Hunan Opera Gala fuses tradition with trendy street dance

At the 2025 Hunan Opera Spring Festival Gala, the traditional opera excerpt "The Battle between Sun Wukong and Erlang God" was narrated through shadow puppetry before being reimagined through street dance, a form beloved by young people. By integrating traditional opera with trendy art, the performance infused the elegant art form with new vitality and dynamism.