Chinese pianist Lang Lang records his new album at the Palace of Versailles, Chen Nan reports. Chinese pianist Lang Lang is seeking to highlight a connection between Russian composer Tchaikovsky and Polish composer Frederic Chopin, both ...
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With a history spanning more than two centuries, Peking Opera is regarded as the jewel in the crown of Chinese culture. Born in Beijing in the mid-19th century, it absorbed facets of a variety of performing arts from different provinces ...
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The Phantom of the Opera, a hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, staged its first show in Guangzhou city in Guangdong province on Sept 22. The southern Chinese city is the second location on the mainland, after Shanghai, to host the show ...
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Shanghai's efforts to bring art to the people are paying off, as more than 4 million people are expected to participate in the ongoing China Shanghai International Arts Festival. The 17th annual festival runs through Nov 16, with 46 ...
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Peking opera performers take part in a decorated vehicle parade as a celebration for the Chinese New Year in London, Feb 22, 2015. The China-UK Year of Cultural Exchange has been going on throughout 2015, during which the countries have ...
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A scene from the dance drama Confucius The enduring legacy of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius (551-479 BC) will be told through dance in Belgrade as officials announced Tuesday here a dance drama of the same name will be staged ...
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Sergi Carreras has recently fulfilled his longtime dream to perform in China. Sergi Carreras recalls his uncle, Jose Carreras, returning to Barcelona from his first visit to China in 1998 after attending the debut edition of the Beijing ...
The 14th China Theatre Festival opens in Suzhou city, East China's Jiangsu province on Sunday night, attracting 39 art troupes from around the country. About 22 genres of theatre including Kunqu Opera, Peking Opera, and musicals will be put ...
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Cadbury is launching a new chocolate brand Cadbury Coco in Australia. The brand will be available in blocks as well as gift package form. Cadbury Coco will consist mainly of dark chocolate but will come in different varieties. It will ...
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The Chinese fairy tale figure Madam White Snake is back again, this time in two very different guises. The first is in the time-honored way in which audiences are used to seeing it, and the other in a very contemporary form. The first ...
Holding a string of Buddhist prayer beads, 80-year-old Lhasa resident Doje sits in a park crooning in a crowd gathered for a performance of famous Tibetan opera Padma Obar. As the opera starts, the crowd falls silent in anticipation. ...
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Beijing's ballet fans are in for a cultural treat this winter with the 2nd China International Ballet Season, sponsored by the National Ballet of China and Beijing Ballet of China Performing Arts Company, opening at the Tianqiao Theater in ...
London-based Opera Investments plc (which was formed to acquire businesses or or assets in the natural resources sector) has reached a non-binding heads of terms agreement to acquire SoloPower Systems Holdings Inc of Portland, OR, USA for ...
A press briefing on the upcoming Chinese culture season in UK was held on Friday morning at National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA). Officials from the Chinese Ministry of Culture as well as the British Embassy in China attended the ...
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Ma Yingying says women are increasingly making their mark in Chinese business. The 33-year-old chief executive officer and founder of Lux Shine Media Company, which stages modernized performances of Peking Opera, says there is now a ...
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