By Du Guodong Performers singing on stage in Xi Shi. From Turandot to Madame Butterfly, the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing is known for staging world-renown classic operas, now it is setting its sights on a homegrown work that opened last night to rave reviews. Xi Shi i...
Mingxiu Stool by Shao Fan. By Liu Chang The 2009 World Design Congress and the 1st Beijing International Design Week will open on Saturday in the capital at National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA). The congress has been themed "Xin,"or trust; it aims to initiate international dialogue on t...
A scene from A Tale of Golden Locks. Photo: IC Peking opera A Tale of Golden Locks, based on a novel by renowned writer Eileen Chang, will be staged at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing on November 21. The opera, created by Taiwan's Guoguang Opera Company, comprises fi...