At the end of the semester, under the guidance of two instructors, namely Zhang Xiao'ou and Zhou Ke, the students of BA Directing (Theatre, Film and Television) 2019 successfully completed the semester-end reporting performance of the "Directing Elements Training" course of Year 2 Semester 2 in the Black Box Studio. Huang Changyong, president of Shanghai Theatre Academy, members of the leadership team of the Department of Acting including Lu Ang, Yin Yuerong, Shi Jun and all teachers of the department, and Zhu Zhiyu, head of practical teaching of the Academic Affairs Office came to observe the reporting performance of BA Directing 2019, and participated in the post-performance exchange and discussion. This fully reflected the high degree of attention paid by the university and the Department of Acting to the development of national first-class undergraduate major as well as the students’ works.
The reporting performance of the "Directing Elements Training” course included two teaching units, i.e. picture sketches and music and sound sketches, totaling 12 works. The students used their imagination to structure the stories according to either the characters and background settings provided in a picture or a piece of music or sound, and independently completed the script writing and undertook the directors’ and actors’ creation for stage performance, to tell the wonderful stories they want to express.
Professor Lu Ang, head of the national first-class undergraduate major in directing for theatre, film and television, recognized the progress of the students in his comments. He also said that the reporting performance showed in an all-round manner the comprehensive artistic ability and talent of the Department of Acting students in terms of script writing, directing and acting.
Huang Changyong, president of the Shanghai Theater Academy, also participated in the post-performance exchange and discussion together with all teachers and students. On the one hand, he recognized the enthusiasm, seriousness, rigor and creativity of the students as reflected in their works. On the other hand, he gave encouragement to the development of the national first-class undergraduate major in STA’s Development of Directing and the obtainment of A+ rating in Shanghai Ranking’s Best Chinese Subjects Rankings, and also put forward higher requirements and expectations for the “Directing for Theatre, Film and Television” major.
