Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (ASUCA; ) was founded in 1923 on the basis of the Baku Theatrical College. It is

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's main state-funded institution of higher education in

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Background

Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, upon its establishment in 1923, operated under the name of Theatrical Institute. The first admitted students were educated in the fields of theatrical performance, acting and filmmaking. In 1954, the Theatrical Institute was named after the famous actor

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. Since 1959, the school has also trained specialists in Cultural Education and, since 1963, in Applied Decorative Arts. In 1968, the Theatrical Institute was renamed into Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts. During 1981–1991, a number of new disciplines were introduced into the curriculum, including Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Art Specialties, Theatre, Cinema,

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, and the Industry of Art.

Faculties

* Faculty of Theater arts * Faculty of Audiovisual arts * Faculty of Art * Faculty of Music arts * Faculty of Culturology Source:Faculties of Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts
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Notable alumni

* Malakkhanim Ayyubova, Azeri folk singer *

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, painter *

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, film director *

Bahram Bagirzade Bahram Arif oglu Bagirzade () (born September 4, 1972 in Baku, Azerbaijan) is a TV host, actor, comedian and film director. Biography In 1994, he graduated from Azerbaijan State University with a degree in filmmaking. He worked three years in a ...

, actor and film director *

Alakbar Huseynov Alakbar Huseynov (; July 7, 1961 – August 2, 2007) was an Azerbaijani film, television and theater actor; a puppeteer; comedian; and theater director. He was the former head director of the Baku Puppet Theatre, and was a Honored Artist of Azer ...

, actor, puppeteer, entertainer, director *

Hasan Mammadov Hasan Agamammad oglu Mammadov (; 22 November 1938 – 26 August 2003) was a theater and cinema actor of Azerbaijan, People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1982) received USSR and Azerbaijan State Awards. Life Hasan Mammadov was born on November 22, 1 ...

, theater and cinema actor * Ulduz Rafili-Aliyeva, theatre director *

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, actor * Kazim Abdullayev, actor * Azerpasha Nematov, theatre director

References

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