Study at AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow

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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS IN KRAKOW

AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow is a state university established in 1946.

AST operates in three cities in southern Poland: Kraków, Bytom and Wrocław.

The Academy educates actors in four majors (dramatic and vocal acting, dance, theatre, puppetry) and directors (drama and puppetry theatre, dramaturgy).

Long-cycle programme ends with a graduate dissertation and a diploma performance, which leads to a Master of Arts degree. Each academic year there are more than 10 diploma productions premieres performed by students of the departments of acting.

The Academy has five departments, where there are 500 students, taught by 140 academic teachers. AST lecturers include those who are outstanding, artistically active creators of the Polish theatre. The proprietary programmes of the academic teachers are based on the individual master-student relationship. The Academy’s mission statement provides for the education of humanists, as well as theatre craftsmen. Students not only acquire solid professional skills, but also complete their studies as enlightened, open, curious, tolerant and creative people.

AST GOVERNING BODIES Rector: prof. dr hab. Dorota Segda Vice-rector: dr hab. Beata Guczalska Vice-rector for Wroclaw Branch: dr hab. Elżbieta Czaplińska-Mrozek Chancellor: Franciszek Gałuszka

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Academy graduates include: Krystian Lupa, Gustaw Holoubek, Jerzy Grotowski, Zbigniew Cybulski, Kalina Jędrusik, Jerzy Jarocki, Ryszard Cieślak, Maja Komorowska, Anna Polony, Jan Peszek, Wojciech Pszoniak, Jerzy Trela, Anna Seniuk, Jan Frycz, Jan Nowicki, Jerzy Stuhr, Anna Dymna, Krystian Lupa, Krzysztof Globisz, Anna Augustynowicz, Krzysztof Dracz, Bogusław Linda, Dorota Kolak, Mirosław Baka, Anna Radwan, Krzysztof Warlikowski, Dorota Segda, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Grzegorz Jarzyna, Maja Kleczewska, Kinga Preis, Robert Więckiewicz, Przemysław Bluszcz, Remigiusz Brzyk Tomasz Kot, Magdalena Cielecka, Maja Ostaszewska, Maciej Stuhr, Michał Zadara, Michał Borczuch, Krzysztof Garbaczewski, Magdalena Boczarska, Dawid Ogrodnik, Tomasz Schuchardt, Joanna Kulig 1

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Department of Acting in Kraków Field of study: acting, majors: drama acting, vocal acting Duration of study: 9 semesters

Dean: dr hab. Adam Nawojczyk Associate Dean: dr hab. Grzegorz Mielczarek

MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY: Dorota Segda, Anna Dymna, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Peszek, Paweł Miśkiewicz, Agnieszka Glińska, Roman Gancarczyk, Ewa Kaim, Anna Radwan, Grzegorz Mielczarek, Wojciech Leonowicz, Rafał Dziwisz, Urszula Grabowska, Marcin Czarnik, Wiktor Loga-Skarczewski, Szymon Czacki, Jacek Romanowski, Jacek Popiel, Dawid Ogrodnik

COURSES: basics of acting, working on the classical role, working on the contemporary role, prose, verse, speech, voice, singing, the body in space of stage, dancing techniques, camera acting

The Department of Acting in Kraków organizes film, dubbing and casting workshops and presentations of unconventional methods of working in theatre. Each year the Department runs workshops for Harvard University acting faculty students.

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Department of Drama Directing in Kraków Field of study: directing, majors: theatre directing, dramaturgy Duration of study: 10 semesters

Dean: dr hab. Iwona Kempa Associate Dean: dr Iga Gańczarczyk

MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY: Krystian Lupa, Mikołaj Grabowski, Tadeusz Bradecki, Rudolf Zioło, Ewa Kutryś, Barbara Hanicka, Józef Opalski, Jacek Orłowski, Remigiusz Brzyk, Michał Borczuch, Grzegorz Jarzyna

COURSES: directing and staging, dramaturgy, work with an actor, performance composition, drama analysis, adaptation, music in the theatre, space in the theatre

The Department of Drama Directing hosts an annual review of works by students of directing faculties in Poland – Forum of Young Directors.

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Department of Acting in Wrocław Field of study: acting, major: drama acting Duration of study: 9 semesters

Dean: dr hab. Bożena Klimczak Associate Dean: mgr Piotr Łukaszczyk

MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY: Krzysztof Dracz, Waldemar Krzystek, Wojciech Kościelniak, Elżbieta Czaplińska-Mrozek Krzesisława Dubiel-Hrydzewicz, Teresa Sawicka, Jerzy Bielunas, Adam Cywka, Jolanta Zalewska, Grzegorz Wojdon, Paulina Chapko, Jolanta Solarz-Szwed, Krzysztof Boczkowski, Cezary Iber, Katarzyna Strączek, Jagoda Szelc

COURSES: elementary acting tasks, basics of acting, verse, prose, working on the classical role, working on the contemporary role, speech, voice

The Department of Acting participates in the City Hall of Wrocław integration programme of local based artistic academies.

The programme gives rise to AST artistic projects and diploma performances. The cooperation established with The Grotowski Institute in Wrocław results in the permanent participation of the Department students in the workshops and artistic projects of the Institute.

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Department of Puppetry in Wrocław Field of study: puppetry acting Duration of study: 9 semesters Field of study: directing, major: directing of puppetry theatre Duration of study: 10 semesters Post-Graduate Directing Programme for Theatre for Children and Youth Duration of study: 4 semesters

Dean: dr hab. Ewelina Ciszewska Associate Dean: dr Anna Guzik, mgr Karolina Maciejaszek

MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY: Jolanta Góralczyk, Anna Kramarczyk, Aleksander Maksymiak, Izabela Jeżowska, Ewa Giedrojć, Mirosław Kocur, Ryszard Waksmund, Tomasz Man, Jacek Radomski, Ewelina Ciszewska, Krzysztof Grębski, Agata Kucińska, Arkadiusz Klucznik, Tomasz Maśląkowski, Wojciech Brawer, Aleksandra Pejcz, Joanna Gerigk, Błażej Wójcik

COURSES: contemporary scenes, classical scenes, poem interpretation, prose interpretation, song interpretation, speech technique and clarity, voice projection, puppetry techniques: object animation, puppet acting, glove-puppet acting, Javanese (puppet shadow-play) acting, marionette acting, acting in a mask (animal, antique, grotesque), dramaturgy, puppetry directing, performance composition, performance workshop

The Department of Puppetry is the organizer of the Metaforms International Festival of Puppetry Schools and participates actively in programme of integration of artistic academies supported by the City Hall of Wrocław.

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Department of Dance Theatre in Bytom Field of study: acting, major: acting in dance theatre Duration of study: 9 semesters Dean: dr hab. Monika Jakowczuk, Associate Dean: dr Anna Piotrowska

MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY: Jerzy Stuhr, Sylwia Hefczyńska-Lewandowska, Łucja Czarnecka, Józefa Zając-Jamróz, Błażej Peszek, Eryk Makohon, Michał Tobor, Przemysław Kania, Alexy Torgunakov

COURSES: contemporary and modern dance, classical dance technique, dance theatre forms, stage, Polish dance folklore, improvisation, anthropology of performing arts, the theory of theatrical productions

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RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES Research activities include studies into the methods of work of an actor, director and dramaturge as well as transformations in contemporary art.

AST organizes numerous conferences, executes research projects and runs various publishing activities.

AST THEATRE The AST Theatre operates in the cities of Kraków, Wrocław and Bytom.

The students’ of acting diploma performances, staged by outstanding directors, are presented on the AST Theatre’s 6 professionally equipped stages and at numerous theatre festivals in Poland and abroad.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AST has an extensive cooperation network with foreign countries: Austria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Slovakia and United Kingdom within the Erasmus+ Programme for 2014-2020 and under bilateral agreements (China, Israel, Russia, USA).

OTHER ACTIVITIES AST is also the organizer of many cultural and educational events targeted at a wide audience: Forum of Young Directors, Metaforms (for puppetry theatre), Open Days, Tischner Days, Science and Culture Festival, Lectures at the Global Stage.

ul. Straszewskiego 21-22 31-109 Kraków, Poland tel. +48 12 422 18 55 email: kancelaria@ast.krakow.pl www.ast.krakow.pl ul. Braniborska 59 53-680 Wrocław, Poland tel. +48 71 358 34 00 email: sekretariat@ast.wroc.pl www.ast.wroc.pl ul. Piłsudskiego 24a 41-902 Bytom, Poland tel. +48 32 283 02 72 email: wtt@ast.bytom.pl www.ast.bytom.pl