- Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting
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The National Academy of Mime and Acting (NAMA), known in Swedish as Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm, is a school in Stockholm for acting and mime. This institution is also known under additional different names in English, including Stockholm University College of Acting[1] and Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts[2].
The school offers a four-year programme in acting and a four-year programme in mime, as well as various shorter courses.
The school originates in the acting school founded in 1787 on the initiative of King Gustav III and long appended to the Royal Dramatic Theatre. The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school was then known in Swedish as Dramatens elevskola (i.e Kungliga Dramatiska Teaterns Elevskola) and produced a large number of later famous actors and directors, including Greta Garbo, Gustaf Molander, Alf Sjöberg, Ingrid Bergman, Signe Hasso, Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow and Bibi Andersson. The current school was created through a separation of the acting school from the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1964 (initiated by Ingmar Bergman who claimed the theatre no longer had room for it in the building). The acting schools affiliated with the city theatres in Malmö, Gothenburg were made independent state institutions at the same time, and one which existed in Norrköping/Linköping was closed down.
The Stockholm school was known as Statens scenskola or, more commonly; Scenskolan ("The National Academy of Dramatic Art" or "The National Theatre Academy") from 1964 until 1977, when the name was finally changed to Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm. Here famous actors such as Stellan Skarsgård, Peter Stormare, Pernilla August and Lena Olin was trained. The Malmö and Gothenburg schools were merged with the universities of Lund and Gothenburg, respectively, but the Stockholm institution has remained independent. In 2011 Teaterhögskolan and The Dramatic Institute will merge to form one school.
Selected tutors (from 2005-)
- Stina Ekblad, Professor in the Performing Arts
- Krister Henriksson, Professor in The Performing Art
- Matthew Allen, Actor training, Acting for the camera
Selected students (by graduation year)
1969
- Tomas Bolme
- Louise Edlind
1970
1971
- Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
1972
- Tomas Pontén
- Basia Frydman
1973
1974
- Thomas Oredsson
1975
- Ulf Dohlsten
- Marika Lindström
1976
- Robert Sjöblom
1977
- Pontus Gustafson
- Jacob Nordenson
- Rico Rönnbäck
- Jan Waldekranz
1978
- Lennart R. Svensson
1979
1980
1981
- Peter Stormare
- Jessica Zandén
- Maria Johansson
- Sissela Kyle
- Tomas Norström
1982
- Pernilla August (as Pernilla Östergren)
- Gunnel Fred
1984
- Thorsten Flinck
- Peter Dalle
- Claes Månsson
1985
1986
- Gunilla Röör
- Lena Endre
1987
- Jakob Eklund
- Douglas Johansson
- Jan Mybrand
1988
- Helena Bergström
- Katarina Ewerlöf
- Benny Haag
1990
- Reuben Sallmander
- Anna-Lena Hemström
- Niklas Hjulström
1991
- Figge Norling
- Torkel Petersson
- Ann-Sofi Rase
1992
- Simon Norrthon
1994
- Melinda Kinnaman
- Elin Klinga
- Bernard Bragg
1995
- Gustaf Hammarsten
1997
1998
- Jonas Karlsson
- Magnus Krepper
- Eva Röse
- Tanja Svedjeström
1999
- Lina Englund
- Irma Schultz
- Lo Wahl
2000
2001
- Sofia Bach
- Suzanna Dilber
- Sofia Helin
- Vanna Rosenberg
2002
- Katarina Cohen
- Emil Forselius
- Henrik Norlén
- Jonatan Rodriguez
2003
2004
- Ellen Mattsson
2005
2006
- Johan Hallström
2007
- Hanna Alström
- Nina Zanjani
2008
- Tove Edfeldt
References
- ^ List of higher education institutions, Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, accessed 2010-10-26
- ^ Teaterhögskolan: In English, accessed 2010-10-26
External links
Categories:- University colleges in Sweden
- Drama schools in Sweden
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