BCNARTS: Bay Area Chinese American Teens Teach Peers About Chinese Opera

Older generations of Chinese Americans in the Bay Area revel at the sight of traditional Chinese opera performances. But ...
Staten Island Advance

Renowned Chinese opera performer Wei Hai Min delights Staten Island students with her artistry

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Wei Hai Min, a pre-eminent Chinese opera actress and singer, recently graced the Staten Island Academy stage for a student participation demonstration. The assembly, for grades ...
Reuters

Chinese opera face-changing: it's a kind of magic

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese performer He Hongqing can change his facial expressions, and make up, on stage in a flash, but it's not due to skills learned at drama school. The man deemed China's ...

In a digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to stay relevant

Young Peking opera artists are devoting years to mastering its demanding techniques, hoping to win over today's audiences ...
Hartford Courant

In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing

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 ...