Students of Dajieling Primary School in Ningxiang, Hunan province, transform everyday materials into elaborate Chinese opera ...

Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high and grasps the ...

MARYSVILLE — In the 1980s, the Marysville Opera House was anything but grand. Police were a constant presence at the nightclub that occupied the hall. Inside, the once-stately walls were slathered in ...

Touring historic Beijing homes while sampling traditional Chinese lunches. Donald Trump issues funding threat to Smithsonian 3 police officers shot 'without warning' while responding to domestic call ...

In the heart of the capital's vibrant downtown, within the bustling Beijing Fun commercial district, a recently opened Beijing Gifts store housed in a distinctive gray, stone building has a way of ...

RADII explores unabashed perseverance through the performer giving Peking Opera a bold facelift. How would you imagine a young Peking Opera performer in China today? Outdated? Forced by parents? A ...

Liu Ren-haur. In Taiwanese choreographer Lai Hung-chung’s Birdy, the dancers wear 4-foot-long pheasant feathers on their heads. The effect, according to a review in the Vancouver online magazine Stir, ...

SCHENECTADY — Linghui Tu, director and creator of “Journey of Love and Hope,” may have a seat front and center for rehearsal. But when something excites her — which is frequent — she is quick to bound ...

Huang Ruo’s “The Monkey King” at San Francisco Opera transforms a classic Chinese tale into a reflection on identity, enlightenment and the creativity sparked when cultures entwine. Huang Ruo and a ...