Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava explained
| Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava |
| Native Name: | Vysoká škola múzických umení v Bratislave (VŠMU) |
| Established: | 1949 |
The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (Slovak: Vysoká škola múzických umení v Bratislave, abbr. VŠMU) is a university founded on June 9, 1949.[1]
The university consists of three faculties:
- Theatre Faculty (Acting, Directing, Dramaturgy, Stage and Costume Design, Puppetry, Theatre Theory, Theatre Management)
- Faculty of Film and Television (Directing, Documentary, Dramaturgy and Scriptwriting, Photography and Picture Composition, Animation, Editing, Sound Design, Production, Management and Business Studies, Film and TV Theory)
- Faculty of Music and Dance (Composition, Orchestra Conducting, Theory of Music, Voice, Opera Directing, Instrumental Playing (16 majors), Dance (6 majors))
Notable alumni
- Adriana Kučerová, soprano[2]
- Marek Maďarič, Slovak Minister of Culture[3]
- Alexander Moyzes, composer
- Ladislav Burlas, composer, musicologist
- Ján Cikker, composer
- Jolana Fogašová, soprano
- Ľudovít Rajter, composer
- Frico Kafenda, composer
- Ivan Hrušovský, composer
- Peter Zagar, composer
- Vladimír Godár, composer
- Peter Breiner, composer, conductor
- Marek Piaček, composer
- Ľuboš Bernáth, composer
- Ladislav Slovák, conductor
- Marián Lejava, composer, conductor
- Pavol Gábor, tenor
- Štefan Hoza, tenor
- Bohdan Warchal, violinist
- Miroslav Dvorský, tenor
- Zuzana Piussi aka Susan Piussi, filmmaker
- Juraj Nvota, theatre and film director
- Martin Šulík, film director
- Emília Vášáryová, actress
- Tatiana Pauhofová, actress
- Martin Kollar, photographer[4]
- Sylvia Čápová-Vizváry, pianist[5]
- Kristína Mravcová, actress
- Lucia Popp, soprano
- Edita Gruberová, soprano
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Music in Slovakia in The Socialist Era – the Topic for Education of Contemporary Youth . 2024-03-21 . 10.36059/978-966-397-132-2/55-79.
- "Adriana Kučerová." (Archive) Slovak National Theatre. Retrieved on 4 October 2012. "Štúdia absolvovala na j VŠMU v Bratislave[...]"
- Web site: Marek Madaric. Government of Slovakia. 20 December 2012.
- "Authors 2010: Martin Kollar: Nothing Special", Getxophoto.
- Web site: Jancik. Filip. Curriculum Vitae. Sylvia Čápová - Vizváry. 22 October 2017. 2013.
