▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁the ater ▁work ▁ ▁Hoff mann ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁the ater ▁director , ▁studied ▁stage ▁direct ing ▁and ▁dram atur gy ▁at ▁the ▁Ernst ▁Bus ch ▁Academy ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Arts ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁He ▁holds ▁an ▁M . A . ▁from ▁Das Ar ts : ▁School ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Research ▁in ▁Theater ▁and ▁Dance ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁Amsterdam ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Arts . ▁His ▁early ▁work ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁post d ram atic ▁theatre , ▁not ▁based ▁on ▁dram atic ▁text . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Hoff mann ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁dram atur g ▁under ▁Tom ▁St rom berg ▁at ▁Theater ▁At ▁The ▁Tower ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Theater ▁Am ▁Tur m ▁or ▁T AT ) ▁in ▁Frankfurt , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁such ▁direct ors ▁as ▁R ene ▁Pol les ch , ▁Stefan ▁P uch er , ▁Re za ▁Abd oh , ▁Need company , ▁Michael ▁La ub , ▁Jan ▁Fab re , ▁Bak tr u ppen , ▁G ob ▁Squad , ▁and ▁He iner ▁Go ebb els . ▁With ▁St rom berg ▁Hoff mann ▁organized ▁Theater ▁Out lines , ▁the ▁performing - arts ▁program ▁of ▁Document a ▁X ▁in ▁K ass el ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Hoff mann ▁started ▁his ▁museum ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁intern ▁at ▁the ▁Port ikus ▁Kunst h alle ▁Frankfurt ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁followed ▁by ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Dia ▁Art ▁Foundation