Xinjiang Theatre Association

In recent days, in order to seek political gains out of selfish motives, the former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo staged the “doomsday madness”, and labeled China's Xinjiang as “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” with very sinister intentions. Xinjiang Theatre Association and the artists from Xinjiang theatrical circles condemn and firmly oppose to it!

For a long time, thanks to the strong support of the Party and the government, significant development has been made in Xinjiang's cultural and artistic undertakings. Generations of drama artists of all ethnic groups have dedicated their wisdom and talents as well as their youth and sweat to Xinjiang's cultural and artistic undertakings. Their achievements have been loved and recognized by the people of all ethnic groups across the country.

Xinjiang Theatre Association was established in 1959. It is a social organization composed of drama artists from all ethnic groups in Xinjiang, serving as a bridge or a bond for the Party to connect drama artists and their fans. It has remained a key force for the prosperity of socialist culture and art as well as the development of advanced socialist culture. It boasts five member units, including the Opera Troupe of Xinjiang Art Theater, Modern Drama Troupe, Peking Opera Troupe, Shaanxi Opera Troupe, and Xinjiang Quzi Opera Troupe.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has always attached importance to the development of the ethnic minority cultural and artistic contingent in Xinjiang. Since the 1960s, the Central Academy of Drama has trained four batches of drama performance talents for Xinjiang. Xinjiang theatrical circles have pooled a large number of renowned artists. With their remarkable performing skills and a variety of brilliant works, they are deeply loved and highly recognized by and have a large influence over the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang, representing the highest level of professional performance in this region. In recent years, the following works of opera, drama and musical have won prizes or honors at the national or provincial level such as the Best Works Award and the Medal for Developing and Constructing Xinjiang: The Red Lantern, The Red Flowers of Tianshan Mountains, Muqam Pioneers, The Legend of Alamkhan, Gherip-Senem, Yuchanm, Visitors on the Icy Mountain, The Taming of the Shrew, Robot Dance Partner, Fog, He Doesn’t Have Two Wives, and so on. With tireless efforts of many artists in Xinjiang, the performing arts and traditional culture of all ethnic groups have been effectively protected and developed. In terms of artistic creation and performance, Xinjiang theatrical circles, in line with the principle of times-themed and people-oriented, attach importance to leading social trends and serving social development. Their works have greatly enriched the spiritual and cultural life of the people of all ethnic groups across the country, met the growing spiritual and cultural needs of Xinjiang people, and promoted the inheritance and development of the traditional arts of various ethnic minorities with their practical actions.

The number of theatrical performances from Xinjiang theatrical circles reaches more than 100 each year, with an audience of more than 100,000. In recent years, they have held cultural communication events in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Spain, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Germany, Canada, Egypt, Tunisia, Mauritius, Djibouti, Botswana, Russia and other countries and regions, enhancing the friendship between China and other countries, promoting the good image of beautiful Xinjiang and perfectly telling the stories about Xinjiang.

Xinjiang theatrical artists strongly oppose Pompeo’s groundless fabricated rumors. No matter how hard he tried, Pompeo, a habitual liar, cannot change the fact of Xinjiang’s harmony and stability, and cannot hinder the steps forward of the united artists from all ethnic groups in Xinjiang!