张继钢，国家一级导演，中国当代著名编导家。
Zhang Jigang, a national first-class director, is a famous contemporary director in China.
中国当代著名编导，中国文联第六、第七届全委，中国特殊艺术委员会副主席，北京市舞蹈家协会副主席，国家政府特殊津贴获得者，国家一级导演，担任2008年北京奥运会开闭幕式副总导演，2008年北京残奥会开闭幕式执行总导演。现任武警政治部副主任，中华文化促进会副主席 。
He is a well-known contemporary editor and director of China Federation of literary and art circles of the sixth and seventh sessions of the China Federation of literary and art, vice chairman of the Chinese special arts committee, vice chairman of the Beijing Dancers Association, winner of the national government's special allowance, and a national first-class director. He serves as the deputy chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the executive director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. He is currently Deputy Director of the Political Department of the armed police force and vice chairman of the Chinese Culture Promotion Association.
代表作有：舞蹈《千手观音》、舞剧《一把酸枣》、新编史诗京剧《赤壁》、大型民歌舞蹈《黄河儿女情》等。
Representative works include: Dance "thousand hand Guanyin", dance drama "a handful of sour jujube", new epic Beijing Opera "Red Cliff", large folk song dance "love of the Yellow River children".
1958年12月出生，山西榆次人。生于榆次粮店街。十二岁开始从事舞蹈艺术，在山西省歌剧院曾任演员、主要演员、舞蹈编导、舞蹈队队长等职。
Born in December 1958 in Yuci, Shanxi Province. Born in Yuci Liangdian street. At the age of 12, he began to engage in dance art. He used to be an actor, main actor, choreographer and dance team leader in Shanxi opera house.
17岁开始从事舞蹈创作，并以他或独立或合作完成的作品，为山西舞蹈界赢得了历史上第一块国家级奖牌和国家级最高大奖。
At the age of 17, he began to engage in dance creation and won the first National Medal and the highest national prize for Shanxi dance industry with his works completed independently or jointly.
1990年毕业于北京舞蹈学院编导系；后留校任教，任中国民间舞蹈系二级编导。1992年调入总政歌舞团工作，历任总政歌舞团副团长、团长、总政宣传部副部长。
In 1990, he graduated from the Department of choreography and director of Beijing Dance Academy. Later, he stayed in school to teach and was the second level director of Chinese folk dance department. In 1992, he was transferred to the general political song and dance troupe and served successively as the deputy head, head and deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the General Administration song and dance troupe.
2008年任解放军艺术学院院长。2012年4月任武警政治部副主任。2008年7月晋升少将军衔。国家一级导演；2008年北京奥运会开闭幕式副总导演、残奥会开闭幕式执行总导演；
In 2008, he was the president of the PLA Academy of Arts. He was appointed deputy director of the Political Department of the armed police force in April 2012. He was promoted to the rank of major general in July 2008. He is a national first-class director, deputy chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and executive director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Games;
2009年中华人民共和国成立60周年大型音乐舞蹈史诗《复兴之路》总导演。
In 2009, he was the chief director of the grand musical and dance epic the road to rejuvenation, which is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China.
1987年与人合作完成的大型系列民歌舞蹈《黄河儿女情》轰动海内外。为此，山西省政府先后给他记特等功一次，一等功一次。 同年免试进入北京舞蹈学院编导系学习。
In 1987, a large series of folk songs and Dances "love of the children of the Yellow River" made a sensation at home and abroad. For this reason, the Shanxi provincial government has given him special merit once, first class merit once. In the same year, he entered the Department of choreography and director of Beijing Dance Academy without examination.
1990年毕业于北京舞蹈学院编导系；后留校任教，任中国民间舞蹈系二级编导。
In 1990, he graduated from the Department of choreography and director of Beijing Dance Academy. Later, he stayed in school to teach and was the second level director of Chinese folk dance department.
1992年调入中国人民解放军总政治部歌舞团工作，曾一次荣立二等功，三次荣立三等功。
In 1992, he was transferred to the song and dance troupe of the General Political Department of the Chinese people's Liberation Army. He was once awarded second class merit and three times third class merit.
1994年，担任大型团体操总编导、成功的完成了远南运动会开幕式《我们同行》的创作和演出。 同时，还创作杂技作品芭蕾对手顶《东方的天鹅》、女子大跳板《女儿红》、顶碗《扇骨》、软钢丝《翔》等30多部。
In 1994, as the chief director of large-scale group calisthenics, he successfully completed the creation and performance of the opening ceremony of Yuannan Games "we go together". At the same time, he has also created more than 30 acrobatic works, such as ballet opponent's top "swan of the East", women's springboard "daughter's red", top bowl "fan bone", soft steel wire "Xiang".
2003年7月，被任命为总政歌舞团团长。
In July 2003, he was appointed head of the general political song and dance troupe.
2006年任总政宣传部副部长。
In 2006, he served as vice minister of the Propaganda Department of the general administration.
2006年5月，被选中担任北京奥运会开闭幕式的副总导演，主要负责奥运开幕式上半部分的编导工作。
In May 2006, he was selected as deputy chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games, mainly responsible for the first half of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
2008年任解放军艺术学院院长。
In 2008, he was the president of the PLA Academy of Arts.
2009年中华人民共和国成立60周年大型音乐舞蹈史诗《复兴之路》总导演。
In 2009, he was the chief director of the grand musical and dance epic the road to rejuvenation, which is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China.
2011年，担任“钢枪玫瑰”阎维文2011大型个人演唱会总导演，并为演唱会精心打造了同名主题歌《钢枪玫瑰》。
In 2011, he served as the chief director of Yan Weiwen's 2011 large-scale individual concert, and carefully created the theme song "steel gun rose" for the concert.
2012年4月任武警政治部副主任。
He was appointed deputy director of the Political Department of the armed police force in April 2012.
2020年11月11日，在世界文联艺术家排行榜《每日一星》评选活动中荣获第一名。
On November 11, 2020, he won the first place in the selection activity of "one star of the day" of the World Federation of literary and art circles.
