Central Military Commission Political Work Department Song and Dance Troupe
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The Central Military Commission Political Work Department Song and Dance Troupe (simplified Chinese: 中央军委政治工作部歌舞团; traditional Chinese: 中央軍事委員會政治工作部歌舞團; pinyin: Zhōngyāngjūnweǐ Zhèngzhì Gōngzuóbù Gēwǔtuán), formerly known as Chinese People's Liberation Army General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe (simplified Chinese: 中国人民解放军总政治部歌舞团; traditional Chinese: 中國人民解放軍總政治部歌舞團; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Zǒngzhèngzhìbù Gēwǔtuán), is the official army choir of the Central Military Commission.[1][2] Founded during the Chinese Civil War, the troupe consists of a song and dance ensemble, an opera troupe, and a repertory theatre.
中央军委政治工作部歌舞团 | |
Formation | 1953; 71 years ago (1953) |
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Founded at | Beijing, China |
Type | State-run |
Headquarters | Haidian District, Beijing, China |
Official language | Mandarin Chinese |
Owner | Central Military Commission |
Chairman | Li Yuning (李玉宁) |
Key people | Peng Liyuan, Yan Weiwen, Yu Junjian, Mao Amin, Dong Wenhua, Tan Jing, Kareem, Yang Hongji, Dai Yuqiang, Huang Hong |
Formerly called | Chinese People's Liberation Army General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe |
The Central Military Commission Political Department Song and Dance Troupe has entertained audiences both in China and throughout the world, performing a range of music including military songs, guoyue, popular music, stage play, traditional Chinese opera, xiangsheng, and sketch comedy. It is a directly reporting unit of the Political Work Department of the CMC, and is organized into:
- Symphony Orchestra, including specialized sections and instrumental ensembles
- Mixed Chorus
- Men's and Women's Choirs, including specialized sections
- Traditional Chinese symphony orchestra, occasionally combined with the symphonic orchestra
- Opera ensembles (Traditional Chinese opera and Western)
- Pop and Rock band
- Repertory Theater of the PLA
In 2016, as part of the Xi Jinping's restructuring of the PLA, many of the performance troupes under the PWD-CMC were also restructured or simply disbanded altogether.[3]