Arts & Stage Articles

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14 hours ago

Editor’s Picks: Live Music This Week (9.16-19)

Our weekly live music picks.

6 days ago

Sleep No More Is Gone. So We Tried Shanghai’s Weird New Theatre Experiment

With Sleep No More gone, Shanghai needed a new immersive theatre obsession. I went into TAIXU...

29 days ago

Johnny Depp’s First Museum Show in China Is Now in Shanghai

Forget Jack Sparrow for a minute.Figures of the Fringe is the Shanghai museum debut of Johnny...

1 month ago

Lina Bo Bardi Built Places to Live, Not Buildings to Admire

What is itWhat makes a building feel alive? For Lina Bo Bardi, it was never about creating a...

2 months ago

Belle and Sebastian Are Bringing 30 Years of Indie Melancholy to Shanghai

If you ever had a phase where you listened to sad indie music in your bedroom, overthought every...

2 months ago

System Hosting a 24-Hour Reading Session + Pop-Up Party on July 25-26

"Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high... take a look, it's in a book..."

2 months ago

Skateboarding Lands at Fotografiska Shanghai

Skateboarding has shaped far more than skate culture. What began on the streets of California in...

2 months ago

Wonder Dolls Is Making Doll Art Way More Serious Than You’d Expect

What is it?Duo Yun Xuan Art Museum is hosting Wonder Dolls 2026, a doll art biennale organized by...

2 months ago

ROCKBUND and OKOK Breathe New Life into the Historical Capitol Theater

Wonder what it'd be like to watch ravenous rock and roll fans throw handfuls of cigarettes at...

2 months ago

Shanghai Museum’s Next Mega Exhibition Is Here, But Maybe Don’t Rush In Yet

What is it?If you survived Shanghai Museum's blockbuster Egypt exhibition, you already know what...

2 months ago

Editor’s Picks: Live Music This Week (7.8-12)

Our weekly live music picks.

3 months ago

West Bund’s Open-Air Cinema Returns Across Three Venues

Shanghai's summer film season is back, and it's spread itself a bit further than usual. This...

3 months ago

Beijing Silvermine: A Million Forgotten Photos, Now on View at Fotografiska

Beijing Silvermine began at a recycling plant outside Beijing. Old 35mm negatives arrived by the...

3 months ago

Live Music This Week (6.18-21)

Our weekly live music picks.

3 months ago

Blue-and-White Porcelain, Rewritten at Liu Haisu Art Museum

What is itYou think you know blue-and-white porcelain until a show like this expands what that...

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