Programme Guide - Study in Poland

Akademia Teatralna
im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza
w Warszawie
The Aleksander Zelwerowicz
Theatre Academy
address: ul. Miodowa 22/24
00-246 Warsaw, Poland
phone: + 48 22 831 02 16-18
fax: + 48 22 831 91 01
e-mail:rektorat@at.edu.pl
internet: www.at.edu.pl
The oldest and the largest theatre school in Poland; the only which provides students
with both practical and theoretical education. It was established in 1932 as State
Institute of Theatrical Arts (PIST). Its first headmaster and dean of the Acting
Department was Aleksander Zelwerowicz. In 1996 according to the bill of the Polish
Parliament the official name was changed into the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre
Academy. Students from different years and departments are given the opportunity to
lead and accomplish common practices and artistic projects. The curriculum on every
department undergoes permanent modofications in order to provide its graduates with
the knowlegde and skills needed in variable world of theatre and the new media.
International cooperation
As for the international activity, first of all, the school organizes the International
Theatre Schools Festival (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009) and the International Festival
of Puppetry Theatre Schools (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010). Around 15 schools, not
only from Europe, but also from all over the world (Israel, Japan, China, Mexico,
Australia, the US) participated in each of those. The Academy takes part in several
exchange programs: bilateral ones (Polish - Japanese Drama Academy, cooperation
with St. Petersburg Academy) and multilateral ones (Teatro Figura Europa Cultura
2000), as well as the researching progammes (Inter}Artes). The school's teachers and
students participate in all important theatre festivals (among others Istropolitana Project
in Bratislava, Festival Setkání/Encounter in Brno, "Singing Mask" in Saint Petersburg).
The Academy is a member of the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA). It
also participates in student exchange program Erasmus.
Programmes in Polish:
l aktorstwo (Acting)
l reżyseria (Directing)
l wiedza o teatrze (Theatre Studies)
www.at.edu.pl
The Aleksander Zelwerowicz
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