The Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) (English: French National Academy of Dramatic Arts) is France's national drama academy in Paris.It is a higher education institution run by the French Ministry of Culture and, with an acceptance rate of two to three percent and an average graduating class of thirty students, widely considered the most selective acting conservatory in France, is consistently regarded as a top world-class performing arts institute renowned for its excellence in theatre education.