RESAD

Royal Higher College of Performing Arts) is a drama school in Madrid, Spain.

It traces its origins back to the foundation of the Escuela de Declamación Española (transl.

[1][2] Proposed by Francesco Piermarini [ca], director of the Real Conservatorio de Música María Cristina, the school was initially integrated within the Conservatory, founded a year earlier.

[3] The RESAD opened its premises in the Niño Jesús neighborhood in Madrid, next to El Retiro, in October 1996.

[4] The RESAD offers three specialisations: 'Stage Direction & Dramaturgy' (dirección escénica y dramaturgia), 'Scenography Design' (escenografía), and 'Acting' (interpretación).