Russian Institute of Theatre Arts

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″N 37°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

The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (Russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС, romanizedRossiyskiy institut teatralnogo iskusstva – GITIS) is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, the school was founded on 22 September 1878 as the Shostakovsky Music School. It became the School of Music and Drama of the Moscow Philharmonic Society in 1883, was elevated to the status of a conservatory in 1886 during which time the institution was colloquially referred to as the Philharmonic Conservatory. It was renamed the Institute of Music and Drama in 1918, and was known as the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts (GITIS) from 1934 to 1991.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Shostakovsky" in The 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. ISBN 978-0-253-34871-5.
  3. ^ Ėfros, Anatoliĭ; Thomas, James, translator (2006). The Joy of Rehearsal: Reflections on interpretation and Practice, p. 209. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-0-8204-6338-4.
  4. ^ Hartnoll, Phyllis (1983). The Oxford Companion to the Theatre, p. 742. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-211546-1. Snippet view at Google Books.