Shuyuan Li with her students at the 2017 Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival

Philadelphia Chinese Opera Society (PCOS) was established in February 1999 as a non-profit organization with a mission to promote and preserve the cultural heritage of the Chinese community in the form of Chinese Opera through educational activities and touring engagements. Based in Chinatown and led by acclaimed Artistic Director Shuyuan Li, PCOS is a culturally unique organization specializing in Chinese Opera performing arts. We conduct classes on all aspects of Chinese Opera, and perform throughout the region. We remain the only local organization working in this field. PCOS is  providing a much needed cultural service to the community.

The 2023 George Bartol Art Education Award Winner

Happy Year of Tiger from PCOS

Best Moments of 2021

Shuyuan Li and Jun Dai in The Legend of the White Snake
Shuyuan Li (middle) and Linda Lu (right 1) with Monkey King cast.
Drunken Beauty by Yunji Zhang (age 7)

Support provided by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

PCOS receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.