Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts (Belarusian: Беларускі дзяржаўны універсітэт культуры і мастацтваў Russian: Белорусский государственный университет культуры и искусств) is a state-owned institution of higher education

Higher education

Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...

 in Minsk

Minsk

- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

, Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

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It was established in 1975 as the Belarusian Institute of Culture and reestablished as a university in 1993 and renamed into the "University of Culture and Arts" in 2004. A Minsk Metro

Minsk Metro

The Minsk Metro is a rapid-transit system that serves Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Opened in 1984, it presently consists of 2 lines and 25 stations totaling 30.3 kilometres...

 station "Institute of Culture

Institut Kultury (Minsk Metro)

Institut Kultury is a station of the Minsk Metro. The terminal station of the Moskovksaya line, is located after Lenin's Square station.Institute of Culture has been opened on June 26, 1984, in structure of the first turn of the Minsk underground....

" is named after it.

Rectors

• 1975-1976: Aleksandr Petrashkevich (Аляксандр Лявонцьевіч Петрашкевіч), Belarusian playwright
  Playwright
  A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
  
   (Ales Petrashevich)
• 1992-?: Ядвіга Дамінікаўна Грыгаровіч
• ?-present: Барыс Уладзіміравіч Святлоў

Faculty and Curriculum

• Culturology and Socio-Cultural Work
• Traditional Belarussian Culture and Modern Art
• Music
• Information and Communication

Performing Arts Ensembles

• Folk Vocal-Choreographical Ensemble Valachobniki (Belarusian:Валачобнікі). Founded in 1979 under direction of Stanislau Drobysh.
• Folk Ensemble Gramnitsy (Belarusian:Грамніцы). Founded in 1993 by Uladzimir Zyanevich.
• Folk Choir Talaka (Belarusian:Талака). Founded in 1999 by Vyachaslay Kalatsey and Tatsyana Pladunova.
• Academic Choir Mara (Belarusian:Мара). Founded in 1975 by Yaugen Reutovich.
• Ensemble of Choreographic Faculty. Founded in 1995.
• Rock bands Accent
  Accent (band)
  Accent was a Belarusian heavy metal band from the city of Minsk. The band played an important role in the development of contemporary music in Belarus.-Early years :...
  
  and Kvinta. 1986-1991.
• Pop-Symphony Orchestra. Founded in 2000 by Viktar Valatkovich.
• String Quartet Arco. Founded in 2004 by Tatsyana Dzyajko.
• Folk Band Balamuty (Belarusian:Баламуты). Founded in 1995 by Valyancina Trambitskaya.