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The Many Lives of Da Shan: Mark Rowswell on Chinese Poetry, Performing Live, and Staging Shawshank in Mandarin

Barbarians at the Gate by Barbarians at the Gate

Mar 24, 20260:45:43Society & Culture

In this episode, we reconnect with an old friend of the podcast, Canadian performer Mark Rowswell—better known in China as Dashan, or “Big Mountain.” Mark reflects on his early career in China, where his remarkable fluen...

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The Many Lives of Da Shan: Mark Rowswell on Chinese Poetry, Performing Live, and Staging Shawshank in Mandarin is an episode from Barbarians at the Gate by Barbarians at the Gate. In this episode, we reconnect with an old friend of the podc...

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Published Mar 24, 2026, 0:45:43 long, audio available.