The value and cultural legacy of Chinese dramatic literature

Compared to other literary forms, dramatic literature is more comprehensive, more complex, and more distinctive. Its ...
Morningstar

Global Times: Rooting Chinese drama in ancient philosophy

BEIJING, April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese drama standing out in the world of drama depends on whether we can find the roots of our national culture and the light of our philosophical thought, as ...
The New York Times

A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form

Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama. Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a ...
CNN

‘American Nightmare’ finds a ‘Gone Girl’ spin on the docuseries formula of life imitating art

One of the popular tricks of modern docuseries and reality shows is blurring the lines between fact and fiction, presenting stories that play off the audience’s familiarity with Lifetime movies and ...