The Music and Ballet School of Baghdad
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Two ballet dancers of the (which is based in Baghdad) performing a ballet show in Iraq in 2007.
The Music and Ballet School of Baghdad (Arabic, مدرسة بغداد للموسيقى و الباليه) was founded in Baghdad, Iraq in 1967. It was initially opened as part of Saddam Hussein's secularist cultural campaign.[1]
Teachers from the Bolshoi Theater in Russia came to Baghdad to teach.[citation needed] At present[when?] the teaching staff are fully Iraqi.[citation needed]
In March 2016, the Associated Press reported that the school was facing financial difficulties owing to the government's budgetary crisis.[2] According to the report, the Ministry of Culture had ordered the school to begin charging tuition.
References[]
- ^ Kaylan, Melik (March 12, 2008). "Baghdad Music and Ballet School Soldiers On". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "Iraq's only ballet and music school faces funding crisis". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
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- Educational institutions established in 1967
- Ballet schools
- Music schools in Iraq
- Education in Baghdad
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