(Ecns.cn)--In the 1600s, Italian artists Jacopo Peri and Giulio Caccini jointly created the world's first modern opera "Euridice." Centuries later, China's first modern opera was produced by musician ...

Editor's note: "In Theater" brings you into the world of performing arts. Here, you can dive deep into musicals, dances, plays and other performances being staged in China and pick the brains of the ...

Modernity need not be the enemy of tradition. In some ways it may even enhance it. Traditional works of literature, for instance, can be better presented by modern printing techniques. Likewise with ...

The classic Wuxi Opera The Pearl Pagoda in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu Province. Photo: VCG On Saturday evening, the classic Wuxi Opera (or Xiju) The Pearl Pagoda by the Wuxi Xiju Opera Theatre from ...

Professor Sun Ping, a female Peking Opera master and dean and doctoral tutor of the Art Research School of the Beijing Foreign Studies University, speaks at the Forum on the Overseas Spreading of ...

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 ...

Global Times explores neo-Chinese aesthetics blending tradition, innovation, and tech to engage global, young audiences. Beijing, China, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The pursuit of beauty has been ...

(ECNS) -- The Beijing Youth Daily on Thursday called attention to the struggles of traditional operas in China. The newspaper said the number of unique traditional Chinese opera styles had decreased ...