"The director kept refining my lines," says Liu, who began studying Kunqu Opera at 11 and made his stage debut at 15. "In traditional Chinese opera, monologues have a certain rhythm and tone, but in ...

As a national political adviser, Zhou is dedicated to promote traditional Chinese opera education.[Photo provided to China Daily] Zhou, 49, sees the art as forging resilience in youth, with her ...

Ahead of this Mid-Autumn Festival, Kwai Chai Hong in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur is shining a light on the traditional Chinese opera. Despite its rich heritage, the art form, which incorporates music ...

Beijing is allowing Putin to recruit Chinese soldiers to fight against Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed. The Ukranian President says that 155 have already signed to to battle in Moscow's ...

Two Chinese citizens were captured fighting for Russia in eastern Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said. The Ukrainian president claimed his forces had fought with and detained six Chinese soldiers in ...

As part of the larger festival, there will also be a Chinese Opera Festival featuring six different types of opera, including Cantonese, Peking, Yuediao, Qingqiang, Yue, and Kunqu. If you’ve ...

In the years since, Bogart has directed more opera than musical theatre — for Boston Lyric Opera, she helmed 2019’s harrowing “The Handmaid’s Tale” and 2023’s psychosexual “Bluebeard ...

in Chinese opera all exemplify artistic methods that explore the relationship between what is present and what is absent, as well as between the real and the illusory. Traditional Chinese drama is ...

BEIJING, April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese drama standing out in the world of drama depends on whether we can find the roots of our national culture and the light of our philosophical thought ...

Students and professors experienced many unique opportunities while on their trip. Among the cultural opportunities were: Chinese opera, Chinese lion dance, tea art, calligraphy, basic Mandarin ...

(250407) -- VIENNA, April 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the traditional Chinese Wu Opera "The Legend of the White Snake" in Vienna, Austria, April 5, 2025. The Chinese Opera Season 2025 opened ...

(Photo by Zhao Dingzhe/Xinhua) Ming Wenjun, president of the China Opera Research Society, officially launched the season, highlighting that the diversity of theatrical styles presented reflects a ...