As the scale of big-budget tentpole releases rises, Chinese productions are seeking out companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan to split the bill. A typical example is director Chen Kaige's "Mei LanFang," ...

TAIZHOU, China, Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With its delicate and melodious aria, and graceful and elegant movements, Kunqu Opera, born in the waterside town of Kunshan in Jiangnan, has become ...

Mei Lan (October 22, 1894 – August 6, 1961), better known by his stage name Mei Lanfang, was a Chinese Peking opera performer. Noted mostly for playing female roles, he earned the title "Queen of ...

In 2014 the 120 anniversary of the birth of master Mei Lanfang, head of art, from Plum zhe Mei Lanfang's heir, Mei Baojiu second collections children best plum pie, carefully organized performances of ...

Chen Kaige's "Forever Enthralled" is an occasionally engaging but largely workmanlike biopic of in travesto Peking Opera performer Mei Lanfang. Saddled at the last minute with an awkward English title ...

Kunqu Opera Mei Lanfang and Yueju Opera Butterfly Lovers are among the productions the Shanghai Oriental Art Center will present during its 12th Classic Chinese Operas Series from March 20 to May 2.

Peking Opera, or jingju, has a history spanning over 200 years and was recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010. A unique fusion of singing, dancing, martial arts, ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chinese director Chen Kaige pays tribute to the power of an "ordinary person" in his latest work -- a film about a cross-dressing falsetto singer who became a hero in China for ...

As dusk falls, the soft glow of the Mei Lanfang Theatre casts a warm light over the audience, its atmosphere thick with reverence and anticipation. Located in the heart of Beijing, the Mei Lanfang ...