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  Shanghai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shanghai once became the third largest financial centre in the world, ranking after New York City and London, and the largest commercial city in the Far East in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Political power in Shanghai has traditionally been seen as a stepping stone to higher positions within the PRC central government.In the 1990s, there was what was often described as the politically right-of-center "Shanghai clique," which included the president of the PRC Jiang Zemin and the premier of the PRC Zhu Rongji.
Shanghai is administratively equal to a province and is divided into 19 county-level divisions: 18 districts and 1 county.
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 Shanghai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Shanghai has traditionally been seen as a stone to positions within the PRC central In the 1990s there was often described " Shanghai clique " which included the president of the Jiang Zemin and the premier of the PRC Zhu Rongji.
Shanghai has stronger links to both Chinese interior and the central government in to a stronger base in manufacturing and Since the handover of Hong Kong to the PRC Shanghai has increased role in finance banking and as a destination for corporate headquarters fueling demand for highly educated and westernized workforce.
Shanghai is the birthplace of everything considered in China; and was the cultural and center of East Asia for the first of the twentieth century.
www.freeglossary.com /Shanghai   (2891 words)

  
 Shanghai, China
Shanghai was lost to Japan in the Battle of Shanghai in 1937 until its surrender in 1945.
Shanghai's economy is steadily growing at 11% and for 2004 the forecast is 14%.
Shanghai is the birthplace of everything considered modern in China; and was the cultural and economic center of East Asia for the first half of the twentieth century.
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 UWM group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
It represented an effort by the two universities to learn theater skills from each other, and was also one of many signs that restrictions on the trade of cultural ideas is loosening in China.
The 991-seat Shanghai Theater Center was nearly full with an audience that laughed and applauded heartily, although there were some defections at intermission.
Instead, they were given away free by the theater academy, Western expatriate organizations and the hotel that is part of the same complex as the theater.
www.jsonline.com /letsgo/performingarts/0316shang.stm   (566 words)

  
 "The Insane Asylum is Next Door to Heaven" at the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center
Shanghai and Beijing have managed to emerge from the cloud somewhat, with Shanghai focusing on the odd combo of intimate slice-of-life dramas and massive historical epics while leaving the edgier stuff to the Northerners.
Young Shanghai actresses have an irritating inclination towards artificially high-pitched voices, endless girly giggles, and the general flounces of excessive cutesy-ness that characterize the female youth of this city.
Moreover, Shanghai audiences are unaccustomed to modern theater, and even the subtlest shadings of surrealism with leave most confused and complaining.
www.movius.us /articles/chinanow/madhouse.html   (982 words)

  
 Shanghai Theater Arts are Making a Dramatic Comeback
Shanghai theater's greatest impediments are the lack of both theatric institutions and sufficient funds.
Theater is ‘Shehui gongyan,' to the public and for the public.
Theater is about culture and about education, yes; but it is also about entertainment.
www.movius.us /articles/chinanow/drama.html   (1062 words)

  
 Shanghai - Shanghai - Travel to China
Shanghai (zh-cp c=上海 p=Shandagrave;nghǎi; Shanghainese International Phonetic AlphabetIPA: IPA/zɑ̃ hɛ/) is China's largest city and is situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta.
Administratively, Shanghai is one of four municipalities of Chinamunicipalities of the People's Republic of China, which have political divisions of Chinaprovincial-level status.
Shanghai is divided into 19 Political divisions of China#County levelcounty-level divisions: 18 district of Chinadistricts and 1 county of Chinacounty.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Shanghai   (3656 words)

  
 2003 ASIANetwork Freeman Student-Faculty Fellowship Recipients   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
I was interested in the collaboration of the Shanghai Theater Academy and the Bard College theater department for many reasons.
Theater goes past language, and past nationality, to a place where people can communicate free of the very things that make us different.
Relationships are essential to theater; to generate such unusual ones with my peers was the strongest theatrical element of the theater exchange.
www.asianetwork.org /freeman/2003prelimreports.html   (6353 words)

  
 Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
As Martin Esslin cogently argues, all drama is "a political event" because it either asserts or undermines the codes of conduct of a given society (Esslin 1981, 29).
As such, live theater — a public forum and event — is often seen as an avenue of cross-cultural negotiation and political intervention.
During the 1950s, theater companies were given the mission to propagandize the Party ideology, to promote "progressive" ideas among the people, and to fight "class enemies." The monotonous practice of staging plays with the same theme ground down actors' enthusiasm for the stage.
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To break even on its bet, the Shanghai Grand Theater needs to sell nearly 180,000 tickets for the total 96 performances, which means it has to attract more than 1 percent of Shanghai's population.
Beginning in 2002, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Shanghai Theater Academy have even introduced a new major in their courses for musicals despite the fact that China has few excellent original musicals or a loyal audience for them.
The Shanghai production is directed by Harold Prince and stars Brad Little as the Phantom and Marni Raab as the heroine, Christine, who is "really looking forward to performing in Shanghai." Another 130 persons round out the cast and crew.
www.bradlittle.com /sha.html   (1502 words)

  
 "Drama Avenue" Planned in Shanghai (Mar 6, 2004)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
A cafe theater is also under construction as a rehearsal hall for Children's Art Theater.
The academy is now working closely with other theaters for the promotion and planning of the drama avenue.
Paradise Theater, which is planning the cafe theater, was also pleased to be involved in the project.
www.chinaplanner.com /update/030604.htm   (348 words)

  
 Shanghai Theatre Academy
Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA), formerly Shanghai Municipal Experimental Drama School, founded on December 1, 1945, is a higher art institution which nurtures theatres specialists in China.
Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA) got its present name in 1956
Shanghai Theatre Academy will develop its potential and follow the principle of education: “Look the world, look the modernization and look to the future.” In aims at making it seep to be a first-class and high-quality comprehensive university of theatre arts.
www.cinaoggi.it /shanghai-theatre-academy   (86 words)

  
 Shanghai Theatre Academy: Performances
Yun Xiang, written by one of the faculty members and performed by the students, was awarded at the 1989 Shanghai Culture and Arts Festival.
In the nineties, the Shanghai Theatre Academy has again become the center of attention both in China and abroad.
In 1994, Da Pi Guan, written and performed by students and the faculty, was invited to the Alice Alternative Theater festival in Tokyo, then in 1997, toured six cities in Britain as academic exchange performences, and gained equal success.
members.tripod.com /John_Wang/sta/performances.html   (261 words)

  
 Xue Song   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Xue Song 971696405 971733600 Shanghai Cina Lorenz Helbling www.shanghart.com shangart@uninet.com.cn 971696405.jpg 972946799 o ShanghArt Xue Song Standing on the shoulders of giants.
But the most important element is the source of these paintings: ash." Xue Song was born 1965 in Anhui and graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy 1988.
ShanghArt - 2a Gaolan Rd. - 200020 Shanghai - tel: 86 21 6359 3923 - fax: 86 21 6359 4570 1 1 1 Xue Song Wu Liang 2a Gaolan Rd. Xue Song's interest in ash originated some years ago, when there was a big fire in his studio.
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 History
Carleton was selected to represent the United States at the "Shanghai International Pantomime Festival" in China.
Academy at the request of the Chinese Bureau of Culture.
She is a Theater Student at Northwestern University.
www.rockmimeworld.com /hist.htm   (735 words)

  
 China Welcomes KSU Students   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Following its completely sold-out run at Kennesaw State, the original theater production "Monkey King" packed up and headed to China to be performed at the Shanghai Theater Festival in early December.
The cultural exchange program is made possible, in part, by a generous grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation and by a gracious offer from the host institution, Shanghai Theater Academy.
The Shanghai Theatre Academy is providing room, board and local transportation for the "Monkey King" team during the stay in China.
kennesaw.edu /arts/News/Archives/COTA_news_archives/05_11mkchina.html   (332 words)

  
 Future Quests
They also performed at The Bund outdoor festival for thousands in attendance, at the Shanghai Children's Palace, a special performance for the Hearing Impaired of China, The Foreign Performers Show at Jin Jaing Tower and for 900 students at DaTong School.
Carleton also did a workshop for theater students at the Shanghai Theater Academy.
If you are connected with a theater in Tokyo, proscenium style with a capacity of 750 to 1500 seats please contact us as soon as possible to be included in this exciting venture.
www.rockmimeworld.com /future.htm   (324 words)

  
 Michelle Yeoh Web Theatre: Silver Hawk (Masked Crusader)
Some locations in Shanghai were delayed due to SARS but we managed to secure all our shoot in the wonderful modern look of shanghai.
A graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy, 27 year old Li Bingbing is a well-known Chinese movie and TV star.
A WHO team is currently in Shanghai investigating the extent of the SARS outbreak in the China's largest city, following revelations that the lethal disease in Beijing was far worse than initially admitted.
michelleyeoh.info /Movie/silverhawk.html   (9458 words)

  
 About China Institute: Faculty Members   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
He has lectured extensively on classical Chinese literature and theater at several prestigious universities and at the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art and Lincoln Center.
Jin Guangyu, a master of mountain-and-water and bird-and-flower painting, graduated from the Zhejiang Art Academy and taught at the Shanghai Art Academy.
Shi Hong Qu Aldin is an actress by profession, having studied at the prestigious Shanghai Theater Academy followed by a career of numerous performances for stage, film, and television.
www.chinainstitute.org /about/faculty.html   (866 words)

  
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What we shall be witnessing in the next few weeks is the commitment of some of the world’s best theater performers to use their creativity and talents for the cause of fighting global illiteracy and malnutrition, poverty and injustice.
It definitely puts the Philippines at the cultural crossroad of mobilizing the world’s creative resources to articulate the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and work for their attainment.” Scheduled to arrive in the country are twelve of the world’s best drama institutions.
The 4th World Conference of Theater School Directors will also be held concurrently by the ITI UNESCO Chair of Theater held by Cornelius Demetriu of Bucharest.
www.iti-worldwide.org /docs/public/06_31_Congress_PR_10042006.doc   (383 words)

  
 China art, China art links, China Tourism
The theater welcomed in a group of special spectators: More than one hundred foreign friends.
The musicians are trained mainly in the eight conservatories of music, which have their own primary and secondary schools, in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Chengdu, Tianjing, Xi'an and Guangzhou.
When a graduate from the secondary music school enters a conservatory, he or she may choose courses offered by various departments such as composition, folk music, vocal music, orchestral music and the piano.
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 Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
It is the first time that we will have a group of students go to a foreign country to perform.
A: We will leave for Shanghai November 27th and be back December 4th.
It is difficult to get in the theater to build; the theater is overbooked.
www.kennesaw.edu /theatre/monkeyking/interview_archive.shtml   (1978 words)

  
 Qianghua Wang Faculty Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
From them, I was shown the ways of being a good person and I have lived my life based on its principles ever since.
In the sixties, I was one of the fortunate few that were accepted by the Shanghai Theater Academy.
The academy is an elite and well-known art institute.
theatre.binghamton.edu /New/faculty_staff/qianghua_wang.htm   (365 words)

  
 Hamlet in China
From detailed records of their lectures and rehearsals published by the academies it is evident that the visiting experts adopted a patronizing attitude towards the Chinese theater and its practitioners.
I was an undergraduate at the Shanghai Theater Academy and I still remember how almost every morning I could hear acting students, carefully imitating Sun’s arrangement of the rhythm, reciting the Chinese lines for “O that this too too sallied flesh would melt, Thaw and resolue it selfe into a dewe” (313-4).
The 2005 Jingju adaptation by the Shanghai Jingju Theater
www.leoyan.com /global-language.com/ENFOLDED/BIBL/____HamChi.htm   (13607 words)

  
 1931-32 Academy Awards® Winners and History
Oscar® and Academy Awards® and Oscar® design mark are the trademarks and service marks and the Oscar© statuette the copyrighted property, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Shanghai Express (with three nominations and one win - Cinematography) - director Josef von Sternberg's superior masterpiece - his third of seven films with Marlene Dietrich about a reunion between Shanghai Lily and an ex-lover aboard a slow-moving train in China
City Lights (1931), a silent film (with a musical soundtrack and sound effects, however) released three years after the talkies were introduced (and presumably the victim of pro-talking film prejudice), was not nominated for a single Academy Award.
www.filmsite.org /aa31.html   (1157 words)

  
 Bard in China Program | Exchanges
Bard in China brought Bard Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Qiyu Tu, an economist from the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in 2001–2002.
The productions were held in the new theaters of the respective schools in October '03 at Bard and January '04 in Shanghai.
In addition, graduate students from both The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture and from the Center for Curatorial Studies and Art in Contemporary Culture, accompanied by the director of the Bard in China program, have conducted research in China.
inside.bard.edu /academic/programs/bardinchina/exchanges   (797 words)

  
 Kewen wang
He is now a professor of Shanghai Theater Academy, vice-chairman of Shanghai Art Education Society and Society of Huang Bin Hong Research, and a specially invited fellow of China Arts Research Institute.
His biography was included in "the Painters Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Traditional painting" and "The Brief Biographies of Professors in shanghai High Education".
He began to enjoy the government 's special allowance bestowed by the State council as "a specialist with outstanding contributions" in the culture fields.
www.echinaart.com /artist/chinese/Kewen_Wang/GeneralView_Kewen_Wang_chinese.htm   (176 words)

  
 GMI - Global Market Insite, Inc. : People
Headquartered in Shanghai, P.R. China, Patrick is responsible for GMI business development and client servicing international markets in Greater China region (Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan).
Originally from Shanghai, China, Patrick has lived and worked in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Canada.
Patrick won his first degree of a Bachelor of Art in Shanghai Theater Academy, China, and Master of Business Management from University of Calgary, Canada.
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 Bard in China Program | Events
A bilingual performance by students from Bard and the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
Theater Two, 8:00 p.m., with an additional matinee on Sunday at 2:00 p.m., followed by a symposium.
Jeffrey Sichel, assistant professor of theater at Bard, will be joined by Professor Xu Weihong, chairman of the Acting Department at Shanghai Theater Academy, and Professor William Sun of the Shanghai Theater Academy Department of Dramatic Literature.
inside.bard.edu /academic/programs/bardinchina/events   (4875 words)

  
 Yunian Zhang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Zhang has a Bachelor degree and a Master degree in the Performing Arts from Nanjing College of Arts and Shanghai Theater Academy in the People's Republic of China.
In addition, he has a Master of Science Degree from Southern Illinois University in Mass Communications, and a Master of Arts Degree in Education from the George Washington University.
He has also taught English as a second language in Fairfax County schools as well as acting and theater directing at the college level.
mason.gmu.edu /~kzhang/Yunian_Zhang.html   (151 words)

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