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China Opera and Dance Drama Theater
The China Opera and Dance Drama Theater specializes in creating and staging
Chinese national and dance operas. The theater was established in January 1950
as the Beijing
People's Art Theater and was renamed the Affiliated Opera Company of the Central
Drama Institute in 1952, the National Experimental Opera Theater in 1953 and
the Chinese Opera Theater in 1964 respectively. The first theater president, the
famous writer Li Bozhao, was succeeded by a string of renowned artists:
musicians Zhou Weishi, Lu Xiao, Ma Ke; writers Yan Yong, Qiao Yu and composer
Liu Wenjin. Its current president is the famous singer Tian Yubin.
The theater has two performing troupes (the opera troupe and dancing drama
troupe), two musical ensembles (the national music ensemble and orchestra) and a
complete stage design department. Since the founding of the People's Republic of
China, the theater has staged some 100 well-known operas, such as "White-haired
Girl," "Xiao Erhei's Marriage," "Story of the Pagoda Tree," "Injustice on Dou
E," "Die in Grief" and "Champaign," and dance dramas, such as "The Sacred Lotus
Lanterns
," "Princess Wencheng," "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "Dancer of the Tongque
Platform."
Famous performing artists like Guo Lanying, Zhao Qing and Chen Ailian have
been very well received by audiences both from home and abroad. In recent years,
a large number of outstanding young and middle-aged performers have also
contributed their talents.
The theater helped create and staged the huge operatic dance epics "The East
is Red " and "The Song of the Chinese Revolution." It also participated in
the Asian Games, International Art Festival, International Chorus Festival and
reception performances for foreign state leaders with great success. The theater
has also performed in Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Latin America, enhancing
international cultural communications and the friendship between China and the
world.
Address: No 2, Nanhuadong Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing Postal code:
100050 Tel: (010) 63528473 Fax: (010) 63528473
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