Chinese opera is an important feature of the country's art and culture, with a long history and diverse elements such as literature, music, dance and martial arts. The ninth Chinese Opera Culture Week ...

This year marks the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema, which began in 1905 with the film “Dingjun Mountain.” Fittingly for a country with a rich, centuries-old opera tradition, this first domestic ...

A scene from the English version of The Peony Pavilion by performers from China and abroad, on show in Fuzhou, Jiangxi province, earlier this month. [Photo/Xinhua] NANCHANG — With a Chinese performer ...

A local Chinese opera group is breathing new life into two ancient tales. “Women in Times of War,” presented by Hwa Sheng Chinese Opera Club in Seattle, will showcase two popular stories from the ...

5-7 Doyers Street when it was the Chinese Theatre/Chinese Opera House. Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Bain News Service. Behind a storefront at 5-7 Doyers Street in Chinatown that long concealed a ...

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese performer He Hongqing can change his facial expressions, and make up, on stage in a flash, but it's not due to skills learned at drama school. The man deemed China's ...

The sound of cymbals, traditional melodies, and rhythmic chanting once again echoed through Yaowarat, Bangkok’s historic ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by An oral history project, “Planting Seeds,” considers the history and impact of an American Dance Festival program to train dancers in China. By Brian ...

A gilded Chinatown hideaway channels its opera-house past with baijiu-kissed cocktails, moon-door drama and late-night dim sum. Chinatown just got a new leading lady and she’s dramatic in the best way ...

Chinese president Xi Jinping has declared a monopoly on narratives not only about today's China but also about its ancient and more recent past. In that process, any diverging narrative or piece of ...

The Monkey King, a mythical Chinese character created by Wu Cheng'en in his 16th-century novel "Journey to the West," has been portrayed in films, manga and video games. But the mischievous hero has ...