Central Military Commission Political Work Department Song and Dance Troupe

{{Short description|Chinese military art troupe}}

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| formation = {{start date and age|1953}}

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| founding_location = Beijing, China

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| headquarters = Haidian District, Beijing, China

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| language = Mandarin Chinese

| owner = Central Military Commission

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| leader_title = Chairman

| leader_name = Li Yuning ({{lang|zh-Hans|李玉宁}})

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| key_people = Peng Liyuan, Yan Weiwen, Yu Junjian, Mao Amin, Dong Wenhua, Tan Jing, Kareem, Yang Hongji, Dai Yuqiang, Huang Hong

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| formerly = Chinese People's Liberation Army General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe

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The Central Military Commission Political Work Department Song and Dance Troupe ({{zh |s = 中央军委政治工作部歌舞团 |t = 中央軍事委員會政治工作部歌舞團 |p = Zhōngyāngjūnweǐ Zhèngzhì Gōngzuóbù Gēwǔtuán }}), formerly known as Chinese People's Liberation Army General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe ({{zh |s=中国人民解放军总政治部歌舞团 |t=中國人民解放軍總政治部歌舞團 |p=Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Zǒngzhèngzhìbù Gēwǔtuán |links=no}}), is the official army choir of the Central Military Commission.{{cite news |url = http://mil.sohu.com/20160320/n441208343.shtml |script-title=zh:原总政歌舞团军改后首度亮相 新身份曝光 |website=Sohu |date= 2016-03-20 |language=zh }}{{cite news |url=http://www.81.cn/jlwh/2016-03/23/content_6973066.htm |script-title=zh:中央军委政治工作部歌舞团首次以新番号赴部队慰问演出 |website=81.cn |date=2016-03-23 |language=zh }} Founded during the Chinese Civil War, the troupe consists of a song and dance ensemble, an opera troupe, and a repertory theatre.

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.{{Cite news|last=Page|first=Jeremy|date=2016-05-26|title=China Swaps Troupes for Troops|language=en-US|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-swaps-troupes-for-troops-1464306425|access-date=2021-06-01|issn=0099-9660}}