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Diplom Stage and Costume Design at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart

Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, Germany

Programme overview

The Stage and Costume Design Diplom covers spoken theatre, opera and performance.

Faculty: Art  |  Duration: 10 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; Diplom  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

Two semesters in a foundation class shared with Fine Art and Art Teaching, then the specialist stage and costume design class, with semester projects developing spaces and figures, design models and figurines for plays and music theatre, staged productions with directing and dramaturgy students, and courses in theatre history, costume history, technical drawing and theatre law.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Allgemeine Hochschulreife or Fachgebundene Hochschulreife (Fachhochschulreife with a supplementary Deltaprüfung; qualified professionals via a counselling interview or Studienkolleg aptitude test). No Numerus Clausus, lottery or waiting list; admission is by portfolio pre-selection followed by an entrance examination. 2026 application period 13-30 April, entrance examination 22-26 June.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 10 semesters

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