In the mid-1600s, opera transformed from a show exclusive for royalty to entertainment for the masses. Soon, lavish productions, special effects, and creative risks became the norm. Venice’s La Fenice ...

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 and grasps the ...

This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column from a born San Franciscan and longtime theatre artist in an N95 mask.

Whether looking to pamper yourself or grab a little gift for your BFF, sheet masks are an easy beauty buy that is sure to please. Equal parts skin care and self-care, a sheet mask probably won’t make ...

Wang Wenduan (left) helps her student Guo Xiaolei with Peking Opera facial mask painting. CHINA DAILY Peking Opera, also known as jingju in Chinese, was listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of ...

Andrei Șerban’s 40 year old take on Puccini's tale of the ice princess largely stands the test of time, but Netrebko and Eyvazov are short of their best form.

As home sales continue to plummet, Beijing has curbed independent reporting of real estate figures. The gag order masks a deepening property slump that continues to erode household wealth and strain ...

RADII explores unabashed perseverance through the performer giving Peking Opera a bold facelift. How would you imagine a young Peking Opera performer in China today? Outdated? Forced by parents? A ...

Liu Ren-haur. In Taiwanese choreographer Lai Hung-chung’s Birdy, the dancers wear 4-foot-long pheasant feathers on their heads. The effect, according to a review in the Vancouver online magazine Stir, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. San Francisco — San Francisco Opera’s hit new opera, Huang Ruo’s “The Monkey King,” which had its final ...