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Interview: Davod Azad Reflects on Sufism, Spiritual Music, and Transcendence
27 February
"In this kind of music, the audience and the musician should become one," notes the Tehran-based vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.
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Multimedia: Sutra Dance Theater Brings a Timeless Love Story to Vivid, Kinetic Life
7 November
Malaysia's Sutra Dance Theater enacts the love between Krishna and Radha in a compelling, color-filled performance.
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Photos: Khumariyaan Bring Pashtoon Rhythms from Peshawar to Park Avenue
12 October
An instrumental quartet from northwest Pakistan got an Asia Society crowd moving with their update on tradition.
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Photos: Colorful Special Events Launch Asia Society Museum's 'Nam June Paik: Becoming Robot'
17 September
In pictures: a host of contemporary artists and the Korean Consul General attended kickoff events for Asia Society Museum's latest exhibition.
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Multimedia: Author Talk on Golf, the 'Forbidden Game,' Exposes Stark Contrasts in Today's China
4 September
In a talk with ESPN's Jeremy Schaap, author Dan Washburn relates some of the human costs inherent in the rush to develop golf courses in traditionally rural parts of China.
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Video: Hong Kong Officials Regard Universal Suffrage for 2017 Vote as 'Quantum Leap'
27 June
Johnny Mok and Ronnie Chan discuss prospects for Hong Kong's 2017 elections for chief executive and why its government may be “more perfect” than Western democracies.
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Multimedia: Opera Singers 'Made in China' Bring New Voices to World Stage
19 June
A new generation of singers and composers is taking China's presence on international opera stages far beyond "Turandot."
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Multimedia: Black Cockatoo Dance Company Brings Aboriginal Rhythms to New York Stage
16 May
Song, dance, percussion, and a didgeridoo combine to create a spell in Asia Society's auditorium.
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Panel Explores Art's Place in an Increasingly Globalized World
5 May
Okwui Enwezor, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Melissa Chiu examine current trends in international contemporary art.
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'33 rpm and a few seconds' Imagines Activist's Suicide via Social Media
30 April
A new multimedia work from Lebanon envisions a Facebook feed as a storytelling device.
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