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Please note: All application documents are to be submitted online via the portal. 
All documents/information are to be uploaded in the application portal.

The application portal is expected to be open from October / November 2024.

Application deadline: expected November 2024
Aptitude test: January 2025
Start of studies: 10 March 2025

For admission to the study course, the applicant must have passed an aptitude test. The aptitude test consists of three stages. For admission to the aptitude test, the application documents must have been submitted promptly and in the correct form.

Please note: All documents/information are to be uploaded in the application portal.
The application portal is expected to be open from October / November 2024

• Fully completed application form with affixed passport photo
• Tabular curriculum vitae (unbroken career history up to the time of the application)
• Copy of birth certificate or copy of personal ID or copy of passport or copy of residence permit (no certified copies; documents will not be returned)
• Copy of the last school or university leaving certificate (no certified copies; documents will not be returned)
• If appropriate, evidence (internship certificates, etc.) of practical activities in the theatre or other cultural institutions
• A brief letter of motivation (at most one typewritten A4 page; 12-point font), explaining which of the applicant?s specific areas of knowledge, interests and abilities that he/she considers particularly qualify him/her for the bachelor course in Directing - Music Theatre and Drama
• Conception of a theatre project: This can be the director's conception of a scene of a theatre text (spoken or musical theatre) as well as drafts of other theatrical-performative projects (maximum two A4 pages; font size 12). The concept must include stage designs, mood boards and figurines. These do not count towards the two pages. If it is not a work from the established canon, the original text and the line version (of the selected scene) must be enclosed.
• Evidence of payment of the fee for the aptitude test (€ 30) in the form of a copy of the bank statement or cash payment receipt
• For foreign applicants from non-German-speaking countries: Language certificate with at least level B1 of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). The certificate must be submitted at the latest at the time of enrolment at the beginning of the summer semester.

For admission to the aptitude procedure, the documents must be submitted in due time and in the correct form.

Stage One of the Aptitude Test

The examination board draws up a shortlist from the approved applications. This involves the examination board assessing the submitted documents, by making an overall artistic judgement, according to the following criteria:

• Aesthetic-artistic value of the submitted concept
• Practical artistic experience and personal career
  Written communication skills

Stage Two of the Aptitude Test

In the second stage, the aptitude test consists of an interview (time: approx. 20 minutes). The interview focuses on the candidate's theatrical and cultural understanding. The questions may particularly be about the aesthetics of contemporary theatre and other cultural techniques, on cultural as well as theatrical history and current cultural-political issues. The selection interview will also examine the applicant's ability to discuss interpretation questions.

Stage Three of the Aptitude Test

The third stage of the aptitude test consists of a working seminar (test duration: approx. 30 minutes). The examination board may in particular set the following tasks:

1. Oral description of a directorial concept (prepared) on a given theatre text. The available theatre texts will be announced with the invitation to the aptitude test. Assessment criteria: meaningfulness and aesthetic-artistic value of the approach to interpretation, scenic imagination, understandability and efficiency of the exposition, oral communication skills.
2. Submit a sketch of a stage design for the work chosen under No. 1 (prepared). Assessment criteria: Creative ability, sense of style, artistic and technical ability, pictorial imagination.
3. Practical work on scenes selected by the examination board from the work chosen under No. 1 (the scenes selected by the examination board will be announced on the eve of the working seminar). Assessment criteria: Observing and describing staged sequences, corrections, sensitivity in dealing with actors.

Applicants who have passed the aptitude test will be tested at a later time (date will be notified by the Munich Academy of Music and Theatre) in the mandatory subject of piano in order to ascertain their level of knowledge. It is desirable to have prior knowledge at the time of the aptitude test.

The applicants will receive the overall result of the aptitude test in writing.

A failed aptitude test can be repeated once.

The first two semesters at the Theaterakademie are considered a probationary period.

The course instructors and lecturers of the individual fields are available to the students for study guidance.

Please note: All documents/information are to be uploaded in the application portal.

AS PART OF THE REACCREDITATION AND RESTRUCTURING OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM, THE APTITUDE PROCEDURE FOR THE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM IN DIRECTING WILL BE SUSPENDED IN THE SUMMER SEMESTER. THE NEW DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

The application portal is expected to be open from October / November 2024.

Application deadline: expected November 2024
Aptitude test: January 2025
Start of studies: 10 March 2025

For admission to the study course, applicants must fulfill the following criteria:

• Hold a first higher education degree or equivalent qualification from Germany or abroad in the fields of theatre, music and visual arts or related subjects
• Pass an aptitude procedure at the Theaterakademie August Everding

All documents/information are to be uploaded in the application portal.
The application portal is expected to be open from October / November 2024.

• Fully completed application form with affixed passport photo
• Tabular curriculum vitae (unbroken career history up to the time of the application)
• Copy of birth certificate or copy of personal ID or copy of passport or copy of residence permit (no certified copies; documents will not be returned)
• Copy of the last school or university leaving certificate (no certified copies; documents will not be returned)
• If appropriate, evidence (internship certificates, etc.) of practical activities in the theatre or other cultural institutions
• A brief letter of motivation (at most one typewritten A4 page; 12-point font), explaining which of the applicant?s specific areas of knowledge, interests and abilities that he/she considers particularly qualify him/her for the master course in Directing - Music Theatre and Drama
• A filmed documentation of a theatre project (provided via Vimeo or a comparable platform, not on DVD) in which the applicant was involved as director or in a comparable artistic-directorial function.
• Written explanation (approx. 10,000 characters) of the project submitted via Vimeo or a comparable platform, presenting the conceptual approach and including a self-assessment.
• Written conception (maximum three A4 pages, font size 12) of a theatre project that has not yet been realised. This can be the directorial conception of a scene of a theatre text (spoken or musical theatre) as well as drafts of other theatrical-performative projects. Stage designs, mood boards and figurines must be added to the concept. These do not count towards the three pages. If it is not a work from the established canon, the original text and the line version (of the selected scene) must be enclosed.
• Declaration that the submitted essay, the explanatory notes on the theatre project as well as the concept were prepared independently and the applicant was involved in the production of the project documented via Vimeo or a comparable platform.
• For foreign applicants from non-German-speaking countries: Language certificate with at least level B1 of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). The certificate must be submitted at the latest at the time of enrolment at the beginning of the summer semester.

For admission to the aptitude procedure, the documents must be submitted in due time and in the correct form.

Stage One of the Aptitude Procedure

A fee of € 30 will be charged for taking part in the aptitude test.

Please transfer the sum before the application deadline to the following account and include proof of the transfer with your application (copy of your bank statement or cash payment receipt).

Account of the Bayerische Theaterakademie at the Bayerische Landesbank:
Account number: 11 90 31 5
Sort code: 700 500 00 (Bayerische Landesbank)

Please be sure to quote the following code as "reference":
Reference: 7032 011 06-7 156501-9 aptitude test Directing

A basic contribution of € 85 is charged per semester as a student union membership fee. The semester ticket for public transport has been abolished, which is why students are recommended to purchase the Deutschlandticket.