The Folkwang University of the Arts is a university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies, located in four German cities of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1927, its traditional main location has been in the former Werden Abbey in Essen in the Ruhr area, with additional facilities in Duisburg, Bochum, and Dortmund, and, since 2010, at the Zeche Zollverein, a World Heritage Site also in Essen.[1] The Folkwang University is home to the international dance company Folkwang Tanz Studio (FTS). Founded as Folkwangschule, its name was Folkwang Hochschule (Folkwang Academy) from 1963 until 2009.
Folkwang University of the Arts
Folkwang Universität der Künste
Former names
Folkwangschule für Musik, Tanz und Sprechen (1927–63)
The university shares its unusual name with the Museum Folkwang founded in 1902 by arts patron Karl Ernst Osthaus. The term Folkwang derives from Fólkvangr, the Old Norse name of a mythical meadow where the dead gather who are chosen by Freyja, the Norse goddess of love and beauty, to spend the afterlife with her.[2] The school's founders, opera director Rudolf Schulz-Dornburg [de], stage designer Hein Heckroth and choreographer Kurt Jooss, regarded this Folkwang as a symbol for the arts as a unified whole, rather than divided into separate classes. The Folkwangschule für Musik, Tanz und Sprechen (Folkwang School for Music, Dance, and Speech) opened in 1927 in Essen, and in 1928 a previously established school of design merged with the institution.
In 1963 the Folkwang school was renamed Folkwang-Hochschule (Folkwang Academy). In 2010 the institution began offering graduate studies and was renamed Folkwang University of the Arts. This coincided with Ruhr.2010, the festival in which the Ruhr district was designated the European Capital of Culture for the year 2010.
Activitiesedit
SANAA building at Zeche Zollverein; since 2010, location of the design faculty
The Folkwang University unites training in music, theatre, dance, design, and scholarship, in order to encourage collaboration among the arts.[3] Public events take place at the Folkwang University on its six in-house stages and in collaboration with cultural institutions of the region, such as the Philharmonie Essen [de], the Schauspiel Bochum, Musiktheater im Revier, the Duisburg Philharmonic, the Wuppertaler Bühnen and the Ruhrfestspiele.
Undergraduate courses:
Instrumental training for different musical instruments (accordion, bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, horn, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, recorder, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin)
Jazz / Performing Artist
Integrative composition (instrumental composition, electronic composition, jazz composition, pop composition, composition and visualisation)
Church music
Voice (concert performance, Lieder, oratorio and music theatre)
School Music
Music pedagogy
Musicology in combination with an artistic subject
Musicals
Acting
Physical Theatre
Directing
Dance
Industrial Design
Communication Design
Photography
Advanced programs:
Orchestral playing
Conducting (orchestral/choir)
Vocal Ensemble Direction
Musicology in combination with an artistic discipline
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Folkwang University of the Arts news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Folkwang University of the Arts is a university for music theater dance design and academic studies located in four German cities of North Rhine Westphalia Since 1927 its traditional main location has been in the former Werden Abbey in Essen in the Ruhr area with additional facilities in Duisburg Bochum and Dortmund and since 2010 at the Zeche Zollverein a World Heritage Site also in Essen 1 The Folkwang University is home to the international dance company Folkwang Tanz Studio FTS Founded as Folkwangschule its name was Folkwang Hochschule Folkwang Academy from 1963 until 2009 Folkwang University of the ArtsFolkwang Universitat der KunsteFormer namesFolkwangschule fur Musik Tanz und Sprechen 1927 63 Folkwang Hochschule 1963 2010 Established1927 1927 FounderHein Heckroth Kurt Jooss Rudolf Schulz DornburgLocationEssen North Rhine Westphalia Germany51 23 15 N 7 00 16 E 51 38750 N 7 00444 E 51 38750 7 00444CampusMulti siteWebsitefolkwang uni wbr de Main building of the Folkwang University in Essen WerdenContents 1 History 2 Activities 3 Faculty 4 Alumni 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Further reading 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Folkwang HochschuleThe university shares its unusual name with the Museum Folkwang founded in 1902 by arts patron Karl Ernst Osthaus The term Folkwang derives from Folkvangr the Old Norse name of a mythical meadow where the dead gather who are chosen by Freyja the Norse goddess of love and beauty to spend the afterlife with her 2 The school s founders opera director Rudolf Schulz Dornburg de stage designer Hein Heckroth and choreographer Kurt Jooss regarded this Folkwang as a symbol for the arts as a unified whole rather than divided into separate classes The Folkwangschule fur Musik Tanz und Sprechen Folkwang School for Music Dance and Speech opened in 1927 in Essen and in 1928 a previously established school of design merged with the institution In 1963 the Folkwang school was renamed Folkwang Hochschule Folkwang Academy In 2010 the institution began offering graduate studies and was renamed Folkwang University of the Arts This coincided with Ruhr 2010 the festival in which the Ruhr district was designated the European Capital of Culture for the year 2010 Activities edit nbsp SANAA building at Zeche Zollverein since 2010 location of the design facultyThe Folkwang University unites training in music theatre dance design and scholarship in order to encourage collaboration among the arts 3 Public events take place at the Folkwang University on its six in house stages and in collaboration with cultural institutions of the region such as the Philharmonie Essen de the Schauspiel Bochum Musiktheater im Revier the Duisburg Philharmonic the Wuppertaler Buhnen and the Ruhrfestspiele Undergraduate courses Instrumental training for different musical instruments accordion bassoon cello clarinet double bass flute guitar harp harpsichord horn oboe organ percussion piano recorder saxophone trombone trumpet tuba viola violin Jazz Performing Artist Integrative composition instrumental composition electronic composition jazz composition pop composition composition and visualisation Church music Voice concert performance Lieder oratorio and music theatre School Music Music pedagogy Musicology in combination with an artistic subject Musicals Acting Physical Theatre Directing Dance Industrial Design Communication Design PhotographyAdvanced programs Orchestral playing Conducting orchestral choir Vocal Ensemble Direction Musicology in combination with an artistic discipline Chamber music Composition electronic composition instrumental composition instrumental electronic composition Concert Performance Solo Dance Choreography Labanotation Dance PedagogyFaculty editFaculty have included Hermann Baumann hornist Young Chang Cho cellist Anna Erler Schnaudt contralto Catherine Gayer coloratura soprano Wilfried Gruhn music pedagogy Hansgunther Heyme theatre director Chris Houlding Nicolaus A Huber Ifor James Peter Janssens Kurt Jooss Nicola Jurgensen b 1975 clarinet Uwe Koller Scott Lawton conductor Fritz Lehmann conductor Frank Lloyd hornist Lore Lorentz Lauren Newton Walter Nicks Ralf Otto born 1956 choral conducting Krzysztof Penderecki 1966 to 1968 composer Reinhard Peters 1926 2008 conductor Gudrun Schrofel choral conducting Gerhard Stabler Rita Streich operatic soprano Paul Tortelier Adolf Wamper 1901 1977 sculptorAlumni editAlumni include Pina Bausch 1940 2009 choreographer Anne Bierwirth contralto Max Burchartz Andreas Deja Vladimir Djambazov born 1954 composer french horn sound designer Stefan Dohr born 1965 principal horn player of the Berlin Philharmonic Tommy Finke Thomas Gabriel composer born 1957 Agnes Giebel born 1920 soprano Ulrike Grossarth born 1952 dancer and visual artist Klara Hofels 1949 2022 actress and producer Hilmar Hoffmann 1925 2018 founder of Oberhausen film festival cultural politician in Frankfurt director of Goethe Institut Reinhild Hoffmann born 1943 choreographer Siegfried Jerusalem born 1940 tenor Salome Kammer born 1959 cellist vocalist David Kamp Heinz Kiwitz Helmut Koch conductor 1908 1975 conductor choir leader broadcasting manager composer Susanne Linke Christof Loy born 1962 opera director Gerd Ludwig Ann Mandrella John McGuire composer Adeọla Ọlagunju Carlos Orta Jurgen Prochnow born 1941 actor Andreas Pruys bass Karl Ridderbusch 1932 1997 bass Armin Rohde born 1955 actor Thomas Ruff Magdalene Schauss Flake 1921 2008 composer and organist Stefanie Schneider Peter Schwickerath born 1942 sculptor Harald Siepermann animator and character designer 4 Ruth Siewert 1915 2002 contralto Anton Stankowski Gunther Strupp Raphael Thoene Graham Waterhouse born 1962 composer and cellist Dirk Weiler Greta Wrage von Pustau dancer and dance teacherSee also editFolkwang Kammerorchester EssenReferences edit Deutschlandradio Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine New Name and Building 10 January 2010 in German History Folkwang uni de Retrieved 24 August 2010 academics The Institution Courses Activities Amidi Amid 16 February 2013 Harald Siepermann 1962 2013 Cartoon Brew Retrieved 2 March 2013 Further reading edit Neuhaus Thomas in German 2010 Folkwang University Development of Electronic Music and the ICEM Institut fur Computermusik und Elektronische Medien Essen Germany eContact 12 4 Montreal Canadian Electroacoustic Community Archived from the original on 2011 04 07 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Folkwang University of the Arts Folkwang University Folkwang Tanz Studio ICEM Institute For Computer Music and Electronic Media Archived 2012 02 08 at the Wayback Machine in German 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