Hu Ge won the title of "honorary actor" and Guan Xiaotong joined the Chinese national dialect theatre

2021 marks the 80th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of the official establishment of China National Theatre. On December 25, China National dialect theatre held a symposium in Beijing.

Hu Heping, Secretary of the Party group and Minister of the Ministry of culture and tourism, stressed that over the past 80 years, the Chinese national opera has always adhered to the party's leadership and the correct direction of development; Adhere to the people-centered creative orientation and launch a large number of high-quality works; Adhering to establishing morality and cultivating people, we have cultivated a large number of excellent drama talents; Adhere to integrity and innovation, and promote the drama art to radiate the style of the times; Actively practicing the lofty mission of art for the people, being the vanguard of Chinese drama art has played an important role in the prosperity and development of literature and art.

Tian Qinxin, President of the National Theatre of drama, announced on the spot that six artists, Zhang Qihong, you benchang, Lei Kesheng, Xue Dianjie, Tang Guoqiang and Li Xuejian, had won the title of "lifetime glorious artist" of the Chinese National Theatre; Ma Yingchun, Chen Qiang, Cha Mingzhe, Han Tongsheng, Wang Xiaoying, Yang Qing, Liu Wei, Liu Peiqi, Ni Dahong and Xu Wenguang won the title of "glorious artist" of China National dialect theatre.

Tian Qinxin, President of the National Theatre of China, presided over the symposium, photographed by Sheng Jiapeng. Tian Qinxin, President of the National Theatre of China, presided over the symposium, photographed by Sheng Jiapeng

At the same time, in order to thank the artists outside the theatre for their support for the artistic production and creation of China National dialect theatre over the years, Xi Meijuan, Hu Ge and Huang Lei were awarded the title of "honorary actor". Tian Qinxin also revealed that the theater has introduced 25 high-end talents such as actors Wan Qian, Zhang Tong and Guan Xiaotong, and dance designers Wang Chen and Hu Tianji, which has injected fresh blood into the development of the theater.

China National dialect theatre is an art troupe directly under the Ministry of culture and tourism. Its predecessor is Yan'an Youth Art Theatre founded in 1941. On December 25, 2001, China Youth Art Theatre and Central Experimental Drama Theatre merged to officially establish China National Drama Theatre. Adhering to the creative concept of "Chinese originality, world classics and experimental exploration", Guohua theatre has launched a large number of high-quality masterpieces such as "four generations in one room", "big house gate", "Beijing Fayuan Temple", "Gu Wenchang" and "live broadcast of the founding ceremony", and cultivated a large number of drama talents with both morality and art.