The China Theatre Association is a subordinate of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC). Founded on July 24, 1949, the organisation was initially named the China National Theatre Workers Association . In 1953, it was renamed the China Theatre Association. So far it has more than 11,000 registered members, with branch associations across the nation.
5-676: China Theatre Association was founded in July 1949 with the name of China National Theatre Workers Association. In 1953 China National Theatre Workers Association changed its name to China Theatre Association. In 1981, it joined the International Association of Artists and founded the Chinese Center. At the end of 1987, it had more than 7,000 registered members. In late 2008, it had more than 10,364 registered members. On 30 June 2005, Plum blossom Award Art Troupe
10-733: The Plum Blossom Award , is the highest theatrical award in China . It is awarded by the China Theatre Association . Several Taiwanese have also won the award, such as Wei Hai-min . The Plum Blossom Award was founded in 1983 by Liu Housheng , Vice President of the China Theatre Association , and his colleagues. In 1994, the China Theatre Association began awarding Second Plum Blossom Prizes to distinguished performers who had already won
15-593: The prize once. In 2002, the Association began the policy of awarding the Plum Blossom Grand Prize to performers who had won the prize twice previously and continued to be active and innovative in the field. There have been four winners of that award to date: Shang Changrong in 2002, Song Guofeng and Mao Weitao in 2007, and Pei Yanling in 2009. The Plum Blossom Prize has been awarded every two years since 2005, as opposed to every year as it
20-560: Was previously. Due to the promulgation of the "Administration of Art, Journalism, and Publishing Awards" circular by the Ministry of Culture in 2005, the number of such awards was reduced, and the Plum Blossom Prize was combined with another prize. Beginning in 2009, the selection process for the Plum Blossom Prize was changed into a televised competition among fifty hopefuls. In 1992, actress Song Dandan refused to accept
25-808: Was set up. On 16 July 2015, Pu Cunxin was chosen as its Chair in the Eighth National Congress of China Theatre Association. The China Theater Awards were established in 2005. It comprises the Plum Blossom Prize for stage performance (founded in 1983) and the Cao Yu Theater Award for writing (founded in 1981). China Theatre (founded in 1954) was its official journal. Plum Blossom Prize The China Theatre Plum Blossom Award ( simplified Chinese : 中国戏剧梅花奖 ; traditional Chinese : 中國戲劇梅花獎 ; pinyin : Zhōngguó Xìjù Méihuā Jiǎng ), more commonly
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