Playwright program at Aarhus Theatre

Playwright program at Aarhus Theatre


Playwright program is a higher education institution under the Ministry of Culture, which aims to educate playwrights at the highest technical and artistic level. The program is three years. Academic year begins in August and ends in June. The program is located at Aarhus Theatre. This means that the study takes place in a concrete and live theater environment. During the very intense three-year course of study, students are confronted with the particular demands of contemporary theater's artistic expression and production conditions author.
The program is SU-justified.

The academic profile

Playwright The program focuses on providing students solid dramaturgical skills and broad knowledge of theater and contemporary art. Playwright program relate particularly to the theater art and the dramatic text in order to give students competent to provide artistic activities within the professional theater environment. The emphasis is on the student acquires knowledge about the director, the actor and scenographer work with theater text so in touch with the practical theater can be as fruitful as possible. The expected high labor discipline, and when commissions often requires adaptation to the theater's repertoire plans trained playwright in writing within compressed timeframes. The program offers students training at any time based on the best teaching staff and current dramaturgical research and artistic development in the country's theaters. The program uses its size to establish interdisciplinary collaborations with different institutions theater and theater education, and cultural and educational institutions in Denmark and abroad. Through the three-year course of study builds up a large professional network for the students. Playwright Particular emphasis is also placed on establishing contact with theater programs abroad via study trips and internships.


Address

Skolegade 9
8000 Århus C


Contact info

Telefon: 8933 2378


Website

Playwright program at Aarhus Theatre's website


Playwright program at Aarhus Theatre