Malmö Theatre Academy () is a theatre academy at

Lund University Lund University () is a Public university, public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially foun ...

Malmö Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...

, Sweden. The theater college educates actors, playwrights and performance artists. Over the years the school has trained over 500 actors. The academy offers

Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

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and

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programs as well as postgraduate education and research with artistic focus. Malmö Theatre Academy was started at the

Malmö City Theatre Malmö City Theatre () in Malmö, Sweden, is the main theatre of Malmö. History The first theatre in Malmö, Malmö Teater, was built in 1808 but became out of use in 1938. The Malmö City Theatre was built by the architect Sigurd Lewerentz b ...

in 1944. Starting in 1945–46 and coherently from 1952, Swedish film and theatre director

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all time, his films have been described as "profoun ...

(1918–2007) working as a director, playwright and artistic director at

. From 1953, he also became involved in the Malmö Theatre Academy. In 1964 the school became the National Swedish School of Acting, Malmö () and in 1977 became a part of Lund University. Malmö Theater Academy is housed in the Kulturhuset Mazetti cultural complex on Bergsgatan in Malmö. The current prefect in charge of Malmö Theatre Academy is

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, who took over from

Ditte Maria Bjerg Ditte may refer to: First names * Ditte Ejlerskov (born 1982), Danish contemporary artist * Ditte Gråbøl (born 1959), Danish actress * Ditte Jensen (born 1980), Danish freestyle swimmer * Ditte Kotzian (born 1979), German diver * Ditte Larsen ( ...

.https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2018-06-07/klart-hon-blir-ny-rektor-for-teaterhogskolan-i-malmo

References

External links

Teaterhögskolan i Malmö website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malmo Theatre Academy Drama schools in Sweden Theatres in Sweden Buildings and structures in Malmö Lund University 1940s establishments in Malmöhus County 1944 establishments in Sweden