The air is quiet but charged with energy, like the moments after a lightning bolt arcs across the sky during a thunderstorm. Then, the thunder returns – the drum rumbles. The lions have arrived, ...

Bei Bei believes every plucked string and every performance plants a cultural seed — one that can sprout among listeners of diverse backgrounds and help Chinese music flourish across the world. To her ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by An oral history project, “Planting Seeds,” considers the history and impact of an American Dance Festival program to train dancers in China. By Brian ...

Hidden in a lush bamboo grove, an ancient Chinese man chanted poems while playing on the seven strings of the zither-like guqin. The beautiful sound became a natural part of nature. The sound trickled ...