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Puppetry coming out of the shadows By Shan Juan/Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-06 07:32 Share CLOSE An experimental show, Chinese Shadow Puppetry, which made its debut at the Xi'an Concert Hall last month, is received by a full house in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.[Photo provided to China Daily] Traditional art form adapts to changing circumstances and appeals to a younger audience, Shan Juan in Xi'an and Chen Nan in Beijing report. A show that brings together the spice of modernity mixed with a good measure of ancient entertai...

Competing for music's top spot By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-28 08:13 Share   The string trio, Major Music, consisting of (from left) cellist Qin Liwei, pianist Sun Yingdi and violinist Lyu Siqing, will play at the opening concert in Chengdu on Saturday. [Photo provided to China Daily] Aspiring performers around the world aim to gain recognition for their talent at the industry's most prestigious contest, Chen Nan reports.   On April 16, the China preliminary round of the 11th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young M...

Movement of ideas Share CLOSE Dancers of the National Ballet of China rehearse new works that will be staged at Beijing's Tianqiao Theater on Thursday and Friday. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] The National Ballet of China will stage seven new dance pieces by young dancers-choreographers, Chen Nan reports. She Zhaohuan has been dancing with the National Ballet of China for eight years. The 29-year-old enjoys dancing onstage and interpreting the choreographers' ideas with his body movements. He has performed in the company's productions, such as The Red Detachment of...

Forbidden City venue will stage a musical extravaganza in June as part of celebrations marking the Party's 100th anniversary, Chen Nan reports.

Centenary compositions Share CLOSE Conductor Yu Feng and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra perform classic pieces and also introduce new works by Chinese composers at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Thursday. [Photo provided to China Daily] Musicians celebrate Party's founding with inspiring pieces, Chen Nan reports. Chinese composer Yang Fan has a hectic, and rewarding, schedule. In 2019, he won two major prizes under the prestigious Wenhua Award. This is a top national award for the performing arts. He won for his compositions of two dance dram...