Blog Author - Anthony Tao

Dwarfs, Transformers & Banana Splits: Anthony Tao Gets Giddy in Kunming
  I’m sitting in a bar/restaurant/café called Salvador’s in downtown...
Alternative Culture is Going to Take Over! JUE Opens Tonight
An Edinburgh Fringe in China? Sounds ambitious for a whole lot of reasons, but that’s what Split Work...
Virtuosic Passion – the Belcea Quartet in Beijing
The Belcea Quartet burst onto the musical scene in 1999 after winning first prize at...
Canada vs USA at The Irish Volunteer
  This is it: the marquee event of the XXI Winter Olympic Games has its marquee matchup on the final day of...
Challenging Theater in 10 Minute Bites – ShiFen Hits Penghao
For all this city’s culture and ability to inspire, a good, original theatrical performance is hard to find for Beijing’s expats. Even rarer is that...
Feeling List(less)
Humankind’s perennial interest in end-of-year lists has bloomed tenfold this season as we set to bid farewell to the aughts. Lists,...
A Night to Forget – Carmina Burana at the NCPA
No one will confuse the China National Opera House’s symphonic orchestra and chorus with any of Europe’s finest, but even by local...
D-Day for Climate Change - COP15 Opens in Copenhagen
In less than two hours – 1 p.m. Copenhagen time, 8 p.m. local – a special opening ceremony will officially launch the most important...