China
SPOTLIGHT ON CHINESE THEATRE
The Troubled State of Performing Arts in Hong Kong
Posted by Molly Grogan | Jul 10, 2022 | China, Hong Kong, News, Producing, Theatre and Politics
Welcome to the Slug Parade: Representation of Asex...
Posted by Yizhou Zhang | Jul 5, 2022 | China, LGBTQ Theatre, London, Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom
“Sky of Darkness” Comes to NYC: A Chin...
Posted by Siting Yang | Jun 4, 2022 | Adaptation, China, New York, News, Theatre and Decolonization, United States of America
Hustling at the Bottom of the Stand-Up Pyramid
Posted by Hou Xueqi | Jan 5, 2022 | China, Interview, Theatre and Gender
“Toolbox Manoeuvre”: The Beat of Hong ...
Posted by Molly Grogan | Dec 21, 2021 | Applied Theatre, China, Education, Hong Kong, Interview
China Asks: How Many Cultural Landmarks Is Too Man...
Posted by Xudong You | Dec 18, 2021 | China, Essay
Nonverbal “King Lear” Review – C...
Posted by Dawna Fung | Dec 2, 2021 | Adaptation, China, Hong Kong, Review
How China’s Musicals Lost Their Groove
Posted by Wu Changchang | Nov 15, 2021 | China, Essay, Musical Theatre
The Spotlight on China showcases new developments in Chinese theatre both at home and abroad. From performance reviews and interviews, to an ever-growing archive of essays, the series offers The Theatre Times' readers a window on the Chinese theatre landscape.

Current Plans: Hong Kong’s Collaborative Art Space

The Troubled State of Performing Arts in Hong Kong




Transnational Chinese Theatres in Pandemic Times














Tianjiao Li and Xuexi Li from Quirky Moth Theatre – China’s leading theatre company discuss the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on China’s theatre and its communities from the perspective of a theatre maker and spectator. Tianjiao Li and Xuexi Li talk about how the particular situation of artists in China made them resilient to the COVID-19 pandemic, encouraged experimentation, and increased their own visibility. They also explain why they think Theatre will survive the pandemic.
China Asks: How Many Cultural Landmarks Is Too Many?
by Xudong You | Dec 18, 2021 | China, Essay
Chinese cities have established thousands of new museums over the past two decades, but...
-
How China’s Musicals Lost Their Groove
by Wu Changchang | Nov 15, 2021 | China, Essay, Musical Theatre
-
-
Meet The Masters Behind Hong Kong’s Most Extraordinary Bamboo Theatre
by Zolima Citymag | Jun 19, 2020 | China, Design, Essay, Hong Kong
-









“I Want My Own Sky”: Chinese Migrant Mothers Onstage


The Play That Never Sleeps: “Macbeth” In China





Chinese Vagina Monologues And Beyond




The Swiss Are Shaking Up Hong Kong’s Dance Scene
Cross-cultural Encounters In World Theatre: Bertolt Brecht, The “Alienation” Effect And Chinese Drama
by Letizia Fusini | May 20, 2018 | Acting, China, Essay
The German playwright and drama theorist Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is particularly famous for...
Meet The Masters Behind Hong Kong’s Most Extraordinary Bamboo Theatre
by Zolima Citymag | Jun 19, 2020 | China, Design, Essay, Hong Kong
For generations, bamboo theatres have been a thread that ties together Hong Kong’s present and...
A Son, His Father, and Steampunk: Reliving Days of Future Past
by Fu Beimeng | Dec 10, 2020 | China, Directing, Interview, Puppetry, Theatre and Opera
Filmmaker Sun Yang discusses his recent documentary about visual artist Ma Liang, also known as...
“Gangsters Of Hong Kong:” A New Stage Play Fleshes Out Triad Drama
by Zolima Citymag | Feb 23, 2019 | China, Festivals, Hong Kong, News, Playwriting
Hong Kong’s reputation as a safe city is well-deserved. It ranks frequently among the top 10...
The Troubled State of Performing Arts in Hong Kong
by Molly Grogan | Jul 10, 2022 | China, Hong Kong, News, Producing, Theatre and Politics
Hong Kong’s branding campaign as “Asia’s World City” sings the praises of its liveability,...
-
How “Hamilton” Got Chinese Thinking About Who Tells Their History
by Yi Yang | Aug 12, 2020 | China, News, Theatre and Politics
-
-
-
Welcome to the Slug Parade: Representation of Asexuality and Autism in “The Slug Show”
by Yizhou Zhang | Jul 5, 2022 | China, LGBTQ Theatre, London, Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom
As London celebratess the 50th anniversary of the Pride Parade on July 2, I’m reminded of the only...
Hustling at the Bottom of the Stand-Up Pyramid
by Hou Xueqi | Jan 5, 2022 | China, Interview, Theatre and Gender
All the rage in Beijing’s stand-up circuit, Pazilye Parhat says much of comedy stems from...
Welcome to the Slug Parade: Representation of Asexuality and Autism in “The Slug Show”
by Yizhou Zhang | Jul 5, 2022 | China, LGBTQ Theatre, London, Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom
As London celebratess the 50th anniversary of the Pride Parade on July 2, I’m reminded of the only...

Hustling at the Bottom of the Stand-Up Pyramid

“Toolbox Manoeuvre”: The Beat of Hong Kong On Stage













Anthony Wong in Theatre and Indie Films

The Man Who Played With Fire



Interview With Jin Xing on Drama, Dance, Freedom

“Trace:” Powerful Portrayal of Duty, Sacrifice and Strength Through the Keys of a Piano
by Kennedy Fiorella | Nov 30, 2019 | Canada, China, Chinese Theatre Abroad, Review
The story of familial sacrifice is one that runs through Canadian identity. In Jeff Ho’s Trace, he...
-
-
-
-
Chinese Vagina Monologues And Beyond
by Ling Tang | Apr 19, 2018 | China, Chinese Theatre Abroad, Documentary Theatre, London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
A Son, His Father, and Steampunk: Reliving Days of Future Past
by Fu Beimeng | Dec 10, 2020 | China, Directing, Interview, Puppetry, Theatre and Opera
Filmmaker Sun Yang discusses his recent documentary about visual artist Ma Liang, also known as...
In China’s Voguing Houses, Queer Millennials Strike a New Pose
by Wang Xuandi and Fan Yiying | Feb 1, 2021 | China, LGBTQ Theatre, News, Theatre and Dance
Ballroom culture is quietly flourishing in China’s cities, creating a safe space for young LGBT...
A Son, His Father, and Steampunk: Reliving Days of Future Past
by Fu Beimeng | Dec 10, 2020 | China, Directing, Interview, Puppetry, Theatre and Opera
Filmmaker Sun Yang discusses his recent documentary about visual artist Ma Liang, also known as...
“Every dollar is a soldier/With money you’re a dragon”: A Virtual Promenade between Two Migrant Fates
by Yizhou Zhang | Sep 4, 2021 | China, Festivals, Review, Transcultural Collaborations, Transmedia, United Kingdom
Running Aug 24-29 at the 2021 Edinburgh Fringe, Every dollar is a soldier/With money you’re a...
-
Two Productions of “The Plague” Push the Boundary of Theatre
by Molly Grogan | Jun 5, 2021 | Adaptation, China, Covid-19, Hong Kong, Review, Transmedia
-
Chinese Director Wang Chong Publishes “Online Theatre Manifesto”
by Yizhou Huang | Sep 12, 2020 | Adaptation, China, Covid-19, Transmedia
-
-
Empty Theaters And False Hopes: The Reality Of VR Film
by Chen Na | Aug 27, 2018 | China, Transmedia
Like Us On Facebook

LATEST FROM CHINA
M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 |