Peking Opera Blues is set in 1913 Beijing, after the collapse of the last imperial dynasty. China was barely ruled by a weak government, and warlords were carving up the country. It is that rare ...

Alyssa, 7, gets har face painted as members of the Taipei Li-Yuan Peking Opera Theatre visit the Dr. Phillips YMCA summer camp as part of their community cultural outreach program, on Thursday, August ...

The performance presents a newly imagined Peking Opera, combining the classic repertoire with modern stagecraft and interactive cultural experience. Led by esteemed masters and featuring a re-arranged ...

Forty years ago, 2,000 troupes crisscrossed China performing traditional operas, a unique blend of performing arts. Now, there are just 76 troupes, and Beijing opera is largely seen as a dying art.

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On October 26th and 27th, the "Culture Tour of Beijing Opera," a key project by the Beijing Overseas Cultural Exchange Center, debuted in Paris. The event showcased Chinese ...

The journey began on Sept 27 with the ship, which carried nearly 5,000 guests and more than 1,200 crew members, leaving ...

The annual China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) once again opened its doors in Beijing on Wednesday. Among this year's highlights was the "Peking Opera Cultural Journey" special ...

The Beijing Culture and Art Foundation-funded project, "An Immersive Peking Opera Experience: The White Snake VR Interactive Narrative Exhibition," opened at Qianmen on Saturday. The innovative ...

This year marks the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema, which began in 1905 with the film “Dingjun Mountain.” Fittingly for a country with a rich, centuries-old opera tradition, this first domestic ...

From time to time, the secrecy that shrouds Red China is parted by events, and between the curtains the world suddenly gets a glimpse of what Peking’s potentates are about. Last week was one of those ...