Performance
From Broadway to Beijing
Conductor Fan Tao will lead the China Broadcast Film Symphony Orchestra in a concert of various Broadway musical songs, starting with the Phantom of the Opera and followed by many other favorites, such as Cats, The Lion King, The Sound of Music and more. 80-180 yuan. 7:30pm, Oct 3, Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District. 6605-7006. 北京音乐厅, 西城区北新华街
Italian pianist
Besides playing classical music, Giovanni Vitaletti, born in Italy in 1963, has dedicated himself to promoting modern music works. He is a pianist, conductor and composer. In the Beijing concert, Vitaletti will play Chopin's polonaises and sonatas. 50-150 yuan. 7:30pm, Sep 29, Peking University Hall, in Peking University, Haidian District. 6275-8452. 北大百年讲堂, 北京大学内
Aussie talent
Internationally acclaimed as an artistic and creative virtuoso, Australian pianist Ali Wood is just 19 years old, but has already accomplished many things. She was the first Australian to make a New York debut at Carnegie Hall, where she wowed audiences by injecting classics with a unique freshness. Her Beijing repertoire will include pieces from Grief, Gershwin, Yiruma and even some classical Chinese pieces. 180-880 yuan, 7:30 pm Oct 1, Beijing Exhibition Theater Xizhimenwai Dajie, Haidian District. 6835-4455. 北展剧场，海淀区西直门外大街
Deutch classics
Germany's Duisburger Philharmoniker, featuring the esteemed conductor Jonathan Darlington and pianist Anna Malikova, brings a night of orchestra music. Mendelssohn's Overture Schone Melusine, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.4 and Brahms' Symphony No. 2. 60-880 yuan 7:30 pm, Oct 3, Forbidden City Concert Hall，in Zhongshan Park, Northwest of Tian'anmen Square. 6559-8285. 中山音乐堂，中山公园内
Pithy poetry
Esteemed composer Guo Wenjing for the first time brings Li Bai's poetry to life with an opera co-commissioned by the Asian Performing Arts of Colorado. Set in the Tang Dynasty, the opera takes place on a houseboat on a moonlit night as Li Bai muses over the meaning of life with his alter egos, Wine and Moon. With English subtitles. 7:30 pm, Oct 9, Poly Theater，Dongsi Shitiao, Chaoyang District. 6506-5345, 6506-5343. 保利剧院，朝阳区东四十条
Hot chick
Multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea graces Beijing for one night on his multi-city and country tour including Shanghai, Tokyo, Lisbon, Lyon, and Moscow. A former member of Miles Davis' band, Chick Corea is probably best known for his work in the jazz fusion genre of the 1970s and the electric fusion movement of the 1960s. 80-1280 yuan, Forbidden City Concert Hall. in Zhongshan Park, Northwest of Tian'anmen Square. 6559-8285. 中山音乐堂，中山公园内
Strange stage
Adapted from the story by Eugene O'Neill, Strange Interlude tells a story of passion, betrayal love and madness. Nina Leeds, the daughter of an Ivy League professor, is devastated when her fiance is killed in World War 1 and embarks on a series of sordid affairs before marrying Sam Evans. But a happy ending is not in the stars when she finds out Sam's secret: a history of mental illness that the child she is carrying will inherit. 60-180 yuan 7:30 pm, Oct 10, East Pioneer Theater Oriental Plaza, Dongdan Santiao. 6527-6911. 东方先锋剧场, 东单三条东方广场东配楼
Exhibition
Charm of ink
The second contemporary Chinese painting forum and exhibition is scheduled for the National Day Holiday. Divided into several parts including portraits, landscape, flowers and birds, the show displays more than 600 pieces of works by contemporary Chinese painters. 20 yuan. 9am-5pm, until Oct 7. National Art Museum of China, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District. 6401-7076. 中国美术馆, 东城区五四大街1号
Figure focus
Liu Qinghe's solo show displays more than 140 paintings since 1990. His serial figure creations focus on ordinary people with exaggerated modeling. The overlapping images convey unstable status and complex relationship. Colors are employed to add vitality to his attempts. Born in 1961 in Tianjin, Liu graduated in the ink painting department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1987. 9am-4pm, until Oct 8. Today Art Museum, 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang District. 5876-9690. 今日美术馆, 朝阳区百子湾路32号苹果社区4号楼
Prized pottery
The fourth contemporary zisha (purple clay pottery) exhibition gathers more than 10 participants from Yixing of Jiangsu Province, the hometown of this traditional style of pottery. Related academic seminars are also being held. The experts will demonstrate the production process involved, and can also make such wares for visitors on the spot. These modern craftsmen show innovations both in technique and the choice of materials. 8:30am-5:30pm, until Sep 28. Yuquanying Flower Market, to the northeast of Yuquanying Overpass, Fengtai District. 6358-8197. 玉泉营花卉展销厅, 丰台区玉泉营桥东北
Present tense
A joint exhibition, entitled Present Progressive Tense, shows the works of 10 participants. As its name suggests, the show expresses a kind of positive attitude toward life and art. Lou Sijia uses the media of oil to portray the figures of the traditional Peking Opera King's Parting with his Favorite. Under Xiao Deng's brush, the expressionist style blend objective images with subjective mood. Zeng Yang's Circle series discloses the evolution of an event and its structure. Free. 10am-4pm, until Sep 29. NY Arts Beijing Space, 318 Art Garden, Hegezhuang, Chaoyang District. 8457-3298. 纽约艺术中心, 朝阳区何各庄318艺术园
With feeling
To seize, discover, understand and expose the visual potential of the subject matter, oil painter Shi Jianmin discovers the emotional aspects of the objects he represents with his brushes. Free. 10am-6pm, until Sep 30. Xin Dong Cheng Space 2 for Contemporary Art, Jiuchang Art Complex, Beihuqu Lu, Anwai Beiyuan, Chaoyang District. 5202-3868. 朝阳区安外北苑北湖渠酒厂艺术园
Space creation
Indian-born British installation artist Anish Kapoor hosts his solo exhibition in Beijing. Kapoor is renowned for his enigmatic sculptural forms that permeate physical and psychological space. His inventiveness and versatility have resulted in works ranging from powdered pigment sculptures and site-specific interventions on wall or floor, to gigantic installations both indoors and outdoors. Free. 11am-5pm until Sep 30. Galleria Continua, 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. 6436-1005. 常青画廊, 朝阳区酒仙桥路2号
Scratch the itch
Ha Shiyou's Itching series, Expression of Current Living State, uses scratching people to show his metaphor of the current living state: the more one scratches, the itchier one feels. In the fast changing times, the whole society pays too much concern on economic development and money becomes the most important thing. People's feelings are difficult to describe under a state of exhaustion and worry. 9am-midnight, until Sep 30. Artist Village Gallery, 1 North of Rencun, Songzhuang, Tongzhou District. 6959-8343. 宋庄画家村画廊, 通州区宋庄任村北一号
Precious gems
Ten exotic Chinese stones have been selected for this exhibition. These works of precious gems are of high aesthetic value and profound meaning. Fairy Mountain is a shiny malachite with the pattern of green and undulating mountains, Chinese Tiger resembles a vigorous tiger with its head raised high, and Power is an agate stone exquisite in quality, shape and color. 8am-6pm, until Sep 28. Fashion Stone Bar, 3rd floor of Building A, Cyber Tower, Zhongguancun, Haidian District. 8251-2966. 时尚石吧, 海淀区中关村数码大厦A座3层
Beyond words
Artists from different parts of the world use their own language to communicate in this exhibition, Beyond Language. From flickering 3D image, installation art, interactive video works to portraits of artists, the exhibits convey multi-understanding between the artists and the audience and between themselves Free. 10am-5pm, until Sep 30. Soka Art Center, B-101 Tianhai Business Plaza, 107 Dongsi Beidajie, Dongcheng District. 8401-2377. 索卡, 东城区东四北大街107号天海商务大厦B座101
Work the room
Dominican American artist Miguel Payano will come to Beijing with an array of his work, transforming his personal experience with unconventional impact. It is a rare opportunity to see what can be created when an artist is given free reign to use the gallery space as an element of the work he is exhibiting. Free. 10am-6pm, until Oct 1. Red T Space, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. 8911-5762. 红T空间, 朝阳区酒仙桥路4号
Plateau snaps
Lu Nan sets the lens on the daily life and local custom of the Tibetan area for this photography show. 9am-midnight, Oct 1. Artist Village Gallery, 1 North of Rencun, Songzhuang, Tongzhou District. 6959-8343. 宋庄画家村画廊, 通州区宋庄任村北一号
Light and shadow
Liao Yibai balances the three elements of decadent sentiment, aesthetics and symbolism in his oil paintings and sculptures. The theme of his work is light, including all its detailed effects, as well as its reflection from glossy objects. Liao explores the visual illusion of light from various angles: the brightness of welding arc to the gleam of dawn. Free. 11am-6:30pm, until Oct 8. Fun Art Space, 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. 8459-9257. 方音画廊, 朝阳区酒仙桥路2号
Map it out
Young artist Chen Ying's first oil painting exhibition, entitled The Movable Type, draws inspiration from typography, which is ranked in the four great inventions of ancient China. Chen employs drab tone, associated with yellow mud, and produces a rich content of history with collage and overlapping images. Free. 10:30am-6pm, until Oct 8. F2, 319 Caochangdi, Chaoyang District. 6432-8831. F2画廊,朝阳区草场地319号
Shared motive
Feng Yiying's sculptures and Deng Chenwen's oil paintings together show a similar creative motive of the living status of modern people. Free. 10am-5pm, until Oct 8. 9 Art Space 798 Gallery, 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. 8459-9662. 北京9艺术空间798展厅,朝阳区酒仙桥路2号3818库内9艺术空间
(China Daily 09/27/2007 page12)
