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The "eight model plays" (Simplified Chinese: 八个样板戏; pinyin: bā gè yáng bǎn xì) were the only operas and ballets that were permitted during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China (1966-1976). Although they were limited in number, there were in fact more than eight. They all have communist or revolutionary themes.
These works were created under the patronage and supervision of Jiang Qing, the wife of Mao Zedong, and the purpose was clear: to serve the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
The official versions of the operas were all Beijing operas and were produced by either the China Beijing Opera House or Shanghai Beijing Opera House, although many of them were subsequently adapted to local provincial species of operas. The ballets were produced by either the Central Ballet Troupe or Shanghai Ballet Troupe.


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