Connecting to the Berlin arts scene: Central European University student Marianna Wicha’s experience studying abroad at BCB

Bard College Berlin regularly hosts study abroad students as part of a broad network of colleges and universities around the world through the Erasmus and International Exchange program, Bard Network, and OSUN Network. Marianna Wicha is a student at Central European University in Vienna, Austria. For her year abroad, she chose to attend Bard College Berlin specifically for its art and theater courses and the opportunity to spend time in the culturally vibrant city of Berlin.

“The opportunity to study theater was very important for me. The university had a directing class and performance studies class, and the professors were practitioners in Germany as well, so it felt connected to the arts scene,” said Marianna. She added: “Taking courses in theater arts, visual politics, and sociology helped with my next steps because I have now been accepted to do a masters in dramaturgy in Berlin at the Ernst Busch Hochschule für Schauspielkunst. I will be going there next year.” 

Outside of her coursework, Wicha participated in activist performance projects in Berlin. She became a part of a feminist theater group called Madalena Berlin, joining in a street performance on International Women's Day. She also participated in a flash mob-style performance with the non-partisan movement Extinction Rebellion, which aimed to draw attention to the diminishment of biodiversity.

Read more in this article from CEU.

Post Date: 08-15-2024