The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw ( pl, Akademia Teatralna im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza) is a public higher education institution in Warsaw, Poland. Its focus is on the theatre arts. It is headquartered in the Collegium Nobilium, an eighteenth-century building which formerly housed an elite boarding

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run by Piarist monks.

History

It was 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'') established in Łódź in 1932. It was founded as 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. Faculty members at the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw were or are predominantly working professionals in their fields, the most notable of these including: Leon Shiller, Erwin Axer, Aleksander Bardini,

Stanisława Wysocka Stanisława Wysocka (1877–1941) was a Polish actress and theatre director. Teacher of Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej. Filmography * '' Mocny człowiek'' (1929) * '' Ponad śnieg'' (1929) * ''Jaśnie pan szofer'' (1935) * '' Trędowata'' ...

, Henryk Elzenberg,

Stanisław Ossowski Stanisław Ossowski ( Lipno, 22 May 18977 November 1963, Warsaw) was one of Poland's most important sociologists. He held professorships at Łódź University (1945–47) and Warsaw University (1947–63). Life Ossowski first contributed to logi ...

Zofia Lissa Zofia Lissa (19 October 1908 – 26 March 1980) was a Polish music educator and musicologist. Life Zofia Lissa was born in Lemberg and studied piano and music theory at the Polish Music Society in Lviv. She continued her studies in musicology wit ...

, Edmund Wierciński,

Jan Kreczmar Jan Kreczmar (6 May 1908 in Warsaw - 29 August 1972 in Warsaw) was a Polish theatre and film actor.Jan Kreczmar
at ...

Stefan Jaracz Stefan Jaracz (24 December 1883 – 11 August 1945) was a Polish actor and theater producer. He served as the artistic director of Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw during the interwar period (1930–32), and within a short period raised its reputation ...

Maja Komorowska Maja Komorowska-Tyszkiewicz (born 23 December 1937) is a Polish film actress. She has appeared in over 35 films since 1970. Selected filmography * ''Family Life'' (1971) * ''A Woman's Decision'' (1975) * ''Budapest Tales'' (1976) * ''Spiral'' ...

, Bohdan Korzeniewski, Andrzej Łapicki, Zofia Mrozowska, Janina Mieczyńska, Marian Wyrzykowski,

Ludwik Sempoliński Ludwik Sempoliński (18 August 1899 – 17 April 1981) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in twenty films between 1935 and 1966. Selected filmography * ''Jaśnie pan szofer'' (1935) * '' Barbara Radziwiłłówna'' (1936) * '' Róża'' (1 ...

, Kazimierz Rudzki, Hanka Bielicka, Ignacy Gogolewski, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Jan Englert, Wiesław Komasa, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Gustaw Holoubek, Zygmunt Hűbner, Anna Seniuk.

Rectors

* 1946–1949: Leon Schiller * 1949–1967:

Jan Kreczmar Jan Kreczmar (6 May 1908 in Warsaw - 29 August 1972 in Warsaw) was a Polish theatre and film actor.Jan Kreczmar
at ...

* 1967–1970:

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* 1970–1981: Tadeusz Łomnicki * 1981–1987 and 1993–1996: Andrzej Łapicki * 1987–1993 and 1996–2002: Jan Englert * 2002–2008: Lech Śliwonik * 2008–2016:

Andrzej Strzelecki Andrzej Tadeusz Strzelecki (4 February 1952 – 17 July 2020), was a Polish actor, satirist, theatre director, screenplay writer and rector of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in the years 2008–2016. In 197 ...

* 2016–present: Wojciech Malajkat

Notable alumni

* Vanessa Aleksander * Piotr Adamczyk * Michał Bajor *

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* Martyna Byczkowska * Stanisława Celińska *

Andrzej Chyra Andrzej Chyra (born 27 August 1964) is a Polish actor and a member of the Polish Film Academy and the European Film Academy. Life and career He graduated from high school and in 1987 he graduated from the Acting Theater School in Warsaw. In 199 ...

Mateusz Damięcki Mateusz Damięcki (born 19 May 1981) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1993. Selected filmography *'' Karol: A Man Who Became Pope'' (2005) *''Jutro idziemy do kina ''Jutro idziemy do kina'' ...

* Paweł Domagała * Bożena Dykiel * Jan Englert * Adam Ferency *

Katarzyna Figura Katarzyna Małgorzata Figura (Polish pronunciation: ; born 22 March 1962) is a Polish film, theatre and television actress. She is sometimes billed as "Kasia Figura", as in ''Prêt-à-Porter'', Robert Altman's 1994 film. Career Figura was bor ...

* Piotr Fronczewski * Krystyna Janda * Janusz Józefowicz * Krzysztof Kolberger * Marek Kondrat * Małgorzata Kożuchowska *

Emilia Krakowska Emilia Krakowska (born 20 February 1940 in Poznań) is Polish entertainer, film and theater actress. Biography She graduated from the high school in Drezdenko and the Theatre Academy in Warsaw (1963). She worked in the following theaters: Pow ...

Piotr Kraśko Piotr Kraśko (born 11 July 1971, Warsaw) is a Polish people, Polish journalist, theatrologist and television presenter. Between 1991–2016, he worked for the Telewizja Polska and since 2016 for the TVN (Polish TV channel), TVN channel. Life and ...

* Agata Kulesza * Olga Lipińska * Tadeusz Łomnicki * Daniel Olbrychski *

Bartosz Opania Bartosz Opania (born 12 December 1970, Puławy) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor. Life and career He was born on 12 December 1970 in Puławy to father Marian Opania and mother Anna. He played his first roles in Jacek Bromski's polit ...

Dominika Ostałowska Dominika Ostałowska (born 18 February 1971, Warsaw) is a Polish people, Polish film, television and theatre actress. She is a two-time winner of Polish Film Awards for Best Actress for her performance in a 2000 film ''Keep Away from the Window'' ...

* Jan Machulski * Joanna Pacuła * Franciszek Pieczka * Andrzej Seweryn * Małgorzata Socha * Joanna Szczepkowska * Borys Szyc *

Hubert Urbański Hubert Kirił Urbański (born March 23, 1966, in Warsaw) is a Polish actor, journalist and presenter of Warner Bros. Discovery's TVN of Bulgarian origin. Urbański studied at Warsaw XIX lyceum of Warsaw Insurgents ( pl, L.O. im. Powstańców War ...

* Roman Wilhelmi * Rafał Zawierucha * Michał Żebrowski * Artur Żmijewski * Marta Żmuda Trzebiatowska * Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

References

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* 1946 establishments in Poland Universities and colleges in Warsaw Theatre of Poland Drama schools in Poland Culture in Warsaw {{Authority control

History

Rectors

Notable alumni

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