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. 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.

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[edit] Selected tutors (from 2005-)

  • Stina Ekblad, Professor in the Performing Arts
  • Krister Henriksson, Professor in The Performing Arts

[edit] Students by graduation year

[edit] 1969

[edit] 1970

[edit] 1971

  • Lena-Pia Bernhardsson

[edit] 1972

  • Tomas Pontén
  • Basia Frydman

[edit] 1973

[edit] 1974

  • Thomas Oredsson

[edit] 1975

[edit] 1976

  • Robert Sjöblom

[edit] 1977

  • Pontus Gustafson
  • Jacob Nordenson
  • Rico Rönnbäck
  • Jan Waldekranz

[edit] 1978

  • Lennart R. Svensson

[edit] 1979

[edit] 1980

[edit] 1981

[edit] 1982

[edit] 1984

[edit] 1985

[edit] 1986

[edit] 1987

[edit] 1988

[edit] 1990

[edit] 1991

[edit] 1992

  • Simon Norrthon

[edit] 1994

[edit] 1995

  • Gustaf Hammarsten

[edit] 1997

[edit] 1998

[edit] 1999

  • Lina Englund
  • Irma Schultz
  • Lo Wahl

[edit] 2000

  • Martin Aliaga

[edit] 2001

  • Sofia Bach
  • Suzanna Dilber
  • Sofia Helin
  • Vanna Rosenberg

[edit] 2002

  • Katarina Cohen
  • Emil Forselius
  • Henrik Norlén
  • Jonatan Rodriguez

[edit] 2003

[edit] 2005

[edit] External links

Higher education in Stockholm County
Universities and University Colleges in Stockholm County:
Ersta Sköndal University College | Karolinska Institutet | Red Cross University College of Nursing | Royal College of Music
Royal Institute of Technology | Royal University College of Fine Arts | Sophiahemmet University College
Stockholm Institute of Education | Stockholm School of Economics | Stockholm School of Theology | Stockholm University
Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting | Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Södertörn University College | University College of Arts, Crafts and Design | University College of Dance
University College of Music Education | University college of Opera