The studio school opened at the Moscow Art Theater in 1943. The initiator of its creation was Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko, one of the founders of the Moscow Art Theater. From the very foundation of the School, leading masters of the Art Theater taught here.
In 2010, more than 400 students studied at the studio school. A high competition for the place and authority of an educational institution leads to an annual increase in those wishing to study at the Moscow Art Theater School.
History
2026: Appointment as Rector of Konstantin Khabensky
The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation appointed People's Artist Konstantin Khabensky as rector of the Moscow Art Theater School. This was announced in March 2026 by the head of the department Olga Lyubimova. She canceled that Khabensky will continue to head the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov after being appointed to a new position. Read more here
