The main forms of theatre-educational institutions in Europe in the 20th-21st centuries
In the article the principles and methods of actor training in West Europe are analyzed. Th e European tradition of actor training diff ers from the Russian one, where along with the state institutions (Conservatories, Universities, Schools) there are private theatre schools, the Center-laboratories, Studios, Seminars, Summer workshops, Festivals, Personal master classes etc. Each category of institutions has its own principles of designing the academic programs: duration of training, the form of selection of applicant-actors, methods of teaching the basic disciplines. The educational process at the Higher National Conservatory of Drama in Paris and at the private school "Mime-Movement-Th eatre" by J. Lecoq is described in the article.