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The Central Academy of Drama, China

The Central Academy of Drama is the first theatre higher educational institution of the People's Republic of China and now it is affiliated to the Ministry of Education of PRC. It is ranked as one of the top institutions of drama, film & television arts in China and has been included into the country’s construction plan of world first-class disciplines. The Central Academy of Drama is the headquarters of China Alliance of Theatre Higher Educational Institutes, Asia Theatre Education Centre (ATEC) and World Theatre Education Alliance (WTEA). It is a world famous higher educational institution of art.

The 80-year history of the Central Academy of Drama dates back to April 10, 1938, when Yan An Lu Xun Art College was established. The Academy opened officially in December, 1949 and held the inaugural conference on April 2, 1950. Chairman Mao Zedong inscribed the official name in calligraphy. 

There are two campuses, one at Dong Mianhua Hutong No. 39, Dongcheng District, and the other at No.4, Hong Fu Middle Rd, Changping District. Area of these two campuses totals 257,572㎡, with an approximate construction area of 180,000㎡.

The academic departments include the Acting Department, the Directing Department, the Department of Stage Design, the Department of Dramatic Literature, the Department of Musical Theatre, the Department of Peking Opera, the Department of Western Opera, the Department of Dance Theatre, the Department of Puppetry Theatre, the Department of Theatre Pedagogy, the Department of Theatre Management, and the Department of Film and TV Arts. Majors offered at the undergraduate level include: Acting, Directing, Art Design for Theatre, Film & TV, Literature on Drama, Film & TV, Theatre Studies, Broadcast & Anchoring, and Art Management. The Academy is authorized to offer master’s degree and doctor’s degree programmes of first-class disciplines, including Studies of Drama (Film & TV), and Theory Studies of Art. The Academy also has post-doctoral research station for art studies.

The Academy is the only institution in China that enjoys a state-level teaching team in acting, a state-level characteristic major in directing, a national innovative experimental zone for talents cultivation in musical acting, and a state-level demonstration centre for experimental teaching in Theatre (Film & TV). The Academy also acts as headquarters of many national and international organizations, including China Drama Association, Committee of Directing Arts of China Theatre Association, International Stage Arts Network, China Association of Stage Arts, China Centre of OISTAT, China Centre of International Association of Theatre Critics, Education Committee of China Musical Theatre Association, Research Centre on Theatrical Pedagogy of China’s Preliminary & Middle Schools and China Collaborative Innovation Centre for Theatre Arts Management and The “Belt & Road” International Film Education Alliance.

For a long time, the Academy has been upholding the principle of realism, inheriting Chinese aesthetic traditions as well as learning from the best of other cultures. The Academy constantly consolidates the foundation of arts, values practical experiences, and pursues the qualities of “genuineness, creation and beauty”. The institution commits itself to training talents in theatre, film & TV art for the country and the world. A majority of graduates have become world-famous artists, scholars, professors and writers, and have made remarkable contributions to the prosperity and development of Chinese theatre, film & TV industry. 

Facing the future, the Academy will seize the opportunities to deepen the reform of higher education and accelerate the progress of the school system. It will strive to increase the quality of education and education management, promote teaching quality and reform construction, and strengthen the construction of disciplines and a high-level faculty team. The Academy will also promote organizational innovations, and carry out multilateral exchanges and cooperation with world's drama education institutions. In this way, we will ensure our comprehensive strength and overall quality, so as to retain its strength as one of the top-level art schools in the world with its characteristics.



URL: www.chntheatre.edu.cn/