| Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (English: French National Academy of Dramatic Arts) | |
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| 2 bis rue du Conservatoire 75009 Paris, France |
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| Established | -1795 (as a part of the Conservatoire de Paris) -1946 (as the standalone Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique) |
| Authority | French Ministry of Culture and Communication. |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Alumni | see article |
| Website | cnsad.fr |
The Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD) (English: French National Academy of Dramatic Arts) is France's national drama academy in Paris. It is a higher education institution run by the French Ministry of Culture, and widely considered the most selective and prestigious acting school in France.
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The Conservatoire was founded as a part of the Conservatoire de Paris in 1795, making it the oldest acting school in Continental Europe. It split in 1946, one school for the dramatic arts, and the other for music and dance, known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP).
The Conservatoire offers a three-year study program, with the CNSAD diploma awarded on completion.[1] The school admits approximately thirty students per year (usually fifteen men and fifteen women), as well as some invited foreign trainees (stagiaires étrangers). The school has a rigorous three-round competitive selection process, with only two percent to three percent of applicants gaining admittance.[1] A stage directing program was launched in 2001.
Le Conservatoire, the school's main building, is located on the rue du Conservatoire in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Its famous theatre, built in 1811 by the architect Delannoy, was the site of Hector Berlioz's debut opera, as well as the first French performances of Beethoven's Third and Fifth Symphonies.