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The National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (NACTA; ) is a Chinese public university in

Fengtai District Fengtai District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the 6th Ring Road, Sixth Ring Road, but also to the south and, to a smaller ...

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

which offers B.A., M.A. and M.F.A. degrees in

Chinese opera Traditional Chinese opera (), or ''Xiqu'', is a form of musical theatre in China with roots going back to the early periods in China. It is an amalgamation of various art forms that existed in ancient China, and evolved gradually over more tha ...

Niu Junfeng Niu Junfeng (; born 1 December 1992), is a Chinese actor and singer. He learnt Peking opera since young, and later received direct admission to National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. Niu debuted as a child actor at the age of ten. He successf ...

is a notable alumni from National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts.

Xu Weizhou Xu Weizhou (born October 20, 1994), known internationally as Timmy Xu, is a Chinese actor and singer-songwriter, best known for playing the character Bai Luoyin in the Chinese web series ''Addicted''. He was the first artist to achieve the top ...

is also a notable alumni. Currently there are 2,500 students and 250 faculty members.

History

It was founded in 1950 as China Drama School, and

Tian Han Tian Han ( zh, 田汉; 12 March 1898 – 10 December 1968), formerly romanized as T'ien Han, was a Chinese drama activist, playwright, a leader of revolutionary music and films, as well as a translator and poet. He emerged at the time of the ...

was its first principal. Wang Yaoqing became its principal in 1951. By 1954, when Yan Yong became the principal, it was under the leadership of China's Ministry of Culture. It became the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in 1978.

Departments

*Department of Peking Opera () for

Peking opera Peking opera, or Beijing opera (), is the most dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in Beijing in the mid-Qing dynasty (1644–1912) and became fully developed and recognize ...

*Department of Performing Arts () for other Chinese opera genres such as ''

Kunqu Kunqu (), also known as Kunju (), K'un-ch'ü, Kun opera or Kunqu Opera, is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. Kunqu is one of the oldest traditional operas of the Han nationality, and is also a treasure of Chinese traditional cult ...

'' *Department of Directing () *Department of Music () *Department of Dramatic Writing () *Department of Stage Design () *Department of International Exchange ()

Transport

Lize Shangwuqu station Lize Shangwuqu station () is a station on Lines 14, 16 and Daxing Airport Express of the Beijing Subway in Fengtai District. Opening time Line 14 (Middle section): December 31, 2021 Line 16 (Southern section): Expected to open in 2023 Daxin ...

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References

External links

* Universities and colleges in Beijing 1950 establishments in China Music schools in China Drama schools in China Schools of Chinese opera Art schools in China Educational institutions established in 1950 {{China-university-stub