The 27th Meeting of the International Association of Theatre Critic (IATC) was held in Changping campus of the Central Academy of Drama from October 15 to October 20. As the China Branch of IATC, 75 foreign representatives from 37 member countries and 20 domestic representatives attended this meeting. This meeting, themed as “Drama Criticism in Internet Age”, conducted an in-depth thesis discussion by senior forums and youth forums.

10 member countries of 27th Executive Committee were selected by IATC at the meeting and China Branch was elected for the third term. Professors Zhang Xian, Peng Tao and Shen Lin of the Drama Literature Department of The Central Academy of Drama served as the committee member of China Branch.