Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy
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Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy is a public higher education institution in Warsaw
, Poland. It's focus is on the theatre
arts.
It was originally founded in Łódź in 1946, and moved to Warsaw in 1949. It continues the tradition of the National Institute of Theatre Arts (Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej) founded in Łódź in 1932. It was originally named National Higher Threatre School (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna), and received a patron (Aleksander Zelwerowicz
) in 1955. In 1962 it received a certification as a higher education
institution. Its received its current name in 1996.
It's located in the Collegium Nobilium
.
Rectors:
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland. It's focus is on the theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
arts.
It was originally founded in Łódź in 1946, and moved to Warsaw in 1949. It continues the tradition of the National Institute of Theatre Arts (Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej) founded in Łódź in 1932. It was originally named National Higher Threatre School (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna), and received a patron (Aleksander Zelwerowicz
Aleksander Zelwerowicz
Aleksander Zelwerowicz was a Polish actor, director, theatre president and a teacher. He received the Order of Polonia Restituta and is one of the Polish Righteous among the Nations....
) in 1955. In 1962 it received a certification as a higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
institution. Its received its current name in 1996.
It's located in the Collegium Nobilium
Collegium Nobilium
-Olomouc:Following the Thirty Years' War, the education in Moravia was firmly in the hands of Jesuits. Moravian nobility were keen to expand the range of areas taught at the University of Olomouc beyond just theology and philosophy. Despite opposition from the Jesuits, the Emperor Leopold I...
.
Rectors:
- 1946–1949: Leon SchillerLeon SchillerLeon Schiller de Schildenfeld was a Polish theater and film director, critic and theoretician. He was also a composer and wrote theater and radio screenplays....
- 1949–1967: Jan KreczmarJan KreczmarJan Kreczmar was a Polish theatre and film actor.Brother of actor and director Jerzy Kreczmar, he was married to actress Justyna Kreczmarowa.-Selected filmography:* Family Life...
- 1970–1981: Tadeusz Łomnicki
- Władysław Krasnowiecki
- Tadeusz Łomnicki
- Andrzej Łapicki
- Jan EnglertJan EnglertJan Englert is a Polish film actor. He has appeared in over 60 films since 1957.-Selected filmography:* Liberation * Salt of the Black Earth * Pearl in the Crown * Osadeni Dushi...
- Lech Śliwonik
- Andrzej Strzelecki