Listings

Korean Musical - Laundry in Beijing

Date: Aug 20-Sept 4 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Tianqiao Art Center Theater

Price: 100-880 yuan

This is the laundry story of our neighbors. The businessman who walks on eggshells around his boss, the supermarket owner that's annoyed by the customer who'll "pay later", the bus driver woman of the jam-packed shuttle bus ... The charming life stories about our humble neighbors are told through the course of laundry. As the saying "When you go to Daehakro, you ought to do the 'Laundry'." proves, the popularity for "Laundry" is more than what we expected. For 9 years since its first show in 2005, the show has attracted 35 million audiences, and then in 2012, the show took stage in Japan with license that makes the "Laundry" the national musical. "Laundry" was chosen as the musical by all the talented and famous actors of Daehakro with its tight construction of the story, beautiful music and solid drama that tell a story of under privileged lives in the poor hillside village with more honest yet hopeful sentiment.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Tango of Summer: Li Biao & His Friends

Date: Aug 24 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 50-380 yuan

Li Biao, one of the few outstanding solo percussionists in the recent international music stage, win the world acclaim as an exceptional solo percussionist in the contemporary era by virtue of his extraordinary musicality of the percussion instruments as well as his unique demeanor. Zhao Jing is the winner of the 1st prize at the renowned ARD International Music Competition (54th) in 2005. In addition, she was awarded the prize for best interpretation of a new work and the audience prize at this renowned competition. She was awarded the Music Awards by ExxonMobil in Japan in 2009.

Contact: 400-610-3721