New York Times, “Splendid”
Village Voice, “Exquisite”
Philadelphia Inquirer, “Engrossing”
Edinburgh Festivals Magazine, “Dazzling”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,“Bold”
Edinburgh Spotlight,“Tantalizing.”
Oslo Aftenposten, “Brilliant”
Arkansas Gazette, “Athletic”
Shanghai Daily, “Multi-racial”
Arbeiderbladet, “Exciting”
Ulster County Townsman, “Sublime”
Backstage, “Beautiful”
“Firing Up the ‘Nutcracker’” New York Times
“dances to a local theme.” Shanghai Daily
“Crossing national and cultural boundaries.”
BeijingTelelvsion Weekly
“ Michael Mao’s Firecracker
to blaze the nights of Beijing.”
China Daily
“Already a hit before the premiere.”
World Journal 世界日報
“‘Firecracker' – Jews in Shanghai?”
Village Voice
“Mao has achieved what many artists in Shanghai are searching for: a style which can best be described as cosmopolitan,a style which, while personal, speaks to both Eastern and Western sensibilities.” Wen Wei Bao
