Shanghai Theatre Academy | 3,883 followers on LinkedIn. A leading art institution of higher education in China, focused on performing arts and theatre training. | Shanghai Theatre Academy (Chinese: 上海戏剧学院) is a public university in Shanghai, People's Republic of China dedicated to dramatic art education. Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA) has grown from a single discipline school into an outstanding comprehensive university of performing arts in China, and today it is one of the best art institutions of higher education in China.