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The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) (国家大剧院), colloquially described as The Giant Egg (巨蛋), is an arts centre containing an opera house in Xicheng, Beijing, China. Designed by French architect Paul Andreu , the NCPA opened in 2007 and is the largest theatre complex in Asia.
Theatre of China has a long and complex history. Traditional Chinese theatre, generally in the form of Chinese opera , is musical in nature. Chinese theatre can trace its origin back a few millennia to ancient China, but the Chinese opera started to develop in the 12th century.
This is a list of Chinese theatres.. Anhui Huangmei Opera Theatre; Beijing Concert Hall; Beijing Peking Opera Theatre; Beijing People's Art Theatre; Century Theater & Century Performance Company [1]
Opened Venue City Capacity Mainland China 2007 National Center for the Performing Arts: Beijing 2,416 (Opera Hall) 2,017 (Music Hall) 1,040 (Theater Hall): September 1959 Great Hall of the People
"Peking opera" is the English term for the art form; the term entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 1953. [9] "Beijing opera" is a more recent equivalent. In China, the art form has been known by many names at different times and places. The earliest Chinese name, Pihuang, was a combination of the xipi and erhuang melodies.
The predecessor of Beijing People's Art Theater was the theater of the same name established in 1950.January 1, 1950, the People's Art Theater of Beijing was established, this is a comprehensive nature of the national theater, creative performance opera, dance, drama, music and dance program, Li Bozhao as president.
Theatres in China by city (6 C) B. Performing arts venues in Beijing (1 C, 5 P) C. Performing arts venues in Chongqing (1 C, 1 P) M. Performing arts venues in Macau ...
The company instead performs in larger theatres around China, including the Shanghai Oriental Art Centre, supplies opera singers to television stations and for concert performances, and tours abroad. On April 20, 2022, a press conference was held at the newly built Opera House in Beijing. The total construction area of the theater is 41,000 sqm.