Hong Kong Ballet Brings Back “Le Corsaire”–An Encounter With Its Rising Young Star, Garry Corpuz
This article is brought to you by The Hong Kong Ballet. 25-year-old Garry Corpuz is one of Hong...
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The Immigrant Dragons – Part III: Creating A Dragon That Will Last 100 Years
Under a busy flyover where the Island Eastern Corridor becomes Chai Wan Road sits an unassuming...
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The Immigrant Dragons–Part II: On The Hunt For The Right Master
For 126 years, the small Australian city of Bendigo has embraced Chinese dragons. This year, their...
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A Hong Kong Take On An American Classic: In Conversation With Tim Yip And Septime Webre
This article is brought to you by The Hong Kong Ballet Half-way through his second season as Hong...
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“Gangsters Of Hong Kong:” A New Stage Play Fleshes Out Triad Drama
Hong Kong’s reputation as a safe city is well-deserved. It ranks frequently among the top 10...
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“Super Vocal,” Chinese TV Talent Contest For Opera Singers And Musical Performers, Scores Top Ratings
Step aside pop stars and idols. A new televised singing contest in China that showcases the vocal...
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The Play That Never Sleeps: “Macbeth” In China
As we neared the elevator doors, a woman dressed in a beautiful 1930s-era gown directed us to keep...
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Guiding Principles: A New Play Takes Hong Kong’s Educational System To Task
From an early age, we are taught that right and wrong are two distinct entities, just as easily...
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All Wuzhen’s A Stage, But It’s Not Yet A Big Player
After a divisive Wuzhen Theatre Festival, the Chinese theater must reassess its priorities. The...
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A Tragedy With A Happy Ending: “The Emperor And The Concubine” By The China National Peking Opera Company At London’s Sadler’s Wells
The long-term collaboration between the China National Peking Opera Company (Guojia jingju yuan)...
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Peking Opera At The British Library: The Triumph Of Xieyi
As part of the China Focus Events Series, the British Library, in collaboration with Sinolink...
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The Futility Of Mediated Communication: “Together” At Camden Underground
Exploring the common phenomenon of livestream communication in modern society, the performance...
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A Return To The Body: TAO Dance Theatre And Its “Straight Line Trilogy”
Established by the choreographer Tao Ye in 2008, TAO Dance Theatre is an anomaly in the world of...
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A Performative View on Kafka’s “The Great Wall” by Paper Tiger Theatre Studio (Beijing)
In May and August 2017, respectively, Theater der Welt in Hamburg and The Shanghai Ming...
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Empty Theaters And False Hopes: The Reality Of VR Film
VR film buffs are still trying to crack the code of blockbuster flicks, even now that the hype and...
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The Man Who Played With Fire
Cai Guoqiang is known for his explosive works, but the Chinese artist is now going back to his...
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Curating LookOUT, The First Chinese Arts Festival On Gender: An Interview With Fabrizio Massini
The LookOUT Arts Festival, presented by Ibsen International, takes place in Beijing from July...
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Modern Man’s Predicament: Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian As A Tragic Playwright
The place of dramatic tragedy in the twentieth century was one of extreme ambiguity and...
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Cross-cultural Encounters In World Theatre: Bertolt Brecht, The “Alienation” Effect And Chinese Drama
The German playwright and drama theorist Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is particularly famous for...
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Chinese Vagina Monologues And Beyond
On March 20 2018, VaChina, a London-based Chinese feminist network, staged its first full drama...
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