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SPOTLIGHT ON CHINESE THEATRE
The Spotlight on China showcases new developments in Chinese theatre both at home and abroad. From performance reviews and interviews, to an ever-growing archive of essays, the series offers The Theatre Times' readers a window on the Chinese theatre landscape.
Tianjiao Li and Xuexi Li from Quirky Moth Theatre – China’s leading theatre company discuss the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on China’s theatre and its communities from the perspective of a theatre maker and spectator. Tianjiao Li and Xuexi Li talk about how the particular situation of artists in China made them resilient to the COVID-19 pandemic, encouraged experimentation, and increased their own visibility. They also explain why they think Theatre will survive the pandemic.
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...
Cross-cultural Encounters In World Theatre: Bertolt Brecht, The “Alienation” Effect And Chinese Drama
The German playwright and drama theorist Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is particularly famous for...
Meet The Masters Behind Hong Kong’s Most Extraordinary Bamboo Theatre
For generations, bamboo theatres have been a thread that ties together Hong Kong’s present and...
“The Interrupted Dream” by Hong Kong’s Zuni Icosahedron in Wrocław, Poland
Tang Xianzu’s sixteenth-century classic, Peony Pavilion (1598), is a play about boundaries and...
“Gangsters Of Hong Kong:” A New Stage Play Fleshes Out Triad Drama
Hong Kong’s reputation as a safe city is well-deserved. It ranks frequently among the top 10...
Trauma In Translation: Stratford’s Milestone Salesman In China
“My head feels like a bridge that all of Beijing has been walking over.” The stage is...
On Stage And In A Wheelchair
Zhao Hongcheng has made hundreds of videos about the challenges of life as a disabled person. Now...
Hustling at the Bottom of the Stand-Up Pyramid
All the rage in Beijing’s stand-up circuit, Pazilye Parhat says much of comedy stems from...
Welcome to the Slug Parade: Representation of Asexuality and Autism in “The Slug Show”
As London celebratess the 50th anniversary of the Pride Parade on July 2, I’m reminded of the only...
Adapting Lu Xun for the Contemporary Stage: A Production by China’s Central Academy of Drama at the Edinburgh Fringe Arts Festival: “ZhuJian (Forging the Swords)”
Adapted from Lu Xun’s novel, the play takes the same name, "Zhu Jian" (Forging the Swords), and has become one of the most popular productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024. The work was brought to Edinburgh by a group of student actors from the Central Academy of Drama in China. Director Fengrui Yang is currently pursuing his doctoral training at the Academy. The play is notable for its re-examination of the theme of vengeance, a central idea in Lu Xun's novel. Lu Xun is one of the most influential authors in modern China featured with his social criticism writing style in the 1920s.
A Son, His Father, and Steampunk: Reliving Days of Future Past
Filmmaker Sun Yang discusses his recent documentary about visual artist Ma Liang, also known as...
In China’s Voguing Houses, Queer Millennials Strike a New Pose
Ballroom culture is quietly flourishing in China’s cities, creating a safe space for young LGBT...
A Son, His Father, and Steampunk: Reliving Days of Future Past
Filmmaker Sun Yang discusses his recent documentary about visual artist Ma Liang, also known as...
The Sphinx’s Riddle Remains Unsolved. Scattering Chinese Art with “The First-Ever Metaverse Theatre Festival”
Even though for the last decade there have been numerous attempts to unleash Chinese theatre’s...
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