Bachelor Visual Theatre and Puppetry
Up to a point, recognizing our humanity involves creating it, in other words: inventing tools. (Corita Kent)
In contemporary puppetry, performing arts and visual arts come together. Productions range from marionette plays and hand puppet theatre to dance theatre and performance art. The course of study provides students with the basic craftsmanship in acting and animation techniques, as well as space to develop their own creativity and individual artistic language. The focus in the "Stuttgarter Schule" lies on playing with objects, materials, and figures, as well as on design and figure construction.
Its international reputation makes the program an intercultural place for learning, teaching, and researching. Throughout the program, art-loving students and educators from France, Hungary, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands, Syria, Iran, Korea, and Israel meet. The broad Stuttgart education symbolizes the diversity of puppet theatre itself, deeply rooted in an ancient tradition: playing with figures, puppets, masks, and objects.
The goal of the program is to position oneself in the contemporary theatre and art landscape upon completion of studies. The four-year Bachelor's degree program in Visual Theatre and Puppetry is integrated into the Faculty IV of the HMDK Stuttgart. Graduates are awarded the academic degree "Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Visual Theatre and Puppetry".
The Master's program in Visual Theatre and Puppetry DIRECTUNG is being planned in cooperation with the the Ernst Busch University of Theatre Arts, the Magdeburg-Stendal University, and the Quartier p of the Magdeburg Puppet Theatre. The expected start is the summer semester of 2027. If you would like to subscribe to the "Newsletter Figurentheater", please email lukas.schneider@hmdk-stuttgart.de.
Studies
Basic undergraduate phase
Advanced undergraduate phase
Pathways to career entry
Partner
Examinations
Entrance examination
"Begabtenprüfung"
Intermediate and final examination
Data and facts
Insights into everyday life at the university
International Puppet Theatre Festival 2025
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Downloads
Immatrikulationssatzung (PDF)
Stand: 01/2025
Studien- und Prüfungsordnung Bachelor Figurentheater (PDF)
Stand: 02/2024































































































