From 18 to 23 of May, 2021, the 4th World Theatre Education Conference themed as ‘Media Art and Theatre’ was held online. 17 scholars and researchers from 9 member schools shared their papers under this theme and their presentations were shared on ATEC website. Faulty members and students were invited to communicate with the speakers via emails. The papers collected during the Conference include:

• New Media and Contemporary Theatre by Zhou Quan (The Central Academy of Drama, China)
• The King is Still Alive: On Dramatic Film by Li Mingtao (The Central Academy of Drama, China)
• The Application of Multimedia in Theatrical Performance by Huo Ying (The Central Academy of Drama, China)
• The Role and the Future of the Theatre in Society Today by Eiho Yamaguchi (Nihon University College of Arts, Japan)
• A Vision of the Convergence of Theatre and New Media by Su-Jung Hyun (Chung-Ang University, Korea)
• Disrupting Playwriting by Laura Hayes (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore)
• The Impact of Postdramatic Theatre on Higher Education of Theatre by Yu Weijie (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore)
• New Media Art in Theatre Arts Inheritance and Innovation by Tan Tiezhi (National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, China)
• The Visual Expression and Teaching Thinking of Chinese Opera Stage Art Empowered by Digital Media Art by Han Bo (National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, China)
• The Embodiment of Stage Multimedia Design Thinking by Fu Huabin (National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, China)
• The Application of Live Video in Contemporary Stage Performance and Its Influence by Xiao Ying (Shanghai Theatre Academy, China)
• New Pattern of Mobile Internet Performing A Play—Practical Significance of Balance School Education System in Standardization and Systematization of Drama Performance Teaching by Hong Bin (Shanghai Theatre Academy, China)
• The Shadow in the Dusk--The Influence of Media Art on Actors in Performance by Sean Yang Wang (Shanghai Theatre Academy, China)
• Media Art and Theatre by Abhilash Pillai (National School of Drama, India)
• Modern Theater: New Ways to Express Forms and Content by Ariunjoloo Maygmardorj (Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture, Mongolia)
• The Impact of the Pandemic on the Merger and Development of Media Art and Theater by Bayarmend Amgalan (Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture, Mongolia)
• Actor Training in Cyberspace: An Approach for the Twenty-first Century by Peter Zazzali (LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore)

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