A play that will stay in the memory

3 weeks ago

A play that will stay in the memory

A scene from Bras Cubas, by Brazilian theater company Armazem Theatre Company and director Paulo de Moraes. CHINA DAILY When the Armazem Theatre Company brought its theatrical production, Water Stain, to the Wuzhen Theatre Festival, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, in 2017, the Brazilian theater group received an enthusiastic reception from audiences and the shows sold out fast. This success saw …

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3 weeks ago

A play that will stay in the memory

China Daily

A scene from Bras Cubas, by Brazilian theater company Armazem Theatre Company and director Paulo de Moraes. CHINA DAILY When the Armazem Theatre Company brought its theatrical production, Water Stain, to the Wuzhen Theatre Festival, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, in 2017, the Brazilian theater group received an enthusiastic reception from audiences and the shows sold out fast. This success saw …

China Theatre Performance Director Company Play Chinese

Making a song and dance of it

China Daily

A scene from Rebecca, which was staged in Beijing last week. This surge in popularity was a key topic at a recent forum about musical theater at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on Wednesday and Thursday. Co-initiated by the Tianqiao performing arts center and the Central Academy of Drama, the forum gathered industry leaders, musical producers, directors and performers …

Theater China Beijing Musical Musical Theater

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Making a song and dance of it

China Daily

A scene from Rebecca, which was staged in Beijing last week. This surge in popularity was a key topic at a recent forum about musical theater at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on Wednesday and Thursday. Co-initiated by the Tianqiao performing arts center and the Central Academy of Drama, the forum gathered industry leaders, musical producers, directors and performers …

Theater China Beijing Musical Musical Theater

1 month ago

Signature touch of films mesmerizes audience

China Daily

As fans eagerly lined up for autographs, the Brazilian film director Carlos Saldanha made each moment memorable by adding a personal touch: sketching the beloved parrot from his animated film Rio alongside every signature. On the opening night of the Brazilian Film Week, Saldanha took the stage to stress how the carefully selected Brazilian films offered a unique opportunity for …

Film China Films Brazil Audience Chinese Cui

1 month ago

Signature touch of films mesmerizes audience

China Daily

Visitors check posters of Chinese films at a cinema in Rio de Janeiro on Nov 4. As fans eagerly lined up for autographs, the Brazilian film director Carlos Saldanha made each moment memorable by adding a personal touch: sketching the beloved parrot from his animated film Rio alongside every signature. On the opening night of the Brazilian Film Week, Saldanha …

Festival China Brazil Beijing Cui Brazilian Rio

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Theater that goes flat out

China Daily

Apart from using AI in theater, this production also realized his core vision of creating a piece where the audience members see the performance lying down. "These days, when most young people have short attention spans, putting them in a show where they can experience it as a part of the performance is a really good way of making younger …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

A Journey Through Life: Theater Takes a Deep Dive into Human Existence

China Daily

A theater production explores the themes of life, death, and migration through a unique format that involves audience members sharing their personal experiences through interviews and performances. The show, titled 'Where Do We Come From, What Are We, Where Are We Going 2.0', premiered in Wuzhen and received positive reviews for its innovative approach to storytelling and audience engagement. The …

Entertainment Law Global Documentary Theater Wuzhen

2 months ago

Global Stage Management Summit: Exploring Innovative Practices in China

China Daily

The 9th International Master Workshop on Theaters and Theater Company Management was held in Beijing, focusing on innovative development in China. The event brought together experts, scholars, and theater companies to discuss best practices and drive continuous innovation in stage management practices.

Entertainment Government Law Theater Beijing

2 months ago

Global Stage Management Summit: Insights into China's Theatrical Landscape

China Daily

The 9th International Master Workshop on Theaters and Theater Company Management was held in Beijing, focusing on innovative development in China. The event brought together experts, scholars, and theater companies to discuss best practices and drive continuous innovation in stage management. Guest speakers shared insights on stage management standards and career opportunities, while discussions focused on the current trends and …

Entertainment Government Law Theater Beijing

4 months, 1 week ago

Arms open to the new generation

China Daily

Barba is also bringing the production, An Ordinary Day in the Life of the Dancer Gregor Samsa. Today, many young people first learn about Wuzhen through the festival, and the festival has become a yearly getaway for people of different ages and backgrounds." This year, the festival celebrates its 11th edition, which is scheduled to run from Oct 17 to …

Festival

4 months, 1 week ago

Arms open to the new generation

China Daily

Barba is also bringing the production, An Ordinary Day in the Life of the Dancer Gregor Samsa. Today, many young people first learn about Wuzhen through the festival, and the festival has become a yearly getaway for people of different ages and backgrounds." This year, the festival celebrates its 11th edition, which is scheduled to run from Oct 17 to …

Festival

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Young talent takes center stage

China Daily

Theater immersion training provides an opportunity to those not used to the spotlight, Yang Feiyue reports. Jiang Yisen headed out from home at 5 in the morning of July 18, and spent more than 10 hours switching between buses and high-speed trains before arriving in Huichang county, East China's Jiangxi province, to pursue his dream in theater. Jiang is about …

Jiang Stage Theater

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Young talent takes center stage

China Daily

Theater immersion training provides an opportunity to those not used to the spotlight, Yang Feiyue reports. Jiang Yisen headed out from home at 5 in the morning of July 18, and spent more than 10 hours switching between buses and high-speed trains before arriving in Huichang county, East China's Jiangxi province, to pursue his dream in theater. Jiang is about …

Theater Jiang

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Young talent takes center stage

China Daily

Theater immersion training provides an opportunity to those not used to the spotlight, Yang Feiyue reports. Jiang Yisen headed out from home at 5 in the morning of July 18, and spent more than 10 hours switching between buses and high-speed trains before arriving in Huichang county, East China's Jiangxi province, to pursue his dream in theater. Jiang is about …

Theater Jiang

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing theater event unites global artists

China Daily

Beijing International Theater on Screen Week opens in Beijing on Thursday. The Beijing International Theater on Screen Week kicked off in Beijing on Thursday, uniting international artists from China, the United Kingdom, Russia and South Korea for a vibrant exchange featuring seven speeches and three discussions. Across six venues in Beijing, including the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center and Beijing International …

Screen Beijing Theater

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing theater event unites global artists

China Daily

Beijing International Theater on Screen Week opens in Beijing on Thursday. The Beijing International Theater on Screen Week kicked off in Beijing on Thursday, uniting international artists from China, the United Kingdom, Russia and South Korea for a vibrant exchange featuring seven speeches and three discussions. Across six venues in Beijing, including the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center and Beijing International …

Beijing Screen International Theater

6 months, 1 week ago

Beijing People's Art Theater marks 72nd anniversary

China Daily

Veteran actor Wu Gang talks about the classic Chinese play The Caine Mutiny, adapted from the novel of the same name by US writer Herman Wouk. On Wednesday, the Beijing People's Art Theatre commemorated its 72nd anniversary with a 12-hour extravaganza held both at the theater and online. The celebration kicked off at 10 am at the Capital Theater, the …

Art Theatre Chinese Beijing Feng

6 months, 1 week ago

Beijing People's Art Theater marks 72nd anniversary

China Daily

Veteran actor Wu Gang talks about the classic Chinese play The Caine Mutiny, adapted from the novel of the same name by US writer Herman Wouk. On Wednesday, the Beijing People's Art Theatre commemorated its 72nd anniversary with a 12-hour extravaganza held both at the theater and online. The celebration kicked off at 10 am at the Capital Theater, the …

Art Theatre Chinese Beijing Feng 72Nd Anniversary

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Report: Remembering Veenapani Festival (RVF), 2024

Hindustan Times

I reached Adishakti Theatre, Auroville, a day before the opening of the 10th Remembering Veenapani Festival. Well before the event, every year, actors, actor trainees and artistes whose work has been touched by Veenapani Chawla’s investigations into music, dance, martial arts and theatre, arrive here to support the running of this festival with no sponsors. At the inauguration on April …

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8 months ago

Stage set for theater to play key role

China Daily

Within the hallowed halls of a theatrical complex in Langfang, Hebei province, where the intertwining corridors of indoor theaters and myriad scenario spaces converge with the open expanse of outdoor stages, one can effortlessly immerse themselves in the rich world of the dramatic arts. In some chambers hosting theater workshops, led by artists from countries including France, Cuba and Poland, …

Theater

8 months ago

Stage set for theater to play key role

China Daily

Within the hallowed halls of a theatrical complex in Langfang, Hebei province, where the intertwining corridors of indoor theaters and myriad scenario spaces converge with the open expanse of outdoor stages, one can effortlessly immerse themselves in the rich world of the dramatic arts. In some chambers hosting theater workshops, led by artists from countries including France, Cuba and Poland, …

Theater

8 months, 1 week ago

Ebrahim Alkazi and his secular approach to theatre

The Hindu

April 15, 2024 12:18 pm | Updated April 17, 2024 01:20 pm IST The lines between personal and professional blur, engage and intertwine at every turn of the page in Amal Allana’s biographical novel Ebrahim Alkazi: Holding Time Captive, which traces the quintessential identity of the father of modern Indian theatre. “You can’t talk of my father on a personal …

Art India Theatre Mumbai Indian Muslim Father

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sparking youthful passion for the stage

China Daily

Beiguo Drama Society performs at the 2024 World Theater Day celebration, held from March 27 to 29 in Langfang, Hebei. "When children and teenagers engage in theater, initially, it may be a bit shaky and wobbly, but as they progress through the performance, they can become anything. Members of the Beiguo Drama Society at Beijing Normal University have taken theater …

Theater

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sparking youthful passion for the stage

China Daily

Beiguo Drama Society performs at the 2024 World Theater Day celebration, held from March 27 to 29 in Langfang, Hebei. "When children and teenagers engage in theater, initially, it may be a bit shaky and wobbly, but as they progress through the performance, they can become anything. Members of the Beiguo Drama Society at Beijing Normal University have taken theater …

Theater Drama Society

9 months ago

Tianqiao Performing Arts to host over 1,000 shows this year

China Daily

Theater shows for kids will be staged at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center this year. Tianqiao Performing Arts Center recently announced its yearlong plan, featuring over 1,000 shows, including musicals, plays, dance dramas and magic shows, many of which will be presented in new venues. Ten international musicals, including Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, French musical Don Juan …

Tianqiao Performing Arts

9 months ago

Tianqiao Performing Arts to host over 1,000 shows this year

China Daily

Theater shows for kids will be staged at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center this year. Tianqiao Performing Arts Center recently announced its yearlong plan, featuring over 1,000 shows, including musicals, plays, dance dramas and magic shows, many of which will be presented in new venues. Ten international musicals, including Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, French musical Don Juan …

Tianqiao Performing Arts

9 months ago

Tianqiao Performing Arts to host over 1,000 shows this year

China Daily

Theater shows for kids will be staged at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center this year. Tianqiao Performing Arts Center recently announced its yearlong plan, featuring over 1,000 shows, including musicals, plays, dance dramas and magic shows, many of which will be presented in new venues. Ten international musicals, including Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, French musical Don Juan …

Tianqiao Performing Arts

9 months, 1 week ago

Companies join forces to boost theater productions

China Daily

Drama company Magnificent Culture and Alibaba's online ticketing platform Damai reached a strategic cooperation agreement, a news conference revealed on Wednesday. Beijing-based drama company Magnificent Culture and Alibaba's online ticketing platform Damai reached a strategic cooperation agreement, a news conference revealed on Wednesday. The two companies aim to co-produce high-quality theater productions, establish digitalized marketing strategies, as well as promote …

Magnificent Culture Damai Companies Join

9 months, 1 week ago

Companies join forces to boost theater productions

China Daily

Drama company Magnificent Culture and Alibaba's online ticketing platform Damai reached a strategic cooperation agreement, a news conference revealed on Wednesday. Beijing-based drama company Magnificent Culture and Alibaba's online ticketing platform Damai reached a strategic cooperation agreement, a news conference revealed on Wednesday. The two companies aim to co-produce high-quality theater productions, establish digitalized marketing strategies, as well as promote …

Magnificent Culture Damai

10 months, 1 week ago

Chilean doc Eternal Memory reminds true love endures even after recollections fade

LA Times

Augusto Góngora couldn’t remember how long he and Paulina Urrutia had been together, nor the exact chronology of their shared years. Therein lies the heartsore luminosity of Chilean director Maite Alberdi’s Oscar-nominated documentary “The Eternal Memory,” which chronicles their unconditional adoration for one another amid his illness. “It’s the three of us taking different fragments of time to build a …

Doc Chile Urrutia Alberdi Recollections Fade Góngora Historical Memory

1 year ago

Setting the stage for future talent

China Daily

The Peking Opera production Madame White Snake by the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. Since 2012, the Beijing People's Art Theatre has been working with Beijing No 166 High School to build a theater base, which offers theater training programs to over 40,000 students. During the New Era International Showcase of Campus Theatre, organized by the China Theatre Association …

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1 year ago

Brazil’s lost movie palaces find new life in ‘Pictures of Ghosts’: ‘Cinema has a way of mythifying’

LA Times

The first time Brazilian writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho visited L.A.’s historic Broadway Theater District, he plotted a return with a camera to record the dozen movie palaces there, built between 1910 and 1931. “And I realized how much it says about time, the industry and how society behaves.” Movies The 27 best movie theaters in Los Angeles We’ve mapped out …

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1 year ago

Date in memory sets creative stage

China Daily

The Xibeijie community in Huichang, Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, has been transformed into a theatrical village, with venues offering different atmospheres.CHINA DAILY Taiwan-based performing arts group U-Theatre is set to inaugurate the theater village with their well-known drum performance, Sword of Wisdom, at an open-air venue. Unlike conventional theater festivals, Huichang Theater Village hopes to become a year-round project, including two …

Theater Huichang

1 year ago

Date in memory sets creative stage

China Daily

Taiwan-based performing arts group U-Theatre is set to inaugurate the venue with their energetic drum performance, Sword of Wisdom.ZHANG XI/FOR CHINA DAILY Lai's own theater workshop, which is part of Theatre Above, will also be based in the town, providing theater education to amateurs of all age groups. Octavian Saiu, Romanian theater scholar and critic, said at the news conference …

Great Theater

1 year, 4 months ago

Reaching out through theater

China Daily

Swierc receives instructions from Liao Wei, a veteran actor and executive director at the China National Theater for Children. Even though the US version of Chinese Mermaid is the first classic the China National Theater for Children has authorized a non-Chinese organization to stage in its 68 years of existence, the theater has promoted youth cultural exchanges between China and …

Theater China Children Chinese

1 year, 6 months ago

Venue hosts dramatic celebration

China Daily

Young actors and actresses of the Beijing People's Art Theatre perform excerpts of classic plays. In 2022, when Beijing People's Art Theatre had its 70th birthday, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the theater's regular performances to be canceled or postponed. Teahouse, written by Chinese novelist and dramatist Lao She, is a vivid depiction of people from all walks of life during …

Art

1 year, 6 months ago

Venue hosts dramatic celebration

China Daily

Young actors and actresses of the Beijing People's Art Theatre perform excerpts of classic plays. In 2022, when Beijing People's Art Theatre had its 70th birthday, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the theater's regular performances to be canceled or postponed. Teahouse, written by Chinese novelist and dramatist Lao She, is a vivid depiction of people from all walks of life during …

Art

1 year, 9 months ago

INTERVIEW | ITFoK curator Deepan Sivaraman: ‘Exposure to top quality international theatre the aim’

The Hindu

Published : Mar 23, 2023 10:35 IST - 5 MINS READ Performers were hit badly during the pandemic; they lost their sites of practice, reflection, and expression. When we speak of the urgency of protecting and supporting liberal thinking in art-making, we may also have to be mindful that our theatre fraternity and audience need more exposure to top quality …

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2 years, 1 month ago

World Cup selecao: Feature films centred on football gala that score big with real issues

Firstpost

The greatest show on earth, the FIFA World Cup, starts this weekend in Qatar and football lovers the world over will be drowned in the spirit of the beautiful game over the next few weeks. While feature films, biopics and documentaries centred on the sport are plenty, the odd filmmaker has also managed to find a cultural or political context …

Football Film World Drama Game World Cup Films

2 years, 3 months ago

Remembering Lao She

China Daily

Interrupted Dream, featuring veteran actor-director Chen Peisi and his son, actor Chen Dayu will be staged from Oct 12 to 23 at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing. This year's Beijing theater festival will include a section on traditional art forms such as Quju Opera, Chen Nan reports. In its sixth year, the festival will start on Sept 14 …

Beijing

2 years, 3 months ago

Remembering Lao She

China Daily

Interrupted Dream, featuring veteran actor-director Chen Peisi and his son, actor Chen Dayu will be staged from Oct 12 to 23 at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing. This year's Beijing theater festival will include a section on traditional art forms such as Quju Opera, Chen Nan reports. In its sixth year, the festival will start on Sept 14 …

Beijing

2 years, 3 months ago

Remembering Lao She

China Daily

Interrupted Dream, featuring veteran actor-director Chen Peisi and his son, actor Chen Dayu will be staged from Oct 12 to 23 at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing. This year's Beijing theater festival will include a section on traditional art forms such as Quju Opera, Chen Nan reports. In its sixth year, the festival will start on Sept 14 …

Beijing Remembering Lao

2 years, 3 months ago

Remembering Lao She

China Daily

Interrupted Dream, featuring veteran actor-director Chen Peisi and his son, actor Chen Dayu will be staged from Oct 12 to 23 at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing. This year's Beijing theater festival will include a section on traditional art forms such as Quju Opera, Chen Nan reports. In its sixth year, the festival will start on Sept 14 …

Beijing

2 years, 3 months ago

Remembering Lao She

China Daily

Interrupted Dream, featuring veteran actor-director Chen Peisi and his son, actor Chen Dayu will be staged from Oct 12 to 23 at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing. This year's Beijing theater festival will include a section on traditional art forms such as Quju Opera, Chen Nan reports. In its sixth year, the festival will start on Sept 14 …

Beijing

2 years, 10 months ago

9th International Academy of Drama Award to open in Qingdao

China Daily

The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province The ninth International Academy of Drama Award will be held in June in Shinan district, Qingdao, according to a news conference held on Feb 22. The event will primarily consist of a cartoon image collection, an opening ceremony, an evaluation of excellent drama performances, and an awards ceremony. At the opening ceremony, …

Qingdao Award International Academy Of Drama Award 9Th International

2 years, 10 months ago

Shinan holds news conference to promote cultural industry

China Daily

The news conference for the 9th International Drama Theatre Award was held in Shinan, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province on Feb 22. The Information Office of Qingdao Municipal People's Government holds a news conference of the 9th International Theatre Academy Award on Feb 22. The International Drama Theatre Award, which was established by the Central Academy of Drama in 2011, …

Qingdao Award Shinan News Conference

2 years, 11 months ago

Forum spotlights arts development in post-pandemic era

China Daily

Director Stan Lai speaks at the forum at the Inside-Out Theater in Beijing on Jan 14, 2022. Recalling his own experience working in the theatrical industry for decades, acclaimed director Stan Lai noted the Chinese theatrical market lacks original content compared to their international counterparts. "I think the biggest difference between today's Shanghai and London is we don't have enough …

Shanghai

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