Traditional Asian Performances

Vibrant scenes from traditional Asian performances, showcasing colorful costumes and culturally rich displays of dance and music.

Tang Dynasty Dinner Show, Xi'an, China

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Tang Dynasty Dinner Show, Xi'an, China

Dolls

Vietnam, Hue Imperial City. Royal Theater, performance of classical Vietnamese music

South Korea, Seoul, Court Dance Performed In The National Theatre.

Dance from the time of the Tang Dynasty. Shaanxi Grand Opera House. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. CHINA

Chinese Opera performers, Ko Shan Theatre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

Young Jae Lee of the Korean dance troupe from Keimyung University performs during the Korean American Cultural Foundation of Seoul, Korea's presentation of WINTER EVENT 2000 to salute Korean War Veterans on the 50th Anniversary of the war's breakout. The event took place at the Palmer Theater, Fort Hood, Texas. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tang Dynasty Stage Show Xian, China.

Girl´s Festival

Lantern festival of Gaillac, Tarn, Occitanie, France. Du 01-12-2018 au 06-02-2019 au Château de Foucaud.

CHINA, SHAANXI PROVINCE, XIAN, DANCE PERFORMANCE

Peking Opera performance, Farewell Concubine, Beijing, China

Musicians performing in the Tang Dance Show, Shaanxi Grand Opera House, Xian, China

Dancers during a Narayama show in Jogiakarta Java Indonesia

Doll´s Festival

Chinese Opera stars preform - Chengdu, China in Sichuan Province

Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan Cement Hall, Taipei Eye, percussionists during a Chinese opera representation

Theater play, Imperial Theater, Citadel, Imperial City, Hue, Trung Bo, Vietnam

China, Xian, Tang Dynasty Show

Tang Dynasty Dinner Show, Xi'an, China

China, Xian, Tang Dynasty Show

Chinese Opera performers, Ko Shan Theatre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

Asia, China, Beijing. Beijing Opera Performance (Editorial Usage Only)

Musicians performing in the Tang Dance Show, Shaanxi Grand Opera House, Xian, China

Concert of traditional Chinese music instruments. Shaanxi Grand Opera House. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. CHINA

ANTZ (1998), directed by TIM JOHNSTON.

Chinese Opera, performers

Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, Use Of Traditional Geisha Dances In Modern Choreography. Female Dancer With Fans In Afternoon Show In The Kabuki Theatre.

Wayong orong, theatre performance, Puri Ambian Basse, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chinese Opera performers, Ko Shan Theatre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

Colorful performance at Beijing Opera in Beijing China (MR)

England, East Sussex, Hove, Portland Road, Dragon dance outside Asiana shop for Chinese New Year 2023, the year of the Rabbit.

Vietnam, Hue Imperial City. Royal Theater, performance of classical Vietnamese music

Doll´s Festival

Thailand, Phuket, Patong, Simons Cabaret With Perfomers On Stage At A Transvestite Show With An Egyptian Inspired Set Design

Anefo photo collection. Indonesia at the time of the state visit 1971. Dance performance in Bali. September 1, 1971. Bali, Indonesia

Ethnic festival, dance show by women from Vietnam, blue dresses, orange parasols, Jiangcheng, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hong Kong, Chinese dancers Sung Dynasty Village cultural show NO MODEL RELEASE

Madrid, 02/07/2019. Usera neighborhood. Presentation of the neighborhood festivities to celebrate the Year of the Pig. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

Tang Dynasty Dinner Show, Xi'an, China

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon). Folkloric show at the famous Rex Hotel in downtown Saigon, typical Vietnamese dancers in traditional attire.

Japan, People, Children, A Young Boy Actor Or Koyaku In The Role Of The Child Emperor Antoku In A Kabuki Play About The Twelfth Century Gempei War. Child Actors Are Normally The Real Or Adopted Sons Of Established Company Players And Make Their Stage Debut About The Age Of Five.

Traditional Vietnamese performance water puppet theatre show in Hanoi, Water puppetry, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Vietnam, Hanoi, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre.

Dancer performing traditional show on Victoria Line Cruise Ship for Western tourists, Yangtze River, China

CECILIA CHEUNG and JANG DONG-KUN in THE PROMISE (2005) -Original title: WU JI-, directed by CHEN KAIGE.

Face-changing actor performs in Sichuan Opera at Shufenyayuan Tea House, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

Portrait of a male Chinese opera performer looking serious

Pekin opera show. Laoshe Teahouse. Nº3 Qianmen Avenue West,Beijing, China

Vietnam, Hanoi, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre.

Dolls

North Korea, Pyongyang. Entertainment at the Circus Restaurant.

Dolls

Thailand, Bangkok, Dragon dance Chinese New Year show.

Dance festival during Okunchi, Nagasaki, Japan

Dance show in Phuket Town, Phuket Island, Thailand, Asia

Dance show in Phuket Town, Phuket Island, Thailand, Asia

Vietnam: Buffaloes ploughing the fields; puppets on the water at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Hanoi (2016)

Puppets, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Hanoi, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Performance Of Sichuan Opera

China, Hebei, Beijing, Chinese Opera With Male And Female Performers Dressed In Costume On Stage

THE LAST SAMURAI (2003), directed by EDWARD ZWICK.

Chinese Opera

Madrid, 08/24/2015. Madame Butterfly rehearsal at the Compac theater. Photo: Maya Balanya Archdc.

Lantern festival of Gaillac, Tarn, Occitanie, France. Du 01-12-2018 au 06-02-2019 au Château de Foucaud.

GULAAL (2009), directed by ANURAG KASHYAP.

Beijing Opera China

Asia, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Hanoi, Puppets in the water, Thang Long

Dance show in Phuket Town, Phuket Island, Thailand, Asia

Madrid, 02/21/2015. Chinese New Year Festival. Photo: José Manuel Mata. Archdc.

Chinese stage opera, Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Yiu Ming Sing Cantonese Opera Group performs in Kowloon.

Festivals, Chinese New Year, Croydon, Surrey, England.

Beating drum to celebrate Chinese New Year Beijing China

Girl´s festival doll

The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, opera performance on the floating stage on Lake Constance, Bregenz Festival 2013, Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe

Theater play, Imperial Theater, Citadel, Imperial City, Hue, Trung Bo, Vietnam

Girl´s festival doll

Woman Contortionist Performing on a Table in Ulaan Baatar Mongolia (MR)

Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, Hanoi, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

RICHARD VUU in THE LAST EMPEROR (1987), directed by BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

China, Beijing, Haidian district, Beijing University. Drumming group at The 4th Peking University International Cultural Festival.

FERNANDO HERNANDEZ in APOCALYPTO (2006), directed by MEL GIBSON.

Puppets, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Hanoi, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Taiwan, Taipei. Fu Msing Dramatic Arts Academy. Chinese Opera School.

CHINA, SHANGHAI, MS CLIPPER ODYSSEY, YOUNG BOY PREFORMING MARTIAL ARTS

China, Beijing. Beiputuo temple and film studio. Chinese New Year Spring Festival - Dragon Dance performers.

Dance show in Phuket Town, Phuket Island, Thailand, Asia

Concert of traditional Chinese music instruments. Shaanxi Grand Opera House. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. China

Two male Chinese opera performers gesturing with weapons

Children's performance celebrating Chinese New Year, Beijing, China (MR)

Marionette Historische Figur aus einem Puppentheater Copyright: xZoonar.com/MartinaxBergx 7909913

LILY GLADSTONE in KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (2023), directed by MARTIN SCORSESE.

THE MISSING PICTURE (2013) -Original title: L' IMAGE MANQUANTE-, directed by RITHY PANH.

Chinese stage opera, Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Beijing opera performers on stage, Beijing, China

Madrid, 02/21/2015. Chinese New Year Festival. Photo: José Manuel Mata. Archdc.

ZIYI ZHANG in MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (2005), directed by ROB MARSHALL.

Musician in the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, Hanoi, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lantern festival of Gaillac, Tarn, Occitanie, France. Du 01-12-2018 au 06-02-2019 au Château de Foucaud.

Male star in full costume at Chinese Opera - Chengdu, China in Sichuan Province

Vietnam: Dancers representing some of Vietnam's minorities; puppets dancing on the water at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Hanoi (2013)

Dragon Dance, Chinese New Year Festival, Hong Kong, China

Dancer

Drum and percussion music for the traditional Chinese New Year Lion Dance.

Puppets, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Hanoi, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

PARVIN DABAS in MONSOON WEDDING (2001), directed by MIRA NAIR.

Tibet, Lhasa. Theater group.

Taiwan, Taipei, Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Museum, master Chen Xi-Huang improvising a muppet show on the stage Xin Wan-Dan

Traditional Vietnamese performance water puppet theatre show in Hanoi, Water puppetry, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Indonesia, East Java, Jember. Composite of performers in Jember Fashion Carnival.

TSOU TIJGER in THE LAST EMPEROR (1987), directed by BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

Bamboo Xylophone Instrument, T'rung

Lantern festival of Gaillac, Tarn, Occitanie, France. Du 01-12-2018 au 06-02-2019 au Château de Foucaud.

Dance performed in a lion´s mask

Celebration of Thailand Culture-Dinner Show Chiang Mai Thailand SE Asia

A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP (2009) -Original title: SAN QIANG PAI AN JING QI-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Carnival parade at the Sambodrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Nepal, Pokhara, cultural show, traditional dance, people,

England, London, Chinatown, Lion Dance Troupe And Musicians Performing In Wardour Street Amongst The Crowd Outside Restaurants During Chinese New Year Celebrations In 2006 For The Coming Year Of The Dog

England, East Sussex, Brighton, Brighton Museum, Exhibit of Carnival Costume depicting George IV and the Dragon dated 2001

Swabian Fastnacht (carnival), Ravensburg, Allgaeu, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Native dance troupe, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. 2001.

Actor from Yiu Ming Sing Cantonese Opera Group

Honolulu, Hawaii.: The Team Hong Kong Lion Dancers At The World Invitational Lion King Competition. Teams From China, Singapore, Taiwan, And The United States Competed In The First International Chinese Lion Dance Competition Held In The United States.

Madrid, 08/24/2015. Madame Butterfly rehearsal at the Compac theater. Photo: Maya Balanya Archdc.

Falla character at the Fallas festival, Denia, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

ESPECTACULO-HOMBRE BALINES TIPICAMENTE VESTIDO Y PINTADO. Location: KERAMBITAN-PAL PRINC. INDONESIA.

Traditional Vietnamese puppets at the Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

HARRISON FORD in INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) -Original title: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK-, directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006) -Original title: MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Josep Mestres Cabanes / Escenario en miniatura de teatro, siglo XX. Colección privada.

HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI (2011) -Original title: ICHIMEI-, directed by TAKASHI MIIKE.

Falla character at the Fallas festival, Denia, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

SPAIN - Garraf (district) - Catalonia - Barcelona. Sant Pere de Ribes, "diables "/ or "devils" at the Sant Pau festivities

Opera on the street; Wuhan, Hubei province, China

People at the concert are waiting for the show

LYNSEY BAXTER and ZOE WANAMAKER in GORMENGHAST-TV (2000), directed by ANDY WILSON.

Das Neujahrsfest beginnt in Saigon auf dem Eden Square bei der Oper. Vom Dach des Rex Hotel hat man die beste Aussicht. The new year celebration starts in Saigon at the Eden place near the opera. From the Rex roof there is the best view to the ceremony

Dancer performs with a live snake at a restaurant in Beijing, China

Youth band in Canton, China

Asia, China, Beijing. Beijing Opera performer backstage

Taiwan, Taipei, Taïwan Cement Hall, Taipei Eye, actors of the Chinese opera interpreting characters of an heroic world, both divine and animal

Shaolin Kung Fu, Shi Fu - The Master Gala II, auditorium of Fachhochschule Dieburg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

China, Beijing. Beiputuo temple and film studio. Chinese New Year Spring Festival - lion dance performers.

THE LAST EMPEROR (1987), directed by BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

2005 Chinatown Parade. Vancouver BC Canada. Year of the Rooster. Drummer. NO RELEASE No Property Release No Model Release

Dancer

Shaolin Kung Fu, Shi Fu - The Master Gala II, auditorium of Fachhochschule Dieburg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Chinese dragon dancers, Singapore National Day, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

BANGKOK DANGEROUS (2008), directed by OXIDE PANG and DANNY PANG. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

England, London, Chinatown, Lion Dance Troupe And Musicians Performing In Wardour Street Amongst The Crowd Outside Restaurants During Chinese New Year Celebrations In 2006 For The Coming Year Of The Dog

HIROYUKI SANADA in THE PROMISE (2005) -Original title: WU JI-, directed by CHEN KAIGE.

The Kurose Taiko Drum group performs during the Yokose Summer Festival at Yokoseura Park in Saikai, Japan July 31, 2022. The festival was held to celebrate the 460th anniversary of the founding of Yokose Port, which is home to Naval Beach Unit 7, forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan.

VIP red carpet Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Japan, Yokohama City, Sankei-en Garden, Traditional music band

55 DAYS AT PEKING (1963), directed by NICHOLAS RAY.

01 / 11 / 2007; 13 Salon del Manga celebrado en la Farga de l'Hospitalet, Barcelona.

THE ROAD TO EL DORADO (2000), directed by BIBO BERGERON and DON PAUL.

Franziska Hippe and Roman Knizka between the two clowns Gensi and Oriol at the premiere of the 20th Original Roncalli Weihnachtscircus in Berlin's Tempodrom on 20 December 2024