What's on

Stage

The Tale of White Serpent

The Chinese folktale about a scholar falling love with a beautiful woman who is actually a white snake in disguise will be performed by Taiwan Ming Hwa Yuan Opera Company during the Dragon Boat Festival as the opening of the Taiwanese Cultural Festival in Shanghai. Incorporating movie special effects, the performance will have two heroines fly high above the audience. The audience will also play its part in the performance by helping "flood" Jinshan Mountain, an important part of the story.

7:30 pm, June 16

Hongkou Football Stadium, 444 Jiangwan Road E

021-6217-2426

100-1,000 yuan

Bach and the Arabian Nights

The Shanghai Symphony will perform a concert featuring conductor Lin Daye and violinist Zeng Cheng. The program includes Navarra for 2 Violins and Orchestra by Pablo de Sarasate, Double Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor by Bach, and Scheherazade, also known as The Arabian Nights, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

7:30 pm, June 12

Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Concert Hall, 425 Dingxiang Road

021-6854-1234

50-580 yuan

Exhibition

To Get Rich is Glorious

The exhibition reflects the color, creativity and vibrancy of Shanghai and new China. The centerpiece of the first group exhibition is Tao Hongjing's neon installation titled To Get Rich is Glorious. This funky neon installation is a joyous reflection of China's economic miracle.

Studio Rouge at the Bund, 17 Fuzhou Road

until July 18

Tel: 1380-174-1782

Dai Shihe

Oil painter Dai Shihe has his first solo exhibition in Shanghai, presenting 65 pieces. Dai has been painting since the 1980s. He loves direct and fresh visual presentations and managed to capture the beauty in true life in the most straightforward fashion. "You have to face your true feelings and think about your painting skills. This uncontrived feeling insured the liveliness of the whole picture. That's why it fascinates me," said the artist.

Dunhuang Art Center

1F, 32 Songyuan Road

021-6278-2699

Events

Dream Project

Paint your dream for the future or write a Chinese character essay on the topic to participate in artist Wang Xiaohui's Dream Project. What are you thinking about in the year of the Expo 2010 Shanghai? What's your life plan? How does the Expo inspire you? Answer these questions in your essay, or paint out your dream on a specially designed cardboard canvas that resembles the shape of a Mini Cooper provided by the organizer, and you can join 10,000 young people in making history. Submit your essay, painting or photograph before August 10. A grand prize winner will be selected and the artwork will go on a national tour.

Enroll in the event on the Expo feature at www.sina.com.cn.

Carter Larsen lecture

Composer and pianist Carter Larsen will be the guest lecturer at an upcoming art class hosted by Shanghai Grand Theatre. Larsen has made his name conducting and performing in more than 400 concerts. He has performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra as a soloist, with television appearances on BBC television and Europe's biggest FM stations. Larsen will talk about classical music widely used in Hollywood movies. Free tickets to the lecture are available at the Shanghai Grand Theatre Box office.

7:30 pm, June 21

Shanghai Grand Theater, 300 Renmin Avenue

021-6386-8686

(China Daily 06/11/2010 page46)