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On Film: Mao's Last Dancer

Reviews are starting to trickle onto the internet for the new dance bio-pic, Mao's Last Dancer.  The film is based on the life of Chinese dancer Li Cunxin, who in 1979 was awarded one of China's first cultural exchange scholarships and came to t...more

artists   Aug 23, 2010 • Views:1256 • Comments: 0

 
 

Q&A with Mike Daisey on China & the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

 Mike Daisey is a performer who does full-length extemporaneous monologues on a variety of issues. His latest, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” examines Apple as well as Americans' love for technology. The show just...more

artists   technology   Apr 26, 2011 • Views:1288 • Comments: 0

 
 
 
 

Fusing Arts, Culture and Social Change

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy releases A Philanthropy at Its Best® Report Fusing Arts, Culture and Social Change: High Impact Strategies for Philanthropy by Holly Sidford "Funding Ar...more

diversity   artists   education   advocacy   Oct 23, 2011 • Views:2338 • Comments: 0

 
 

This American Life: Mr. Daisey And The Apple Factory

Mike Daisey was a self-described "worshipper in the cult of Mac." Then he saw some photos from a new iPhone, taken by workers at the factory where it was made. Mike wondered: Who makes all my crap? He traveled to China to find out. Don't...more

artists   technology   Jan 24, 2012 • Views:1307 • Comments: 0