University of Gothenburg
Academy of Music and Drama

Academy of Music and Drama

World music ensemble on stage during the winter concert in december 2023
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The Academy of Music and Drama trains and educates composers, music, dance, and drama teachers, musical theatre artists, musicians in many genres, opera-singers, performance artists and actors. Research within artistic and pedagogical practices also takes place at the academy.

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Freestanding courses spring 2025
Discover our spring courses! Enrolment opens on Monday 16th September.

The Academy of Music and Drama offers educations at both bachelor's and master's level in music and performing arts, with many different specialisations. We also have educations for teachers in the subjects dance, drama and music as well as postgraduate education.

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Exchange studies at the Academy of Music and Drama
Study within our programmes in music and performing arts.
Our facilities
During the construction of our new faculty building, the Academy of Music and Drama moves to temporary premises.
Student Portal
New student? Welcome!
Find lots of information on the Student Portal to get you started with your studies in Gothenburg.
Scholarships
Students at the Academy of Music and Drama have many options to apply for scholarships.

News and events

Concert
Lunch Box: Improvisation
Wlcome to Lunch Box, a new series of events.
News – 20 August 2024
Spring Awakening - Musical Theatre Students at Göteborgs Stadsteater
In May 2025, the musical theatre students will make their final production at Gothenburg City Theatre.
Ron Davis Alvarez honoured as CNN Hero
Our former teacher and student is honoured for his work with the Dream Orchestra. Read more on CNNHeroes.com.
About us
Vince Mendoza to be Artist in Residence
Arranger and composer Vince Mendoza will join the Academy of Music and Drama.
Book release 12 September
Performing the Eighteenth Century
Researcher Magnus Tessing Schneider is an editor of the anthology, with contributions from PhD student Mark Tatlow.
Research story/portrait
Embodying and documenting site-specific performance art
Body and senses play central parts in Nathalie S. Fari's explorations of public spaces in Gothenburg and Rio de Janeiro
Educational Research in the Arts
Liz Lerman & Jonas Simonson on Critical Response Process
Carina Borgström Källén hosts this episode on Critical Response Process
News – 22 December 2023
Anne Sofie von Otter new guest teacher at the opera education
The internationally renowned singer Anne Sofie von Otter will be Artist in residence at the Academy of Music and Drama as of…
Educational Research in the Arts
New podcast episode with Helen Arfvidsson (in Swedish)
News – 16 May 2024
Tilman Skowroneck co-author of award-winning book
The book Beethoven's French Piano: A Tale of Ambition and Frustration, co-authored by Tilman Skowroneck, is awarded this…
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Our research
Research in four different subjects within performance and education.
Doctoral studies
Education on postgraduate level with special focus on artistic and educational research.

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