I just came back from a Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe’s production of Copper Coins (十五贯) at the National Centre for Performing Arts. Copper Coins is easily one of my favorite Kunqu operas, mainly … more →
Mark Tongwrote 2 weeks ago: Du Liniang played by Shen Fengying and her lover Liu Mengmei by Yu Jiulin in a scene from The Peony … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Chinese opera has several forms, but perhaps no other takes the art to such a degree of refinement a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Jeffrey Zhang is known for mixing the traditional Chinese opera form with pop music and kabuki dance … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I just came back from a Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe’s production of Copper Coins (十五贯) at the … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Clueless about Kunqu? I was too when I read about it in the Georgia Straight yesterday. It’s a five- … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 長生殿 is a Kunju piece I don’t know much about, so it was a giant leap of faith to subscribe mys … more →