The novel has been adapted into various forms of art including Suzhou pingtan, which combines singing and storytelling by two ...

Sheng Xiaoyun, a pingtan artist of repute who has been honored at provincial and national levels, will bring the art to the ...

A new study of chimpanzees at the Taï National Park in Ivory Coast shows dialect differences in their gestures. (Antoine Valet/Taï Chimpanzee Project) Julie Teichroeb, who studies primate ...

Calling himself "a Suzhou local", Aflatuni has even learned to sing pingtan songs in the Suzhou dialect. This year, he performed at the local Spring Festival gala, blending the graceful art of pingtan ...

For that, we can thank dialect coach Liz Himelstein, who has devoted her life to helping performers find characters through accent. That means phonetically breaking down dialogue—every vowel ...

Combining songs performed in the Suzhou dialect, graceful body movements, martial arts and dance, Kunqu Opera uses a seemingly endless variety of gestures to express specific emotions. In 2008, UNESCO ...