Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm
Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm (Dramaten) is the main national theater of Sweden.
It was founded in 1788 by the king of Sweden Gustav III. It was supposed to be a national scene showing the art of Swedish dramatists in order to "improve language, taste and morality". In 1787 a dramatic school was created for the purpose of fulfilling the theater's goals, training young Swedish actors. The most famous director and theater manager was August Strindberg, creating for the needs of the theater of art still present in all the scenes of the world. In the second half of the 20th century the director of the theater was well known film director Ingmar Bergman who exhibited art until the beginning of the 21st century. Famous actors such as Greta Garbo and Alf Sjöberg came from the Drama School. Currently Director of Dramaten is Marie-Louise Ekman.
The theater was built in 1908 in the Art Nouveau building at Nybroplan Square. It has five scenes, including the main stage for 770 seats, and the Elverket stage for children and young people only.
In 2013, at the National Theater Meetings in Warsaw at the National Theater, the Royal Dramatic Theater presented "The Specter's Scenes" (Spöksonaten) according to Strindberg directed by Mats Eek. Bibliography
Dramaten - Meeting of National Theaters. National theatre. [access 2013-06-08].
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