Five days after filming began on Chen Kaige's Mei Lanfang biopic, a supplementary press conference was held on Thursday to welcome its most anticipated cast members: Leon Lai and Zhang Ziyi. Both ...

In ancient China the performing artist belonged to one of nine low-level professions, and his fate was often tragic. On stage they were like today's concert superstars, but their social status in real ...

Chen Kaige is to return to “Farewell My Concubine” territory with “Mei Lan-fang,” a biopic of the Peking opera singer. Pic is the highest profile production to date for the Taiwan conglom China ...

Chen Hong, Gillian Chung and Masanobu Ando have joined the case of Chen Kaige’s $15 million biopic of legendary Peking opera star Mei Lanfang. They join Zhang Ziyi and Cantopop warbler Leon Lai in ...

Chen Kaige, left, on Thursday celebrated the start of photography on "Mei Lan Fang," his $15 million cinematic biography of China's most famous male opera star, played by Hong Kong pop music idol Leon ...

The contemporary artistic descendants of a legendary 20 th century Peking Opera performer are touring the United States this month, performing in New York and Washington. The tour celebrates the 120 ...

A picture taken in the 1920s features Qi Rushan (left) and Mei Lanfang. Peking Opera theorist Liang Yan, with a doctorate in traditional theater studies, has determined who the man behind Mei Lanfang ...

Eager to watch ' Mei Lanfang 1930 ' from the comfort of your living room? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Zhou Bing-directed movie via subscription can be ...

Mei Lanfang, Male, Han nationality, was a Chinese theatrical performer and is recognized as one of the greatest singer-actor-dancers in Chinese history. Mei Lanfang is his stage name, and in Chinese ...

In his new film, "Forever Enthralled," Chinese director Chen Kaige returns to the subject of opera, which he tackled to stunning effect in his 1993 masterpiece "Farewell My Concubine." Starring Leon ...