Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw

It was founded in Łódź in 1946 and moved to Warsaw in 1949.[1] It continues the tradition of the National Institute of Theatre Arts (Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej) founded in Łódź in 1932. It was founded as the National Higher School of Theatre (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna) and received a patron (Aleksander Zelwerowicz) in 1955. In 1962 it received certification as a higher education institution. It received its current name in 1996. Faculty members at the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw were or are predominantly working professionals in their fields among whom most notable teachers include: Leon Shiller, Erwin Axer, Aleksander Bardini, Stanisława Wysocka, Henryk Elzenberg, Stanisław Ossowski, Zofia Lissa, Edmund Wierciński, Jan Kreczmar, Stefan Jaracz, Maja Komorowska, Bohdan Korzeniewski, Andrzej Łapicki, Zofia Mrozowska, Janina Mieczyńska, Marian Wyrzykowski, Ludwik Sempoliński, Kazimierz Rudzki, Hanka Bielicka, Ignacy Gogolewski, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Jan Englert, Wiesław Komasa, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Gustaw Holoubek, Zygmunt Hűbner, Anna Seniuk.[2]

A historical painting depicting Collegium Nobilium (now the seat of the National Academy of Dramatic Art) by Zygmunt Vogel

• 1946–1949: Leon Schiller
• 1949–1967: Jan Kreczmar
• 1967–1970: Władysław Krasnowiecki
• 1970–1981: Tadeusz Łomnicki
• 1981–1987 and 1993–1996: Andrzej Łapicki
• 1987–1993 and 1996–2002: Jan Englert
• 2002–2008: Lech Śliwonik
• 2008–2016: Andrzej Strzelecki
• 2016–: Wojciech Malajkat

• Theatre of Poland

• Official website (in Polish)