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Russian Institute of Theatre Arts

Not to be confused with theRussian State Institute of Performing Artsin St Petersburg

TheRussian Institute of Theatre Arts(GITIS) (Russian:Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС,romanized:Rossiyskiy institut teatralnogo iskusstva – GITIS) is the largest and oldest independenttheatrical arts schoolin Russia. Located in Moscow, the school was founded on 22 September 1878 as theShostakovsky Music School.It became theSchool of Music and Drama of the Moscow Philharmonic Societyin 1883, was elevated to the status of a conservatory in 1886 during which time the institution was colloquially referred to as thePhilharmonic Conservatory.It was renamed theInstitute of Music and Dramain 1918, and was known as theLunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts(GITIS) from 1934 to 1991.[1][2][3][4]

Russian Institute of Theatre Arts – GITIS
Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС
Former names
State Institute of Theatre Arts (Gosudarstvenniy institut teatralnogo iskusstva/GITIS)
TypePublic
Established22 November 1878
RectorГригорий Заславский
Head of International DepartmentNatalia Plusnina
Academic staff
185
Students1,500
Location
Moscow
,
Russia
,
Russian Federation

55°45′18″N37°36′11″E/ 55.755°N 37.603°E/55.755; 37.603
CampusUrban
Websitegitis.net/en/
Building details
GITIS
Map
General information
Location6 Maly Kislovsky, Moscow

Mission and background

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GITIS trains students in various professions in the theatrical arts (includingballet,acting,etc.) and simultaneously provides a traditionaluniversity educationin liberal arts andhumanities.Approximately 1,500 students, qualification-advancement students, and post-graduate students from various countries study at GITIS.[5]

History

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Nineteenth century

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The university 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. In 1883 the Society was renamed the MoscowPhilharmonic Societyand the school obtained the status of Specialized School of Music and Drama, subordinated by the Society.

Drama classes of the musical-drama school were headed by actors, teachers and theatrical figures such asAlexander Yuzhin(1883–1889),Osyp Pravdin(1889–1891) andVladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko(1891–1901). The 1898 class graduates includedOlga Knipper,Margarita Savitskaya,andVsevolod Meyerhold.[6]

Twentieth century

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In 1902, the school moved into the antique Soldatenkov Family building at Maly Kislovsky, where it has been located since. 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. According to the Charter, the School was a department of theMinistry of Internal Affairs.

Since theRevolution in Russiaof 1917, the Musical-Drama School has undergone a number of reorganization and changes of names caused by reforms in the state education system. In August 1922, the school was renamed the State Institute of Musical Drama and was joined withVsevolod Meyerhold's State Theatrical Workshops. This association received the name of State Institute of Theatrical Art – GITIS. The official date of its formation was 17 September 1922.

In June 1923, the State Practical Institute of Choreography joined GITIS as a separate department and the plan was achieved.

In 1924, the existing theatrical institutes of Moscow and St.Petersburg were closed bySovnarkomEdictbecause "of failures in the quality of theatrical education," but in spite of this, GITIS was authorized to graduate students in the accelerated manner. 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. 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 inZamoskvorechyehas been generated.

On 2 August 1931 by decision ofSovnarkomRSFSR"About reorganization of system of art education in RSFSR", regulated activity of art higher educational institutions has been published. And on 1 October of the same year the theatrical high school was created bySovnarkomorder which has received the name already familiar to all – GITIS.

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). The Faculty of those years in GITIS were such known theatrical figures asSerafima Birman,Leonid Baratov,Boris Mordvinov,Boris Sushkevich,Leonid Leonidov,Mikhail Tarkhanov,Vasily Sakhnovsky,Olga Pyzhova,Boris Bibikov,Olga Androvskaya,Yosif Raevsky,Vasily Orlov,Andrey Lobanov,Mikhail Astangov,Ilya Sudakov,Yury Zavadsky.

World War Two

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After the beginning of Second World War in September – October 1941 the education process in GITIS has been temporarily stopped. GITIS students were evacuated from Moscow toSaratovon 23 October. The GITIS Front Theater was organized out of acting and directing faculties graduates in the summer of 1942 in Saratov. It made its contribution to a movement of front theaters in Second World War. For one thousand four hundred eighteen days of war the theater has given more than one thousand and five hundred performances. Many GITIS graduates, students and teachers were fighting at several fronts.

Post-war years

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In post-war years GITIS is widely growing. Few new faculties were organized. In 1946 faculty of achoreographyhas been created. Since 1958 GITIS Educational Theater was opened.GITIS Theaterknown for many theaterproductionsand playing the major in preparation of students for all theatrical specialties.

In 1991, the status ofacademyhas been given to GITIS, and Institute has been renamed into the Russian Academy of Theater Arts – GITIS.

Present day

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Today the Russian University of Theatre Arts (GITIS) is integrated into the world system of theatrical education. There are 8 faculties at the Russian University of Theatre Arts (GITIS).

Faculties

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Acting,Directing,Musical Theater,Theater Studies,Choreography,New Directions in Performing Arts,ProducingandScenography.

Alumni

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See also:Category:Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni

References

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  1. ^"Shostakovsky"inThe New International Encyclopædia,second edition, volume XXI, p. 49. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company (1916).
  2. ^Taylor, Philip S. (2007).Anton Rubinstein: A Life in Music,p. 201.Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press.ISBN978-0-253-34871-5.
  3. ^Ėfros, Anatoliĭ; Thomas, James, translator (2006).The Joy of Rehearsal: Reflections on interpretation and Practice,p. 209.New York: Peter Lang.ISBN978-0-8204-6338-4.
  4. ^Hartnoll, Phyllis (1983).The Oxford Companion to the Theatre,p. 742. Oxford: Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-211546-1.Snippet viewatGoogle Books.
  5. ^"Russian Ballet CampGITIS Overview "(in Russian). russianballetcamp. Archived fromthe originalon 23 January 2010.Retrieved9 October2009.
  6. ^Gladkov, Aleksandr; Law, Alma, translator and editor (1997).Meyerhold Speaks/Meyerhold Rehearses,p. 4. Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers.ISBN978-90-5702-044-5.Routledge 2004 paperback reprint:ISBN978-90-5702-045-2.Limited viewatGoogle Books.
  7. ^Igor Korošec, Russian-Slovenian actor in Hollywood
  8. ^"Angel Gutierrez".2 April 2017.Retrieved6 August2020.
  9. ^"Chekhov and Angel Gutierrez".doi:10.1080/14753820.2016.1248354.S2CID193657586.{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help)
  10. ^"Савелий Крамаров (биография)".Retrieved20 March2014.
  11. ^Марис-Рудольф Эдуардович Лиепа. Биографическая справка
  12. ^Scollon, Michael (24 January 2020)."A Foul-Mouthed Culture Minister Who Hates Museums? Russia May Have One Now – And Some Say It's An Improvement".Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.Retrieved26 January2020.
  13. ^Moscow Art Theatre Biography profile
  14. ^Биография Аллы Пугачевой
  15. ^СИНЕЛЬЩИКОВА Лариса Васильевна
  16. ^Selimi

Sources

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  • A. Yu. SmoliakovТот самый ГИТИС.– (Moscow: Алгоритм-Книга, 2004. – 288 p.) –ISBN5-9265-0141-5.
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