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Gallery: Chinese New Year opera in Bangkok
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Gallery: Chinese New Year opera in Bangkok

Images of Yaowarat as the city’s Chinese descendants celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with prayer and musical drama
‘Peony Pavilion’ to revitalize Kunqu opera in Shanghai
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‘Peony Pavilion’ to revitalize Kunqu opera in Shanghai

From 55 acts to four, 18 hours to one, the modernized, abridged version of a 1598 opera by Tang Xianzu is hoping to revive the Kunqu opera style in Shanghai
The Weekender: Our don't-miss list for Asia
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The Weekender: Our don't-miss list for Asia

This weekend around Asia: Sumo in Tokyo, Mando-pop singer David Tao in Singapore, and get wet in Hong Kong
How to become the next Jackie Chan
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How to become the next Jackie Chan

With a decent kung fu school and some corporal punishment, it might just be possible to get as good as Jackie
The tragic decline of Singapore street opera
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The tragic decline of Singapore street opera

Wayang, the Chinese art of street opera, is fast disappearing -- one man is already missing it
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