Shen Wei, a hot new choreographer whose unusual dances reflect his training in calligraphy, painting and Chinese opera, will present "Beyond Resonance" and his abstract version of "The Rite of Spring" at the Ted Shawn Theater.
Because they start training in calligraphy virtually as infants with brush and ink on paper, their draftsmanship far exceeds anything in the West.
Kōetsu expanded his interests and training to include calligraphy and ceramics.
Their work goes well beyond the formal, traditional calligraphy in which they were all trained.
From a young age, the Shanghai-based artist was classically trained in painting and calligraphy, studying under a great master.
Overnight, it seemed, a generation of young artists, many of whom were trained in classical painting and calligraphy but reached maturity during the implacable heyday of Socialist Realism, gained access to Western art, all of it, old and new.
Chinese new media artist Yang Yongliang was classically trained in Chinese painting and calligraphy from a very young age.
During the Tang dynasty (618 907), even a special governmental institution called the jiaofang was founded, where prostitutes trained in music, dancing, literature, calligraphy, chess, and literary drinking games.
