The Central Academy of Drama, China

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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 China's Ministry of Education. It is ranked as one of the best top-level drama, Film & Television arts institutions in China and has been selected into the country's construction plan of world first-class disciplines. The Central Academy of Drama is the 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 institute of arts and holds the UNESCO CHAIR ON THEATRE EDUCATION.
The history of the Central Academy of Drama dates back to more than 70 years, to April 10th, 1938, when Yan An Lu Xun Art College was established. The Central Academy of Drama opened officially in December 1949 and held the inaugural conference on April 2nd, 1950. Chairman Mao Zedong inscribed the official name in calligraphy.
Taking Truth, Creation, Perfection as its motto, the school emphasizes students' necessary skills through practice, aiming to train competent theatre and film artists for China and the world.
The Academy continually consolidates basis and strengthens practice, and pursues the spirit of "genuineness, creation, and beauty." The institution commits itself to training drama, film & TV art talents for the country and the world. A majority of graduates have become world-famous artists, scholars, professors, and writers, who have made remarkable contributions to the Chinese drama, film & TV industry's prosperity and development.
Facing the future, the Central Academy of Drama will firmly grasp the opportunities to deepen the reform of higher education and accelerate the school system's development. It strives to increase education and education management quality, promote teaching quality and reform construction, and strengthen discipline and high-level faculty team construction. The Academy also promotes organizational innovations and carries out multilateral exchanges and cooperation with world's drama education institutions. This ensures the comprehensive strength and overall quality of the Academy. The Central Academy of Drama maintains its strength as one of the world's top-level art schools with outstanding characteristics.
The Academy has the only state-level teaching team acting, the only state-level characteristic major in directing, the only national innovative experimental zone for talents cultivation in musical acting, and the only state-level demonstration center for experimental teaching in Drama (Film & TV). The Academy also acts as headquarters of many national and international organizations, including China Drama Association, Committee of Directing Arts of China Theater 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 Center for Theatre Arts Management.

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