It started with a conversation over dinner. In early 1962, veteran scriptwriter Yan Su, composers Yang Ming, Jiang Chunyang and director Chen Sha, got together in a restaurant in Beijing. They were ready to create another opera, hoping to continue the success of their last opera, titled Liu Sijie, in 1960.
ARTS / DANCE
By Global Times Published: May 23, 2021 06:38 PM
Promotional material for
Promotional material for
Original Chinese dance drama
Follow The Mother River debuted at Beijing s Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on Saturday.
The environmentally-conscious show tells the story of how people in Northwest China s Qinghai Province maintain a balanced lifestyle with their surrounding natural environment, which includes rivers, mountains and animals.
According to the show s producer, the Qinghai Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the drama explores the stories of the people living at the source of China s mother river, the Yellow River, and the traditions they have passed down from generation to generation.
ARTS / CULTURE & LEISURE
By Global Times Published: May 09, 2021 06:28 PM
Dancers rehearse for
Dancers rehearse for
Five Stars Rise in the East Photo: Courtesy of Beijing Performance & Arts Group Chinese dancers from the Beijing Performance & Arts Group will stage a drama inspired by an arm protector dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) unearthed in Northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing from June 19 to 21.
The brocade armband, one of China s national treasures and greatest archaeology discoveries of the 20th century, is embroidered with the phrase Five stars rise in the east, benefit China. It was discovered in 1995 near the elbow area of a corpse in a tomb at the Niya ruins in Xinjiang. Due to its importance, the armband has been restricted from being exhibited abroad. According to historians, an independent oasis state called Jingjue was once located at Niya, which lies along the ancient Silk Ro
Venues lay down welcome mat for audiences By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-15 06:48 Share
Fans return to theaters and cinemas in numbers
Ren Kemei, a chemistry teacher in Beijing, arrived at the city s Tianqiao Performing Arts Center last month for a matinee performance.
As she had not been to a live show for more than a year, she decided to celebrate her 28th birthday by going to see the Chinese musical
Romance of the West Chamber.
The musical was adapted from the eponymous classic play written by Wang Shifu, a renowned playwright during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and the production stars one of Ren s favorite singers, Liu Yan.
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