The Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD, ) is a drama school in Madrid, Spain.
History It traces its origins back to the foundation of the Escuela de Declamación Española () in May 1831. Proposed by Francesco Piermarini, director of the Real Conservatorio de Música María Cristina, the school was initially integrated within the Conservatory, founded a year earlier. The 1857 conferred the status of higher studies to the studies in the school.
The RESAD opened its premises in the Niño Jesús neighborhood in Madrid, next to El Retiro, in October 1996. The RESAD offers three specialisations: 'Stage Direction & Dramaturgy' (dirección escénica y dramaturgia), 'Scenography Design' (escenografía), and 'Acting' (interpretación).
Notable alumni Francisco Ortiz (born 1986), actor Hiba Abouk (born 1986), actress
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