Shaohua Zheng
Research Area
Education
Ph.D., Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), 2024
M.A., National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (NACTA), 2013
B.A., National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (NACTA), 2009
Teaching
Research
Ancient literature; history and criticism of traditional Chinese opera; the contemporary dissemination and development of traditional Chinese opera.
The history of drama; the art of drama director.
Publications
- Director’s consciousness and the art of Mei Lanfang, Theatre Arts, Issue 6, 2023.
- Entertaining and intriguing – The Tune Art of Pan Qicai, a Representative Figure of the male role of Huangmei Opera, Chinese drama, Issue 11, 2023.
- Explosive power, attraction and creativity — a preliminary study of Lou Sheng’s performance aesthetics, Chinese drama, Issue 5, 2021.
- Keep, break, create– viewing the current opera development from the historical process of Huangmei Opera, Contemporary Drama , Issue 2, 2020.
- Changing the old tune into a new voice – the Enlightenment of Puxian Opera “parachuting”, Sichuan Drama , Issue 2, 2020.
- Opening up a new situation of Drama Aesthetics — a review of the plays participating in the 16th China Drama Festival, Fujian Art, Issue 11, 2019.
- The return of Kunqu opera singing to the original and opening up a new one – Kunqu opera “the Mid-autumn Festival in Wangjiang Pavilion”, China Art Daily, 10, 2019.
- Cultivate people and work from plays — Reflections on the future
Awards
Won the 37th Tianhan Drama Award for Outstanding Journalist, 2023, 08
Selected as a distinguished young talent candidate for the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee
Work Experience
Editor of the “China Theater” magazine, August 2013 – current
Actor in Anhui Wanyuan Huangmei Opera Art Troupe, August 2003 – August 2005