Dean Ren, Yu Kuizhi
According to the Henan Daily client, on August 30th, the appointment ceremony for the Dean of Henan Academy of Drama Arts at Henan University was held, and the famous Peking Opera performer Yu Kuizhi was appointed as the Dean of Henan Academy of Drama Arts.
According to public information, Yu Kuizhi was born in Shenyang in 1961. He was admitted to the student class of Shenyang Peking Opera Academy in 1972, graduated in 1978, and was admitted to the China Academy of Chinese Opera in September of the same year. After graduation in 1982, he entered the China Peking Opera Academy to work. He has served as the Vice President and Art Director of the National Peking Opera Academy, and currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association, the Art Director of the Chinese Academy of Drama, and the Director of the Beijing Kunming Department.
According to the official website of the National Peking Opera Theater, Yu Kuizhi has been persistently pursuing the art of Peking Opera for a long time, striving to inherit the tradition, constantly pioneering and innovating, advocating strong alliance, and pushing for excellent works. The representative plays include a number of classic genres of Peking Opera, such as Yang Jiajiang Jiang Jiang Jiang Jiang Jiang Jiang Jiang Jiang Jiang Jiang Gong, Wu Zixu, Si Lang Tan Mu, Da Jin Brick, Wild Boar Forest, Jiang Xianghe, Man Jianghong. He has won the Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Drama, the Mei Lanfang Gold Award, the China Gold Record Award, the Chinese Culture and Arts Government Award - Wenhua Performance Award and other honors.
The Henan Academy of Drama and Art, where Yu Kuizhi serves as the dean, is a newly established college at Henan University. In September 2022, Henan University issued a notice: in accordance with the requirements of the Henan Provincial Department of Education and after discussion by the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, it was decided to establish the Henan Drama College of Henan University at the department level, with one Party Secretary, one Dean, one Deputy Party Secretary, and several Vice Presidents.