Renaissance Chinese Opera Society

Renaissance Chinese Opera Society, a group of professional artists and amateur performers; frequently perform in New York, New Jersey area and cities of east coast of USA, established in New York City since year 1984.

We perform a real Peking Opera and Kun Opera for a family audience. The actors perform with full colorful traditional costume, Chinese acrobatics, and ancient traditional dance. Our show provides great entertainment but the audiences also learn the history and tradition of Chinese Opera and invited to participate in unique and wonderful traditional form of theatre.

Renaissance Chinese Opera Society

Renaissance Chinese Opera Society performs classical Peking opera or Kun opera with stunning costume, Chinese folk song and ancient dance, various programs for all ages with free or lower priced tickets to enjoy spectacular traditional Chinese theater experience. Also, it trains children and adults for different courses.

Renaissance Chinese Opera Society whose mission is to promote the traditional Chinese performance arts, including Peking opera, Kun opera with stunning costume, Chinese folk song and ancient dance, various programs for all ages to enjoy spectacular Chinese theater experience. Also, it trains children and adults for different courses.

Peking Opera has a 200-year-long history. Its main melodies originated from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei respectively and, over time, techniques from many other local operas were incorporated.

It is believed that Peking Opera gradually came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing. Peking Opera underwent fast development during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and the notorious Empress Dowager Cixi under the imperial patron, eventually becoming more accessible to the common people. ….

Kun Opera, also called "Kunshanqiang" or "Kunqu", originated in the Kunshan region of Jiangsu. It is one of China's classical operas, with a history of more than 500 years.

During the reign of Emperor Jiajing, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Wei Liangfu, a famous musician, combined the essences of Haiyan and Yiyang styles and created the well-known "Shuimoqing", contributing to the development of Kun Opera. ….

Renaissance Chinese Opera Society