Tag: Mei Lanfang

Peking Opera At The British Library: The Triumph Of Xieyi

Posted by Letizia Fusini | 13th Nov 2018 | China, Chinese Theatre Abroad, London, Review, United Kingdom

As part of the China Focus Events Series, the British Library, in collaboration with Sinolink...

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Cross-cultural Encounters In World Theatre: Bertolt Brecht, The “Alienation” Effect And Chinese Drama

Posted by Letizia Fusini | 20th May 2018 | Acting, China, Essay

The German playwright and drama theorist Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is particularly famous for...

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“A River All Red” And “The Phoenix Returns Home” By The China National Peking Opera Company At London’s Sadler’s Wells

Posted by Letizia Fusini | 5th Nov 2017 | China, Chinese Theatre Abroad, London, Review, Theatre and Opera, United Kingdom

Founded in 1955 by the renowned Chinese theatre star Mei Lanfang, the China National Peking Opera...

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Chinese Theatre-Maker Lu Ang on Bridging Past and Present, East and West

Posted by Nahed Nasr | 4th Oct 2016 | China, Directing, Interview

Lu Ang is a theatre director, playwright, professor and the dean of the directing department at...

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