Institute for Theater Studies
The Institute for Theater Studies at Freie Universität Berlin houses numerous disciplines of performative and audiovisual humanities research and teaching.
The Institute houses the seminars for Theater and Dance Studies, Film Studies, Musicology, and Cultural and Media Management, which engage in close interdisciplinary exchange.
Latest information (mostly in German)
We mourn the death of Joachim Fiebach (1934-2023)
Honorary Professor Dr. Joachim Fiebach passed away on April 23, 2023.
Jun 07, 2023
SFB 1171 Affective Societies extended until 2027
The German Research Foundation (DFG) will fund the Collaborative Research Center 1171 "Affective Societies: Dynamics of Living Together in Changing Worlds" for another four years (2023-2027).
May 19, 2023
New master's program "Musik, Sound, Performance" starts in winter semester 2023/2024
A new musicology program will start in the winter semester of 2023/2024 at Freie Universität Berlin. The focus of the master's program "Musik, Sound, Performance" is on music and music theater as well as sound and sound as performative phenomena across cultural and historical boundaries. The ...
May 02, 2023
Dates and Events
Staff Members of the Institute for Theater Studies
The Structure of the Institute
The Institute for Theater Studies is one of seven institutes in the Department of Philosophy and Humanities at Freie Universität Berlin.
In addition to the cross-institute directorate (management and institute council), each seminar has its own administrative structure (secretariats for Theater Studies, Critical Dance Studies, Film Studies, Music Studies, and Cultural and Media Management), which ensures the organization of teaching and research.
Cross-institutional facilities include the department's own library, which is affiliated with the library network of Freie Universität, the in-house media archive, the theater history collections, and the institute café run by the student council (fsi performativer wissenschaften), which is a popular meeting place for students and staff from all disciplines.