The Bard and the beautiful
By Mu Qian | China Daily | Updated: 2008-06-24 07:56
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Chinese actress Wei Chunrong performs Kunqu opera in Awaking, one of the highlights of Singapore Arts Festival. Photos courtesy of TheatreWorks(Singapore) |
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and his Chinese colleague Tang Xianzu (1550-1616) lived in the same era and died in the same year. Their works had huge influences on Western and Chinese society but the two playwrights were completely unaware of each other's existence.
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