ADMISSION

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Requirements

The requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre training are:

have a secondary school diploma (high school or professional baccalaureate) or equivalent diploma and/or outstanding artistic talent

Application form

The admission procedure for the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre is divided into four phases.

Application form
Preliminary examination
Admission examination
Registration

Preliminary examinations Bachelor 2023/2024

LAST CALL 13 May 2023: Verscio, Accademia Dimitri, Switzerland | From 10 am -2 pm
<22 April 2023: Berlin, UDK, Universität der Künste, Germany
<16 April 2023: Bern, HKB, Hochschule der Künste, Switzerland
<15 April 2023: Paris, Consérvatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique, France
<15 April 2023: Bari, Casa delle Culture – Network Danza Puglia, Italy
<2 April 2023: Verscio, Accademia Dimitri, Switzerland

1. Application form

Candidates must send the application form below, completed in all its parts, enclosing the required documentation (important information on the registration deadline and the form can be found in the downloadable document on the side). Enrolment deadline: it is still possible to enrol during the admission examination.

2. Preliminary examination

Candidates are invited to take part in a four-hour workshop in which, in the presence of two teachers from the Academy, the overall preparation, the ability to work in groups and the expressive, technical and artistic potential of each candidate is assessed.

3. Admission examination

The entrance examination takes place over three days.
Those taking part in the entrance examination are divided into several groups.
On the morning of the first day, the individual audition takes place: each candidate presents a prepared scenic composition of a maximum of 3,5 minutes using any means of expression (pantomime, dance, clowning, music, singing, acting, circus arts) as long as it is set in a theatrical situation. The stage composition will be assessed according to the following criteria: presence, imagination, physicality. The lessons of the basic modules of the ATD (pantomime, theatrical improvisation, acrobatics, dance, rhythm, voice) will follow. For non-Italian-speaking candidates, an Italian test is also scheduled for the fourth day (the result of the test does not affect the outcome of the entrance examination).
Lessons in the basic modules continue on the second and third day.

Admission examination 2023/2024

14-16 May: Verscio, Switzerland

4. Registration

Candidates who have successfully passed the admission exam will be contacted by the secretariat and invited to complete their registration by paying the instalment for the first semester of studies.

Italian intensive course

Admitted candidates who do not have an A2 level of Italian are required to follow the intensive Italian language course held in Verscio.

Application form

Bachelor's degree regulations

Supplement to the SUPSI Bachelor’s Degree Regulations

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Our courses

Teaching consists of regular lectures in the core subjects, diversified teaching modules, numerous in-depth courses and the creation of theatre performances.

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