BWW Reviews: Lincoln Center Festival Presents the National Ballet of China
Presented by the Lincoln Center Festival, on July 8, 2015, at the David H. Koch Theater, The National Ballet of China opened their 5-day run with The Peony Pavilion, considered one of the most famous love stories in Chinese literature. The modern production by the National Ballet of China (NBC) is an adaptation of the 1598 play of the same name, written by Tang Xianzu, which is often compared to Romeo & Juliet, published in nearly the same year.
WGAW Announces 2013 Jean Renoir Award Honorees
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) has named a quartet of iconic Japanese filmmakers - Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima, and Hideo Oguni - as honorees of its 2013 Jean Renoir Award for Screenwriting Achievement, given to an international writer(s) who has advanced the literature of motion pictures and made outstanding contributions to the profession of screenwriter.
'The World Emperor' Returns To Met Opera 5/10
Composer Tan Dun's epic opera The First Emperor, which had its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera last season, returns to the stage on Saturday, May 10, for the first of three performances.
