GEORGE TOWN: Growing up in the 1950s, an era when girls were mostly not educated, Toh Ai Hwa taught herself the lines for every role and the drum parts of nearly a hundred Teochew operas over the ...

Most secondary school students worry about exams and weekend homework. Tan Wei Ling, however, also worries about stage lights, richly embroidered costumes, and the precise control of her diaphragm. At ...

GEORGE TOWN: Teochew opera artiste Toh Ai Hwa was named the 2025 Penang Arts Icon at the state arts awards ceremony held here today. Ai Hwa, 74, who has over six decades of involvement in the ...

Veteran Teochew opera artiste Toh Ai Hwa received the 2025 Penang Arts Icon Award at the Penang State Arts Awards ceremony in George Town today. Toh, 74, who has over six decades of involvement in the ...

On hot and humid night in northern Thailand, a group of performers in colorful costumes, accompanied by crashing gongs and drum beats, draw crowds to a makeshift stage. It's a performance of Teochew ...

Bangkok, 9 July 2025 - An Epic Operatic Extravaganza gets underway on July 10, 2025, when the superlative artistry of Shantou Teochew opera takes centre stage in celebrations marking the 50th ...

We turn the spotlight on a 12-year-old, who is so interested in Chinese traditional music and performance that she has picked up two instruments - the gaohu and erhu - and Teochew opera, all before ...

A performance of Teochew puppetry and opera in George Town last month. Penang’s Teochew opera artiste Toh Ai Hwa was named the state arts icon today. (Bernama pic) Teochew opera artiste Toh Ai Hwa was ...