Theatergoers head to Shanghai to binge-watch plays for spiritual nourishment and to forge friendships Wang Jiaqi and Zhang Yuyan may come from diverse backgrounds but they have one thing in common: their absolute love and passion for theater which leads them to binge-watch plays. Wang, a clinical medicine student from Xiamen University, Fujian province, usually takes an overnight high-speed train …
Visitors gather at the lobby of the Wanping Theater in Xuhui district, watching excerpts staged by Chinese traditional opera performers. "I have countless group chats for room-sharing in my phone, and through these, I've made many new friends," she says. He says: "Audiences may see the light onstage as stars while actors on the lit stage see the audience as …
Henri Emond from New York, who plays a singer, interacts with Forbes Masson from the United Kingdom, who plays a doctor, in the play. As the book is about Oran's quarantine, his original thought was to set the backdrop in Wuhan, which was placed under a 76-day lockdown between Jan 23 and April 8 last year. In April 2020, a …
Wang Jing, veteran artist from China Pingju Opera Theater, performs a part of the classic piece, A Fairy Maiden Scatters Flowers, during a New Year countdown show on popular video site, Bilibili, on Dec 31, 2020. Wang Jing is among a dedicated group of theater performers determined to help the Pingju Opera art form thrive in the modern era. If …
Wang Jing, veteran artist from China Pingju Opera Theater, performs a part of the classic piece, A Fairy Maiden Scatters Flowers, during a New Year countdown show on popular video site, Bilibili, on Dec 31. Wang Jing is among a dedicated group of theater performers determined to help the Pingju Opera art form thrive in the modern era, Chen Nan …