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Contemporary Stars Perform Old Favorites |
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Peking Opera enthusiasts are excited by the prospect of a series of performances from December 18 to 20 at the Chang'an Grand Theatre commemorating the 95th anniversary of the birth of Xi Xiaobo (1910-77), known as one of the top four xusheng (elderly male role) performers of the last century. |
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New Generation Awakens to Joys of Peking Opera |
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Most performing arts companies based in Beijing do not have a regular schedule or home venue, and must struggle on in the face of underfunding and a lack of loyal fans.But the National Peking Opera Company is trying to overcome the many hurdles on the road to success. |
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Chinese Acrobats Gear up to Wow Olympic Crowds |
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The Chinese acrobatic circle is swinging into action, rehearsing new jaw-dropping and innovative programmes as they gear up to wow crowds at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. |
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Jinsha the Musical to Play Nationwide from Dec 7 |
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Jinsha, China's most expensive and lavish musical to date, is set to embark on its nationwide tour on December 7 in Chongqing. |
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Sarah Brightman to Perform at Beijing New Year Concert |
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World renowned soaring soprano Sarah Brightman, together with other six Chinese and foreign artists will perform at the Beijing New Year Concert, sources witha local company in Beijing said here Wednesday. |
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Jazz Swings East and West |
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A newly formed Chinese-Australian jazz quartet gives Chinese pop tunes a jazz makeover in an album released in Shanghai this week |
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The Prince's Revenge Adapted to Peking Opera |
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Probably many of us have at least a passing acquaintance with Shakespeare's epic tragedy Hamlet. The Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre certainly does, but they have gone a step further by channeling their knowledge into a Chinese interpretation of this story. Entitled "the Prince's Revenge", this Peking opera portrays the tragic life of the Danish prince and represents an impressive cross-pollination of Oriental and Occidental theatre performance. |
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The 7th China Shanghai Arts Festival Came to a Successful Close |
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Accompanying the beautiful rhythms of "Swan Lake", the month-long 7th China Shanghai International Arts Festival came to a close on November 18 at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. |
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Mariss Jansons to Give Performance in Shanghai |
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Classic music conductor Mariss Jansons, 62, will give two performances in cooperation with Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Shanghai starting from Dec. 1. |
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Drama Teahouse Wows American Audiences |
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Every town in America has at least one Chinese restaurant, but Beijing-style teahouses? |
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7th Asia Art Festival Opens amid Exquisite Performances |
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Asian artists started to present their exquisite artistic attainments Friday when the Seventh Asia Art Festival opened in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province. |
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Cross-Straits Artists Costar in Chinese Romeo and Juliet |
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Chinese classic Kunqu Opera Butterfly Lovers, also known as the Chinese Romeo and Juliet, for the first time costarring both mainland and Taiwan Kunqu artists, is scheduled to be staged Saturday at the Asia Arts Festival opening Friday in Foshan, south China's Guangdong province. |
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Circus School Puts Kids Through Hoops |
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Zhang Yide, 13, attends Wuqiao Big World Acrobatic Art School, a private acrobatic school in Wuqiao County of Hebei Province, the "cradle of the circus" of both China and the world. |
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Int'l Circus Festival Prizes Awarded |
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Four Golden Lion prizes were awarded to three Chinese troupes and one Russian on the last day of the 10th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival, which closed yesterday in Hebei.The nine-day 10th CWICF attracted more than 300 acrobats from countries including Russia, the US, Germany, Hungary, Vietnam, Switzerland and Spain. |
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Comic Dialogue Contest to Kick off in Beijing |
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Comic dialogue players cross China will gather in Beijing for the Third Beijing Comic Dialogue Contest next month. |
