MACAU -- A traditional opera house standing gutted in downtown Beijing will be rebuilt as a dual-use movie theater before the 2008 Olympics, executives said Wednesday at CineAsia. By Jonathan Landreth ...

Red Cliff is one of the best-known Chinese worldwide, the monumental work known as the legend of three kingdoms. The subject of innumerable editions, in theatre and cinema, this new production was ...

BEIJING (AP) — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high ...

Let's discuss wizard theater and the rise of classical Chinese theater and Beijing Opera. This week we're headed to China to learn about the ancient origins of theater there. We'll look at the early ...

BEIJING – “Why are you going to a Peking opera? It’s slow, boring and you can’t even understand what they’re saying half the time!” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...