Kyiv Municipal Academy of Variety and Circus Arts

The Kyiv Municipal Academy of Variety and Circus Arts (Київська муніципальна академія естрадного та циркового мистецтва) is a Ukrainian institution of higher education, training stage and circus performers.

Founded as a Republic-wide studio in 1961 in the Ukrainian SSR, it became a state school and later the Kyiv State College of Circus and Variety Arts. In 2008 it gained the status of a Municipal Academy.

The academy has three faculty divisions comprising 190 instructors: the Circus Art Faculty, the Musical Art Faculty, and the Theatrical Art Faculty.

Notable alumni

 * Andriy Danylko, comedian and singer, Honored Artist of Ukraine, known for the character Verka Serduchka