Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
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| Academy of Performing Arts in Prague | |
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| Akademie múzických umění v Praze | |
| Established | 1945 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Miloslav Klíma (interim rector) |
| Admin. staff | 575[1] |
| Students | 1,541[2] |
| Doctoral students | 147[2] |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Website | http://www.amu.cz/ |
The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague is a university level school of music, dance, drama, film, TV and multi-media studies.
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[edit] Faculties
- Film and TV School - FAMU
- Music Faculty (Czech: Hudební fakulta Akademie múzických umění v Praze) - HAMU
- HAMU is a professional-level music school in Europe. Located in historical centre of Prague, Czech Republic, HAMU was founded in 1946 by President Eduard Beneš as one of three branches of the Academy of Performing Arts.
- Theatre Faculty - DAMU
[edit] Notable alumni
- Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia
- Anda-Louise Bogza
- Karel Fiala
- Rajko Grlić
- Hana Jonášová
- Jana Jonášová
- Naděžda Kniplová
- Emir Kusturica
- Ivan Romanoff
- Olivier Thouin
- Ludmila Vernerová
- Simon Gjoni
- Jan Švankmajer
- Karel Roden
- Tomáš Víšek
[edit] References
- ^ "Počty pedagogů a vědeckých zaměstnanců" (in Czech). Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. http://pc.amu.cz/zamest/prehled.php. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Přehled počtů studií" (in Czech). Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. http://pc.amu.cz/studia/prehled.php. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 50°05′15″N 14°24′07″E / 50.0875°N 14.401944444444°E
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