Shanghai Theatre Academy


Shanghai Theatre Academy is a municipal public college for dramatic art education in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.
WWW sta.edu.cn

History

On December 1, 1945, the Shanghai Municipal Experimental Drama School was established, with Gu Zhongyi as the first principal, and in October 1949, the Shanghai Municipal Experimental Drama School was renamed the Shanghai Municipal Drama College.
In 1952, the national institutions of higher learning to implement departmental adjustment, Shandong University, Department of Fine Arts, Drama Division, Shanghai Xingzhi Art School Drama Group merged into the formal establishment of the school, renamed the Central Academy of Drama, East China Branch. In 1956, formally known as the Shanghai Theatre Academy, became the school under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Culture. In 2002 June, the former School of Performing Arts of Shanghai Normal University, the Shanghai Municipal School of Opera, the Shanghai Municipal School of Dance merged into the Shanghai Theatre Academy of Theatre and Dance Branch, the affiliated school of Opera and the attached School of Dance. Three campuses were formed.

Famous alumni

Class year indicates the entrance year, not graduating year.