Folkwang Hochschule
  • University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main, Department of Performing Arts
  • University of Music and Theatre in Hamburg, Department 7 - Acting
  • University of Music, Drama and Media Hanover, study of theater
  • University of Music and Theatre " Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy " Leipzig, Faculty II, " Acting Institute Hans Otto"
  • Academy of Performing Arts Baden- Württemberg in Ludwigsburg
  • Bayerische Theatre Academy August Ever thing / University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, Acting course
  • Otto Falkenberg School Munich Academy for Performing Arts, the City of Munich
  • Athanor Academy Burghausen, Academy for Acting and Directing
  • Academy of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf" in Potsdam -Babelsberg, Department I. - Acting course
  • University of Music and Theatre in Rostock, Institute spectacle
  • State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, Faculty IV; Range: Acting
  • Theatre Academy in West Pomerania Zinnowitz (higher vocational education)

Austria

  • University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
  • Diploma program spectacle at the Carinthian State Conservatory, Klagenfurt
  • Institute for Drama at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz for music, drama and dance
  • Mozarteum in Salzburg
  • University of Music and Performing Arts Max -Reinhardt-Seminar Vienna, Department of Acting and Directing
  • Vienna Conservatory, Department 10, Bachelor program spectacle

Switzerland

  • Bern University of Arts, Department of Theatre
  • Zurich University of the Arts, Department of Performing Arts and Film
  • Scuola Teatro Dimitri, School of Physical Theatre
  • HETSR La Manufacture, Haute Ecole de Théâtre de Suisse Romande

Romania

  • German -language drama studies at the University of the West Timişoara

State-approved training centers (by location in alphabetical order)

Germany

  • * Theatre School / drama school Aachen
  • Art of acting Berlin
  • Berlin School of Acting
  • The floor - School for the Performing Arts Berlin eV
  • Eti drama school in Berlin (carrier: European Theatre Institute Berlin)
  • Film acting school in Berlin
  • INAC Theatre Academy, Berlin ( vocational school )
  • Michael Chekhov Studio Berlin
  • Acting School Charlottenburg - Berlin
  • Acting School " The Circle " (Fritz -Kirchhoff - school), Berlin
  • Solara - School for the performing arts and creative development - Berlin (1985-2007: Berlin school for performing arts and business skills )
  • Starter - Acting School for Film and Television in Berlin
  • Theakademie, Berlin ( vocational school )
  • Transform drama school in Berlin
  • Academy of Performing Arts Delitzsch (Saxony) ( vocational school )
  • Stage & Musical School Frankfurt am Main
  • Acting School Frankfurt ( Oder)
  • Freiburg drama school at E-Werk
  • Atrium Hamburg, Technical School of Stage & Screen
  • Stage Studio of Performing Arts - Hamburg
  • Free Acting School Hamburg
  • Acting Studio Frese Hamburg
  • School for Acting - Hamburg
  • Stage School in Hamburg
  • Acting School Kassel, Kassel
  • Academy for Performing Arts - Koblenz / Montabaur ( vocational school )
  • Arturo Acting School Cologne
  • German Centre for drama and film Cologne
  • Film Acting School Cologne Cologne
  • First Take Acting Academy Cologne ( vocational school )
  • School of Theatre " The basement " Cologne
  • Theatre Academy Cologne ( vocational school )
  • Theater technical school Bongôrt -v. Roy the Theater-Fabrik -Sachsen, Leipzig ( vocational school )
  • Dance & Arts Academy, Mainz
  • Acting School Mainz
  • Theatre Academy Mannheim ( vocational school )
  • Media Education of Thuringia Meuselwitz ( circle Altenburg ) ( vocational school )
  • ISSA International School for Acting and Acting, Munich
  • New Munich Acting School
  • Theatre in Munich
  • Acting School Zerboni, Munich
  • Acting Studio Gmelin, Munich
  • Theatre Munich area
  • Yorick Theatre School, Munich
  • Academy of Stage Arts Oberursel / Taunus ( vocational school )
  • German Musical Academy Osnabrück ( vocational school )
  • Academy for Performing Arts Regensburg ( academy )
  • Acting School Siegburg ( vocational school )
  • International Academy of Drama CreArte Stuttgart ( vocational school )
  • Live act Academy of Dramatic Arts Stuttgart
  • Theatre Academy Stuttgart ( vocational school )
  • Academy of Performing Arts in Ulm / Donau ( vocational school )
  • Wiesbaden School for Acting / Drama School Genzmer eV, Wiesbaden

Austria

  • Broadway Dance Academy, Vienna
  • Elfriede Ott studio experiences, Vienna
  • 1st Film Academy, Vienna
  • Gustav Mahler Conservatory, Vienna
  • Open Acting Academy, Vienna
  • Prayner Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Arts in Vienna
  • Performing Arts Studios, Vienna
  • Acting School Krauss, Vienna
  • Acting School Pygmalion, Vienna
  • School of Theatre, Vienna
  • Vienna Conservatory, Vienna
  • Acting School Innsbruck, Innsbruck
  • Drama school Elizabeth Stage, Salzburg

Switzerland

South Tyrol

  • Theatre School Bruneck, Stadttheater Bruneck

Foreign-language drama schools

France

  • Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique
  • Les Cours Florent
  • L' École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq Jacques Lecoq of
  • École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre ( ENSATT )

Great Britain

Poland

  • National School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź

Switzerland

  • Scuola Teatro Dimitri ( School of Physical Theatre ), Verscio (connected to the university SUPSI universitaria Scuola della Svizzera italiana professional )
  • Haute Ecole de Théâtre de Suisse Romande, Lausanne

Canada

United States of America ( USA)

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