Out of the backstage shadows, an onnagata – the traditional female role in the Japanese traditional theatre art of kabuki – steals into the light. Her hair is swept high into a voluminous bun, framing a face veiled in a thin layer of porcelain-white powder. Touches of cherry blossom flush across her eyelids and lips.
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Classical music – in particular, opera – is often perceived as an elitist, old-fashioned art form. Hong Kong’s Anima Ensemble is challenging this perception with…
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For House of Linglong, one of mainland China’s most active drag houses, the weekend takeover at Hong Kong’s Eaton HK hotel on August 14 and…
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