Shanghai Media & Entertainment Performing Arts Center (SMEPAC) is a brand new art-performing-related subsidiary established at the beginning of 2005 by Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group. SMEPAC owns ten troupes and five theaters including: Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center, Shanghai Pingtan Troupe, Shanghai Song & Dance Ensemble, Shanghai Huaiju Opera Troupe, Shanghai Puppet Troupe, Shanghai Farce Troupe, Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe (involving Shanghai Circus World), Shanghai Majestic Theatre, Shanghai Lyceum Theatre, Shanghai Wan Ping Theatre, Shanghai Art Theatre, Shanghai Grand People Theatre. Moreover, SMEPAC coordinates the administrative affairs of Shanghai Oriental Dancing Troupe.

SMEPAC owns first-class performing arts agencies including Shanghai Majestic Performance Management Co., Ltd and Shanghai Circus World Performance Co., Ltd. SMEPAC has 1,415 employees including 55 National Actors Class I, more than 150 elites in the field of performing arts and a large numberof professional managers experienced in theater operation, agency and marketing. Its annual income has reached 60 million by producing over 20 new plays and presenting approximately 6,000 performances every year. SMEPAC owns more than 300 performances with copyrights including “Shang Yang”, “Shining Red Star” etc.

SMEPAC plays an important role in Shanghai significant performing art performing events including Shanghai Spring International Music Festival, Shanghai Tourism Festival, and Shanghai International Festival of Arts. Besides, SMEPAC’s troupes present road show nationwide participating in all kinds of celebrations and competitions. Furthermore, SMEPAC organizes events aboard offering more than 100 shows including cultural-exchanging and commercial ones.