Beyond the stage舞台之外

Alongside the stage, Cao Yixiao works as a dramatic coach, guiding singers through text, characterisation, stylistic clarity and stage communication.舞台之外，曹艺潇从事声乐戏剧指导，帮助歌唱者处理文本、角色塑造、风格与舞台交流，并在教学中连接“诗词文本—传统记谱—声音表达—舞台呈现”。

He has long performed classical Chinese poetry and qin song. He took part in two National Arts Fund training programmes: Chinese National Opera Performance at Shanghai Normal University, and Classical Chinese Poetry and Song Transmission at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. For a pandemic-relief project he sang the qin songs Feng Yue Tong Tian, Feng Yue Tong Tian – Xi Shi and Shui Xian Xiang Li Jiang Nan Ke.他长期参与古谱诗词、琴歌、中国艺术歌曲和民族歌剧的表演与传播，参加上海师范大学音乐学院国家艺术基金《民族歌剧表演艺术人才培养》和上海音乐学院国家艺术基金《古谱诗词传承人才培养》项目，并参与古风琴歌抗疫作品《风月同天》《风月同天·惜时》《水仙乡里江南客》的演唱与传播；其中《风月同天·惜时》以古琴与男中音结合呈现传统诗词意境。