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Shanghai art center to launch performance season

2023-07-07 11:07

The Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center launched its performance season, titled Magnolia Blooms, in Beijing on Wednesday.

The road that led to a journey for city's distinctive style

2023-07-07 08:32

It might be only 1.3 kilometers in length, but Shunchang Road in Shanghai is deeply steeped in lore. It is the place where China's first modern art academy was born, and where the plant of the largest producer of monosodium glutamate (MSG) in the country was once located.

Theater as seen through the prism of youth

2023-07-07 08:27

For young theater artists, starting their careers on the right foot is a commonly shared hope.

A camel, a cage and a Chinese classic

2023-07-07 08:23

In the new theater production Luotuo Xiangzi by the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre, cast members will be joined onstage by a somewhat unusual addition — a robotic "camel".

Waves of knowledge

2023-07-07 08:18

Liang Xixiang, captain of the research vessel Kexue, welcomes a group of children aboard the ship as part of an educational tour. They explore various areas, starting from the fore-deck and moving to the control room, aft deck and central control laboratory.

Leading lady takes on star role

2023-07-07 08:11

Wei Chunrong has built a reputation as a leading actress of Kunqu Opera, the oldest traditional Chinese opera with a history of about 600 years, which, performed in the Suzhou dialect, is known for graceful body movements, rhythmic singing and exquisite costumes.

Masters of Tsinghua to feature in new documentary

2023-07-06 09:13

A documentary series focusing on Chinese masters who either graduated from or teach at Tsinghua University will begin production, according to the cast and crew who made the announcement during an event at Tsinghua University in Beijing on June 30.

Animated movie Chang'an is poetry in motion

2023-07-06 09:08

As an epic which brings back to life some of the most iconic poets from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), on July 2, the highly anticipated animated movie Chang'an held its premiere in what was once its namesake city, now known as Xi'an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi province.

Beijing Union orchestral program promises 'total Beethoven'

2023-07-06 09:00

Beijing Union Symphony Orchestra announced the program for its 2023-2024 performance season on July 4.

Renowned Chinese opera encyclopedia gets refresh

2023-07-06 08:54

The third edition of Encyclopedia of China — Traditional Chinese Operas has been published by the Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. A seminar was held at the Chinese National Academy of Arts on July 4 to celebrate the latest release.

Traditional opera star's career reaches new stage

2023-07-06 08:34

HEFEI — The career of Yuan Yuan, a performer of China's traditional Huangmei Opera, reached a new peak this year. In May, she was presented with the Plum Performance Award, the highest award for traditional Chinese theatrical art.

A natural harmony

2023-07-06 08:31

Guzheng (Chinese zither) player Yuan Sha decided to record the chirping of a forest bird, leaves rustling in the wind, and the croaking of frogs in her latest album, referring to them as nature's music.

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