The March release is inspired by a classic story from Chinese mythology. By Graeme McMillan Dark Horse Comics’ upcoming graphic novel, Jia and the Nian Monster, sees the publisher turn to mythology ...

HAMMOND — Tori Andrews moved with other performers in a line that slithered like a snake. The 9-year-old was practicing the dragon dance — one of two she will perform during The Octavian Foundation ...

BEIJING — Top Chinese TV producer Zhang Jizhong has signed up best-selling author Neil Gaiman to write a script for a $300 million adaptation of the ancient Chinese folk tale “Journey to the West.” ...

Glen Keane draws. It’s the way he communicates. It’s how he started at Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1974, how he sketched Ariel in “The Little Mermaid” and the Beast’s transformation in “Beauty ...

MISSOULA — While “Jumping into Fire” is a new drama and dance production, it takes on an ancient tale and gives a glimpse into one of the world’s first forms of theater – Chinese opera. Writer and ...

This slim collection of Chinese folk tale adaptations by Atangan would have made a fine first or second comic book by a newcomer, but published in a deluxe hardcover format, it collapses under the ...

The "Butterfly Lover's Concerto" is such an evocative title, it almost doesn't matter what the music is about. A Chinese folk tale was the inspiration for composer Chen Gang, in this concerto for the ...

A version of this story about “Over the Moon” first appeared in the Oscar Nominations Preview issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. Glen Keane draws. It’s the way he communicates. It’s how he started at ...