Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
The Department of Dramatic Theatre is one of three departments at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. The academy was opened in 1945 immediately after the Second World War as a part of the newly created academy for the arts. The department's teachers have included prominent personalities in modern Czech theatre, such as Otomar Krejča, set designer František Tröster, Ivan Vyskočil, director Jiří Frejka, and Miroslav Haller. DAMU is a member of the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) and the European network on cultural management and policy (ENCATC).
Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
From "Hra", a theatre performance by DAMU students
Muzske zalesitosti
Titus Andronicus, Photo: Martin Vosáhlo
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. It is the largest art school in the Czech Republic, with more than 350 educators and researchers, and 1500 students.
The Hartig and Lictenstejn Palaces house the rectorate and Music and Theatre Faculties of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.