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Anthem Film Review: ‘The Exiles’ – Steven Soderbergh Production Wins Best Documentary
'The Exiles' provides an amazing look into the lives of young Chinese who escaped China after the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: A Tale of Two Communist Cities – Hong Kong and Berlin
Freedom and Communism bring about different results. Two films from Anthem Film Festival show how freedom was lost in one and gained in another.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Building 46’ by Massoud Hayoun
'Building 46 by Massoud Hayoun is an intimate character study of both a human character and the country China.
Read More »Concert Review: Yo-Yo Ma Joins Youth Music Culture Guangdong Symphony Orchestra at Closing Concert
A stellar concert brought the 2022 edition of YMCG to a close with Beethoven and Dvořák from the past, Yo-Yo Ma from a distance, and much promise for the future.
Read More »Concert Review: Three of China’s Top Student String Quartets Play Beethoven at Youth Music Culture Guangdong, China
The Discovery Beethoven Quartet concert featuring three of China's top student string quartets proved one of the most exciting events at 2022's festival.
Read More »Yo-Yo Ma, Shanghai Quartet, Maestros Long Yu and Michael Stern to Participate in ‘Youth Music Culture Guangdong’ Festival Promoting Cross-Cultural Connections (Guangdong, China)
YMCG is one of the year's premiere opportunities to strengthen cultural ties around the world in a time of restricted travel.
Read More »Interview: Wray Armstrong and Evita Zhang of Armstrong Music & Arts on Bridging the China-West Cultural Divide
As it manages artists and tours the agency works to facilitate cross-cultural exchange of music, opera, dance and more while building careers.
Read More »Interview: Ian D. Gow and Stuart Kells, Authors of ‘The Big Four’
An interview with Stuart Kells and Ian D. Gow, authors of 'The Big Four.' What's next for these powerful institutions could have tremendous ripples in the way we do business.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Big Four’ by Stuart Kells and Ian D. Gow
Ian D. Gow and Stuart Kells dive into the prospects and consequences facing the Big Four accounting firms in 'The Big Four: The Curious Past and Perilous Future of the Global Accounting Monopoly'
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