Shanghai Grand Theatre unveiled its 2026/27 season under the theme “Here & Now” earlier this week, gathering world classics and cutting-edge creations across multiple art forms.
International guests visited the marriage registration center on Xingfu Road in Shanghai's Changning district on August 19. The day falls on Qixi Festival, which is widely considered to be China's Valentine's Day.
EDINBURGH — For people living in Chongqing, Southwest China, in the late 1930s and early 1940s, fog was more than weather. It could mean precious hours of cover from bombers overhead.
At 7:30 pm, audience members begin filing into GOAT, a comedy club on Xiangyang North Road in Shanghai's Jing'an district. Backstage, Harry Hussain, who is known simply as Harry, eats a banana with his coffee, his pre-show ritual.
The China Coal Mine Art Troupe recently presented two theatrical productions at the 79th Edinburgh Festival Fringe: the one-man play "Old Drunk Dream" and the physical theatre piece "Sculpture and Poetry." Both productions reimagine traditional Chinese narratives through contemporary artistic approaches.
EDINBURGH — Minutes before going on stage in Edinburgh, Han Zaifen sat before a dressing-room mirror, humming softly to herself as the final touches were put on her makeup.
Seeing Perceiving, an exhibition that will conclude on Aug 23 at the National Museum of China in Beijing, reflects the country's course of modernization through the diverse perspectives of foreign artists, photographers and expatriates in other professions.
Chopsticks clinked against porcelain and a rotating tray of shrimp dumplings, water chestnut cake, and fried milk made its rounds — this was no ordinary meal, but a cultural bridge.
When French artist Yann Colleu first encountered porcelain in 2014 as a contemporary art student in France, he had little idea that the material would eventually become central to his life.
LONDON — In a London rehearsal room, Chinese musical-theater actress Fiona Zhu donned a long, pale costume reminiscent of traditional Chinese opera, taking on the role of an ancient Chinese woman on stage.
In this episode, our host Samar Kerkeni, foreign expert at China Daily Website, sits down with Lin Daye, artistic director of the Wuxi Symphony Orchestra, to explore how classical music is taking roots in Wuxi, Jiangsu province — a city designated a "City of Music" by UNESCO.