(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-03-28 09:07

New month marks new shows. Go and check out what'on in upcoming April.

**Taiwan pop star Jolin Tsai is a popular performer. Her albums Dancing Diva, Dancing Forever and others have stirred audiences with their rhythmic moves, easy-to-follow lyrics and fast songs. Her latest song, The Prologue, marks her debut as a composer.

7:30 pm, April 4, 5

Workers' Gymnasium, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District

6501-6655

**The Huangmei Opera Huizhou Women is coming to the capital. A local opera in Anhui province, Huangmei Opera is derived from local dancing and singing. Huizhou Women looks into the married lives of young people today.

7:30 pm, March 30-April 1

The Great Theater of China Nationalities, 49 Fuxingmennei Dajie, Xicheng District

6602-2530

**Have you ever tried to watch a show that lasts 10 hours, or spend four nights at the same show? Now Shanghai Kunju Opera Troupe will give you this opportunity. It's latest production The Palace of Eternal Youth will be presented in Beijing at the Poly Theater, with one full-length Kunqu Opera (pictured right) play over four days.

Written by Hong Sheng (1645-1704) in 1688, the Palace of Eternal Youth, based on the love story between Emperor Li Longji and his concubine Yang Yuhuan in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), is a masterpiece of Kunqu Opera. However, the play, which consists of five acts and 50 scenes, has rarely been staged in its entirety. Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe has spent three years on the new production, which omits only a few parts.

The show will feature renowned artist Cai Zhengren as Emperor Li and rising actress Shen Yili as Yang.

7:30pm, April 31 - May 3

No 14 Dongzhimen Nandajie Street, Dongcheng District

6506 5343, 6506 5345

**The Chinese Acrobatics Group, established in 1950, has toured more than 80 countries, won numerous international awards and has helped foster friendships between China and other nations. Its performance includes traditional acrobatics, a circus show, magic, old Beijing folk plays and more. The show blends music, dance, local opera and martial arts.

7:30 pm, daily

Tiandi Theater, Dongsi Shitiao, 100 m north of Poly Theater, Chaoyang District

6416-9893