Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy
The College has been reorganised and renamed many times. Established in 1779, it is the oldest and largest institution of its kind in Russia. The Academy is the oldest and largest institution of its kind in Russia.Its present name dates from 1993. 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 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. Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy (Russian: Са́нкт-Петербу́рская госуда́рственная акаде́мия театра́льного иску́сства, СПбГАТИ) is a theatre school in Saint Petersburg.
The best performances are moved to leading theatres of Saint Petersburg, such as the Alexandrinsky Theatre, the Lensovet Theatre, etc. .
