Written in 1598, the same year as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Tang Xianzu's drama follows Du Liniang, a young woman who ...

Written in 1598, the same year as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Tang Xianzu's "The Peony Pavilion" tells the tale of Du ...

Kunqu Opera performers perform at China Institute in Manhattan, New York, the United States, Jan. 8, 2023. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua) In Peking University Hall on Sept 13, an air of reflective ...

BEIJING, Sept. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- International students called on that when young people are introduced to Kunqu opera, they will gain a deeper understanding of and attraction to this art form, ...

When she was 14, her dance teacher told her she had expressive eyes and an oval face, which were best suited for Kunqu Opera. Shao Tianshuai didn't pay much heed to the compliment until her mother ...

It's been eight years since Kunqu opera was recognized as a UNESCO masterpiece of oral and intangible cultural heritage. Kunqu opera, considered the pinnacle of Chinese regional operas, appears well ...

NANJING, China, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebecca, the masterpiece of director Alfred Hitchcock tells the illusory and mysterious life story of a woman. It mirrors the traditional Chinese story of ...

A scene from The Peony Pavilion, performed at the Bacheng Kunqu Opera Festival on Oct 9. Kunqu Opera, most famous for its beautiful melodies, is gently resonating around the tranquil water town of ...

Artists from the Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theater of Jiangsu Province perform The Interruption of a Dream from The Peony Pavilion at King's College, University of Cambridge on Monday. Photo: Sun Wei/GT ...

When Yang Fengyi took the post of director of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater in 2009, she was anxious. "I stood in a corner of the stage, looking at the audience. I was disappointed to see only ...

SHANGHAI In the final moments of a recent performance of “The Peony Pavilion” here, a large cicada dropped onto the outdoor stage and buzzed around on its back, threatening to invade the long silk ...