Listings: Guangzhou

China Daily | Updated: 2008-04-18 07:04

STAGE

Grimm Brothers fairytale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will hit the stage in Guangzhou next month. The play will feature magic and acrobatics.

3:30 pm and 8 pm, May 1

Sun Yat-sen's Memorial Hall, No 259, Dongfengzhong Lu

020-8776-8099/8776-8660

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is adapted into a ballet opera by the China Central Ballet Troupe.

8pm, until April 20

Huang Hua Gang Theater, No 96, Xianlie Lu

020-8384-6330

CONCERTS

English conductor Bramwell Tovey will lead the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra to present Love for UK. Tovey, who was born in 1953, is internationally recognized for his "stylish" conducting and "genuine audience-reaching charm". An accomplished pianist and exceptional communicator, Tovey can lead symphonic masterworks, perform jazz improvisations and compose.

8 pm, April 26

Symphony Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall, No 33, Qingbo Lu, Ersha Island

020-8776-8558

Two-piece Norwegian band Secret Garden was established in 1994. The group consists of keyboardist Rolf Lovland and Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry.

8pm, April 26

Sun Yat-sen's Memorial Hall, 259, Dongfengzhong Lu

020-8776-8099/8776-8660

EXHIBITIONS

Gnther Uecker is influenced by various philosophical ideologies and his works strive to define the mood of the times in which he lives.

His solo exhibition, Brief a Peking, will be held in Guangzhou later this month.

9 am - 5 pm, April 24 - May 18

Hall 5, Guangdong Museum of Art, No 38, Yanyu Lu, Ersha Island

020-8737-4468

The Guangdong Museum of Art will display works by foreign photographers Sylvie Denet, Laurent Gueneau and Fransois Fontaine. This show features pictures that the three took during time they spent in Guangzhou, providing insight into their impressions of the city.

9am - 5pm, until May 4

Hall 12, Guangdong Museum of Art, No 38, Yanyu Lu, Ersha Island

020-8737-4468

(China Daily 04/18/2008 page20)