Basic Facts
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Year of Foundation:
1896
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Year of Receiving Last State Accreditation:
1950
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Name of Director (Rector, Dean, Head of School):
Assoc. Prof. Davor Švaić
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Address:
Trg maršala Tita 5, HR-10000 Zagreb
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Country:
Croatia
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Website:
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Points of Contact
CILECT Contact Person:Dean: Assoc. Prof. Davor ŠvaićTelephone:+38514553243Email:davor.svaic@gmail.comCILECT Contact Person:Vice Dean International & Institutional Cooperation: Asst. Prof. Goran PavlićEmail:gpavlic@adu.hrCILECT Contact Person:Assoc. Prof. Jelena ModrićEmail:modric.jelena@adu.hrCILECT Contact Person:Asst. Prof. Hana JušićTelephone:+385 1 45 53 243Mobile:+385 1 482 85 06/7/9 (switchboard)Email:hana.jusic@adu.hr
Mission & Strategy
Ever since 1950, the Academy of Dramatic Art has been providing students with a rich and diverse learning environment. The Academy of Dramatic Art is located in Zagreb and has over 350 students and a teaching staff of around 100 employed and another 100 visiting teachers. We encourage both students and staff to develop individually, learn and create each passing day, and consider the artistic practice and teaching methods we perform being a path our students take towards a successful professional artistic career.
All the studies that the Academy of Dramatic Art (ADA) is introducing as undergraduate or graduate programs have been designed to meet the requirements of the labour market; in the fields of theatre, performing arts, film and audiovisual media arts. From the time of the school’s founding there has been a deep connection of our studies with the professional art production and the cultural life, not only in Croatia, but abroad as well. Considering the fact that the Academy of Dramatic Art has designed a major portion of the educational programme in performing and audiovisual arts in Croatia, we are restructuring all the curricula in accordance with most recent art trends, technological environment and artistic research practices, ranking the artistic practice and production as a discipline that is continuously developing in the historical and social context.
Teachers and artists teaching and mentoring the programs are all recognized and active Croatian artists and scientists, many of whom have international teaching and artistic careers. Visiting artists and teachers from abroad ensure the highest standards and international relevance of the programmes. Student oriented teaching approach, the direct transfer of knowledge, workshop type teaching methods, interdisciplinary projects between the departments and involvement of students in both student and professional projects form a fertile environment for creation and desire for artistic development. The essence of creativity we try to bring up is not only to learn, but to master the process as well. Along with stimulating working conditions, such an environment also provides a specific atmosphere marked by bonding and a sense of community, so that the Academy remains a spiritual home to many of its students, who are always pleased to come back and who call it simply and warmly the School.
The success our students have achieved in the local and international context is one of the main indicators of how successful our studies have been so far. The conformity of our study programs with Bologna Process, enables us to further develop these programs in collaboration with other faculties; in Croatia and the EU, and abroad. We have especially focused on the changes regarding the introducing of undergraduate and graduate degree studies, artistic research and independent, tutor-guided creation of programs by the students themselves, depending on their own specific interests.
While developing its curricula, the Academy of Dramatic Art will keep on strengthening its highly developed partnership, both nationally and internationally, with public and private institutions in the cultural field; public and private theatres, private and public television and film producers.
Degree Areas
Dramaturgy
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Degree Awarded
BFA / MFA
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Training Type
Full-Time
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Portfolio & Interview
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
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High Institution Matriculation
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Recognized Prior Expertise
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Practical Work
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Production
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BFA / MFA
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Full-Time
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Portfolio & Interview
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Editing
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Degree Awarded
BFA / MFA
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Full-Time
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Portfolio & Interview
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High Institution Matriculation
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Filming
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Degree Awarded
BFA / MFA
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Full-Time
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Portfolio & Interview
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High Institution Matriculation
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Recognized Prior Expertise
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Talent Entrance Exams
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Language of Studies
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Film and Television Directing
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Degree Awarded
BFA / MFA
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Full-Time
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Portfolio & Interview
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Theater Directing and Radio Broadcasting
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Degree Awarded
BFA / MFA
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Full-Time
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Portfolio & Interview
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High Institution Matriculation
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Acting
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Degree Awarded
BFA / MFA
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Full-Time
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Portfolio & Interview
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
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High Institution Matriculation
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Recognized Prior Expertise
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Dancing
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Degree Awarded
BFA
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Full-Time
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Portfolio & Interview
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High Institution Matriculation
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Recognized Prior Expertise
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Talent Entrance Exams
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Key Teaching Staff
Assoc. Ph.D. Agata Juniku
Associate professor art. Goran Dević
Associate professor art. Tomislav Pavković
Assoc. art. Ina Bijelić
Associate professor art. Irma Omerzo
Assoc. art. Rea Rajčić
Assoc. art. Mario Sablić,
Assoc. art. Damir Kudin
Assoc. art. Bojan Mrđenović
Assoc. Ph.D. Una Bauer
Assoc. art. Jasna Žmak,
Associate professor art. Ozren Grabarić
Order. prof. art. Blaženka Kovač Carić
Associate professor art. Irena Sušac
Associate professor art. Hana Jušić
Assoc. art. Ivan Zelić
Assoc. art. Igor Bezinović
Successful Graduates
Marija Škaričić
Marija Skaricic was born on August 6, 1977 in Split, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. She is an actress, known for Mother of Asphalt (2010), Mare (2020) and Ta divna Splitska noc (2004).
Dubravka Turić
Dubravka Turić (born 1973, in Zagreb, Croatia) received her MA in film and TV editing from the Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Zagreb, in 1998. She is an editor, director and screenwriter.
Igor Martinović
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), at the 31st edition of its awards for the best cinematographic works during the past year, honored Croatian cinematographer Igor Martinović for his work on the HBO series ‘The Night Of’ in the episode ‘Subtle Beast’.
Martinović graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Since the mid-nineties, he has been living and working in America. His work has been most notably recognized for the Oscar-winning documentary ‘The Man on Wire’ and the second season of the prestigious American series ‘House of Cards’.
Zrinka Cvitešić
Zrinka Cvitešić is a Croatian film, television and theatre actress. She won the most prestigious British theatre award, the “Laurence Olivier Award,” in the category of Best Actress in a Musical. Zrinka was nominated for her role as the Girl in the popular musical “Once” on London’s West End. Previously, she was also awarded as the Best Newcomer for the same role.