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 ...

UChicago’s five-month “Envisioning China” festival will open in February with two Smart Museum exhibitions focused on Chinese opera. Curated by Profs. Judith Zeitlin of the University of Chicago and ...

Trying to understand Chinese opera can be daunting to those unversed in its rich history and complex visual vocabulary. Peter Lovrick and photographer Siu Wang-Ngai make the form more accessible in ...

The newly opened Chinese Opera Exhibition: An Introduction And A Remembrance at Muzium Negara in Kuala Lumpur takes visitors into the vivid world of traditional Chinese opera – with its legendary ...

When she was 8 years old, Xichen Xu left her small-town home to study the erhu, a traditional spike fiddle, in the big city of Chengdu, Sichuan’s capital. She performed for nine years in an ensemble ...

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 ...

In recent years, classical music in China has been experiencing a crescendo. China's conservatories are turning out child prodigy musicians. Cities are sprouting concert halls, and factories are ...

Global Times explores neo-Chinese aesthetics blending tradition, innovation, and tech to engage global, young audiences. Beijing, China, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The pursuit of beauty has been ...

The 2025 Chinese Opera Gala (Kunshan) kicked off in Kunshan, Jiangsu province on the evening of September 8. The event is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and Jiangsu ...

On a recent chilly Saturday afternoon, 9-year-old Tyler Thompson made his way to the front of a large music classroom at Laney College in Oakland, where about 50 kids held an assortment of Chinese ...