Students rehearse with their teacher in the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts on Dec 20. ZHANG WEI / CHINA DAILY
China's top opera academy will offer an undergraduate course in Tibetan Opera for the first time in 2013.
The National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, located in Beijing's Fengtai district, plans to enroll 37 undergraduate students majoring in five regional operas that have been recognized at State or global level as intangible cultural heritage. In addition to Tibetan Opera, the styles include Qinqiang Opera, a 2,000-year-old genre that originated in northwestern China, and Liuzi Opera, which is popular in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces.
China's top opera academy will offer an undergraduate course in Tibetan Opera for the first time in 2013.
The National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, located in Beijing's Fengtai district, plans to enroll 37 undergraduate students majoring in five regional operas that have been recognized at State or global level as intangible cultural heritage. In addition to Tibetan Opera, the styles include Qinqiang Opera, a 2,000-year-old genre that originated in northwestern China, and Liuzi Opera, which is popular in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces.
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