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Over ten years of articles critiquing this city we live in, from activity lists to deeper culture reads.

Don't Miss The Pearl's New Interactive Theatre Experience

2023-11-03 - By SmSh

The Pearl 's new production, Pirates of the Pearl , premiered last week, and with only 3 more shows scheduled, Read more...
Upcoming Activities for Kids and Families To Do

2023-10-16 - By SmSh

With the spooky season in town, let’s not leave our kids behind. Read more...
Must-See Concerts and Dance Shows at the International Arts Festival

2023-10-11 - By SmSh

The International Arts Festival is back after 3-year hiatus. Read more...
"Titanic The Musical", Roald Dahl's "Matilda" and More Unmissable Musicals Coming to Shanghai

2023-09-19 - By SmSh

Shanghai stages are alive with the sound of (wonderful, cheesy) music with these upcoming international musicals... Read more...
3 Big-Time Art Fairs to Look Forward to in June

2023-06-05 - By SmSh

Affordable art, innovative design, and art book literature on the agenda this month… get your wallets out for art! Read more...
A Guide to the Shanghai International Film Festival 2023

2023-05-31 - By SmSh

A city-wide public celebration of international films kicks off on June 9. Read more...
The Pearl's New Show: A Feast For the Senses at The Grand Hotel...

2023-05-31 - By SmSh

We arrived at the Pearl on a cool, breezy evening for their much-talked-about new dinner show, The Grand Hotel. Read more...
All the Big Art Exhibitions Happening in: May '23

2023-04-29 - By SmSh

Profound edification to... just some random things to get some Instagram content at. Choices! Read more...
Everything You Need to Know About 'Phantom of the Opera' Opening on May 2

2023-04-23 - By SmSh

The ‘music of the night’ sounds once more in Shanghai… Read more...
[In Focus]: A Look Inside PHOTOFAIRS 2023

2023-04-21 - By SmSh

Shanghai’s major photography and digital art exhibition makes a muted return… Read more...
What It Used to Be Like: IdleBeats’ 12-Year Retrospective Opens This Sunday

2023-03-16 - By Morgan Short

A chat with Gregor and Nini about when Shanghai used to be cool… Read more...
Negative COVID Tests Needed for Entry to ART021 & West Bund ART & Design

2021-11-10 - By SmSh

Title says it all. Read more...
For Money, Love, Power: 'Moulin Dream' in Pictures

2021-10-14 - By SmSh

Choose your own adventures at The Pearl's new interactive theater show Read more...
'ERA 2: Spirit of Shanghai' in Photos

2021-09-24 - By Paul Lawrence

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[Art Book]: The Incredible High Art Tattoos of East G and Moussa

2021-08-26 - By Morgan Short

The partners of PARA tattoo studio show us their portfolios Read more...
Where the Wild Things Were

2021-08-24 - By Lisa Movius

Chao Jiaxing’s Under Construction anthology memorializes Shanghai’s independent art scene Read more...
Holy Sh... 'Sleep No More' is Insane. We Went Behind the Scenes..

2021-05-28 - By Jacob Aldaco

It's dark, it's mysterious, it's sexual, it's BISEXUAL, it's fooking amazing. SmartShanghai gets an insider's look at Sleep No More with their Resident Director. Read more...
[In Focus]: The Shanghai Biennale 2021

2021-04-29 - By SmSh

Checking out the third phase of one of this year's biggest exhibitions down at PSA. Read more...
Plays & Dances: 4 Shows to Keep an Eye Out for in the Coming Months

2021-04-13 - By SmSh

It's time to fill up on some of those empty spots within the calendar. Read more...
Visiting Virtual Versailles: The Screen-Based Journey Through Time (to 1682, or 2019)

2021-03-03 - By Lisa Movius

Rendition of historic palace is a hors d'oeuvre not an entrée for the travel starved. Read more...

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