Folkwang University of the Arts

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Folkwang University of the Arts

Folkwang Universität der Künste
Former names	Folkwangschule für Musik, Tanz und Sprechen (1927–63) Folkwang-Hochschule (1963–2010)
Established	1927 (1927)
Founder	Hein Heckroth Kurt Jooss Rudolf Schulz-Dornburg
Location	Essen , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany 51°23′15″N 7°00′16″E / 51.38750°N 7.00444°E / 51.38750; 7.00444
Campus	Multi-site
Website	folkwang-uni.de

The Folkwang University of the Arts is a university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies, located in four German cities of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1927, its traditional main location has been in the former Werden Abbey in Essen in the Ruhr area, with additional facilities in Duisburg, Bochum, and Dortmund, and, since 2010, at the Zeche Zollverein, a World Heritage Site also in Essen.^[1] The Folkwang University is home to the international dance company Folkwang Tanz Studio (FTS). Founded as Folkwangschule, its name was Folkwang Hochschule (Folkwang Academy) from 1963 until 2009.