a journal, "Art Science Studies." The university locates in two buildings: the first building at Rustaveli Ave. N 19–23, the second building at David Agmashenebeli Ave. N40. Academic programs The Education programs in Shota Rustaveli Theater and Georgia State Film University implement through two certified programs and three Bachelor programs. Drama Faculty The history of the faculty closely links with the history of the university, which established in 1923 as Institute of Performing Arts by the studio founded in 1922 by Akaki Paghava. The studio members enrolled in the institute's second year. Among the first graduates of the institute in 1924 were A. Khorava, V. Godziashvili, T. Tsulukidze, S. Takaishvili and M. Mrevlishvili. The professors were Akaki Paghava, Kote Marjanishvili, Mikheil Koreli, Sandro Akhmeteli and Niko Shiukashvili. Kote Marjanishvili was the artistic director of the institute. Instead of faculties, there were studios of drama and opera, and also schools of opera choir, plasticity, and rhythmic gymnastics. Lectures got delivered by I. Javakhishvili, D. Uznadze, G. Chubinashvili, A. Shanidze and others. In 1926, the institute ceased to function. In 1927-39 only the Rustaveli Theater Studio was working. In September 1939, the studios of Rustaveli and Marjanishvili Theaters merged with the studio of Film Fabric and the theater Institute has been restored. The members of these studios were accepted in the second, third and fourth courses of the studio. In 1940, the Faculty of Drama Direction established in the Theater Institute. Over the years, the department of actor's mastery and drama course was led by Akaki Khorava. In 1956, the Institute expanded again, Music Department added to the Drama Faculty. In 1970, the Puppet Theater Actors specialization joined the Drama Faculty. Its founders were Shota Tsutsqiridze and Givi Sarchimelidze. Since 1969, the Pantomime Theater Actor's specialty became he part of the Drama Faculty, in 1978, the Pantomime Theater Actor specialization founded under the guidance of Amiran Shalikashvili Over the years, the department of actor's skills and stage direction was headed by D. Alexsidze, K. Pataridze. Since 1973, the department divided, the head of Actor's department became Dmitry Alexsidze, and the head of Stage Direction department - Micheil Tumanishvili. Since 1997 the department was headed G. Jordania. At different times the Department of Acting got led by L. Mirtskhulava, Sh. Gatserelia; the Department of Stage Speech was led by Maliko Mrevlishvili and Babulia Nikolaishvili; Heads of the Department of Stage Movement were Constantine