| Degree: | Master of Arts |
| Standard period of study: | 4 semesters |
| Start: | Winter semester |
| ECTS Credits: | 120 |
| Language requirements: | German(min. C1) |
| Fee: | only semester contribution of approx. 85 € to the Studierendenwerk (Student services) |
| Application deadline: | 30th of April |
All the threads of a theatre production are united thanks to them: Dramaturges are mediators between the artistic process, the audience and the administration. They are perfectly trained for their diverse tasks at the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding.
THE NEXT POSSIBLE START DATE IS THE WINTER SEMESTER 2025/26.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2025.
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The two-year Master's programme focuses on training dramaturges in the fields of stage drama and/or musical theatre. The Master in Dramaturgy prepares students for all crucial fields of work in dramaturgy. In addition to theoretical specialist knowledge, artistic and conceptual practices are trained in the actual production processe. Thanks to the close links with other courses and programmes at the Theaterakademie, students have the opportunity to work independently in the fields of drama, musical and opera dramaturgy or on directing projects right from the start. This artistic practice is embedded in a thorough teaching of work analysis, repertoire structure, cultural mediation, legal regulations for the stage, and much more.
The course begins in the winter semester. The application deadline is April 30th each year. Admission to the first semester of the Master's programme requires a first professionally qualifying university degree of at least 180 ECTS credits or an equivalent degree from Germany or abroad in the fields of directing, acting, singing, theatre studies, musicology, media or cultural studies or another related subject as well as practical experience in the professional field of dramaturgy.
Applicants take part in a two-stage aptitude procedure, consisting of an online application and, in the second stage, a personal selection interview.
Further informationThe dramaturgy course offers the following content:
- Seminars and colloquia on theory and practice, current aesthetics and dramaturgical practice at the Theaterakademie and LMU Theatre Studies department
- Excursions to international theatre festivals
- Additional (international) workshops in small groups with experts and renowned theatre professionals
- Own project work and practical course projects
- Collaboration with all the other study programmes of the Academy
- Feedback discussions and mentoring in the productions
- Strengthening and promotion of independent work
- Practical exercises in speaking, acting, Italian, etc.
The dramaturgy course at the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding takes place in cooperation with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU). In close cooperation with the Institute for Theate Studies there, theories, aesthetics and forms of contemporary theatre are taught as well as the basics of intermediality and contemporary theatre research.
In addition, collaborations with municipal and state theatres as well as various festivals allow students to apply what they have learned in practice. Through international cooperations in the Erasmus program and partner networks such as E:UTSA, it is also possible to gain international experience during your studies.
The dramaturgy course prepares students for the fields of dramaturgy in drama and musical theatre. Dramaturges have a diverse range of tasks, the individual parts of which contribute significantly to the artistic profile of a theatre, festival, independent venue or group. They have extensive knowledge of art and culture, an interest in social, political and philosophical contexts, experience in analysing and evaluating aesthetic objects and a high level of written and spoken communication skills.
The ability to manage projects and intercultural skills are becoming increasingly important in dramaturgical practice. Graduates of the course can therefore also find a future field of activity beyond the theatre in very different areas (media, journalism, education, science).
Study course Dramaturgy
Head: Prof. Dr. Barbara Gronau
Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding
Prinzregentenplatz 12
81675 Munich
Deputy Head
Antonia Leitgeb
Tel. +49 (0)89 2185 2819
antonia.leitgeb@theaterakademie.de
“Dramaturgy is one thing above all: extremely diverse. Dramaturgs create, analyse, adapt and contextualise stage works. They initiate and support play development and rehearsal processes. They communicate concerns, structures and artistic approaches both internally and externally. They communicate and document artistic processes. They seek to engage with the world in all genres and forms.”
Prof. Dr. Barbara Gronau, Head of the Dramaturgy course and President of the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding
Cooperation partner
Tthe dramaturgy course is part of the cooperation between the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding and the Institute of Theater Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich.
The course takes place both at the Institute of Theater Studies and at the Theaterakademie in the Prinzregententheater.