Academy of Arts Egypt

Academy of Arts Egypt The Ministry of Culture established the Academy of Arts in 1959. Academy of Arts is one of high education institutions specialized in teaching expressional arts aiming at raising the level of art, protecting the popular heritage, and enhancing relations on both regional and international levels. The academy started with three institutes; cinema, music and ballet, then developed and widened its scope to comprise seven art high institutes as follows: 1-Higher Institute of Folk Arts: The Higher Institute of Folk Arts was established in 1981 to prepare artists to graduate as experts in the popular (folk) arts in order to protect and record the folk tradition. 2-Higher Institute of Ballets: The Higher Institute of Ballets was established in 1959 aiming at graduating ballerinas who are able to raise the art of ballet and develop the Egyptian ballet on high artistic bases. 3-Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts: The Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts was establi...