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French ballet classics leap to the stage in BeijingCarmenandL'Arlesienne, two classic ballet productions by the famous French ballet choreographer Roland Petit, will be staged by the National Ballet of China at China National Opera House, in Beijing, from March 17 to 19.Top dancers of the company, including Qiu Yunting and Ma Xiaodon...
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Stage presenceCelebrated art director Tim Yip has designed the costumes and sets of a new production by the Metropolitan Opera, Chen Nan reports.When the curtain rose on the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Lohengrin on Feb 26, the audience got a taste of the Oscar-winning art director and costume desig...
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Stage set for famous love storyYang is known as one of the four beauties of ancient China. Her tragic love story with Emperor Li Longji has been portrayed in various art forms, and still intrigues audiences today.In 1925, Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang (1894-1961) premiered his original work, Taizhen Waizhuan, or The Anecdotes o...
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Teahouse Around the WorldAt 7:30 p.m. on June 12, 2017, thelights went up at Beijing CapitalTheater, an exclusive stage withover 1,000 seats that is home to the BeijingPeople’s Art Theater (BPAT). The venuewas packed for the opening night of arevival of the classicTeahouse, one of...
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The Prince of Lanling : Modern MasksThis year marks the 110th anniversary of the introduction of European drama to China. Since the early 20th Century when Chinese playwrights began using drama as a tool to save the country and its people, the art form has closely linked to China’s reality and exerted great influence on the country’...
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Stage Education in ChinaOn April 2, 2018, Beijing’s most prestigious professional theater, the Beijing People’s Art Theatre (BPAT) and the Beijing Municipal Education Commission jointly established the Beijing Campus Theatre Education Alliance (BCTEA), aiming to popularize theatrical culture and education across Beijing’...
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