Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting

Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting
The National Academy of Mime and Acting (NAMA), was a school in Stockholm for acting and mime. This institution was also known under additional different names in English, including Stockholm University College of Acting and Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts.
The school offered programmes in acting and mime, as well as various shorter courses.
The school originated 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 Training Academy produced many later famous actors and directors, including Greta Garbo, Gustaf Molander, Alf Sjöberg, Ingrid Bergman, Signe Hasso, Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow and Bibi Andersson. In 1964 the school separated from the Royal Dramatic Theatre (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 and 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 the National Swedish School of Acting, Stockholm (or Scenskolan) from 1964 until 1977, when the name was finally changed to Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm. Here famous actors such as Peter Stormare, Pernilla August and Lena Olin were trained. The Malmö and Gothenburg schools were merged with the universities of Lund and Gothenburg, respectively, but the Stockholm institution remained independent.
On 1 January 2011 the school merged with the Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art to become Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Selected tutors (from 2005-)
Stina Ekblad, Professor in the Performing Arts
Krister Henriksson, Professor in The Performing Art
Matthew Allen, Actor training, Acting for the camera
Selected students (by graduation year)
1969
Tomas Bolme
Louise Edlind
1970
Peter Harryson
1971
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
1972
Tomas Pontén
Basia Frydman
1973
Kjell Bergqvist
1974
Thomas Oredsson
1975
Ulf Dohlsten
Marika Lindström
1976
Robert Sjöblom
1977
Pontus Gustafson
Jacob Nordenson
Rico Rönnbäck
Jan Waldekranz
1978
Lennart R. Svensson
1979
Dan Ekborg
Lena Olin
1980
Babben Larsson
1981
Peter Stormare
Jessica Zandén
Maria Johansson
Sissela Kyle
Tomas Norström
1982
Pernilla August (as Pernilla Östergren)
Gunnel Fred
1984
Thorsten Flinck
Peter Dalle
Claes Månsson
1985
Pia Johansson
Marie Richardson
1986
Gunilla Röör
Lena Endre
1987
Jakob Eklund
Douglas Johansson
Jan Mybrand
1988
Helena Bergström
Katarina Ewerlöf
Benny Haag
1990
Reuben Sallmander
Anna-Lena Hemström
Niklas Hjulström
1991
Figge Norling
Torkel Petersson
Ann-Sofi Rase
1992
Simon Norrthon
1994
Melinda Kinnaman
Elin Klinga
Bernard Bragg
1995
Gustaf Hammarsten
1997
Maria Bonnevie
Alexandra Rapaport
1998
Jonas Karlsson
Magnus Krepper
Eva Röse
Tanja Svedjeström
1999
Lina Englund
Irma Schultz Keller
Lo Wahl
2000
Martin Aliaga
2001
Sofia Bach
Suzanna Dilber
Sofia Helin
Vanna Rosenberg
Joakim Nätterqvist
2002
Katarina Cohen
Emil Forselius
Henrik Norlén
Jonatan Rodriguez
2003
David Dencik
Göran Gillinger
Gustaf Skarsgård
2004
Ellen Mattsson
2005
Petra Hultgren
2006
Liv Mjönes
2007
Hanna Alström
Hannes Meidal
Nina Zanjani
2008
Tove Edfeldt
Footnotes
References
External links
Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts
Stockholm University of the Arts
National Academy of Mime and Acting
Educational institutions established in 1964
1964 establishments in Sweden
Educational institutions disestablished in 2011
2011 disestablishments in Sweden