When Yang Fengyi took the post of director of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater in 2009, she was anxious. "I stood in a corner of the stage, looking at the audience. I was disappointed to see only ...

Kunqu Opera performers perform at China Institute in Manhattan, New York, the United States, Jan. 8, 2023. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua) In Peking University Hall on Sept 13, an air of reflective ...

Kunshan Modern Kunqu Opera Theatre (KMKOT) was established last Monday afternoon, adding the first professional Kunqu Opera performing group to the hometown of Kunqu Opera. As China's 8th professional ...

TAIZHOU, China, Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With its delicate and melodious aria, and graceful and elegant movements, Kunqu Opera, born in the waterside town of Kunshan in Jiangnan, has become ...

Traditional Chinese Kunqu opera is a tough sell for new audiences. Productions can span over 20 hours and minimal props and setting offer little help in understanding the story. But when is a ...

Originating from Qiandeng town, Kunshan in East China's Jiangsu province, Kunqu Opera has a history of more than 600 years. Two dancers present the Kunqu-featured dance in the opening ceremony. [Photo ...

Gu Weiying is a first-class actress with Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre (in Beijng) and a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC, China's top legislature). She specializes in performing ...

NANJING, China, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebecca, the masterpiece of director Alfred Hitchcock tells the illusory and mysterious life story of a woman. It mirrors the traditional Chinese story of ...

Kunqu Opera actor Shi Xiaming (R) and actress Kong Aiping stage a flash mob performance near the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, Sept. 13, 2023. Artists from east China's Jiangsu Province presented ...

Xie Suqian (R), a pupil of the "little Kunqu Opera training class" of Shipai Center Primary School, performs Kunqu Opera for her father and sister at home in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu ...

Shao Tianshuai, a Kunqu Opera actress of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre in Beijing, is preparing to return in Legend of the Golden Magpie, a performance originally scheduled for March, China Daily ...

SHANGHAI In the final moments of a recent performance of “The Peony Pavilion” here, a large cicada dropped onto the outdoor stage and buzzed around on its back, threatening to invade the long silk ...