Draft History of Modern Drama Education in China in the 20th Century

Author: Jia Jichuan
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Once extraordinarily brilliant, the art of theater has also experienced decline. The once bustling scenes of packed theaters are unfortunately becoming increasingly distant from us. Chinese theater is currently in a highly marginalized position. Concerned theater educators, artists, and scholars are deeply reflecting on the reasons for the decline of the art of theater. Some say it is because Chinese theater has strayed from tradition, others argue that it lacks new creations worthy of being considered classics, some point to the competition from film and television arts, and others claim that the absence of theater in art education in primary and secondary schools is to blame, and so on, with various explanations. In fact, the decline of the art of theater can be traced back to why it was once so brilliant.