Schools for Chinese opera

Cantonese opera students from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts perform in 2019
Kunqu students from the Shanghai Theatre Academy perform in 2015
Taiwanese opera students from the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts perform in 2014

Professional schools for Chinese opera, known as keban (Chinese: 科班; pinyin: kēbān; Wade–Giles: k'o-pan; Jyutping: fo baan), existed in China from the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) to the 20th century. Formerly attached to performing troupes, many keban became independent boarding schools by the late 19th century.

Today, a few degree-granting, western-style educational institutions specialize in Chinese opera, like the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing and the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts in Taipei.

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