Stage
Qian Duoduo
This original play tells the story of an urban white-collar woman's struggle in both her career and relationships and was adapted from a popular contemporary novel of the same title.
7:30 pm, Oct 14-Nov 7
D6, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center, 288 Anfu Road
021-6433-4567
100-150 yuan
Ballet de Santiago
Ballet de Santiago from Chile will perform a gala show, presenting highlights from Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Don Quixote, La Bayadere and modern Ballet inspired by Tango and other South American programs. As one of the most outstanding ballets in South America, dance artist Octavio Cintolesi founded the company in 1959. Ballet de Santiago's repertoire includes classic, neoclassical and modern performance styles.
7:15 pm, Oct 12, 13
Shanghai City Theater, 4889 Dushi Road
021-6217-2426
100-200 yuan
Manderlay
Following the great success of Dogville last year, the Bavarian Theatre Academy from Germany brings the same production team and actors of Dogville to this year's Shanghai International Arts Festival with the drama Manderlay, the sequel of Dogville. It tells the story of Grace's experience in a manor named Manderlay after she leaves Dogville. At the manor, the crude slavery system still exists and Grace doesn't surrender to the threat of the old powerful forces. She leads the black slaves to fight against the slavery system in pursuit of freedom and democracy.
7:30 pm, Oct 15-17
Shanghai Theatre Academy, 670 Huashan Road
021-6217-2426
80-380 yuan
The Jester
The Li-yuan Peking Opera Theatre presents a Peking opera adaptation of the Verdi opera classic Rigoletto. The theatre moves the setting to ancient China and incorporates traditional Peking opera singing styles and body movements.
7:15 pm, Oct 15-16
Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Road
021-6854-1234
60-420 yuan
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will give three concerts in Shanghai, a classical concert on Oct 15, the John Lennon Song Book concert on Oct 17 and "Back to the Future" school concert on Oct 18. Vasily Petrenko, the current Principal Conductor of the Orchestra, will lead the first show. Works of Elgar and Shostakovich will be performed in the classical concert, while the John Lennon Song Book performance will involve famous jazz singers and film stars and include 20 of John Lennon's songs.
7:30 pm, Oct 15, 17
Shanghai Concert Hall, 523 Yan'an Road E
021-6217-2426
80-1,280 yuan
(China Daily 10/08/2010)
