In Dobson's eyes, Shakespeare depicted the complexity of human nature, while Tang Xianzu wrote about the pursuit of the soul.

"The Legend of the White Snake" is one of the most famous Chinese tales. The story of a young scholar bewitched by a beautiful woman who is really a powerful white-snake demon has given rise to ...

Chinese opera is an important feature of the country's art and culture, with a long history and diverse elements such as literature, music, dance and martial arts. The ninth Chinese Opera Culture Week ...

The sun has not yet set on Chinese opera. A rarely-seen type of Chinese opera will spring up in Sunset Park on Sept. 18–19, with singers belting out ancient songs beside Latin dancers, a trumpeter, ...

Beijing, China, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The pursuit of beauty has been a timeless thread weaving throughout human history. The distinct beauty of Chinese aesthetics is not only embodied in ...

Written in 1598, the same year as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Tang Xianzu's "The Peony Pavilion" tells the tale of Du ...

A local Chinese opera group is breathing new life into two ancient tales. “Women in Times of War,” presented by Hwa Sheng Chinese Opera Club in Seattle, will showcase two popular stories from the ...

KUNSHAN, China, Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2025 Chinese Opera (Kunshan) Festival, co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, opened on ...

Traditional Chinese opera is finding new life in a different art form! More than 100 elementary school teachers entered a training session to pass on the art to school children. Armed with Chinese ...

Reporting from San Francisco — The world needs more Chinese opera. China needs it too. China has some 29 opera houses. Only Italy, Germany, the U.S. and Russia have more. China has more ...

In this undated photo released by Miss Bikini International Committee on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, contestants in swimwears and traditional Chinese opera headpieces dance during an rehearsal for their ...