Theater Faculty
The Theatre Faculty of YSTFI was established in 2011 as a result of the dissolution of the Theatre and Film Faculty. It serves as an educational, scientific and administrative unit that provides higher professional education in several specialisations and coordinates the creative, scientific research and educational-methodological activities of its departments. Both lecturers and students of the faculty frequently participate in various local and international competitions, concerts and other events organised by the institute. They have the opportunity to showcase their practical production works, as well as their ongoing and final projects, on the YSTFI Student Theatre stage.
The faculty comprises three chairs.
Chair of Acting Skills and Directing
Chair of Stage Movement and Vocal Training
Chair of Choreography
Based on the YSTFI mission, the professional educational programmes in Acting, Directing, Choreography and Choreography Direction aim to prepare highly qualified specialists in the fields of culture and arts, who meet the contemporary demands of labour market and will contribute to the advancement and development of the field, cultivate knowledge on fundamental issues of culture and arts and foster the development of analytical skills.
The «Acting» professional educational programme provides knowledge and skills of acting art, fostering the proportional growth of students' individual creative abilities and contributing to the development of their creative capacities and analytical thinking.
The «Directing» professional educational programme provides knowledge of directing art and implementation of directing and acting skills, contributing to the development of the student's individual creative and organisational professional abilities. Furthermore, it cultivates knowledge of Armenian and foreign culture and art, fostering the development of analytical skills.
The «Choreography Direction» professional educational programme provides knowledge of choreography direction, the education of dance and musical thinking, the implementation of dance performing art and acting skills, contributing to the development of the student's individual creative and organisational abilities.
The «Choreography» professional educational programme provides a comprehensive spectrum of skills in dance performing art, contributing to the study and implementation of dance forms, styles and genres in the field of performing art, supporting the development of the student's individual creative and organisational professional abilities.