That's what the Chinese call our drama of sittin' & chattin' on stage. Makes sense when you come from a tradition of highly physical and visual performance. Nevertheless, they're warming to it: Western-style "speaking theater," as it is known here, isn't indigenous to China, where opera and other forms have long dominated the theater scene. But that is now changing. Festivals, like the one in Chengdu, are par…
SOURCE: The Playgoer at 01:22PM on December 19, 2011