"The stage design elevates the performance, lending a timeless, almost meditative quality to the experience. Sparse props, ...

There's far more to Chinese opera than the flashy costumes ... Take the elaborate costumes, for example – depending on the design and materials used, one costume can weigh between 3kg and ...

Chinese opera performers observe a gamut of rituals and superstitions to ensure a smooth show night after night. Chinese opera performers are governed by taboos and superstitions. Rituals are a ...

But my patience gradually got better. And, of course, my Chinese, too.” Despite these positive traits, perhaps the best way for Cantonese opera to survive and thrive might simply be for us to ...

SINGAPORE -- Commonly known as wayang here, Chinese opera has for several decades played a prominent role in the local community. Brought here by Chinese immigrants, it has for nearly a thousand ...

Peking Opera is one of the oldest and most popular forms of traditional Chinese opera. We watch young students at the capital’s prestigious Peking Opera School practising for a performance in ce ...

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 ...

they are introduced to a unique theatrical experience shaped by a minimalist stage design inspired by traditional Chinese opera. Rather than relying on elaborate realism or cutting-edge technology ...