2021 Master Class on Directing (Cross-Straits and Hong Kong-Macao) opens smoothly

Publisher:英文主页Time:2021-05-13Views:72

On the morning of 10 May 10, the opening ceremony of the 2021 Master Class on Directing (Cross-Straits and Hong Kong-Macao) jointly sponsored by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) and the Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA) and organized by the Directing Department of STA was held in the square in front of the Foxi Building. Xie Wei, Party Secretary of STA, Huang Changyong, President of STA, Xu Yong, Director of the Party Committees Office and the Presidents Office and Director of the Publicity Department, Zhang Yunlei, Director of the International Exchange Center, Fang Jun, Deputy Director of the Publicity Department, and leaders, teachers and students of the Directing Department, as well assome teachers of the master class, attended the opening ceremony. Tobias Biancone, Director-General of ITI, sent a video message from Europe. The opening ceremony was presided over by Yang Yang, Vice President of Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Professor Lu Ang, the project leader of the master class on directing, Zhan Haochen (Ruiwen), representative of the teachers of the master class and famous stage actor and director from Hong Kong, China, Xu Wei, representative of the trainees of the master class and directorat the Shanghai Yue Opera Theatre and Zhang Zhi, representative of the trainees of the master class and directorat the Shanxi Peking Opera Theatre, spoke at the opening ceremony successively. Then, a representative of the trainees read the congratulatory letter from Tobias Biancone, Director-General of ITI. After that, President Huang Changyong delivered a speech on behalf of STA. Finally, Party Secretary Xie Wei made the concluding speech.

Since 2009, the International Masters Class on Directing has been successfully held for 11 times (i.e. the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Germany, Oceania, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, America, Ancient Civilizations, Central and Eastern Europe respectively). For the sake of COVID-19 prevention and control, the 2021 Master Class on Directing has, for the first time,invited top directors from within China to give lectures, and they are from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Shanghai. This years master class on directing will officially open on the afternoon of 10 May, with one director giving lectures or leading workshop training every week for five days. During the study period, the trainees will be organized to observe performances and have academic discussions. On the evening of the fifth day, an open class will be conducted to show and report on the teaching achievements in the past week to the whole of STA. On the sixth day, the concluding discussion will be held. During the master class, every Monday at 10 am, the DirectingDepartment will also arrange three master lectures given for teachers and students of the entire STA.