Belt and Road Art Talent ONLINE Training Program 2022 Admission Brochure

发布者:国际交流中心发布时间:2022-03-01浏览次数:1538

As the most famous historical route in the world which connects the East and the West, the Silk Road has presented itself as the  most colorful cultural corridor. The glory of the Silk Road in the past  should be the starting point where the cultures of different countries  meet and continue growing. In order to better enhance cultural exchanges  with the countries along the Silk Road and strengthen the training of talents, Shanghai Conservatory of Music (SHCM) and Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA), under the policy support of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, will jointly organize the Belt and Road Art Talent Training Program online 2022  on the basis of their respective characteristics and discipline  advantages to achieve the grand goal of creating a brilliant future  through education.


Theme

The  Belt and Road Art Talent Training Program 2022 will enable students  from countries along the land and maritime Silk Road to learn Chinese  art and culture in a multi-dimensional, multi-angle and multi-faceted  manner through the study of both traditional Chinese folk music and  traditional Chinese opera.

The  STA will focus on exploring opera art aesthetics, the relationship  between music and performance, as well as the interweaving connection  between Chinese tradition and the culture of the countries along the  Belt and Road in terms of the artistic performance in opera art.

The  SHCM will invite prestigious educators, performing artists and young  teachers to deliver a comprehensive programme for international students  to learn appreciate and experience the most typical traditional Chinese  and foreign musical instruments along the Silk Road.

 

Schedule

The programme will last three weeks from Jun. 18 to Jul. 9, 2022.

 

Activities

1.The  course provided by STA contains repertoire appreciation, lectures by  famous artists, basic acting skills, short excerpt learning, and  documentary videos to help the students understand the history, status  quo and the prospect of traditional Chinese opera and its training  system, as well as the stories of the practitioners ‘ striving and  success. These units present the traditional Chinese opera & its  culture in the form of live broadcast and video learning. It provides  high-quality documentary videos/lectures and the interactive online  communication with the prominent professors and performers at the same  time. In addition to the group class, students can also book individual  online tutoring for more personalized needs. After the students complete  all the units online, the Shanghai Theatre Academy will assess the  students through performance presentations, written tests, and oral  presentations.

2.The  SHCM: lecture series, workshop, roundtable discussion and seminar.  Professors from the Folk Music Department of the SHCM will run a  workshop on the performance techniques and creative concepts of Chinese  folk music, while those from the Folk Music Department and Musicology  Department will deliver a lecture series. Besides, a concert of folk  music along the land and maritime Silk Road will be held to display students’ achievements.

 

Enrollment Quota

A total of 30 applicants will be enrolled as scholarship students.  The SHCM will enroll 15 music students enrolled by SHCM and 15 opera  students enrolled by STA will study together. The scholarship will cover  the studentsapplication fee, tuition, and textbooks.

This program is, in principle, open to foreign students outside China between the age of 16 and 30. Please refer to the following website for nationality limitations.

https://www.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/info/iList.jsp?site_id=CMSydylgw&cat_id=10037&cur_page=1

 

The  organizing committee will assess the application materials and select  scholarship winners accordingly. The list of selected participants will  be announced on the official website of the SHCM http://iso.shcmusic.edu.cn and that of the STA http://iso.sta.edu.cn.

 

STA Application Requirements on Opera Students

1. Application Deadline: May 30th, 2022

2. Online Application: http://isoadmission.sta.edu.cn/

   Download Users Guide at http://iso.sta.edu.cn/30/list.htm

   Materials required to upload as attachments include:

1) Passport scan

2) Photos (One full front headshot and one ordinary life photo)

3) University degree or enrollment certificate

4) CV and other materials related to the application

5) Recommendation letters are preferred but NOT demanding

 

3. Related costs

Scholarship students will be exempted from the application fee, tuition, and textbooks.


Contact Information

Shanghai Theatre Academy

Contact person: Shirley Zou

E-mail: sta_international@163.com

Tel: 0086-21-62498896

Address: Room 208, Zhongyi Building (2), No. 630 Huashan Road, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China


Note:

Opera students please consult STA for the application requirements for.

Music students please contact SHCM directly for more details of the course and the scholarship, or submit applications.


Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Contact persons: Ms. Wu 

E-mail: 2205542773@qq.com

Tel: 0086 -21-64316745

Fax: 0086 -21 -64310305

Address: International Students Office, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, No. 20 Fenyang Road, Shanghai 200031, P.R. China