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WIN! The Northern Ballet's Acclaimed The Great Gatsby

Recipients of the 2014 Taglioni European Ballet Award for Europe’s Best Dance Company, the Northern Ballet bring their acclaimed adaptation of The Great Gatsby to China for the first...

by Zoey Zha, 25 January 2016

Hit musical Laundry explores other side of Korean life

Lauded as 'the hope for original Korean musicals,' Chu Min-ju brings her hit show Laundry to Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center before it gets a highly anticipated Mandarin makeover this...

by Zoey Zha, 06 January 2016

Lai Jinna on her vibrant art and color pencils

We chat with the Xi'an born artist about her contributions to the group show 'Airs of the States,' her colorful style and how isolation is inspiring.

by Zoey Zha, 30 December 2015

WIN! Adam Lambert on his new album, Queen and China

Discovered on American Idol, Adam Lambert has transcended the show thanks to his glam-rock style. Before his China tour, we chat his new album, filling in for Freddy Mercury and OG Glamberts....

by Zoey Zha, 29 December 2015

Can The Monkey King save Peking Opera?

A new star-studded Peking Opera show adapting The Monkey King debuts on New Year's Day. Can the much loved story spark interest in the art form?

by Zoey Zha, 28 December 2015

Chinese War Horse Adaptation Makes Shanghai Debut

The WW1-set, Tony Award-winning play about a boy and his beloved foal gets a Mandarin makeover.

by Zoey Zha, 11 November 2015

Shanghai Contemporary Dance Troupe D.LAB Debut Fragile

Homegrown contemporary dance group D.LAB graduates from the Shanghai Theatre Academy stage to the Shanghai Grand Theatre for their latest show, Fragile.

by Zoey Zha, 10 November 2015