Actors wearing costumes rehearse in the ancient Baoguo Temple. [Photo by FANG FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY]The Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yueju Opera Troupe is a cultural and arts performance team of Xicheng district cultural center in Beijing. Founded in 1997, the opera troupe consists of more than 40 members from all walks of life and they have performed many adaptations of classics on the stage. As a troupe composed of amateurs, the members demonstrate their enthusiasm to learn the arts of Yueju Opera and make great efforts to improve their skills to better perform. Chen Hong, who is the head of the troupe, says that the members have a great sense of achievement after they perform, and they hope in the future the operatic arts can integrate with other forms of art.
The members of the troupe present a well-prepared repertoire to the audience. [Photo by FANG FEI/FOR CHINA]
The members of the troupe practice their repertoire. [Photo by FANG FEI/FOR CHINA]
The members of the troupe practice their repertoire. [Photo by FANG FEI/FOR CHINA]
