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Cantonese opera students from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts perform in 2019
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Kunqu students from the Shanghai Theatre Academy perform in 2015
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Taiwanese opera students from the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts perform in 2014
Professional schools for Chinese opera, known as keban (Chinese: 科班; pinyin: kēbān; Wade–Giles: k'o-pan; Jyutping: fo baan), existed in China from the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) to the 20th century. Formerly attached to performing troupes, many keban became independent boarding schools by the late 19th century.[1][2]
Today, a few degree-granting, western-style educational institutions specialize in Chinese opera, like the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing[3][4] and the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts in Taipei.
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- ^ Mackerras, Colin P. (1972). The Rise of the Peking Opera, 1770-1870: Social Aspects of the Theatre in Manchu China. Clarendon Press. p. 148.
- ^ "Beijing Opera". National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Performing Arts (local operas)". National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. Retrieved 28 April 2021.