Russian Academy of Theatre Arts
Zbrueva, Leonid Leonidov , Mickhail Tarkhanov (Moskvin), Vasily Sakhnovsky, Olga Pyzhova, Boris Bibikov, Olga Androvskaya, Yosif Raevsky, Vasily Orlov, Andrey Lobanov, Mikhail Astangov, Ilya Sudakov, Yury Zavadsky. After the beginning of Second World War in September - October 1941 the education process in GITIS has been temporarily stopped. Many of them had been honored with a highest military awards, including a Hero of the USSR, which N.Kachuevskaya was honored post-mortem. In post-war years GITIS is widely growing.The Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (Russian: Российская академия театрального искусства) was founded in 1878 and is the largest and oldest theatrical arts school in Russia. Clubs by interests and the club movement actively developed those years, were the main stimulus for the subsequent creation of theatrically-instructor classes on the basis of already disbanded GITIS.
The main principle student-teacher-student is the major in selection of the pedagogical staff, therefore many teachers of Academy today are graduates of the GITIS. Today the Russian Academy of Theater Arts (GITIS) is integrated into world system of theatrical education. Petrovsky - dean), opera (Konstantin Saradzhev - dean ) and choreography (N.
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). GITIS today is still the recognized leader in this area. On 2 August 1931 by decision of Sovnarkom RSFSR About reorganization of system of art education in RSFSR , regulated activity of art higher educational institutions has been published.
Few new faculties were organized. The official date of its formation was 17September 1922.
The founder and a head of the faculty was Igor Sharoev. Then the faculty of musical theater has been created . In 1946 faculty of a choreography has been created.
The opera branch has been transformed all over again to branch of musical theater directing. Many GITIS graduates, students and teachers were fighting at several fronts.
As a logic end of this process was an opening of directing-pedagogical faculty on September, 15th, 1930. By the plan GITIS should unite three major branches of a theatrical arts, drama, opera and choreography. In June 1923, the State Practical Institute of Choreography joined GITIS as faculty and a plan was accomplished.
The GITIS Front Theater was organized out of acting and directing faculties graduates in the summer of 1942 in Saratov. Its partners are theatrical schools of the Great Britain (Middlesex University, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Theatrical school in Guildford), France (the National Conservatory of Drama Art in Paris, the Higher National School of Theatrical Art in Lyons), Holland (Theatrical academy in Amsterdam), Germany (the International Theatrical Center in Berlin), Israel (Theatrical school Beit-Tsvi), Italy (Silvio De Amiko Academy of Drama Art in Rome), USA (Colgate University, Cornell University) and more. There are 8 faculties at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS).
It made its contribution to a movement of front theaters in Second World War. Since 1958 GITIS Educational Theater was opened.
In 1992 the faculty of scenography was opened. In 1991, the status of academy has been given to GITIS , and Institute has been renamed into the Russian Academy of Theater Arts – GITIS. For one thousand four hundred eighteen days of war the theater has given more than one thousand and five hundred performances.
Approximately 1500 students, qualification-advancement students, and post-graduate students from various countries study at GITIS. The Academy 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. At each faculty there are department(s) corresponding to the specialisation of students’ training.
In 1931, the theater critics faculty has been organized with classes of Russian and West-European theater history. According to the Charter, the School was a department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The acclaimed masters of Russian Musical culture as Rodolph Erlikh, Serge Koussevitsky and Erdely taught at the school.
Three more years after the second opening GITIS existed as part of Theatrical Combine. In July 1935 Theatrical Combine again transformed to the State Institute of Theatrical Art with three faculties: production management (with three years training), directing (with four years training), acting (with four years training). In 1925 the Central technical school of a theatrical art (CETETIS) an educational institution with the four-year training was created. In 1926, on the basis of graduates of GITIS and CETETIS theatre, Musical Drama in Zamoskvorechye has been generated.
Saricheva, B. The tradition of drama classes to finish training by performance was also acquired by musical classes where opera performances were staged, and also programs of a student s symphonic orchestra.
On August, 5th, 1946 the directing faculty stepped forward with the new initiative, to open at faculty three branches: opera, directing and ballet. On 24 October 1903 The Charter of Musical-Drama School of the Moscow Philharmonic Society under the protection of Her Imperial Highness Princess Elisaveta Fedorovna was approved.
Three faculty were organized, dramatic( A. They were under the patronage of Grand Duke Nikolai.
Besides, there are 9 inter-faculty departments to provide students with all-round education in the performing arts and the humanities.Upon a completion of the full-time Graduate Course at a chosen faculty the student receives a diploma of the higher education at Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) with a Magister’s qualification in the applicable specialty in the Arts. The main principle student-teacher-student is the major in selection of the pedagogical staff, therefore many teachers of Academy today are graduates of the GITIS. . Sushkevich, N.
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. GITIS Theater well known for many theater productions and playing the major role in preparation of students for all theatrical specialties.
It was the first-ever experience of vocational training of directors. This association received the name of State Institute of Theatrical Art – GITIS.
Traditions of Academy is in continuity. And on October 1st of the same year the theatrical high school was created by Sovnarkom order which has received the name already familiar to all - GITIS.
The graduates of the school at that time were composer Vasily Kalinnikov and a great Russian opera singer Leonid Sobinov. The faculty began to prepare directors, heads of professional theaters, large working clubs, palaces of culture and acting teachers.
In 1931 for the first time in Europe higher school preparation of experts in the field of the organization of theatrical business has begun - the management faculty which has existed up to 1939. In 1975, the faculty of a circus art is created.
The Faculty of those years in GITIS were such known theatrical figures as Serafima Birman, Leonid Baratov, Boris Mordvinov, E. In 1974 has found the second life the producer s faculty, set as to itself the purpose formation of highly skilled managers of a wide structure, not only for theaters but also for TV, show business, cinema and circus.
Rakhmanov - dean). It 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.
In 1924 existing theatrical institutes of Moscow and Petersburg have been closed by Sovnarkom Edict because .. In 1964, the directing faculty begun to prepare a variety show directors and in 1973 the variety directing faculty was organized.
The school 1898 class graduates were Olga Knipper, Margarita Savitskaya, Vsevolod Meyerhold. In 1902, the school moved into the antique Soldatenkov Family building at Maly Kislovsky, where it has been located since. of Quality lacks of theatrical education , but nevertheless it was authorized to GITIS to make release of students in the accelerated order.
Skill of young musicians has allowed to act accompanied by this orchestra of Pablo de Sarasate, to Sergei Rachmaninoff, Leonid Sobinov, Feodor Chaliapin, Anton Arensky, and others. Since the Revolution in Russia of 1917, the Musical-Drama School has undergone a number of reorganization and changes of names caused by reformation in the state education system. In August 1922, the school was renamed the State Institute of Musical Drama and was united with Vsevolod Meyerhold s State Theatrical Workshops. GITIS students were evacuated from Moscow to Saratov on October 23rd.
