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| Type | Faculty |
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| Established | 1981; 44 years ago (1981) |
| Dean | Faruk Lončarević |
Administrative staff | 30 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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TheAcademy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo (Bosnian:Akademija scenskih umjetnosti Sarajevo / Академија сценских умјетности Сарајево) is a faculty within theUniversity of Sarajevo inSarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina, dedicated to theperforming arts.[1]
The Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo was officially opened in 1981 with the inaugural Department ofActing. This was followed by the opening of the Department ofDirecting in 1989, the Department ofDramaturgy in 1994 and the Department ofProduction in 2010.[2]
An important segment of the academy's practice is its cooperation with the Open Stage "Obala", a prominent Sarajevo theater, where students present their works along with professional actors, directors and writers.
The need for the school arose because, according to data from the year 1981, Bosnia and Herzegovina theaters had around 180 employees of which only 24 had the appropriate academic qualifications. Therefore, it was decided to establish Academy for Performing Arts in Sarajevo which was open to students from Bosnia and Herzegovina and other republics offormer Yugoslavia. Academy of Performing Arts officially started working on December 2, 1981.[3]
In 2010, it was announced that theSarajevo Canton and the Cantonal Development Institute would be funding the construction of a 10 millionKM building and center for the Academy of Performing Arts, primarily because working conditions for students and faculty alike have been subpar for the past decade. Construction on the new 4,600 m2 (49,514 sq ft) center began in mid-2010 in theCentar Municipality.[4]
Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo alumni includeOscar,Berlin Film Festival, andCannes Film Festival award winners. Some of the distinguished alumni and staff include:[5]
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