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Fifth Harmony The 7/27 Tour in Shenzhen

Date: March 29 - 8 pm

Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sport Center Chun Jian Gymnasium

Price: 380-1,380 yuan

IME Entertainment, one of the most well-known concert promoters in Asia, has officially announced that American girl group Fifth Harmony will bring their world tour to China with three dates starting in Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Taipei. Fifth Harmony is formed on the second season of The X Factor US in July 2012. Following their exit from The X Factor, they released their debut single "Miss Movin' On", which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Its music video won the group the MTV Video Music Award for Artist to Watch. Their debut extended play (EP), Better Together (2013), had a first week position of number six on the US Billboard 200. "BO$$", "Sledgehammer", "Worth It" from their debut studio album Reflection in 2015 all achieved platinum certification from the RIAA. What's more, "Work from Home", the lead single from their second album 7/27 (2016), became the group's first top-ten single on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the first top-five by a girl group in a decade on that chart. With their passion and focus in music, the group has received 44 awards from 74 nominations within 3 years, which made them one of the most influential groups in the world. Recently, IME has announced again that the Chinese leg of the 7/27 tour by Fifth Harmony will begin at Shenzhen Bay Sports Center on March 29, 2017.

Contact: 400-610-3721

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Date: April 2-3 - 10:30 am

Venue: The Red Theater, Beijing

Price: 50-360 yuan

The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia. The first half was originally a serial in 1881 and 1882, published as La storia di un burattino (literally "The tale of a puppet"), and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. It is considered a canonical piece of children's literature and has inspired hundreds of new editions, stage plays, merchandising and movies, such as Walt Disney's iconic animated version and commonplace ideas such as a liar's long nose. According to extensive research done by the Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi in late 1990s and based on UNESCO sources, it has been adapted in over 260 languages worldwide. That makes it the most translated nonreligious book in the world, and one of the best-selling books ever published.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Philippe Bizot - 40 Years of Silence

Date: March 11-12 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Penghao Theater

Price: 80-680 yuan

Philippe Bizot doesn't say a word on stage and yet, using exaggerated facial expressions and body movements, he expresses himself perfectly. "Silence is my language, my music, and my song," the 58-year-old French mime artist says. "The art of pantomime is a universal language, the language of emotion." The renewed version of 40 Years of Silence consists of 13 short stories as a retrospective of Bizot's 40 year career as a mine.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Musical - The Gift of the Magi

Date: March 11-April 9 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Heiluo Art Space

Price: 120-260 yuan

Mr. James Dillingham Young ("Jim") and his wife, Della, are a couple living in a modest apartment. They have only two possessions between them in which they take pride: Della's beautiful long, flowing hair, almost touching to her knees, and Jim's shiny gold watch, which had belonged to his father and grandfather. On Christmas Eve, with only $1.87 in hand, and desperate to find a gift for Jim, Della sells her hair for $20 to a nearby hairdresser named Madame Sofronie, and eventually finds a platinum pocket watch fob chain for Jim's watch for $21. Satisfied with the perfect gift for Jim, Della runs home and begins to prepare pork chops for dinner. At 7 o'clock, Della sits at a table near the door, waiting for Jim to come home. Unusually late, Jim walks in and immediately stops short at the sight of Della, who had previously prayed that she was still pretty to Jim. Della then admits to Jim that she sold her hair to buy him his present. Jim gives Della her present - an assortment of combs, useless now that her hair is short. Della then shows Jim the chain she bought for him, to which Jim says he sold his watch to get the money to buy her combs. Although Jim and Della are now left with gifts that neither one can use, they realize how far they are willing to go to show their love for each other, and how priceless their love really is.

Contact: 400-610-3721

China Film Symphony Orchestra

Date: March 17 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 80-500 yuan

China Film Symphony Orchestra is one of the national outstanding orchestras founded earliest in the People's Public of China. Over sixty years, along with the development of China's film and television music arts, the Orchestra has performed music for nearly two thousand of films, TV dramas, documentaries and special films. The Orchestra also performed music in more than 40 countries and regions, and played symphonic concerts, opera and ballets with international conductors, composers, musicians and dancers for many times to promote Chinese music development and international cultural exchange.

Contact: 010-6655-0000

Wuthering Heights by Chapterhouse Theater Company in Beijing

Date: March 16-18 - 7:30 pm

Venue: 9 Theater Beijing

Price: 60-380 yuan

Chapterhouse Theatre Company is proud to present Emily Bronte's classic love story. This treasured story of enduring love and passion has thrilled and entranced for generations and is now brought alive on stage in an adaptation by award winning writer Laura Turner. In the Winter of 1999 Chapterhouse Theatre Company took its first steps toward becoming one of a number of touring theater companies specializing in performing under the stars and at some of the most beautiful gardens the UK had to offer. The very first performance was at Herstmonceux Castle where the company performed Romeo and Juliet by the moat of the beautiful Tudor building. It was the start of an incredible 17 years which has seen the company go from strength to strength changing and adapting to new audiences and challenges every year but holding the same principals of producing warm, traditional and hopefully magical theater in magical surroundings.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Body Rhapsody - Teatro Hugo & Ines (Peru)

Date: March 11 - 10:30 am/2:30 pm

Venue: Star Theater, Thames Town, Shanghai

Price: 150 yuan

As if by magic, two mime-artist puppeteers transform different parts of their bodies into a lively lineup of lovable characters. Watch out for the "Belly" that loves to eat but is afraid of gaining weight, the "Knee" that turns into an unlucky bald busker, and the "Foot" that pulls a r-e-a-l-l-y long face! Without words or complicated props, the parade of whimsical personalities takes to the stage to highlight the absurdities of daily life through pathos and laughter. Following their first performance in 1989, Teatro Hugo & Ines went on to develop a captivating cast of humorous puppet characters, with its unique, heartwarming skits and imaginative ingenuity astonishing audiences in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Time to be amazed by the creative flexibility of the human body.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Equilibrium+Suidakra 2017 in Shanghai

Date: March 11 - 8:30 pm

Venue: Mao Livehouse

Price: 320 yuan

Equilibrium is a German folk metal band. The band's music combines elements of folk music, black metal and symphonic metal with various other influences. Their riffs reflect traditional Germanic melodies. Their lyrical themes focus on Germanic tales and Germanic mythology. All of their song lyrics are in German, except for the songs "The Unknown Episode", "Born to Be Epic", "Rise Again" and "Prey". Suidakra is a melodic death metal band from Germany. They are known for their use of traditional instruments to augment their sound, such as the bagpipe, banjo, and tin whistle.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Activities & nightlife

Lets Bounce with Tujamo

Date: March 25 - 10 pm

Venue: M2 Club, Shanghai

Price: 100 yuan

German-born producer Tujamo first discovered his passion for music as a teen and honed his craft until his unique take on dance music could be considered a genre of its own. Tujamo kick-started his sensational career back in his native homeland, but it wasn't long before his exceptional style was bringing him fans from all around the world, leading him to play out his productions in far-flung countries. To date 'Booty Bounce' has had over ten million streams, just on Spotify alone and hit the iTunes charts world wide. 2017 is full of expectation as Tujamo continues to dominate the music landscape armed with collaborative weapons from Martin Solveig, Diplo and Steve Aoki.

Contact: 010-10103721

MOTi at Myst

Date: March 18 - 10:30 pm

Venue: Club Myst, Shanghai

Price: 150 yuan

Timotheus "Timo" Romme, better known by his stage name MOTi, is a Dutch electro house DJ and music producer. MOTi's first release was "Circuits" in 2012, which was published on Afrojack's Wall Recordings. By the end 2012, MOTi had been commissioned for official remixes of Flo Rida, Tiesto, and Far East Movement. MOTi frequently releases singles on Spinnin Records and Tiesto's Musical Freedom label, and he has collaborated with artists such as Tiesto, Major Lazer and Dzeko & Torres. His 2014 collaboration with Martin Garrix, "Virus (How About Now)", reached No. 27 on the Dutch Single Top 100.

Contact: 010-10103721

Bassjackers at Fusion

Date: March 31 - 10:30 pm

Venue: Fusion Shanghai

Price: 150 yuan

Bassjackers is a Dutch electronic music production and DJ duo consisting of Marlon Flohr & Ralph van Hilst. Flohr is the more outspoken member of the duo whereas Van Hilst takes care of 'behind-the-scenes' production. The pair's Electro House tracks, including "Savior", "Crackin" and "Wave Your Hands", reached the 'Beatport top 100'. They are best known for their 2013 the single, "Crackin". They rank at 34th on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs of 2016.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Second Annual Shamrock Festival in Beijing

Date: March 17 - 8:30 pm

Venue: Mao Livehouse

Price: 80 yuan pre-sale; 100 door

Mao Livehouse reopens its doors once again for another burning slab of rock 'n' roll, this time returning with the Shamrock Festival, which is now in its second year as a Beijing institution celebrating that yearly excuse to drink spirits, St. Patrick's Day. Performing are funk- and soul-inflected rockers Jokers Belief; the steroidal power pop of Disaster Chat; Chinese neo-grungers, Drunkard; the eponymously descriptive Funky Monkey; and indie-rock dance punks, The Paper Tigers. And as if the music wasn't enough, there are drinks specials and prizes galore. Courtesy of Jameson Irish whiskey, the first 200 audience members to arrive will receive a voucher for a free shot of the "spirit of Ireland." Concertgoers willing to wear something green and approximate a rowdy Irish accent get a special Irish discount: buy one Guinness and get one free. Finally, 10 lucky leprechauns will win a bottle of bubbly (courtesy of Cheers Wines) from a prize draw.

Online: www.showstart.com/event/21688

Sports

2017 Beijing World Women's Curling Championship

Date: March 18-26 - 9 am/1 pm/2 pm/7 pm

Venue: Capital Indoor Stadium

Price: 30-80 yuan

Sponsored by World Curling Federation and jointly organized by Winter Sports Administration Centre of General Administration of Sports of China and Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports, 2017 Beijing World Women's Curling Championship will be held at Capital Gymnasium during March 18 to 26. As the highest level of world women's curling championship expect for Olympic Winter Games, the event is held every year. 12 world-class national teams will compete in the event, which presents high competitiveness and ornamental value. Following the first success in World Men's Curling Championship in Beijing, Beijing organizes World Women's Curling Championship again, which further improves the integral level and strength of China women's curling sports, promotes popularization and development of Olympic Winter Games sports, drives people's enthusiasm in participation, create strong Olympic atmosphere, and positively contributes to preparation for 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games.

Contact: 400-610-3721