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The Central Academy of Drama

中央戏剧学院
Type	National
Established	1950
Affiliation	Ministry of Education
President	Xu Xiang [1]
Vice-president	Yang Wenhai [2]
Location	Beijing ,  China
Campus	Urban Dongmianhua Hutong No. 39, Dongcheng District Hong Fu Middle Rd No.4, Changping District
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Website	www.zhongxi.cn web.zhongxi.cn/en

The Central Academy of Drama (Chinese: 中央戏剧学院; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Xìjù Xuéyuàn), abbreviated Zhong Xi (literally "central drama"), is a drama school in Beijing, China.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in some disciplines.^[6]The school is the first theatre higher educational institution of the People's Republic of China. It is ranked as the best top-level drama, Film & Television arts institution in China and has been selected into the country's construction plan of world first-class disciplines. The Central Academy of Drama is a central subordinate university and is also an art college directly under the Ministry of Education. It is the highest institution of education in dramatic art among the world's leading art institutions in Chinese drama, visual arts teaching and research center. The Central Academy of Drama is also the headquarters of the World Theatre Education Alliance (WTEA), China Alliance of Theatre Higher Educational Institutes and Asia Theatre Education Centre (ATEC). The Central Academy of Drama has engaged in the practice of drama and the visual arts for more than 50 years and is a bastion of experimental theater drama in China. The school also holds the UNESCO Chair on Theatre Education.

Location

The academy is located on 39 E Mianhua Hutong, Dongcheng Qu, Beijing Shi, 100009.^[7]

History

The academy was established in April 1950, with Ouyang Yuqian as its first president. It was named by Mao Zedong. It inherited the drama department of Lu Xun Art Academy in Yan'an, art school of North China University, and National Drama College in Nanjing. Many famous Chinese actors, actresses, and directors graduated from the Academy, such as Zhang Ziyi, Jiang Wen, Gong Li. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious drama schools in China, together with Beijing Film Academy and Shanghai Theater Academy.

Notable alumni

Gong Li

Zhang Ziyi

Jiang Wen

Tang Wei

Note that class year indicates the entrance year, not graduating year.

Acting Department

• Class of 1950: Jin Yaqin
  


• Class of 1954: Zheng Zhenyao
  


• Class of 1959: Yan Shunkai
  


• Class of 1960: Wen Xingyu
  


• Class of 1974: Chen Baoguo, Guo Lianwen
  


• Class of 1979: Chen Daoming
  


• Class of 1980: Jiang Wen, Lü Liping, Yue Hong
  


• Class of 1982: Ni Dahong
  


• Class of 1984: Zhang Hanyu, Wu Xiubo
  


• Class of 1985: Gong Li, Jia Hongsheng, Wei Zi, Shi Ke
  


• Class of 1986: Chen Zhihui
  


• Class of 1987: Hu Jun, Xu Fan
  


• Class of 1988: Guo Tao, Wu Xiubo
  


• Class of 1989: Tao Hong
  


• Class of 1990: Li Yapeng, Chen Jianbin
  


• Class of 1991: Huang Zhizhong
  


• Class of 1993: Zhu Yuanyuan, Wang Qianyuan
  


• Class of 1994: Tao Hong, Gong Beibi, Duan Yihong
  


• Class of 1995: Xia Yu
  


• Class of 1996: Zhang Ziyi, Liu Ye, Qin Hailu, Mei Ting, Yuan Quan, Qin Hao
  


• Class of 1997: Chen Hao, Calvin Li
  


• Class of 1998: Deng Chao, Zhu Yuchen
  


• Class of 1999: Chen Sicheng
  


• Class of 2000: Zhou Yun, Liu Yun
  


• Class of 2001: Zhang Xinyi
  


• Class of 2002: Wen Zhang, Tiffany Tang, Tong Yao, Cao Xiwen, Bai Jing, Yang Shuo, Zhang Mo, Tumurbaatar Enkhtungalag
  


• Class of 2003: Wang Kai, Hans Zhang
  


• Class of 2004: Tong Liya, Wang Zhi, Hu Sang
  


• Class of 2005: Chen Xiao, Mao Xiaotong, Lin Xiawei, Lin Peng
  


• Class of 2006: Liu Yuxin
  


• Class of 2007: Wei Daxun, Cheng Yi
  


• Class of 2008: Ma Ke, Lan Yingying, Gao Weiguang, Ge Tian
  


• Class of 2010: Qin Junjie, Qiao Xin
  


• Class of 2012: Yang Xuwen
  


• Class of 2013: Zhang Ming'en
  


• Class of 2014: Dong Zijian
  


• Class of 2015: Liu Haoran, Dong Sicheng
  


• Class of 2016: Zhang Xueying, Zhao Jiamin
  


• Class of 2018: Jackson Yee
  

Directing Department: Bao Guo'an (Class of 1977), Li Baotian (Class of 1979), Zhang Yang (Class of 1988), Zhang Jingchu (Class of 1997), Lin Yongjian (Class of 1999), Tang Wei (Class of 2000), Papi Jiang (Class of 2005)

Department of Musical Theatre: Sun Honglei (Class of 1995), Jin Dong (Class of 1999)

Department of Stage Design: Zhang Lei (Class of 1995)

Department of Dramatic Literature: Zhang Yibai (Class of 1986), Diao Yinan (Class of 1987), Cai Shangjun (Class of 1988), Yilin Zhong (Class of 1993)

References

External links

• 
  (in Chinese) Central Academy of Drama official site (or http://218.249.21.170/ when connection problems)


• http://www.chntheatre.edu.cn/