Generally speaking, I have a sense of what to expect at a show. But the sum total of my advance knowledge of Shen Yun was derived from the classical Chinese dance ensemble’s flashy advertisements, ...

Many Chinese people rekindled their interest in classical Chinese poetry recently thanks to a popular show that aims to "appreciate classical Chinese poetry, explore cultural genes and enjoy the ...

Composer Bright Sheng has won MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships. Two decades ago, Chamber Music Northwest was looking for a new chamber opera. David Shifrin, the nonprofit's artistic director and a ...

A 16-year-old high school student has won admiration from TV viewers and internet users alike after storming to victory on the second season of “Chinese Poetry Conference,” a show broadcast nationwide ...

Chinese students try to solve puzzles related to Tang Dynasty (618-907) poetry. Photo: CNSphoto Poetry, as Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko once said, is "like a bird, it ignores all frontiers." The ...

Pianist Min Kwon asked over 70 of America's leading composers from varying cultures to compose a variation on "America the Beautiful." Through this musical initiative, Kwon aims to showcase the ...

The India-China frictions took a backseat for a while in Beijing as a large number of Chinese flocked to a scintillating show of Indian classical dance performances to pay emotional tribute to Zhang ...

The Department of Asian Languages & Civilizations at the University of Colorado, Boulder, is delighted to announce a conference in honor of the 70th birthday of Professor Paul W. Kroll. “Philology and ...