Sir John Vanbrugh approached everything he did with audacity. The fact that he shifted in midlife from literature to architecture is proof enough of this boldness. But the plays were in themselves daring and controversial, while the architecture challenged the norms of the day. Clearly, it was not
As a first-generation immigrant from China, Ping Chong recognized himself as "the other" in a society where whiteness remains the desired identity. So as a multimedia Performance artist, Chong incorporates disparate art forms and dancers of different ethnicities to explore ideas of identity and inclu
"M. Butterfly" is the ostensibly true story of a French diplomat who carries on a 17-year affair with a bewitching Chinese opera star, only to discover that she is not only a spy, but also a man. The play, rooted in a tabloid headline and realized in a retelling of Puccini's famous "Madam Butterfly,"