While they may differ only slightly in costume and makeup, all traditional opera forms, including Peking opera (京剧), are, strictly speaking, "regional," in that each is based on the music and dialect ...

On a warm Saturday afternoon, the bustling tourist area around Qianmen Street in Beijing - one of the iconic spots along the Central Axis - buzzes with visitors from around the world, all drawn to its ...

BEIJING — “Watch out for that sword,” the rehearsal director shouted. “I don’t want anybody’s head getting cut off because you don’t know what you’re doing.” Lots of weapons were on stage at the ...

The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens.

The backstage was busy and noisy. Young male Peking Opera performers in their 20s were applying makeup, adjusting costumes, stretching, and clearing their throats. The air was filled with the smell of ...

Who is the latest musical sensation in China? (A dead Italian once scorned for his Orientalist fantasies about Asian women.) Back in the 1960s and ‘70s, when Italian opera was deemed a capitalist ...

Opera actors perform "Triple Attempts to Steal the Nine-dragon Goblet" at the Chang'an Grand Theater in Beijing, March 14, 2021. [Photo courtesy of BFSU] Two unique Peking Opera comic shows were ...

BEIJING — When “The Legend of the White Snake” opens Wednesday at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, an American audience will get its first glimpse of Zhang Huoding, one of China’s biggest ...

Stepping into Huguang Huiguan, or Huguang Guild Hall in Beijing, people who come to watch a resident musical may find the venue a heart of tradition and innovation. It comes alive with Jinfeng Yulu, ...