Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique
The school's main building in Paris | |
| Type | Grande école |
|---|---|
| Established | 19 July 1784 (as a part of the Conservatoire de Paris) 1946 (as the CNSAD) |
| Affiliation | PSL Research University |
| Administrator | French Ministry of Culture |
| Address | 2 bis rue du Conservatoire , , , 75009 , 48°52′20″N 2°20′48″E / 48.8723°N 2.3468°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | cnsad |
The Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃sɛʁvatwaʁ nɑsjɔnal sypeʁjœʁ daʁ dʁamatik]; "National Academy of Dramatic Arts"; abbr. CNSAD) is France's national drama academy, located in Paris and a constituent college of University PSL.
It is a higher education institution run by the French Ministry of Culture and has an acceptance rate of two to three percent and an average graduating class of thirty students. Its alumni include: Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, Isabelle Huppert, Carole Bouquet, Sebastian Roché, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Louis Garrel, Celine Sallette and Olivier Martinez.