Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts

Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
Berlin

Germany
Information
Former nameStaatliche Schauspielschule Berlin
TypeDramatic arts
Established1951

The Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts (German: Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch, HFS), located in the Mitte district of Berlin, Germany, was founded in 1951 as the National Theatre School in Berlin with the status of college. In 1981, it was granted university status, and a year later it was renamed after the singer and East German actor Ernst Busch.

History

Origins: 1905–1945

The origins of the university go back to the Max Reinhardt drama school established in 1905 at the Deutsches Theater Berlin. The first training facility was the ground floor of the Palais Wesendonkschen, where Reinhardt lived, near the Reichstag. In 1914, Reinhardt's childhood friend and fellow theatre artist Berthold Held became the school's first director.[1]

Reinhardt emigrated in 1933, and the Nazis took over the theatre, along with the acting school. The director of the Deutsches Theater, Heinz Hilpert, secured subsidies for the first time in the school's history but struggled to keep the institution open.[2] After 1945, Gustav von Wangenheim, back from exile in Russia, became director of the Deutsches Theater, shortly followed by Wolfgang Langhoff, who held the position for many years.

State drama school: 1951–1980s

The state drama school of Berlin was conceptually and legally established as a public institution in September 1951. In a conscious departure from previous practice, the somewhat remote training center known as the Old Boat House in Niederschöneweide, East Berlin, was selected.[3] Work on a new building started in 1979 and was completed in 1981. During this time, the institution was in a school building in Marzahn.[4]

21st century: 2004–present

In 2004, the university won the Berlin Art Prize and became known for the documentary Addicted to Acting by Andres Veiel (1997–2004). The institute was awarded the 2010 Film Culture Award in Mannheim-Heidelberg, which the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg grants to companies, institutions, and individuals who have rendered outstanding service continuously over many years to film culture in Germany.

In 2018, the academy relocated to the Mitte district of Berlin.[5]

Courses

The school teaches courses in drama, puppetry, directing, dramaturgy, choreography, and other subjects.[6]

Notable alumni

Reinhardt's students from 1905 to 1933 included:[7]

Graduates from 1933 to 1950 included:[8]

Notable alumni since 1951 include:[9]

Jens Hoffmann enrolled but did not complete full training.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: Von Max Reinhardt's Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an Actor in Berlin: From Max Reinhardt's Acting School to Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin-Information. p. 39. ISBN 3-7442-0012-4.
  2. ^ Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an actor in Berlin: from Max Reinhardt's acting school to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. pp. 80–94. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  3. ^ Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an Actor in Berlin: From Max Reinhardt's Acting School to Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. pp. 111–115. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  4. ^ Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an Actor in Berlin: From Max Reinhardt's Acting School to Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. pp. 216–217. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  5. ^ "Campus – Ernst Busch University of Theatre Arts Berlin". hfs-berlin.de (in German). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Jahresstatistik 2024 der HfS Ernst Busch – HfS Ernst Busch" [Annual statistics 2024 of the HfS Ernst Busch – HfS Ernst Busch]. hfs-berlin.de (in German). 6 October 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ^ Fünfundzwanzig Jahre Schauspielschule des deutschen Theaters zu Berlin, 1905–1930: eine Festschrift [Twenty-five years of the Drama School of the German Theater in Berlin, 1905–1930: a commemorative publication] (in German). Berlin: Schauspielschule des deutschen Theaters zu Berlin, Privatdruck. 1930. pp. 84–85.
  8. ^ Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an actor in Berlin: from Max Reinhardt's acting school to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. p. 83. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  9. ^ Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an actor in Berlin: from Max Reinhardt's acting school to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. pp. 111–250. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  10. ^ a b Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an actor in Berlin: from Max Reinhardt's acting school to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. p. 123. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  11. ^ "Sólveig Arnarsdóttir – Biografie". IMDb (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  12. ^ a b c Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an actor in Berlin: from Max Reinhardt's acting school to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. p. 160. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  13. ^ a b Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an actor in Berlin: from Max Reinhardt's acting school to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. p. 172. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  14. ^ a b Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an actor in Berlin: from Max Reinhardt's acting school to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. p. 188. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  15. ^ Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an actor in Berlin: from Max Reinhardt's acting school to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. p. 138. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  16. ^ "Felix Kammerer". salzburgerfestspiele.at (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  17. ^ Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an actor in Berlin: from Max Reinhardt's acting school to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. p. 180. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  18. ^ Ebert, Gerhard (1987). Schauspieler werden in Berlin: von Max Reinhardts Schauspielschule zur Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch [Becoming an actor in Berlin: from Max Reinhardt's acting school to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts] (in German). Berlin: Berlin-Information. p. 170. ISBN 978-3-7442-0012-7.
  19. ^ "The lengths to which artists go". 200-percent.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

Further reading

  • Steve Earnest, The state acting academy of East Berlin: a history of actor training from Max Reinhart's [sic] Schauspielschule to the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst "Ernst Busch", Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 1999. ISBN 0-7734-7916-3

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