Academy of Arts (Egypt)
The Academy of Arts (Arabic: أكاديمية الفنون; Akādīmīya al-Finūn) is a large educational complex in Cairo, Egypt, established by the Ministry of Culture of the then-United Arab Republic in 1959.[1]
Organization
It began with three institutes (for film, music, and ballet), but today comprises several institutions of higher learning:
- Cairo Conservatoire ("المعهد العالي للموسيقى "الكونســرفاتوار), established in 1959
- Higher Institute of Artistic Criticism (المعهد العالي للنقد الفني)
- Higher Institute of Arabic Music (المعهد العالي للموسيقى العربية), established in 1929; comprises two performing groups: the Umm Kulthum Band for Arab Music and the Religious Recitation Band
- Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema (المعهد العالي للسينما), established in 1959
- Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (المعهد العالي للفنون المسرحية), established in 1944 and comprising programs in acting, dramatic arts, décor, criticism, make-up, and integrated artist
- Higher Institute of Ballet (المعهد العالي للباليه), established in 1959
- High Institute of Folk Arts (المعهد العالي للفنون الشعبية), established in 1981
Additional performing groups include:
- Academic Troupes for Folk Music
- Academy of Arts Symphonic Orchestra
- Children & Youth Chorale
- Academic Troupe for Ballet
- Academic Troupe for Theatre
Leadership
The Academy of Arts's former president right now is Dr Ghada Gobara. The Academy of Arts's former president was Ashraf Vice President now Dr Hesham Gamal.
List of presidents
- Dr Moustafa Swif 1969/1970
- Dr Mahmoud El Gheity 1970/1971
- Dr Latifa El Zayat 1972/1973
- Dr Rashad Roushdy 1975/1980
- Dr Hussein Nassar 1980/1982
- Dr Samha ElKhouli 1982/1985
- Dr EzelDin Ismail 1985/1989
- Dr Fawzi Fahmi 1989/2003
- Dr Samir Sarhan 2003/2003
- Dr Hani Mutaee 2003/2004
- Dr Esmat Yehia 2006/2007
- Dr Sameh Mahran 2008/2014
- Dr Ahlam Younis 2014
References
- "أكاديمية الفنون". egy-mhe.gov (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2008-06-06.
- "Academy of Arts – SiE". Academy of Arts – SiE. 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
External links
- Official Academy of Arts website
- egy-mhe.gov: Academy of Arts page - (Arabic)
- Saudiaramcoworld: "Choreography in Cairo—classical ballet comes to Egypt"
- Egypt State Information Service: Academy of Arts page
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