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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

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

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

Fujian woman sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment for posing as Bill Gates' wife and conning millions

The women operated under the name iPhone and claimed to be a secret test-tube guanerdai.

by Zoey Zha, 07 January 2015

In Xiaoshan, a wedding just isn't complete until you skin a crocodile alive

What could be more romantic?

by Zoey Zha, 16 January 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