Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique

The Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃sɛʁvatwaʁ nɑsjɔnal sypeʁjœʁ daʁ dʁamatik]; National Academy of Dramatic Arts; abbr. CNSAD) is France's national drama academy, located in Paris and a constituent college of Paris Sciences et Lettres University. It is a higher education institution run by the French Ministry of Culture and has an acceptance rate of two to three percent and an average graduating class of thirty students. Its alumni include: Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, Isabelle Huppert, Carole Bouquet, Sebastian Roché, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Louis Garrel, Celine Sallette and Olivier Martinez.

Type

Grande école

Founded

1946

Also known as

CNASD, CNSAD, National Academy of Dramatic Arts