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Germany's Berlin Philharmonic Starts Asia Tour |
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The Berliner Philharmonic orchestra, headed by British conductor Simon Rattle, will leave Berlin on Wednesday on a major three-week Asian performing tour. |
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Acrobatic Festival Attracts World Performers |
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A well-known circus festival was opened Saturday in this capital of north China's Hebei Province, attracting 326 acrobats from 16 countries. |
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Taiwan Troupe Tells Tales to Preserve Tradition |
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As traditional Taiwan drama troupes become a rarer breed these days, a popular tale steeped in legend and romance will give audiences a chance to experience this theatrical genre. |
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A Season of Cultural Festival for Hong Kong |
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Residents in bustling Hong Kong have plenty to choose from when it comes to cultural events. Art, music, dance, movie, and drama festivals, as well as various cultural weeks and painting exhibitions have been held this year and some of them have featured works from the mainland. |
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Int'l Drama Education Festival Gets Rich Achievements |
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The first-ever international festival of theater education sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Central Academy of Drama ended successfully in Beijing on Thursday. |
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Modern Take on Wagner's Ring Attracts Bravos at Premiere |
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Under the baton of Philippe Auguin, the impressive cast of Staatstheater Nurnberg and the orchestra of Die Nurnberger Philharmoniker brought down the house at the packed Poly Theatre with nearly 1,300 spectators. The Beijing Music Festival organizers have given them the "Honoured Artists of the Year" award. |
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College Students Convey Ibsen's Idea with Original Play |
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Chinese students with the Nanjing Art Institute in Beijing Sunday conveyed drama maestro Henrik Ibsen's message of environmental protection with their original creation An Affair of 'An Enemy of the People'. |
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Petit to Join Hands with National Ballet on Carmen |
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Roland Petit, the world's most revered ballet maestro, will join hands with the National Ballet of China (NBC) to stage Carmen in Beijing this November, sources with the NBC said in Beijing Monday. |
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1st Int'l Drummers Festival Kicks off in Shanghai |
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The first China International Drummers Festival kicks off Thursday at the New International Expo Center in Shanghai, which drawn nearly 100 world-renowned drummers from both home and abroad who will give audience a drumbeat feast. |
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Circus Stars Vie to Be King of Contest |
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More than 300 circus performers from 16 countries and regions will compete for the top prize in the 10th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival from October 29 to December 6 in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, said Sun Shibing, chief festival organizer at a press conference last week. |
