Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. On February 6, Flushing Town Hall unveils The Art of Imperial Peking Opera Costume ...

Make-up assistants help customers paint faces into a pink color like peach blossoms in a photo studio in Shanghai Jan. 1, 2007. They will take some pictures with their operatic images. Peking Opera ...

Young Peking opera artists are devoting years to mastering its demanding techniques, hoping to win over today's audiences ...

BEIJING (AP) — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high ...

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 ...

Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting, currently appearing in The Masked Heroine, started training in the art form in her ...

A vibrant showcase of Peking Opera, a traditional form of Chinese opera known for its stylized movement, dramatic costumes, and melodic storytelling, is set to take the stage at The Long Center this ...

Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting performs poses that can take months to perfect, and leave more than a few bruises.