The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw

The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw (Polish: Akademia Teatralna im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza) is a public higher education institution in Warsaw, Poland. Its focus is on the theatre arts. Its in the Collegium Nobilium.

History

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 the National Higher School of Theatre (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna) and received a patron (Aleksander Zelwerowicz) in 1955. In 1962 it received certification as a higher education institution. It received its current name in 1996.

Rectors

1946–1949: Leon Schiller
1949–1967: Jan Kreczmar
1970–1981: Tadeusz Łomnicki
Władysław Krasnowiecki
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Andrzej Łapicki
Jan Englert
Lech Śliwonik
Andrzej Strzelecki

References

History; official page of the institution (Polish)

External links

Homepage

Coordinates: 52°14′54″N 21°00′26″E / 52.24833°N 21.00722°E / 52.24833; 21.00722

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