Stage
Dream Interrupted
The Shanghai Folk Music Troupe will present a Chinese folk music concert featuring the compositions of Liu Tianhua and using traditional Chinese musical instruments.
7:45 pm, Aug 14
Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Road
021-6854-1234
80-300 yuan
Rhinoceros in Love
Contemporary Chinese dramatist Meng Jinghui, in collaboration with his wife, playwright Liao Yimei, directs this original play. The play premiered about 10 years ago and has become part of the repertoire of the National Drama Theater. It tells an allegorical story about love and choice.
7:30 pm, Aug 26-29, Sept 1-4
Shanghai Grand Theatre, 300 Renmin Avenue
021-6217-2426
150-380 yuan
A Sigh of Love
The Shanghai Ballet will present this original dance drama set in 1930s Shanghai. Borrowing elements from the movie, In the Mood For Love, by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai, the ballet tells of tragic love, as two people desperately attracted to each other are separated by fate.
7:15 pm, Aug 30-31
Shanghai Grand Theatre, 300 Renmin Avenue
021-6386-8686
80-380 yuan
Exhibitions
Portrait/We
The exhibition features portraits from artists in different periods of time, but are united in their effort to develop a conversation about images. While a portrait may not be important to the person whose image is present, it can be important for the rest of us because it is related to the way we perceive ourselves.
Until Aug 30
ShanghART Gallery, Building 16, 50 Moganshan Road
021-6359-3923
Pottery sisters
Three female artists, who all have studied porcelain art in Jingdezhen, went their separate ways to the United States, Europe and Australia. Now, Kang Qing, Xie Mingjuan and Zhang Jingjing have joined up once again to present a new exhibition. Although all inspired by water-ink art, the three artists have developed diverse individual styles.
Aug 8-28
Duolun Museum of Modern Art, 27 Duolun Road
021-5671-9068
Lecture
Music and digital Images
These days music and images do not have to be separate audio and visual presentations, as they are sometimes fused by way of interactive media. How do you showcase classical music with digital images? What does classical music look like in digital image form? Digital graphic designer Da Yan and pianists Shen Bing and Ma Sichen will give a lecture introducing a new way to enjoy music. It's a free educational program provided by Shanghai Grand Theatre. Those interested can collect two free tickets each at the theater's box office. You will need to show a valid ID.
7:30 pm, Aug 24
Shanghai Grand Theatre, 300 Renmin Avenue
021-6386-8686
(China Daily 08/06/2010 page38)
