Stage Directing (Bachelor / Master)

In the Directing Course for Spoken and Music Theatre, Performing Arts (Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts), students and lecturers work together to research future theatre aesthetics. Productions by directing students at the Theaterakademie or at cooperating theatre and performance centres are at the heart of the course.

The practical work on the rehearsal stages and in the laboratory is analysed and further developed in the core lessons.

The theoretical and artistic knowledge acquired during their studies - in philosophy, aesthetics, sociology, dramaturgy, theatre, opera and art history, music and performance theory, singing, acting, dance or speech training - is put into practice. For us, the classical craft of theatre is the starting point for the development of each student's own project-related craft.

The application deadline for both Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes is in October/November. To apply, you must submit a written concept for a theatre project that has not yet been realised and, for the Master's course, a film documentation of a theatre project including a written essay. The aptitude (examination) procedures usually take place in January on site at the Bayerische Theaterakademie and include interviews and practical work as part of an artistic-practical examination, in addition to the documents to be submitted. The programme begins in the summer semester. A German language level of B2 is required for admission to the programme.

The theory and practice of directing are taught comprehensively in the Directing course: in seminars, colloquia and exercises, in own directing projects, which are also accompanied by mentoring from guest lecturers, through participation in festivals, in workshops and during theatre visits and excursions. Each student realises at least three productions/project works during the Bachelor's degree and at least two during the Master's degree, working closely with the other degree programmes at the Theatre Academy, the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, the Berlin University of the Arts and the Dresden University of Fine Arts (e.g. stage and costume design, make-up design, dramaturgy, composition, acting, musicals, musical theatre, scenic writing and cultural journalism). There are also regular feedback sessions on concept development and orientation talks on personal and professional development.

• The practice of directing
• Dramaturgical practice of spoken and musical theatre
• Cultural history of spoken and musical theatre and performative practices, art history
• Cultural and theatre theory
• Fundamentals and approaches of philosophy, sociology and aesthetics
• Practical skills in the subjects of speaking technique, breathing training, acting, role design, movement, singing, piano and Italian

The Master's degree in Directing includes the following subjects, among others:

• Practical directing and experimental approaches
• Dramaturgy of cross-genre formats
• Approaches to aesthetics and cultural theory

Graduates work as directors at municipal and state theatres in German-speaking countries as well as internationally, realise projects in the independent theatre and cultural scene or work in management positions at theatres.

Directing Course for Spoken and Music Theatre, Performing Arts

Head: Prof. Sebastian Baumgarten
Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding
Prinzregentenplatz 12
81675 München

Advisor of the Course
Urte Regler
Tel. +49 (0)89 2185 2847
regie@theaterakademie.de

Hier finden Sie für das Bachelor-Studium:

• die Allgemeine Prüfungsordnung (gültig für Immatrikulationen bis 2024)
• die Allgemeine Prüfungsordnung (gültig für Immatrikulationen ab SoSe 2025)
• die Fachprüfungs- und Studienordnung (gültig für Immatrikulationen bis 2024)
• die Fachprüfungs- und Studienordnung mit Anlage Studienplan (gültig für Immatrikulationen ab SoSe 2025)
• die Änderung Qualifikationssatzung Regie BA
• das Modulhandbuch
• das Modulhandbuch ab SoSe 2025

Hier finden Sie für das Master-Studium:

• die Allgemeine Prüfungsordnung (gültig für Immatrikulationen bis 2022)
• die Allgemeine Prüfungsordnung (gültig für Immatrikulationen ab 2023)
• die Fachprüfungs- und Studienordnung (gültig für Immatrikulationen bis 2024)
• die Fachprüfungs- und Studienordnung mit Anlage Studienplan (gültig für Immatrikulationen ab SoSe 2025)
• die Änderung Qualifikationssatzung Regie MA
• das Modulhandbuch
• das Modulhandbuch ab SoSe 2025