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Peking Opera company returns to HKPeking Opera actress Li Shengsu. [Photo provided to China Daily]After a six-year hiatus, the China National Peking Opera Co returned to the Hong Kong Arts Festival with performances from Feb 24 to Friday.Led by top Peking Opera artists Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu, the company showcased the beauty and a...
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Beijing theater brews up new version of classic playTeahouse, one of the Beijing People's Art Theater best-known plays, is being staged at Capital Theater in Beijing from Feb 22 to March 3.[Photo provided to China Daily]On Dec 2, 1956, novelist and dramatist Lao She (1899-1966) arrived at the Capital Theater, home of the Beijing People'...
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Spring Festival gala a showcase of Hunan traditional operasThe 2024 Hunan Opera Spring Festival Gala is due to be broadcast at 8 pm, on Feb 11, via Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]The 2024 Hunan Opera Spring Festival Gala is due to be broadcast at 8 pm, on Feb 11, via Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV.Traditional Chinese...
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Traditional opera takes a tech turnWith livestream cameras set up, the production team is in action in a rehearsal hall of Heshan District's Huaguxi Troupe in Yiyang, Hunan province.[Photo by Guo Liliang/For China Daily]In a makeshift rehearsal hall in Yiyang, Hunan province, actors in elaborate costumes of Huaguxi (flower drum o...
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Nobel laureate Mo Yan's Frog awes hearts in Russian premiereA Russian rendition ofFrog,based on the work by contemporary Chinese writer and Nobel laureate Mo Yan, premiered at the Pskov Pushkin Drama Theatre on April 19 and 20, to a sold out audience. The two-day premiere was great success with a full house audience, strong on-site response and p...
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Classic play gets act togetherOne of the most-performed Kunqu Opera plays by Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) playwright Tang Xianzu isThe Peony Pavilion. Some of its most famous acts, such asWalking in the GardenandThe Dream Interrupted, are frequently staged by Kunqu Opera troupes in China because of their beau...
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