Theater Academy Stuttgart

The Theater Akademie Stuttgart (TAS) is a state-recognized supplementary school for the training courses in acting , theater education , language art and speech education . It is one of the first training centers for theater education in Germany.

It was founded in 1995 by Cornelia Elter and Christian Schlösser. Around 60 students are taught by 22 instructors. The teaching and rehearsal rooms with 600 m² are located on the Kübler area of the former Paul Kübler & Co. , an industrial complex in Stuttgart. Connected is a touring theater that gives guest performances at city ​​theaters in Germany and Switzerland . The Theater Academy is an associated member of the Association of German-Speaking Private Drama Schools (VdpS), the Federal Association for Theater Education (BuT) and the Professional Association for Speech Formation.

Management and lecturers

The founders Cornelia Elter and Christian Schlösser have been running the TAS since 1995. Cornelia Elter is an actress, speaker and dramaturge, Christian Schlösser is a director, speaker and theater pedagogue. Cornelia Elter teaches speaking, voice training, theater and film history. Christian Schlösser teaches roles, speaking, directing and pedagogy. Well-known lecturers for acting training are Felix Müller, former director of the acting school at the State University for Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, who also taught acting training and roles at the TAS after his retirement . The film actor Aleksandar Jovanovic is a regular guest lecturer for camera acting . The actor, director and theater pedagogue Bernd Köhler, co-founder of the professional association theater pedagogy BuT, has been teaching at the TAS since the theater pedagogy training area was established.

history

The school was founded in 1995 by Cornelia Elter and Christian Schlösser, initially as a training course for the drama and speech arts departments. The training began with 12 students under the name PUCK - Stuttgart School for Language and Drama . In 1997 the training program was expanded to include theater pedagogy; One year later, the degrees for drama, theater education and speech formation / speech education are officially recognized by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for Culture, Youth and Sport and funded in accordance with Section 7, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Federal Training Promotion Act. In the same year Cornelia Elter and Christian Schlösser founded a professional touring theater under the name Bühnenforum PUCK , which has been operating under the name Theater Kompagnie Stuttgart since 2000 and regularly gives guest performances at theaters of the municipal interest group (INTHEGA) .

In 2007 and 2009, students and lecturers went on two art trips to ancient theaters in Greece with the art historian and archaeologist Joachim Daniel.

In 2015 the Theater Akademie Stuttgart celebrated its 20th anniversary. A commemorative publication has been published on this.

education

The training is divided into three sections: the foundation year with a focus on the acquisition of physical flexibility and permeability, as well as emotional opening. In the second year of training, entrance exams for the three subject areas of drama, theater pedagogy, language arts / speech pedagogy take place, followed by a two-year in-depth study. In the final year, subject-specific final exams with state-recognized qualifications take place.

Specializing in acting

The aim of the training is to pass the state stage maturity test and to be included in the database of the ZAV artist agency in Stuttgart. The basis of the training is the development of the individual playful imagination, artistic inspiration, expressiveness and versatility, as well as the graduate's physical and linguistic skills. A team of actors, coaches and directors offer holistic training for stage, film and television based on personal development in acting courses, workshops and individual sessions. Participation in productions of the Theater Kompagnie Stuttgart enables practical relevance to theater operations. From the second year of training, engagements in theater, film and TV are permitted, as well as participation in a cooperation with the Alten Schauspielhaus Stuttgart .

Specialization in theater education

The aim of the training is to pass the final examination to become a state-recognized theater pedagogue BuT. The title of theater pedagogue BuT is protected as a word mark and may only be used by graduates of advanced or full training. In terms of its content, it is comparable to the diploma / bachelor's degree in the postgraduate course at a university. The TAS is recognized as a full BuT training. Important aspects of the teaching content are artistic, practical game, pedagogical and socio-pedagogical, as well as technical-theoretical qualifications. In the artistic as well as in the pedagogical part of the training, practical relevance is the focus of the course: after two years of basic acting training, internships, own directing projects and supervised projects outside the school at focus schools, kindergartens or refugee institutions follow and establish practical relevance to educational issues.

Forum theater based on Augusto Boal , playback theater, biographical theater and Jeux Dramatiques are theater-pedagogical tools for dealing with violence, addiction or migration issues. In drama therapy , or artistic therapy , the main mental illnesses and their therapy options are dealt with.

Specializing in speech art / speech pedagogy

The aim of the training is to pass the final examination to become a state-recognized speech artist and / or speech teacher. Both courses are also possible independently of one another. In the course of training, the focus is on the professionalization of artistic speaking and its performative application on the stage, as well as the educational and / or therapeutic application of language. The basic training in acting and theater pedagogy is part of the range of subjects for the first two years of training. Literary history, metrics / poetics, anatomy and pedagogy form the theoretical basis; Recitation evenings, language performance projects or educational projects in kindergartens or refugee institutions make up the practical part of the training.

One focus of the training is on working on the authentic expression of personality, prerequisites are the training of self-worth, self-perception, mindfulness and empathy. In addition to conveying the content of the text, tracing back to the elements of artistic speaking into sound, syllable, word and rhythm is a central concern of the work. The aim is to raise the awareness of hearing, which enables the speaker to differentiate between the spoken word.

particularities

• double or multiple studies

Due to the changing labor market situation for the artistic professions, the possibility of a second professional pillar was created. The TAS is the only four-year training institute that offers double or multiple undergraduate courses. The training courses are taken in parallel until the first major subject is completed. In an additional year, the state-recognized qualification for the second course is possible.

• the close cooperation with the Theater Kompagnie Stuttgart

The ensemble consists of lecturers and students from TAS. Classics of world literature are developed in the focus of the game board. The company appears nationwide on a subscription to city theaters and also combines a theater-pedagogical concern with its performances: In cooperation with schools and youth facilities on site, staging-related workshops are carried out by students of the theater pedagogy student body, as well as assistance for direction, stage lighting and stage technology.

Admission and start of studies

Those interested in an apprenticeship at the Theater Akademie Stuttgart can apply for an apprenticeship via the theater workshop or through individual auditions. Linguistic, playful and physical permeability of the applicant are checked. For this, two roles of your own choice must be performed for acting and for theater education. For language arts and speech pedagogy training, a role, lyric poem and prose text must be presented. Studies begin in September and January of each year.

Cooperation partner

The Theater Akademie Stuttgart cooperates with:

• Theater Company Stuttgart
• Landesbühne Tübingen
• Landesbühne Esslingen
• Theater Stuttgart
• Theater am Olgaeck
• ForumTheater Stuttgart
• Merz Academy Stuttgart
• TASK drama school for children and young people
• Focus schools and kindergartens
• Wild stage
• Naost cultural work
• Interest group of the cities with theater guest performances e. V. (INTHEGA)
• ZAV artist agency Stuttgart

Sponsorship

The Theater Akademie Stuttgart is a privately owned school. It is financed from school fees, income from the affiliated touring company of the Theater Kompagnie Stuttgart, grants from foundations (including the Mahle Foundation, Robert Bosch Foundation , Donata Foundation, Robert Breuning Foundation, Kultura Foundation) and the City of Stuttgart .

Web links

• Theater Academy Stuttgart
• Theater Company Stuttgart

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} training courses. In: Internet presence of the Theater Akademie Stuttgart. 2016, accessed May 8, 2016 . 
2. ↑ BVSS - Professional Association for Speech Formation Drama: BVSS - Training. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 26, 2016 ; Retrieved May 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ S-Innenstadt: Drama takes up a lot of space. (No longer available online.) Stuttgarter Zeitung, November 30, 2011, archived from the original on May 29, 2016 ; Retrieved May 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Festschrift of the Theater Akademie Stuttgart on the occasion of the 20th anniversary celebration (PDF)