Russian State Institute of Performing Arts

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Russian State Institute of Performing Arts
Российский государственный институт сценических искусств
Building at Mokhovaya Street
TypePerforming arts
Established1779
Location,
Websitewww.rgisi.ru/en/

The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (

theatre school in Saint Petersburg
. It is the oldest Russian state theatre school, being founded in 1779, and has incorporated several mergers of other institutions during its history, including the Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatre Institute and the Leningrad Institute of Art History.

It is located at 34 Mokhovaya Street.

History

The college was originally founded in 1779 at the Emperor's Theatre in St Petersburg,[1] and is the oldest theatre school in Russia.[2] Over the course of its history, the institute has been reorganised and renamed several times.

A growing theatre school assimilated the St Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy, along with several independent theatre classes and schools in the city.[3] One of the most notable was the School of Acting (or Acting Skills School,[4] or School of Theatrical Skills[5]) which had been founded in 1918.[4] Leonid Sergeevich Vivian was appointed professor at the school in 1940 and from 1957 was head of the acting department. He was later awarded the Order of Lenin and a number of other medals and awards.[5][6]

After World War II, the institute (then named Leningrad Ostrovsky Institute of the Theatre or variant translation) was headed by Yuri Slonimsky (1902-1978[7]), followed in 1951 by Vera Krasovskaya (who had studied there since 1946),[8] then Galina Dobrovolskaya.[9]

In 1958 the State Research Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography was created.[10]

The School of Acting was absorbed in 1961,

A. N. Ostrovsky and also known as the A. N. Ostrovsky Leningrad State Theatre Institute) and the Leningrad Institute of Art History.[4] The former research institute was deprived of its autonomy and became a department of the new institute, with the vlue of its music collection apparently overlooked.[10]

In 1993 it was renamed to St Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy.[3] English translations of past names have varied, and include St Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy,[11] St Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy,[3] St Petersburg Academy of Theatre Arts,[2] St Petersburg Theatre College,[3] and Leningrad Theatre Institute.[12]

Its style of instruction has also changed: from the

classical theatre in the "Emperor's Theatre School" to workshops under renowned stage director Vsevolod Meyerhold in the 1910s and 1920s, through to its current approach.[11][1]

Well-known actor Georgiy Zhzhonov trained as an actor at the school (variously referred to as "Leningrad Theatrical School" and "Leningrad State Theatre College" in the sources) under director Sergei Gerasimov in the 1930s,[13] graduating in 1935.[14]

Location

The institute occupies historic buildings built in the early 20th century. Its main building, a three-storey building at 34 Mokhovaya Street, is an example of modern architecture.[3]

The building was constructed between 1902 and 1904 by Jules-Louis-Auguste Benois [ru] and Aleksandr Vladovsky [ru], and became the home of N. V. Bezobrazova, wife of Russian general Vladimir Mikhailovich Bezobrazov [ru]. In 1922, after the Russian Revolution, the building was given to the Bryantsev Youth Theatre, and in 1962 to LGITMiK.[15][16]

Instruction

It is the largest professional theatre school in Europe, with faculty numbering more than 330, around 230 support staff, and over 1550 students.

Russian Academy of Theatre Arts in Moscow.[4]

Along with instruction in traditional classical theatre, the school employs the

It offers BA, MA, and

production,[17] criticism and theatre management.[4] It covers a range of performing arts: drama, musical theatre, puppetry, variety shows, and television.[1]

The institute also hosts various international festivals, conferences and competitions, as well as student and teacher exchange programs.[1]

Former staff and alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Russia – St. Petersburg". E:UTSA – Europe: Union of Theatre Schools and Academies. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "St-Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy". Theatre Union of Russia (RTLB). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Viven, Leonid Sergeevich". TheFreeDictionary.com. 1 August 1966. Retrieved 18 August 2022. From The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979).
  6. ^ "Vivien Leonid Sergeevich". Лимузин Ельцина выставлен на продажу - Знаменитости. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. JSTOR 1567478
    . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. New York Times. 21 August 1999. Archived from the original
    on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  9. ^ Inozemtseva, Galina; Federenko, Elena G. (2005). "Russia". In Cohen, Selma Jeanne (ed.). The International Encyclopedia of Dance. Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press.
  10. ^ . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "About us". Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (Главная - Российский государственный институт сценических искусств). 6 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  12. . Retrieved 18 August 2022 – via Oxford Reference.
  13. ^ Khokhryakova, Svetlana (21 March 2015). "Georgiy Zhzhonov's Russian Cross". ФОНД РУССКИЙ МИР. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Georgiy Zhzhonov Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor". Russia-InfoCentre (in Latin). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Реставрацию главного корпуса РГИСИ на Моховой улице в Петербурге проведут до 2024 года" [Russian State Institute of Performing Arts Main Building to be restored in 2024] (in Russian). Sobaka.ru. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Конкурс на реставрацию комплекса РГИСИ в Петербурге объявят в 2020 году" [Restoration Tender on RSIPA Main Building to Open in 2020] (in Russian). TASS. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Education". Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (Главная - Российский государственный институт сценических искусств). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  18. . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Essential Stage Fencing: Training Manual for Actors, by Rozinsky, Edward [blurb]". amazon.com.au. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Valery Kukhareshin". Mariinsky Theatre. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

Further reading

  • Stanislavsky in Practice: Actor Training in Post-Soviet Russia by Vreneli Farber (New York: Peter Lang, 2008),

External links

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