East met West on stage on May 8 as young Canadian performers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) presented Thunderstorm, a Mandarin-language opera, to Chinese audiences at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province.

The performance, part of a nine-city China tour starting on April 30, reimagines Cao Yu's 1934 masterpiece—widely considered the foundation of modern Chinese drama—through the lens of Western operatic storytelling.

Combining Western vocal technique with Chinese language and themes, the production captivated audiences with its emotional intensity and cross-cultural flair. 
Source: GDToday
Editor: Wen Junhua