The Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding (English: Bavarian Theatre Academy August Everding) at the

Prinzregententheater The Prinzregententheater, or, as it was called in its first decades, the Prinz-Regenten-Theater, in English the Prince Regent Theatre, is a concert hall and opera house on Prinzregentenplatz in the Bavarian capital of Munich, Germany. Building ...

in Munich, was founded by

August Everding August Everding (; 31 October 1928; Bottrop, Germany – 26 January 1999; Munich) was a German opera director and administrator. He studied at the Universities of Bonn and Munich, where launching his career in the 1950s. He was a member of the Ro ...

in 1993. Since September 2014, the Academy has been directed by Hans-Jürgen Drescher. The academy offers theatrical students nine different programs and through the cooperation of three professionally equipped theaters (Prinzregententheater,

Akademietheater The Akademietheater in Vienna, Austria, is the smaller of two performance halls of the Burgtheater organization. It was constructed in the years 1911 to 1913 by architects Fellner & Helmer Fellner & Helmer was an architecture studio founded in 1 ...

, and Akademiestudio), it is the largest training center for stage professions in Germany. Studierende an der Bayerischen Theaterakademie August Everding 08

Studierende an der Bayerischen Theaterakademie August Everding 08

Education

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In this theater for teaching and learning combinations of both theoretical and practical methods make up the courses for acting, directing, singing/musical theater, musicals, drama, stage presence and costume design, makeup and theater, film and television criticism. The students complete their studies, depending on the various courses, with a Bachelor or Diploma. Cooperation partners are the

Hochschule für Musik und Theater München The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München), also known as the Munich Conservatory, is a performing arts conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is t ...

, the

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...

, the

Academy of Fine Arts, Munich The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (german: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, also known as Munich Academy) is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, ...

, and

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in which students are enrolled depending on the course. Moreover, there are production partnerships with the three state theaters in Munich (

Residenz Theatre The Residence Theatre (in German: Residenztheater) or New Residence Theatre (Neues Residenztheater) of the Residence in Munich was built from 1950 to 1951 by Karl Hocheder. The renovation of 1981 by Alexander von Branca removed the decoration whic ...

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, and

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), the

Bayerischer Rundfunk Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR; "Bavarian Broadcasting") is a public-service radio and television broadcaster, based in Munich, capital city of the Free State of Bavaria in Germany. BR is a member organization of the ARD consortium of public broadcas ...

, the

Munich Radio Orchestra The Munich Radio Orchestra (German: ''Münchner Rundfunkorchester'') is a German symphony broadcast orchestra based in Munich. It is one of the two orchestras affiliated with the Bavarian Radio (Bayerischer Rundfunk), the other being the Bavarian ...

, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the Neue Hofkapelle München and Bavarian, national and international theaters and festivals. On average, the students participate in over 50 productions per academic year. Tickets for performances are available through the central ticket office of the Bavarian state theaters. The Theatre Academy is a member of the Standing Conference of Acting Training because of its course in acting.

Support and funding

When the Prinzregententheater is not being used for its own productions, the Theaterakademie rents the building to cooperation partners and Munich concert promoters. The income from renting finances about 12 percent of the academy’s total budget. Supporter of the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding is the

Free State of Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

, represented by the Bavarian State Ministry of Education.

Presidents

(1993–1999) * Klaus Schultz (acting, 1999) *

Peter Ruzicka Peter Ruzicka (born 3 July 1948) is a German composer and conductor of classical music. He was director of the Hamburg State Opera, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Hamburg and the Salzburg Festival. Ruzicka was managing director and Intendant of ...

(1999–2000) *

Hellmuth Matiasek Hellmuth Matiasek (; 15 May 1931 – 7 April 2022; also spelled Helmuth)Helmuth Matiasek: ''Die Komik der Clowns''. (in German) Dissertation. Universität Wien, Vienna 1958ONB/ref> was an Austrian theatre and film director, theatre manager and te ...

(2000–2003) * Christoph Albrecht (2003–2006) *

Klaus Zehelein Klaus Zehelein (born September 5, 1940) is a German dramaturge. He was president of the Munich Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding. Zehelein is also president of the association of German theatres, Deutscher Bühnenverein. For fifteen year ...

(2006–2014) * Hans-Jürgen Drescher (2014–)

Former students

Benjamin Appl Benjamin Appl (born 26 June 1982) is a German-British lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared world-wide in opera houses and concert halls, particularly known as a Lieder singer. Early life and education Born in Regensburg, Appl ...

Susanne Berckhemer Susanne Berckhemer (born 20 March 1978, in Augsburg) is a German actress. She graduated in 1997, having studied at the Bavarian August Everding Theatre Academy in Munich, where she gained a degree in comedy. Susanne Berckhemer played many roles in ...

Alen Hodzovic Alen Hodzovic (born May 30, 1977) is a German actor and singer. In 2009, he became the first German citizen to win First Prize at Kurt Weill Foundation's international Lotte Lenya Competition for singers. He graduated from the Royal Academy of ...

Birthe Wolter Birthe Wolter (born 4 October 1981) is a German actress. Career She studied at the Munich's ''August Everding Music and Drama School'' (2002–2006). Her most popular role so far was one of the leading role in the RTL series '' Schulmädchen''. ...

Tobias Kratzer Tobias Kratzer (born 17 January 1980) is a German stage director, especially of opera, who has worked internationally after winning a competition in Graz with two entries in 2008. He has staged works by Verdi and Wagner, but also contemporary musi ...

References

External links

Website Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding

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