The academic forum "Wu Mei and Chinese Opera Culture since Modern Times" was held

On November 9th and 10th, the academic forum "Wu Mei and Chinese Opera Culture in Modern Times" was held at Peking University.

Wu Mei was an influential Chinese opera theorist, educator and writer, who taught at Peking University from 1917 to 1922 and opened courses related to opera, which is considered to be the beginning of the study of opera in Chinese universities. Wu Mei's works such as "Gu QuLu Tan" and "General Theory of Qu Xue" are considered to be the founding works of Chinese opera research, and are jointly described as Wang Guowei's "Song and Yuan Opera Examination".

This forum coincides with the 80th anniversary of Wu Mei's death, taking the perspective of the transformation of Chinese opera culture in modern times, in-depth investigation of Wu Mei's academic research and various aspects of opera education, and discussing the inheritance of her academic research and the spread of concepts, and the impact on the study of opera, stage practice and opera forms in modern China.

During the forum, on November 9, the event was a Wu Mei Research Workshop, with Wu Mei research as the theme, focusing on Wu Mei and university education, the rediscovery of Wu Mei historical materials, the study of Wu Mei opera and the development trend of modern and contemporary opera. On November 10th, it was a special session for the Fourth Capital Opera Research Young Scholars Reading Club, with the theme of symbiosis and interaction between modern opera and modern social culture.

The Capital Xiqu Studies Young Scholars Reading Club is a small seminar held by young scholars of Xiqu Studies in Beijing universities on a regular basis, and once a year, it has been held at Chinese University, Peking University, and China Academy of Performing Arts. (This end of the media reporter Luo Qun)