Russian Academy of Theatre Arts
| Российский Университет театрального искусства — ГИТИС | |
GITIS
6 Maly Kislovsky, Moscow |
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Former names
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State Institute of Theatre Arts (Gosudarstvenniy Institut Teatralnogo Iskustva / GITIS) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 22 November 1878 |
| Rector | Professor Karina Melik-Pashaeva |
| Head of International Department | Natalia Plusnina |
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Academic staff
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185 |
| Students | 1,500 |
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Moscow, Russia, Russian Federation Coordinates: 55°45′18″N 37°36′11″E / 55.755°N 37.603°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Russian University of Theatre Arts (GITIS) |
The Russian University of Theatre Arts (Russian: Российский университет театрального искусства — ГИТИС) was founded on 22 September 1878 as the Shestakovsky Music School, became the Musico-Dramatic School of the Moscow Philharmonic Society in 1883, and was elevated to the status of a conservatory in 1886. Known as the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts (GITIS) from 1934 to 1991, it is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia and is located in Moscow.
GITIS trains students in various professions in the theatrical arts (including ballet, acting, etc.) and simultaneously provides a traditional university education in liberal arts and humanities. Approximately 1500 students, qualification-advancement students, and post-graduate students from various countries study at GITIS.
The University was founded as the Shestakovskiy Music School for Coming People in Moscow at the end of the 19th century, patronized by the Society of Musical and Dramatic Arts Lovers. In 1883 the Society was renamed the Moscow Philharmonic Society and the school obtained the status of Musical-Drama Specialized School subordinated by the Society. They were under the patronage of Grand Duke Nikolai. Subsequently the School has been equal in the rights to higher educational institutions - conservatories that has been fixed by the new charter approved by Emperor under the petition of Great Princess Elizabeth Fedorovna.
Drama classes of the musical-drama school were headed by well known actors, teachers and theatrical figures such as Alexander Yuzhin (1883–1889), Osyp Pravdin (1889–1891) and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1891–1901). The 1898 class graduates included Olga Knipper, Margarita Savitskaya, and Vsevolod Meyerhold.
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