Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava

The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (, abbr. VŠMU) is a university founded on June 9, 1949. 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 Marek Maďarič, Slovak Minister of Culture Alexander Moyzes, composer Ján Cikker, composer Jolana Fogašová, soprano Ľudovít Rajter, composer Ľuboš Bernáth, composer Frico Kafenda, composer Ladislav Slovák, conductor Ivan Hrušovský, composer 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 Sylvia Čápová-Vizváry, pianist Kristína Mravcová, actress Lucia Popp, soprano Edita Gruberová, soprano References