Type Performing arts Website www.tart.spb.ru Total enrollment 1,454 (2013) | Established 1779 Phone +7 812 273-15-81 Founded 1779 | |
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Location Saint Petersburg, Russia Address Mokhovaya ul., 34, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 191028 Notable alumni Ivan Urgant, Mikhail Boyarskiy, Dmitriy Nagiev, Danila Kozlovsky, Egor Vladislavovich Druzhinin Similar St Petersburg State Uni, Saint Petersburg State Uni, Russian Academy of Theatr, Boris Shchukin Theatre I, Pushkin Leningrad State Uni Profiles | ||
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Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (Russian: Российский государственный институт сценических искусств) is a theatre school in Saint Petersburg. Established in 1779, it is the oldest and largest institution of its kind in Russia.
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History
The academy is the oldest and largest institution of its kind in Russia. The college has been reorganised and renamed many times. Its present name dates from 1993.
Structure of the academy
The largest institution of its kind in Russia, the academy now has approximately 950 full-time students with 200 faculty in four departments — Drama Department, Puppetry Department, Set Design and Stage Technology Department, and the Theatre Studies Department.
The Academy Theatre
The Academy Theatre gives public performances by students of the academy throughout the education process — from 10 to 16 different productions a year, amounting to between 150-180 public performances. The best performances are moved to leading theatres of Saint Petersburg, such as the Alexandrinsky Theatre, the Lensovet Theatre, etc.