Rasmus Benjamin Cromme

Rasmus Benjamin Cromme serves as Lecturer in Comparative Dramaturgy and Research Associate at the Institute of Theatre Studies, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), where he has been active since 2013. His multifaceted role includes coordinating the BA Theatre Studies program, serving in LMU's cross-departmental teaching directorate, and contributing to the university's continuing education program in Theatre Management.

His academic foundation combines dramaturgy, English literature, and business administration studies at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Bavarian Theatre Academy August Everding. He earned his doctorate through research on the Gärtnerplatztheater's institutional profiling ('Thalien's Legacy at Gärtnerplatz') and later contributed as a postdoctoral fellow to the historical study of the Bavarian State Opera ('How to Become What You Are – The Bavarian State Opera Before and After 1945').

Cromme's research investigates critical intersections of theatre studies, dramaturgical practice, and institutional transformation, with particular focus on contemporary performing arts ecosystems and opera history. His work on the DFG-funded 'Crisis Structures of the Arts' project analyzes how performing arts organizations navigate structural challenges, reflecting his dual perspective as both scholar and former theatre practitioner.

Through his coordination of LMU's BA Theatre Studies program and doctoral platform for art studies, Cromme mentors emerging scholars while leveraging his pre-academic experience at Munich's Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz and Bavarian State Opera. This practical background informs his approach to theatre management education and his analysis of cultural institution evolution.