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Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (English: French National Academy of Dramatic Arts) Address 2 bis rue du Conservatoire
75009 Paris, FranceInformation Established -1795 (as a part of the Conservatoire de Paris)
-1946 (as the standalone Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique)Authority French Ministry of Culture and Communication. Campus type Urban Alumni see article Website cnsad.fr The Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD) (English: French National Academy of Dramatic Arts) is France's national drama academy in Paris. It is a higher education institution run by the French Ministry of Culture, and widely considered the most selective and prestigious acting school in France.
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History
The Conservatoire was founded as a part of the Conservatoire de Paris in 1795, making it the oldest acting school in Continental Europe. It split in 1946, one school for the dramatic arts, and the other for music and dance, known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP).
Admissions
The Conservatoire offers a three-year study program, with the CNSAD diploma awarded on completion.[1] The school admits approximately thirty students per year (usually fifteen men and fifteen women), as well as some invited foreign trainees (stagiaires étrangers). The school has a rigorous three-round competitive selection process, with only two percent to three percent of applicants gaining admittance.[1] A stage directing program was launched in 2001.
Location
Le Conservatoire, the school's main building, is located on the rue du Conservatoire in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Its famous theatre, built in 1811 by the architect Delannoy, was the site of Hector Berlioz's debut opera, as well as the first French performances of Beethoven's Third and Fifth Symphonies.
Notable alumni
External links
References
- ^ a b "CNSAD - Presentation". CNSAD. http://www.cnsad.fr/interface.php. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Nathalie Baye CNSAD alumni". accessed 29 January 2011. http://www.rueduconservatoire.fr/eleve/4a22faf3a6b14/nathalie_baye.
- ^ "Lily Bloom CNSAD alumni". accessed 29 January 2011. http://www.rueduconservatoire.fr/eleve/4a22faf4345f2/lily_bloom.
- ^ "Nicole Garcia CNSAD alumni". accessed 30 January 2011. http://www.rueduconservatoire.fr/eleve/4a22faf7c65a5/nicole_garcia.
- ^ "Anna Mouglalis CNSAD alumni". accessed 30 January 2011. http://www.rueduconservatoire.fr/eleve/4a22fafa31ced/anna_mouglalis.
- ^ "Jacques Villeret CNSAD alumni". accessed 30 January 2011. http://www.rueduconservatoire.fr/eleve/4a22fafd0c312/jacques_villeret.
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