Department of Performing Arts

provides training in the field of performing arts

Specialization: The Art of  Theatre and Cinema Acting

Directing drama

Theater studies

The Department is headed by professor, teacher of scenic language, Honored Artist of Ukraine, acting general director of the NSKU agency "Screen Actors Guild", President of the International Film Festival actors Stozhary, member of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine

Nina O. Ilyina

Among the most prominent professors are well-known actors:

Ludmila D. Lymar – Associate Professor, teacher of Stagecraft, Honored Artist of Ukraine, member of the National Union of Actors of Ukraine, winner of the Stanislavski International Prize, Russia, artistic and chief director of Silver Island Theater;

Oleh O. Roenko – Associate Professor, teacher of Stage movement and stage fencing, actor of Ukrainian Lesya National Academic Theatre of Russian Drama;

Svitlana H. Dyachok - Associate professor, ballet-master, choreographer.

The teaching staff actively participates in social activities of the University, in theatrical and cinematographic life of Ukraine – they are the organizers, participants and judges of nationwide and international film and theater festivals, reviews and creative competitions.

Their work and social activities are covered by leading mass media in Ukraine.

The Department provides tuition in the subjects:

Stagecraft;

Scenic language (Russian, Ukrainian);

Choreography (folk, ballroom, modern);

Stage Movement;

Fencing;

Music and plastic Education;

Stage Combat;

Vocal;

Stage make-up;

University Education;

The history of cinema;

Directing;

Staging and stage technology;

History and Theory of directing;

Stage Music;

Theater studies.

For students’ professional training KIU educational theater, fitted with modern light and sound equipment, Minor concert hall, dance hall, acting workshops, art history classrooms are available.

The educational process is conducted in bright rooms, built according to European standards,  equipped with the latest technology, video projectors, plasma TV, stereo, piano, synthesizers.

The dance hall is fitted with mirrors and choreographic bar.

Classes of Plastic arts and vocal are conducted to the accompaniment of a professional  accompanist.

For scenic language classes, Minor concert hall is equipped with a stage, mirrors, a piano.

Actors’ training studio is equipped with stage props – screens and cubes, spacious dressing room, separate make-up room, as well as - the pride of KIU – a large gymnasium, where the lessons of stage movement, fencing and plastic arts.

To the students’ services are: TV studio, music recording studio where they can film and record sound, make clips, presentation vides, short films.

Students of actors’ workshops since their first year of study participate in popular television programs as actors and presenters, in cultural events and festivals, performances in theaters, in the filming of TV series and commercials.