When Yang Fengyi took the post of director of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater in 2009, she was anxious. "I stood in a corner of the stage, looking at the audience. I was disappointed to see only ...

Kunqu Opera performers perform at China Institute in Manhattan, New York, the United States, Jan. 8, 2023. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua) In Peking University Hall on Sept 13, an air of reflective ...

Kunshan Modern Kunqu Opera Theatre (KMKOT) was established last Monday afternoon, adding the first professional Kunqu Opera performing group to the hometown of Kunqu Opera. As China's 8th professional ...

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 ...

Originating from Qiandeng town, Kunshan in East China's Jiangsu province, Kunqu Opera has a history of more than 600 years. Two dancers present the Kunqu-featured dance in the opening ceremony. [Photo ...

Traditional Chinese Kunqu opera is a tough sell for new audiences. Productions can span over 20 hours and minimal props and setting offer little help in understanding the story. But when is a ...

Gu Weiying is a first-class actress with Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre (in Beijng) and a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC, China's top legislature). She specializes in performing ...

Kunqu Opera actor Shi Xiaming (R) and actress Kong Aiping stage a flash mob performance near the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, Sept. 13, 2023. Artists from east China's Jiangsu Province presented ...

Xie Suqian (R), a pupil of the "little Kunqu Opera training class" of Shipai Center Primary School, performs Kunqu Opera for her father and sister at home in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu ...

BEIJING, Sept. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- International students called on that when young people are introduced to Kunqu opera, they will gain a deeper understanding of and attraction to this art form, ...

Kunqu Opera is continuing to flourish in new ways, after performances inevitably shuttered due to the health crisis. Shao Tianshuai, a Kunqu Opera actress of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre in ...

SHANGHAI In the final moments of a recent performance of “The Peony Pavilion” here, a large cicada dropped onto the outdoor stage and buzzed around on its back, threatening to invade the long silk ...