Q&A: Charles Newell
Court Theatre’s Artistic Director discusses the upcoming production of M. Butterfly
April 6, 2014

Court Theatre’s Artistic Director discusses the upcoming production of David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly, artistic success, and his fruitful relationship with UChicago scholars. M. Butterfly, at Court Theatre May 8–June 8, was developed partly in response toPerforming Images: Opera in Chinese Visual Culture, a faculty-curated concurrent exhibition at the Smart Museum of Art. Both the play and the exhibition are part of UChicago Arts’ Envisioning China, a five-month a festival of arts and culture at the UChicago featuring more than 40 events and exhibitions. Read More

University of Chicago Arts announces the Chicago premiere of Chinese opera star Ling Ke (凌珂) and members of the Tianjin Peking Opera Company
January 22, 2013

The University of Chicago announces the Chicago premiere of Chinese opera star Ling Ke (凌珂) and members of the Tianjin Peking Opera Company on April 12 and 13, 2014, as a highlight of its campus-wide Envisioning China: A Festival of Arts and Culture (“演视中国” 文化艺术节). Incorporating over 40 events and exhibitions related to Chinese culture and heritage, the majority of which are free to the public, Envisioning China is presented in venues throughout the University of Chicago from February 13 to June 15, 2014. Download Here

Photo courtesy of the Tianjin Peking Opera Company.

Q&A: Profs. Judith Zeitlin and Wu Hung discuss Chinese opera, new exhibitions
January 7, 2014
UChicago News

UChicago’s five-month “Envisioning China” festival will open in February with two Smart Museum exhibitions focused on Chinese opera. Curated by Profs. Judith Zeitlin of the University of Chicago and Yuhang Li of the University of Wisconsin, “Performing Images: Opera in Chinese Visual Culture” looks at the ways in which characters, stories and images from opera were represented in other media, primarily during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). A concurrent exhibition curated by Prof. Wu Hung, “Inspired by the Opera: Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video,” examines the influence of opera on contemporary Chinese art. Read More

New UChicago Arts festival launching in February to celebrate Chinese arts and culture
November 22, 2013
UChicago News

From the live performance of traditional Chinese opera excerpts to a contemporary video installation, from classic Chinese opera films to concerts that marry musical traditions from East and West, the University of Chicago will present the five-month celebration, Envisioning China: A Festival of Arts and Culture. Read More

MingHuan Xu on violin, Chinese Fine Arts Society Concert (April 27). Photographer Michael Boyd.