Young performer takes center stage as part of an event to celebrate the Beijing Opera Art's College's past decade's achievements, Chen Nan reports. As five band members play musical instruments, such ...

In the mid-1600s, opera transformed from a show exclusive for royalty to entertainment for the masses. Soon, lavish productions, special effects, and creative risks became the norm. Venice’s La Fenice ...

Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high and grasps the ...

A scene from The Life of Mine, a production by the Beijing Quju Opera Troupe. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Co-organized by the China Theatre Association, a series of cultural exchange events ...

RADII explores unabashed perseverance through the performer giving Peking Opera a bold facelift. How would you imagine a young Peking Opera performer in China today? Outdated? Forced by parents? A ...

Liu Ren-haur. In Taiwanese choreographer Lai Hung-chung’s Birdy, the dancers wear 4-foot-long pheasant feathers on their heads. The effect, according to a review in the Vancouver online magazine Stir, ...

Artists of China National Opera House perform in the dance drama "Qiuci" in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli) Artists of China National Opera House perform in the dance ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. San Francisco — San Francisco Opera’s hit new opera, Huang Ruo’s “The Monkey King,” which had its final ...

Peking duck is always a crowd-pleaser when it is ordered for the table. However, what few may realise is that the global popularity of one of Chinese cuisine’s most well-known dishes is tied to one of ...

SCHENECTADY — Linghui Tu, director and creator of “Journey of Love and Hope,” may have a seat front and center for rehearsal. But when something excites her — which is frequent — she is quick to bound ...