The Mikhail Semyonovich Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (Institute) is a drama school associated with the State Academic Maly Theatre in Moscow. It was established in 1809 by decree of Alexander I of Russia.
 Under the State Academic Maly Theatre | |
| Location | , 55°45′38″N 37°37′16″E / 55.760419°N 37.621151°E |
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| Website | chepkin.maly.ru schepkin.maly.ru/eng |
History
Since 1938, the school has been named after Mikhail Shchepkin, a prominent Russian actor and college teacher in the period from 1830 until his death in 1863. With the direct assistance of the Shchepkin School in 1863 received a building on Neglinnaya Street, where it remains to this day.
In 1943, the school received the status of a higher educational institution.
The rector of the school is Professor Boris Nikolaevich Lyubimov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
References
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
- Official website (in English)