Premiere of Chinese modern drama staged in Mongolia
Famous Chinese modern drama "Sunrise" was performed by Mongolian artists at Mongolia's State Academic Drama Theater on Saturday, as part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Chinese tea-picking opera performance fascinates Czech audience
A tea-picking opera, performed by artists from Nanchang county in East China's Jiangxi Province, won applause from the audience on Wednesday in Prague, capital of Czech Republic.
Ballet opera 'Spartacus' to be staged at National Centre for the Performing Arts during Meet In Beijing festival
The National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre from Belarus will stage ballet opera Spartacus at the China's National Centre for the Performing Arts on the nights of May 3 and 4 as part of the upcoming Meet In Beijing arts festival, its organizers announced on Wednesday.
David Lescot's 'Ponzi' heading to Beijing
French director David Lescot's musical Ponzi will be staged at Beijing's Poly Theater from April 26 to 28 as part of the upcoming Croisements Festival, China and France's annual cultural exchange festival.
Industry veterans discuss the role of art films at 9th Beijing International Film Festival
The 9th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) hosted an Art Film Forum on Monday. One of the festival's six main forums, participants from both the commercial and the artistic side of the industry examined Chinese art films from the angle of film production, distribution and promotion.
Spain, China sign deal on audiovisual exchange
Spain's Teatro Real (Royal Theater) and China's National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) have signed an agreement on exchange of audiovisual materials through an online platform, Palco Digital.
Meet In Beijing performance season to kick off at the end of April
A total of 600 artists from 25 countries and regions will perform during the one-month-long annual performance season Meet In Beijing, festival organizers announced on Thursday.
China-UK physical theater coproduction 'The Dreamer' seeks to challenge Chinese audiences
She stands in front of us behind a white and plain Chinese screen on which her black shadow stands in the center of a big round circle of light, like a live action shadow puppet show. Dressed in traditional Chinese clothing, she holds a peony flower in one hand while she dances, then turns around and slides her other hand - fingers positioned to look like an orchid flower - along her chin.
Theater on the mountaintop
Mountainous Daliangshan in Southwest China's Sichuan Province is set to host the very first international theater festival in the area, a group of veteran Chinese theater actors, directors and scholars announced in Beijing on March 27, World Theater Day.
Palace Museum's brand changes big hit among young Chinese
When the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Yongle Emperor gave the order to begin constructing the Forbidden City in 1406, he probably never imagined that more than 600 years later, the imperial palace would become one of the busiest museums in the world.
More appetite among Chinese, Asian collectors for Western art
Chinese and Asian art collectors have become more knowledgeable, sophisticated and are branching out for more Western works, said Francis Belin, president of Christie's Asia, who is excited about the trend.
New British play examines the dilemma of China's 'leftover women'
Set in Coventry in Britain and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in China, the heroine of the new play Under the Umbrella is a smart young woman. However, Wei has turned 27 and her grandmother is now worried. The age brings with it the label of shengnü, or leftover woman, in China, which means a husband must be found before it's too late.
Exhibit highlights Duke of Wellington's formative Indian years
An exhibition on the Duke of Wellington's time in India opens in London on Saturday, shedding light on the formative years before he defeated French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo.
French museum renames masterpieces after black subjects
French art masterpieces have been renamed after their long overlooked black subjects in a ground-breaking new Paris show on the representation of people of color in art.
Musical journey
As the curtain came down on musical School of Rock in Shanghai on Sunday after 29 performances, Kempton Maloney, the 10-year-old Australian drummer in the play, has become hugely popular in China.
'Captain Marvel' clobbers the competition to stay atop box office
Female-led superhero movie Captain Marvel took in an estimated $69.3 million over the weekend, outearning the combined North American totals of the next nine films, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported on Sunday.
Straight to the heart
A seductive Spanish art form characterized in the popular imagination by a bright frilly dress, the tradition of flamenco is fast becoming an arena for innovation.
British rocker Morrissey to take Broadway stage for single-week stint
British icon Morrissey on Monday announced a one-week stint on Broadway this May, the latest prominent rocker to take the New York stage since Bruce Springsteen's residency in 2018.