Shanghai Theatre Academy () is a municipal

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for dramatic art education in

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, China. It is affiliated with the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.

History

On December 1, 1945, the Shanghai Municipal Experimental Drama School ( zh, 上海市立实验戏剧学校) was established, with Gu Zhongyi ( zh, 顾仲彝) 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,

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, Department of Fine Arts, Drama Division, Shanghai Xingzhi Art School Drama Group merged into the formal establishment of the school, renamed the

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, East China Branch. In 1956, formally known as the Shanghai Theatre Academy, became the school under the direct supervision of the

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. In 2002 June, the former School of Performing Arts of

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, the

Shanghai Municipal School of Opera Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

, 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 (Huashan Road Campus, Lotus Road Campus, Hongqiao Road Campus).

Famous alumni

Class year indicates the entrance year, not graduating year. *Class of 1952: Wang Fulin *Class of 1974: Xu Xing *Class of 1976:

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*Class of 1980:

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*Class of 1981:

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, Song Jia *Class of 1984:

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*Class of 1985:

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*Class of 1986: Chen Hong *Class of 1987:

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, Wang Hui *Class of 1989:

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*Class of 1990: Xu Zheng *Class of 1993:

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, Li Yu *Class of 1994:

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*Class of 1995: Lu Yi, Li Qian,

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*Class of 1996:

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*Class of 1997:

Tong Dawei Tong Dawei (, born 3 February 1979) is a Chinese actor and singer. Tong is best known for starring in the television series ''Jade Goddess of Mercy'' (2003), '' Struggle'' (2007), and ''Tiger Mom'' (2015); as well as the films ''Lost in Beijing' ...

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, Yang Rong,

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*Class of 2000:

Wan Qian Wan Qian ( zh, s=万茜, born 14 May 1982), also known as Regina Wan, is a Chinese actress and singer. She won Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2014 Taiwanese film '' Paradise in Service'' and the Beijing College Student Fi ...

*Class of 2001:

Hu Ge Hu Ge ( zh, c=胡歌, born 20 September 1982), also known as Hugh Hu or Hugo Hu, is a Chinese actor and singer. He rose to fame for his role as Li Xiaoyao in '' Chinese Paladin'' (2005), and has since starred in a succession of popular televi ...

, Han Xue, Yuan Hong *Class of 2002:

Sun Yizhou Sun Yizhou (, born 23 October 1983), also known as Sean Sun, is a Chinese actor. Early life and education Sun was born in Chengdu, Sichuan on October 23, 1983. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in acting. Career Sun made his ...

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*Class of 2003: Xu Haiqiao *Class of 2004:

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, Zhao Ji,

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, Du Jiang *Class of 2005:

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*Class of 2006:

Li Jiahang Li Jiahang (; born March 8, 1987) is a Chinese actor. Life and career Li Jiahang was born in Anshan, Liaoning. He graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2010. In '' New My Fair Princess'', he played the role of Fu Erkang. He then starred in ...

Lou Yixiao Lou Yixiao (; born 27 December 1988), also known as Loura Lou, is a Chinese actress and singer. Lou is noted for playing Hu Yifei () in the hit sitcom television series '' iPartment'', which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broa ...

*Class of 2007:

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*Class of 2008: Li Qin,

Wang Yanlin Wang Yanlin (, born 28 July 1989), also known as Ian Wang, is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his works in '' Wu Xin: The Monster Killer'' (2015), '' The Starry Night, The Starry Sea'' (2017). He also starred in the film ''Operation Red ...

*Class of 2009:

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*Class of 2010:

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, Huang Shijia *Class of 2011:

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*Class of 2012:

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*Class of 2014:

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*Class of 2015: Zeng Keni,

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*Class of 2016:

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*Class of 2017:

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References

External links

Official website

Website of Shanghai Theatre Academy on cinaoggi.it
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