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Zheng Yunlong
Zheng Yunlong (; born 27 June 1990) is a Chinese actor and singer. He has appeared in a few Chinese musicals. Biography Zheng was born in Qingdao, Shandong and graduated from Beijing Dance Academy. Zheng's enthusiasm with stage performance comes from his mother, who is a Beijing Opera actress. He was inspired by the musical ''Cats'', and decided to pursue a career in musical theater after graduation. His notable musical roles include the Chinese adaptations of Jekyll/Hyde in ''Jekyll & Hyde (musical)'', Quixote/Cervantes in ''Man of La Mancha'', Stacee in ''Rock of Ages (musical)'', and Michael in ''Murder Ballad''. In August 2018, he won the Chinese Musical Academy Award for Best Male Actor. In November the same year, he participated in the singing competition reality show Super-Vocal and became well-known as one of the six final winners. He also appeared in the singing contest show Singer 2019 as a member of the Super-Vocal finalist group. In March 2019, Zheng was recruit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zheng (surname)
Zheng or zhèng (hanyu pinyin, Hanyu Pinyin) or Cheng (Wade-Giles) () is a Chinese surname and also the name of an Zheng (state), ancient state in today's Henan province. It is written as in traditional Chinese and in simplified Chinese. It is the 7th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. In 2006, Zheng (Cheng/Chang) ranked 21st in China's list of top most common Chinese surnames, 100 most common surnames. Zheng (Cheng/Chang) belongs to the second major group of ten surnames which makes up more than 10% of the Chinese population. Zheng (Cheng/Chang) was a major surname of the rich and powerful during China's Tang dynasty. In Hong Kong and Taiwan, the name is normally romanized as Cheng or Tcheng (occasionally romanized as Chang in Hong Kong although that variant is more commonly used for another Chinese name, Zhang (surname), Zhang). In Malaysia, Cheng is commonly romanized as Cheng, Cheang, Chang, Tay, Tee and Teh. It is spelled as Tay in Singapore and The in Indonesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumbo (2019 Film)
''Dumbo'' is a 2019 American fantasy period adventure film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay written by Ehren Kruger. The film is a live-action adaptation and reimagining of Walt Disney's 1941 animated film of the same name, which is based on the novel by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl. The film stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green and Alan Arkin. The story follows a family that works at a failing traveling circus as they encounter a baby elephant with extremely large ears who is capable of flying. Plans for a live-action film adaptation of ''Dumbo'' were announced in 2014, and Burton was confirmed as director in March 2015. Most of the cast signed on for the feature in March 2017 and principal photography lasted from July to November 2017 in England. It was the first of five live-action adaptations of prior animated Disney films released in 2019, along with ''Aladdin'', ''The Lion King'', '' Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'', and ''Lady and the Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Destiny
'' Love and Destiny'' () is a 2019 Chinese television series starring Chang Chen and Ni Ni. The series premiered on iQiyi on July 15, 2019. It later went on national broadcast and aired on Hubei Television and Shenzhen Satellite TV on January 26, 2020. ''Love and Destiny'' is part of the ''Three Lives, Three Worlds'' series by Tang Qi Gong Zi (唐七公子), and related to '' Eternal Love'' and ''Eternal Love of Dream''. Synopsis This is a love story between God of War Jiu Chen, and a young fairy maiden named Ling Xi. Ling Xi accidentally awakens Jiu Chen who had been sleeping for fifty thousand years after he sealed the demon lord away. Cast Main Heaven tribe Peach Blossoms Forest Shan Ling Tribe Demon tribe Mortal realm Production The series is produced by the team behind the 2017 drama '' Eternal Love'', who stated that ''Love and Destiny'' is set in the same fictional world as ''Eternal Love'' and would be seen as a spin-off. The series was filmed in H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayanga
Ayanga (, , born 23 October 1989) is a Chinese musical theater actor, singer and songwriter of Mongol ethnicity. Early life Ayanga was born in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. His parents were sheep herders and died before he turned seven. He was raised by his older brother who was 20 years older. He received education in Mongolian and spoke little Mandarin when he was young. He was sent to the Ikezhao League Art School around age 12. He was selected into the Song and Dance Troupe of Inner Mongolian PLA at the age of 14. He did not remain complacent with his career path, so he travelled to Beijing to pursue his dream in art and performance at the age of 17. He was admitted into the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy and majored in Musical Theater. After graduating from college, he joined the Beijing Opera and Dance Theater and became a musical theater actor and a singer. In 2021, Ayanga was honored as a Distinguished Teacher by his alma mater Beijing Dance Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cai Chengyu
Cai Chengyu (; born January 17, 1998) is a Chinese operatic tenor. He is known for participating in Hunan TV's singing variety show '' Super-Vocal'' where he first gained attention and recognition throughout China for singing 9 high-quality High Cs in his debut and finally made to the top 6 leading singers. In 2019, Cai joined Decca Records together with Tong Zhuo, Gao Tianhe and Ju Hongchuan as China's first male ''bel canto'' quartet named Super Vocal. In the same year, Cai was recognized as the Forbes China 30 Under 30 List honoree. Early life Cai grew up in Suzhou, Anhui, China and attended Sucheng No.1 High School. In his last music class in high school, he performed "''Heroes' Song"'' () at classmates' invitation. Impressed by Cai's talent, his music teacher encouraged him to pursue a career in music. A year later, he successfully made to Shanghai Conservatory of Music with the fourth best grades nationwide. Cai is currently studying under the celebrated baritone Wang Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super–Vocal
''Super–Vocal'' (Chinese: 声入人心; pinyin: ''Shēng rù rénxīn'') is a Chinese reality television created and produced by Hunan TV and iQiyi. It is a singing competition focused on classically trained singers, singing both operatic and musical pieces. It features 36 male singers, with six winners after a total of 100 days of training and filming. "Super-Vocal" Season 1 premiered on November 2, 2018, while Season 2 premiered on July 19, 2019. Format Each season is filmed in a total of 100 days. During the competition, 36 male bel canto Bel canto (Italian for "beautiful singing" or "beautiful song", )—with several similar constructions (''bellezze del canto'', ''bell'arte del canto'')—is a term with several meanings that relate to Italian singing. The phrase was not associat ... performers are challenged with different ensembles over each episode. In each episode, performers vie for the six spots as an "apprentice", but the rounds do not have elimination. The judge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Ballad
Murder ballads are a subgenre of the traditional ballad form dealing with a crime or a gruesome death. Their lyrics form a narrative describing the events of a murder, often including the lead-up and/or aftermath. The term refers to the content, and may be applied to traditional ballads, part of oral culture. Defining the subgenre The term ballad, applied to traditional or folk music, means a narrative song. Within ballads, the "event song" is dedicated to narrating a particular event, and the murder ballad is a type of event song in which the event is a murder. This definition can be applied also to songs composed self-consciously within, or with reference to, the traditional generic conventions. Atkinson, referring to traditional English ballads, comments that "there is no shortage of murders in the corpus of ballads ..and few of them are concealed with any success." Perspectives are numerous. Some murder ballads tell the story from the point of view of the murderer, or atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jekyll & Hyde
''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde. ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is one of the most famous pieces of English literature, and is considered to be a defining book of the gothic horror genre. The novella has also had a sizable impact on popular culture, with the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" being used in vernacular to refer to people with an outwardly good but sometimes shockingly evil nature. Inspiration and writing Stevenson had long been intrigued by the idea of how human personalities can reflect the interplay of good and evil. While still a teenager, he developed a script for a play about William Brodie, which he later reworked with the help of W. E. Henley and which was produced for the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Grand Theatre
The Shanghai Grand Theater () is a complex located at the intersection of Central Boulevard and Huangpi Road South in the northern part of the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai. The building houses the Shanghai Opera House and other performing companies. Designed by the French architect Jean-Marie Charpentier Jean-Marie Charpentier (27 April 1939 – 24 December 2010) was a French architect and urban planner. He founded ''Arte Charpentier' in Paris in 1969. Biography Jean-Marie Charpentier was born in Paris, France. Jean-Marie Charpentier gradua ... together with the Institute of Architectural Design of Eastern China, since its opening on August 27, 1998, it has staged performances of operas, musicals, ballets, symphonies, chamber music, and Chinese operas. Origin Since the Reform and Opening-up in the late 1970s, more and more international performing groups came to Shanghai, but there is no large theater for grandiose plays even until the 1990s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese American Film Festival
Chinese American Film Festival (CAFF) is an American film festival held every November since 2006 in California (with events in Los Angeles and San Francisco, previously also in San Diego). History In 2005, the Chinese American Film Festival was founded by EDI Media Inc. It is the only film festival recognized by both Motion Picture Association of America and China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television. 2018 In 2018, the 14th annual Chinese American Film Festival was held in Los Angeles, California. On October 28 2018, a Welcome Banquet was held at the San Gabriel Hilton Hotel in San Gabriel, California. On October 30, 2018, the Chinese American Film Festival opening ceremony was held at the Ricardo Montalan Theater in Hollywood, California. Winners include Chow Yun-fat, Li Bingbing, Kelsey Scott, Xu Lu, Byron Mann, and many others. References External linksOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Goblet Award
The Shanghai International Film Festival (, French: ''Festival international du film de Shanghai''), abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia. "China's biggest film festival" according to the Hollywood Reporter. Next to Tokyo International Film Festival, the SIFF is considered by many to be the second biggest film festival in Asia. The first festival was held from October 7 to 14, 1993. In 2003 there was no festival due to the SARS outbreak. Since its beginning in 1993, Shanghai International Film Festival has grown to become an A-category international film festival. Every June, the 10-day film festival arrives as scheduled, and it has become an important sight in Shanghai's cultural life. The Shanghai Film Festival has screened more than 400 Chinese and foreign films. SIFF organized by Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film & TV and Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group. It awards several "Golden Goblet" Awards () for best f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai International Film Festival
The Shanghai International Film Festival (, French: ''Festival international du film de Shanghai''), abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia. "China's biggest film festival" according to the Hollywood Reporter. Next to Tokyo International Film Festival, the SIFF is considered by many to be the second biggest film festival in Asia. The first festival was held from October 7 to 14, 1993. In 2003 there was no festival due to the SARS outbreak. Since its beginning in 1993, Shanghai International Film Festival has grown to become an A-category international film festival. Every June, the 10-day film festival arrives as scheduled, and it has become an important sight in Shanghai's cultural life. The Shanghai Film Festival has screened more than 400 Chinese and foreign films. SIFF organized by Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film & TV and Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group. It awards several "Golden Goblet" Awards () for best film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
