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Artist breaks barriers of painting and music

2024-08-16 14:27

Having worked as a stage designer in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for decades, Zhang Xuefang fosters a deep attachment to the place and its people.

Film features fight against drug crimes

2024-08-16 12:13

Almost a year after the crime thriller Wolf Hiding was released, director Ma Yuke teams up once again with award-winning Hong Kong star Nick Cheung Ka-fai in their latest film Go for Broke.

Plucking their way to perfection

2024-08-16 12:09

When harpist Wang Guan started a training program at Beijing's Forbidden City Concert Hall during the 2011 Gateway to Arts Summer Festival, only a few students signed up, none of whom knew anything about the instrument.

A contemporary Kunqu take on famous linguist

2024-08-16 08:16

The Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre's latest contemporary production, Li Pei, which is about the famous applied linguist, will premiere at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on Sept 20.

Arms open to the new generation

2024-08-16 08:14

The 11th edition of Wuzhen's festival promises to break ground, offer fresh possibilities to young theater practitioners, Cheng Yuezhu reports.

Master's works bring modernity to traditional painting

2024-08-16 08:08

As one of Shanghai's most representative Chinese ink painting artists, Wu Hufan (1894-1968) is famous for his landscape paintings which showcase his superb use of light and vivid colors.

Art festival's vision delights overseas audiences

2024-08-16 08:02

Productions sing and dance around the globe as China welcomes more foreign shows, Zhang Kun reports.

What's on

2024-08-16 07:56

The Spirit of Zhong, an exhibition now on in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, gathers workmanship and design by dozens of artists, designers and inheritors of traditional handicrafts.

iQIYI to stage new stand-up comedy show

2024-08-15 17:34

The highly anticipated stand-up comedy competition show King of Comedy: Stand-up Season, produced by streaming giant iQIYI, is set to premiere on Aug 16, with new episodes streamed every Friday and Saturday at 12:00 pm.

Musical hits high notes with Beijing stop

2024-08-15 15:32

The original musical Chinese Dreams in Dongguan, co-produced by Mahua Fun Age, one of China's most popular comedy troupes, will be staged in Beijing on Aug 15 and 16.

Film turns comedy into public awareness

2024-08-15 15:11

After an 18-year hiatus since its last sequel, I Not Stupid, a satire comedy film series from Singapore, will make a comeback to tickle the funny bones of Chinese audiences, with the third and latest film to hit Chinese mainland theaters on Friday.

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