Every year on May 4, Star Wars Day brings with it a wave of nostalgia, references, and familiar themes. Yet beyond its cultural footprint, the music of Star Wars offers something more enduring, particularly for audiences across Asia. For many, film music is the first encounter with the sound of a full orchestra. Before concert halls and symphonies, it is…
Earth Day Across Asia: A Continent of Climates Earth Day in Asia does not arrive as a singular experience. It…
Six stories shaping music, culture, and the arts across Asia and beyond. This week’s developments across music, theatre, broadcasting, and…
In an era where music careers are increasingly self-directed and digital-first, the decision to pursue formal conservatory training remains deeply personal. For two violin students at the Juilliard School, the…
Midday listening rituals from the tropics, tuned to a global classical pulse. There is something quietly indulgent about pausing in the middle of a tropical afternoon to listen—really listen—to classical…
A Film Story That Isn’t About Film YouTube has overtaken The Walt Disney Company to become the world’s largest media company by revenue, reaching an estimated $62 billion in 2025.…
Hong Kong’s northeastern countryside will become a global cultural stage on 1 March 2026 as the Countryside Harvest Festival 2026: “Hong Kong Soundscape – Opera & Dance” One Day Music Festival unfolds at Yan Chau Tong in Mirs Bay. Recognised by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment as an “Outstanding Example of Beautiful Bays,” this coastal landscape offers more than…
The first working days of a new year often arrive quietly. Desks are cleared, inboxes refill, and the cultural machinery begins moving again. In music and the arts, this moment…
As another year of cultural production moves behind us, much of what was written, released, and discussed in 2025 has already begun to fade from view. The pace of publishing…
“When We March Together”: Youth, Music, and the Future of China–US Relations CGTN will release its new documentary “When We March Together” in January 2026, offering a refreshing look at…
Vietnam is set to become a centre of contemporary sound this November as the 4th International Asia–Europe New Music Festival opens across Hanoi and Phu Tho from November 27 –…
China’s beloved song-and-dance drama takes home the Wenhua Grand Prize, marking another milestone for children’s theatre and cultural storytelling. A whiskered hero has stolen the spotlight in one of China’s…
The 22nd edition of Music China wrapped up after four dynamic days at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, bringing together business, creativity, and conversation from 22–25 October. The fair…
When the world’s stages light up, jazz pulses in the rhythm of discovery — and in 2025, Asia has become a hotspot for the genre’s soulful voices. Here are eight…
I never thought I’d one day find myself behind a digital mixing console, responsible for shaping the sound of a live show. Yet, beginning mid-2025, I decided to take on…
Building a brand of celebration for the body, mind, and spirit, and resonance between the slow economy and local culture Located in southwestern Taiwan and surrounded by the mountains and the Pacific, Taitung has held the Taitung Spirit Festival since 2021, a therapeutic celebration which…
