A Beloved Chinese Classic Gets a Weightless Adaptation
Kunqu opera has made a commercial comeback over the past two decades, but a recent adaptation of...
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Chinese Theatre Archives
On China’s Broadway, IP Is King — For Now
The pandemic was unusually kind to China’s musical theater scene, but an obsession with...
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The Sphinx’s Riddle Remains Unsolved. Scattering Chinese Art with “The First-Ever Metaverse Theatre Festival”
Even though for the last decade there have been numerous attempts to unleash Chinese theatre’s...
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Celebrity Culture Under the Spotlight at Para Site
Para Site, one of Hong Kong’s leading contemporary art spaces, is famous for its sprawling,...
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Current Plans: Hong Kong’s Collaborative Art Space
It was well past midnight on October 2, 2021. Current Plans—at the time known as Present...
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“The Interrupted Dream” by Hong Kong’s Zuni Icosahedron in Wrocław, Poland
Tang Xianzu’s sixteenth-century classic, Peony Pavilion (1598), is a play about boundaries and...
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The Troubled State of Performing Arts in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s branding campaign as “Asia’s World City” sings the praises of its liveability,...
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Welcome to the Slug Parade: Representation of Asexuality and Autism in “The Slug Show”
As London celebratess the 50th anniversary of the Pride Parade on July 2, I’m reminded of the only...
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“Sky of Darkness” Comes to NYC: A Chinese Reimagination of “Heart of Darkness” in Our Neocolonial World
Sky of Darkness is enjoying its US premiere June 2-12 at Theaterlab in Midtown Manhattan. The...
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To Be a Machine: Is Hong Kong the Last Place Where Lockdown Theatre Has a Place?
This article is brought to you by Hong Kong Arts Festival. We know that what separates humans from...
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Hustling at the Bottom of the Stand-Up Pyramid
All the rage in Beijing’s stand-up circuit, Pazilye Parhat says much of comedy stems from...
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“Toolbox Manoeuvre”: The Beat of Hong Kong On Stage
Louis Siu is performing the oldest known musical practice in the world, in a coffee shop in North...
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China Asks: How Many Cultural Landmarks Is Too Many?
Chinese cities have established thousands of new museums over the past two decades, but...
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Nonverbal “King Lear” Review – Conflict in Visuals, Sounds, and Imaginations
What has been left after all well-written dialogues, which were once deemed to be the spirit of...
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How China’s Musicals Lost Their Groove
Chinese musical theater has largely abandoned high-concept shows in favor of shallow engagement...
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When The Fire Dragon Dances Under The Full Moon: Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong
The rhythmic sound of drumming echoes through the streets. Tai Hang is normally quiet on...
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“Every dollar is a soldier/With money you’re a dragon”: A Virtual Promenade between Two Migrant Fates
Running Aug 24-29 at the 2021 Edinburgh Fringe, Every dollar is a soldier/With money you’re a...
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From Daily to Beckett: Godot in Wuhan. Wang Chong and Peng Tao in Conversation with Tomasz Wiśniewski and Katarzyna Kręglewska. Part 2.
This is PART 2 of the interview. To read PART 1, click here. Wiśniewski: When I watched your...
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