or Bian Lian (变脸), is a captivating performance art in Sichuan opera where performers rapidly switch masks to depict various characters and emotions. This skilled and culturally significant technique ...

Known in Chinese as bian lian, face changing is an important aspect of Chinese Sichuan opera in which performers make lightning-quick mask changes to depict emotions. Food options will include ...

Indeed, his design is inspired by Chuanju, a Sichuan style of opera, from his mask to the way he sings as he comes at us with thrusts from his spear. It’s all exquisitely soundtracked by strings ...

Celebrate the Lunar New Year and the diverse traditions of East and Southeast Asian cultures at this free event, which is expected to attract more than 5,000 attendees. Now in its fourth year, the ...

Chinese New Year (on Wednesday) was welcomed in Cyprus in a festive atmosphere, full of colour and traditional decorations that transformed the usually quite drab university amphitheatre into a ...

They were the first to hear composer Edmond Dédé’s opera “Morgiane” – the earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American – more than century after he composed the opus.

dancing and Sichuan Opera, to displays of cultural heritage. There were illustrations of happy scenes of farming, countryside festivities, rural development and community interaction in the villages.

This year’s Prototype, a showcase of experimental opera and theater, was stylistically broad but the focus was on the human voice in all its weirdness. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim Even before ...

China will launch a fleet of special “silver trains” specially built for the comfort and safety of elderly people to ...

Notable acts included "Sun Wukong Battles Erlang Shen" which combined traditional opera masks with street dance and AI technology to create a dynamic visual performance. "When Xiang Kun Meets ...