The Jiangsu Province Peking Opera performing arts group is a southern arts group, founded by the Southern Jiangsu Peking Opera Troupe and Northern Jiangsu experimental Peking Opera group. In 1953 it was renamed Jiangsu Peking Opera Troupe. It combined the Nanjing Peking Opera Troupe, Nanjing Peking Opera and Yangzhou area Peking Opera staff into Jiangsu Province Peking Opera Institute in 1960. It operated for more than 50 years and was named "National Key Peking Opera Troupe" by the Ministry of Culture in 2005.
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Participants included followers of multiple traditions, such as Cheng School Tan School, Wang Qinsheng, Lin School and Zhao Yunhe.
As of 2011 its staff number more than 120.
Works
The theater supported the development of many plays that interpret the traditional classical works. Major works include The Young Lady Died For Love, Give Bread On Hongqiao, Rickshaw Boy, Wang Xifeng Stife And Strike In Ningguo Mansion and Tale of the Green Snake.
Awards
In 1991 Treasure Candle won the first Cultural New Play Award. In 1993 Tale of Green Snake won the third Cultural New Play Award. In 1995 Xishi Returns to the Country of Yue won the Cheng Changgeng bronze medal of the first Chinese Peking Opera Art Festival. In 2002 The World to the Heart won the outstanding playwright of the third Peking Opera Art Festival.