Bachelor's Programme in Mime and Physical Theatre

This page is currently being updated. Information about the programme starting in autumn 2027 will be published on 1 December 2026, the first day of the application period.

During your studies, you will explore the following subjects: 

• Mime 

• Physical theatre, object theatre and clowning 

• Movement and dance 

• Acrobatics 

• Health and sustainability 

• Voice and rhythm 

• Improvisation 

• Artistic research 

• Collaboration and performance-making 

• Theory, reflection and analysis 

• Knowledge of professional fields 

Examinations takes various forms, including practical performances, open studios, and written and oral examinations. 

You will develop your physical skills and creativity, as well as your ability to work independently and as part of a group, turning your ideas into performances. 

From the start, you will present your work and develop the ability to perform for different types of audiences. 

As this is a programme of higher academic study, you will also read, write, reflect and analyze. These activities help you understand your artistic choices, communicate your ideas and develop your practice. They also prepare you for professional work and further studies. 

As a fully trained mime artist, you will be a performer and creator with the whole world as your stage. 

This page is currently being updated. Information about entry requireents for the programme starting in autumn 2027 will be published on 1 December 2026, the first day of the application period.

General entry requirements for studies on the first-cycle level in higher education, with an exemption from Swedish 1, 2 and 3.

Eligibility through prior learning

If you don’t fulfil the formal entry requirements for the programme you may apply for recognition of prior learning, in other words that the knowledge and competence you have acquired through other activities are assessed as the equivalent of the formal merits that are required. Submit your application for recognition of prior learning with your application for the programme. Submit at universityadmissions.se under My pages/Documents/Documents/Provide educational documents. 

You may also apply for an exemption/a waiver, that allows you to proceed to the selection process even though you don’t meet the general admission requirements. Submit your application for an exemption/a waiver together with your application.

Read more about how you can show that you meet the entry requirements (that you are eligible).

Read more about recognition of prior learning.

Start your application early

Don’t delay in submitting your application! You may run into trouble if you wait until the last day and your internet connection happens to be down, or you find that your files are in the wrong format. You will not be able to apply once the last date for applications has passed. Keep in mind that your application has to be turned in by 23:59 (Swedish time).

This page is currently being updated. Information about how to apply for the programme starting in autumn 2027 will be published on 1 December 2026, the first day of the application period.

You apply to the programme in two steps

In order for your application to be complete you need to apply to the programme via universityadmissions.se and submit your work samples via Varbi.

1. Apply to the programme via universityadmissions.se.
Last day for application: 15 January 2025.
Choose “Autumn 2025” if you search for the course at universityadmissions.se.

Please note that you need to submit supporting documents showing that you meet the entry requirements via universityadmissions.se under My pages/Documents/Upload documents.
Last day to submit supporting documentation: 3 February 2025.

2. Submit work samples via Varbi. 
Last day to submit work sample to be part of the selection: 15 January 2025.

Instructions for work samples

The work samples consist of a motivation letter and two films.

The admissions group will assess the work samples on the basis of the following criteria: ability to prepare an elaborate scene, ability to perform, physical expressions, ability to assimilate the training.

Please read carefully all the instructions on how to proceed before starting your work samples. Both letter and films must be uploaded to Varbi in order to participate in the selection process for this programme. Only files uploaded for the current admission round can be considered for selection.

If you have used AI tools/AI techniques to produce or process video, image, audio or text in any of your artistic works or submitted work samples, we expect you to disclose and describe your use and production process.

1. Letter of motivation

Max one A4 page (4000 characters). Please use pdf.

Motivation letter in English in which you describe:

1. Why you are applying for the Bachelor of Mime Acting?
2. What you hope to gain from the programme?

2. Film A: Portray a story

Max one minute long. Max file size: 150 MB. Use one of the following formats: mov, mp4 or avi.

In this film, you will portray an excerpt from one of the following texts:

• Story I
• Story II

Instructions:

• Choose one of the texts.
• Portray the text using both your body and voice.
• You have one minute. You can choose a part of the story, if you feel that time is short. The important thing is that you present a part of the story in a way that you are artistically and creatively satisfied with.
• You may not have any co-player, i.e. any other person, in the film.
• Make sure you are visible and can be heard well and that you are visible throughout the film, not just your face.
• If you use sign language, make sure the language is centered in the film.
• The story must be filmed in one shooting and the mobile phone must be still during the filming.
• The film must be in an unbroken, unedited shot without zoom.
• Note that your application cannot be processed if the material in this film has been edited. The test is then considered invalid and will not be assessed.

The instructional video below provides further guidance for the recording of the Portray a story work sample (if the film is not visible to you, try reloading the page):

3. Film B: Optional content that represents you

Max one minute long. Max file size: 150 MB. Use one of the following formats: mov, mp4 or avi.

In this film, the content is optional. Choose something that you think represents you. It can be an improvisation or a scene in motion and/or text, or a clip from a performance you have worked on.

You can record your films with a mobile phone camera.

For instructions on how to compress your film, please click here.

To upload your work samples via Varbi, follow these steps:

• Register by entering your name and email address.
• Fill in your personal information.
• Note! Fill in your enrolment number from antagning.se
• Fill in the application form and upload the requested documents/files.

• Name the documents/files with your name and content, for example: Family name_First name_letter of motivation.

Confirmation that you have submitted your work sample via Varbi

Once you have submitted your work sample, you will receive a confirmation email to the email address you have provided. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please check your spam filter first. Otherwise, contact the technical support for the Varbi work sample system:

E-mail: support@varbi.com
Telephone: 0520-58 00 50 (weekdays 08:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:30).

Other important dates

• Deadline for applications: 15 January 2025.
  Note! Select ‘Autumn 2025’ if you apply for the programme on antagning.se.
• Deadline for completing qualifying qualifications: 3 February 2025.
  Note! Stockholm University of the Arts has an earlier date than the general date published on antagning.se. However, you can supplement with certain qualifications later.*
• Last day to pay the application fee or prove fee exemption: 3 February 2025 (see Application and tuition fees further down this page).
• Admission decision: Published on My pages on antagning.se 6 May 2025.
• Last day to reply to Stockholm University of the Arts: 19 May 2025.

* 19 June is deadline for submitting your final grades for you who are currently studying the last term of your Upper Secondary Education in Sweden.
5 July is deadline for submitting your final grades for you who are currently studying the last term of your Upper Secondary Education in another country or IB- education.
5 July is deadline for you who need to submit proficiency test in English or Swedish.

Detailed information about the selection process will be published on 1 December 2026, the first day of the application period.

The assessment of eligibility and the selection take place in several stages. The assessment of formal merits/grades is carried out by the Swedish Council for Higher Education. The assessment of artistic merits is carried out by an admission group from SKH consisting of teachers and professionals from the field. A student representative can also participate in the admissions group, but will not take part in the assessment.

After each stage of the process there will be a decision on who will proceed to the next step. Everyone is informed of whether they will proceed or not.

Detailed information about the selection process will be published on 1 December 2026, the first day of the application period.

If you are a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are not required to pay application or tuition fees. Some other groups are also exempt from the requirement to pay application and study fees.

If you are not a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are required to pay application and tuition fees. The level of the study fees depends on which course/programme they are for, and the level is set in order to cover the actual costs of the course/programme in question. SKH has some possibilities of offering scholarships that cover the study fees for Bachelor´s and Master´s programmes.

If you are required to pay an application fee, the Swedish Council for Higher Education needs to receive your payment by the last date for paying the application fee. The application fee is SEK 900. If you are required to pay the application fee and the Swedish Council for Higher Education has not received your payment by the last date for paying the tuition fee, they will not process your application. Read more here.

The tuition fee for the Bachelor's programme in Mime Acting is SEK XXX,XXX and SEK X,XXX,XXX for the whole programme.

Read more about tuition fees and scholarships.