Is There a Right Way to Make Chinese Opera?
With countless adaptations, The Peony Pavilion is China’s answer to Swan Lake. But recent attempts...
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On Stage And In A Wheelchair
Zhao Hongcheng has made hundreds of videos about the challenges of life as a disabled person. Now...
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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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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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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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“Sisters” Act: The Hollow Feminism Of China’s Hottest New Show
For the most talked-about show of the summer, Mango TV’s Sisters Who Make Waves has an unusual...
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