Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School

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|name = Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School

|image_name = Neglinnaya 6 - Shchepkin Theatre School.JPG

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|image_alt = '''M.S. Schepkin Higher Theatre School (Institute)

|caption = Under the State Academic Maly Theatre

|city = Moscow

|state = Russia

|coor = {{Coord|55.760419|37.621151}}

|website = [http://schepkin.maly.ru/ chepkin.maly.ru]
[http://schepkin.maly.ru/eng schepkin.maly.ru/eng]

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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.

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.

File:Shchepkin Plaque on Wall of Theatre College in Moscow.jpg

The rector of the school is Professor Boris Nikolaevich Lyubimov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

References

External links

{{official website|http://shepkin.theatre.ru/}} {{in lang|ru}}
{{official website|http://schepkin.maly.ru/eng}} {{in lang|en}}

Category:Drama schools in Russia

Category:Performing arts education in Russia

Category:Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Moscow