Malmö Theatre Academy (Swedish: Teaterhögskolan i Malmö) is a theatre academy at Lund University in Malmö, Sweden.The theater college educates actors, playwrights and performance artists. Over the years the school has trained over 500 actors. The academy offers Bachelor's degree, Master's degree and Doctorate degree programs as well as postgraduate education and research with artistic focus. [1]
Malmö Theatre Academy was started at the Malmö City Theatre in 1944. Starting in 1945–46 and coherently from 1952, Swedish film and theatre director Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007) working as a director, playwright and artistic director at Malmö City Theatre. From 1953, he also became involved in the Malmö Theatre Academy.[2]
In 1964 the school became the National Swedish School of Acting, Malmö (Swedish: Statens scenskola i Malmö<ref>{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/svenfack/1635.html |last=Gullberg |first=Ingvar E. |title=Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning |trans-title=A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research |edition=2nd |year=1977 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-1-775052-0 |id={{SELIBR|8345587) and in 1977 became a part of Lund University. Malmö Theater Academy is housed in the Kulturhuset Mazetti cultural complex on Bergsgatan in Malmö.[3]