Overview

Overview

The course of studies consists of obligatory and optional theatre science modules as well as of modules from the participating departments:

• German Studies,
• English Language,
• Romance Languages,
• Slavonic Languages,
• Ancient Studies,
• Philosophy,
• History of Art,
• Music,
• Sociology.

Characteristic of the Theatre Science modules is the way in which practice and theory of the theatre are made to dovetail and at the same time there is a theoretical and a practical analysis of theatrical form, content and issues.

Theatre Science module

In the Theatre Science modules it is intended that the courses of study will deal (in form of theoretical and practical seminars as well as scenic realization projects of historical and contemporary theatre forms) with theory, aesthetics and semiotics of theatre process, as well as with the relationship of the theatre to other art forms.

Scenic Projects

In the scenic projects of the guest professors (directors, choreographers, performance artists, authors, etc.) students are to become familiarized with a variety of artistic and creative modes of working and thus learn the perspectives on theater and the more closely connected arts and skills and formulate their own artistic approaches. In practical courses the students will also be introduced to a variety of theatre professions, artistic skills and tools (e.g. stage technology, video editing, sound studio, physical and vocal training, scenery).

Study requirements

Due to the broad scope of the subject - encompassing the perfomative arts from the end of the Nineteenth Century until today as well as historical connections to the preceding centuries, i.e., the ancient world, the Renaissance or the Baroque - the teaching will be based on examplary learning. Academic research and artistic methods rely heavily on examplary learning and require a large amount of individual competence.