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The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) opened on December 22nd, 2007. At the exhibition, abundant collections and archives will draw you closer to feel the unique charm of the NCPA. The exhibition is composed of four parts, i.e., “A Palace for Elegant Art Performances”, “A Window into China”, “A Theatre that Serves, Benefits, and Stays Close to the People”, and "Enabling Virtual Art Products Through Technology". Start your exploration in the pictures below!
 

CONTENTS

A Palace for Elegant Art Performances
The NCPA is one of the top palaces for elegant art in China. It presents outstanding works from the East and the West and has attracted maestros from around the world. Adhering to a people-centered production guideline and inspired from everyday life and the experiences of the people, it writes and sings for the people. The NCPA regards the quality of its works as its lifeline and strives to create more outstanding works that live up to our time, promoting the Chinese spirit and uniting the Chinese strength. It strongly believes that art changes life.

A Window into China
The NCPA is a window into the capital city of China and an important platform to display the charm of the Chinese culture. It brings the Chinese culture to the world. It tells Chinese stories in a way that could be easily understood by global audiences, spreads the Chinese voice, and interprets the world’s classics in a Chinese fashion. With an international vision and in the global context, the NCPA spreads Chinese values and ideas that reveal the essence of the Chinese culture, and shows the world the country as it is, multifaceted and comprehensive.

A Theatre that Serves, Benefits, and Stays Close to the People
The NCPA takes it as its responsibility to meet the ever-growing cultural needs of the people. It offers the nutrition of art to the people and meets their new aspirations for better cultural and intellectual products. It is the promoter of the advanced culture, and the leader in art education and outreach. It discovers beauty and inspires sympathy. It nourishes the city and its souls.

Enabling Virtual Art Products Through Technology
Curtains are rung up and down, but they never block art. Adhering to the development strategies of valuing initiative, preservation, innovation, inclusiveness and openness, the NCPA adopts technology and new ideas in finding new ways of artistic production and outreach, so as to bring performances out of its venues and offer the audience the access to stage art that is always available.
A Palace for Elegant Art Performances
The NCPA is one of the top palaces for elegant art in China. It presents outstanding works from the East and the West and has attracted maestros from around the world. Adhering to a people-centered production guideline and inspired from everyday life and the experiences of the people, it writes and sings for the people. The NCPA regards the quality of its works as its lifeline and strives to create more outstanding works that live up to our time, promoting the Chinese spirit and uniting the Chinese strength. It strongly believes that art changes life.

A Window into China
The NCPA is a window into the capital city of China and an important platform to display the charm of the Chinese culture. It brings the Chinese culture to the world. It tells Chinese stories in a way that could be easily understood by global audiences, spreads the Chinese voice, and interprets the world’s classics in a Chinese fashion. With an international vision and in the global context, the NCPA spreads Chinese values and ideas that reveal the essence of the Chinese culture, and shows the world the country as it is, multifaceted and comprehensive.

A Theatre that Serves, Benefits, and Stays Close to the People
The NCPA takes it as its responsibility to meet the ever-growing cultural needs of the people. It offers the nutrition of art to the people and meets their new aspirations for better cultural and intellectual products. It is the promoter of the advanced culture, and the leader in art education and outreach. It discovers beauty and inspires sympathy. It nourishes the city and its souls.

Enabling Virtual Art Products Through Technology
Curtains are rung up and down, but they never block art. Adhering to the development strategies of valuing initiative, preservation, innovation, inclusiveness and openness, the NCPA adopts technology and new ideas in finding new ways of artistic production and outreach, so as to bring performances out of its venues and offer the audience the access to stage art that is always available.

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