Institut del Teatre | |
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Location | |
Plaça Margarita Xirgu, s/n, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain | |
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School type | Public |
Established | 1913 |
Founder | Adrià Gual |
Status | Active |
Specialist | Ballet. Drama. Arts |
President | Jordi Font i Cardona |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 12 to 25 |
Number of students | Approximately 800 |
Campuses | Institut del Teatre Barcelona Institut del Teatre Terrassa Institut del Teatre Vic |
Website | [1] |
The Theatre Institute (Institut del Teatre in Catalan) is a public institution dedicated to training in the performing arts, classical dance, contemporary and Spanish as well as in theater, film, choreography, etc. It was created in 1913 in Barcelona by Adrià Gual. It belongs to the Province of Barcelona and aims to teaching the performing arts, the organization of congresses, conferences, exhibitions, and research of any form of performing arts. It is currently led by Jordi Font.
The continuous growth of the institution and the complexity of its management, derived mainly from the diverse legal regulations and standards that are applied in one or another area of his performance - advised, in 1990, constituted the as an autonomous body, which also allows you to streamline management and improve resource utilization . The autonomous body Theatre Institute of Barcelona Provincial Council, therefore, is endowed with legal personality and its own patrimony, with the ability to act necessary for the fulfillment of its purposes . These purposes are: The formal education and non- formal education of the performing arts . The production and organization of conferences, courses, conferences, festivals, exhibitions and other activities and training in various specialties and promotion of the performing arts . The publishing activities, documentation, research and research in the field that is proper . The Theatre Institute is governed by General Statutes and Regulations approved by the Board of the Province of Barcelona in 2001 and 2002 respectively, by the Organic Regulation of the Province of Barcelona and the local legislation and sectoral legislation Teaching art and culture by regulating the activity of the Institute. Consists of a General Council, a Governing Board and a Management Board as the governing bodies
1913-1939: from the founding to defeat republicana. 1913: creation of the Escola Catalana d'art Dramàtic (ECAD), within the framework of the Conservatori del Liceu, from 1837 (Liceu Filarmònico-Dramàtic de Montsió) because it contained dramatic disciplines. This is one of the first works of cultural Affairs of Enric Prat de la Riba, still from the Diputació de Barcelona. Adrià Gual is the founder-director. Their idea is to articulate a platform that addresses education, research, creation and dissemination, so that it constitutes a powerful instrument for the modernisation of the Catalan scene.
1915: Autonomisation of the ECAD, with a Board of Trustees itself created by the provincial government. 1917: the Barcelona City Council joins the Board of Trustees, along with the provincial government. Publication of the "Catalan Gazette of dramatic Art".
1919: Award for dramatic works. 1920: Created the Mancomunitat de Catalunya, occupies the site of the provincial government on the Board of Trustees.
1923: Incorporation, ECAD, the Museum of theatre, dance and music of the Barcelona City Council (created by Marc-Jesus Bertrand). Home of the studies of Scenography. Beginning of the publication of the Theatrical Library. Primo de Rivera's dictatorship: the difficulties and the hispanicization. 1926: Dissolved the Commonwealth, the County Council alone assumes ECAD.