Older generations of Chinese Americans in the Bay Area revel at the sight of traditional Chinese opera performances. But ...

Twenty-one theatrical productions highlighting traditional Chinese opera were staged in more than 60 shows, covering 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 ...

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 ...

Often opera conjures faraway locales, bygone eras and larger-than-life fantastical characters. Yet the genre generates a special magic when it injects nearby neighborhoods and family tales of real, ...

Students of Dajieling Primary School in Ningxiang, Hunan province, transform everyday materials into elaborate Chinese opera ...

Just as one has to learn to walk before running, this autobiographical story demonstrates that it takes time and practice to join the acrobats of the Chinese opera. Lo’s young narrator is stung when ...