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Surviving Immersive Theater Sensation Sleep No More

We checked out Punchdrunk Theater's hit immersive adaptation of Macbeth, which recently extended its Shanghai run into May.

by Zoey Zha, 20 February 2017

Award Winning Choreographer Shen Wei on Wooing His Homeland

The celebrated New York based choreographer made famous for his role in the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony brings two of his most acclaimed works home on a China tour.

by Zoey Zha, 02 November 2016

Tao Dance Theater on Their 'Old School' Style

The Beijing dance company has won wide acclaim internationally for a seemingly avant-garde style that could only have been born in China.

by Zoey Zha, 25 August 2016

Dashan on Mixing Crosstalk with Stand-up

The Canadian-turned-Mainland comic icon lends his cred to China's burgeoning stand-up scene.

by Zoey Zha, 24 March 2016

Bomb threat forces Air China flight to make emergency landing in Chongqing

Disgruntled passenger's threats force Nanning-Beijing flight to land in Chongqing.

by Zoey Zha, 27 February 2015

Wolf Totem: Academy Award winning director adapts China's second most read book for the big screen

Billed as the second most-read book in China behind a certain little red specimen, Wolf Totem is getting the 3D-film treatment. Jiang Rong’s bestseller has been adapted by an eye-catching...

by Zoey Zha, 19 February 2015