Contemporary Chinese Performance Culture
Student Research Projects at the University of Michigan
Introduction In recent history the world has gone through rapid changes. The rise of the age of technology has changed the lives of everyone. The world of communication and transportation Continue Reading →
Introduction Long Yun Kung Fu is a touring ensemble, consisting of members who are handpicked by the world-renowned, Jackie Chan. Members were selected as young as 11 years old Continue Reading →
The CCTV’s Spring Festival Eve Gala (中国中央电视台春节联欢晚会) is a significantly important component of Chinese contemporary performance. Although the Gala is prominently influenced by Chinese politics, its nationwide popularity is strong Continue Reading →
周珍妮 (Jane Zhou) Chinese male singer Zhou Shen began his journey to fame in 2010 as an online singer in a Chinese video-based social network called YY.com. He was born Continue Reading →
裴儒克 (Rourke Pattullo) The Chinese National Symphony Orchestra, originally founded in 1956, has long been a tool for China’s global cultural exchange. Traditionally used to exhibit the expertise of China’s Continue Reading →
A story of China’s northern traditional Opera and southern traditional Opera: The cases of Yu Opera 豫剧 and Suzhou Ping Tan 苏州评弹. I will explain the differences between northern and Continue Reading →
In China, the hip-hop culture has largely been an underground cultural form that is less known by the mainstream public. But since the summer of 2017, AiQi Yi produced a Continue Reading →
Introduction As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, mainstream cultures are starting to overshadow minority cultures. This is especially true in China. Though China is a multi-ethnic country, the Han population Continue Reading →