Listings: Guangzhou

STAGE

Performed by puppeteers Hoi Chiu and Maggie Blue, YuYu MiMi is a classic love story told through hand-carved rod puppets, Chinese paper-cut shadow puppets, contemporary choreography and original music. The show is based on a collection of illustrations by Hong Kong's actor, director and puppeteer Hoi Chiu. 8 pm on May 1 and 2, 3 pm on May 3, from Thursday to Saturday

Sapphire Art Space, 2nd floor, Holiday Inn, Huanshidong Lu

020-11185

Comedy drama Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? is a light comedy about a boy who falls in love with an art teacher named Cissy, who suffers from short-term memory loss. With the help of his friends, Qiao pursues the girl in all manner of ways.

Guangzhou Drama Troupe will perform the comedy.

8 pm, May 4 to 10

13 Theater of Guangzhou

020-8776 8099, 8776 8660, 8776 8558

CONCERTs

The concert, French Music Make the World Colorful, performed by the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, will feature well-known conductor, Alain Paris.

The orchestra will perform four symphony songs composed by French musicians, including Lalo Le Roi d'Ys Overture, Poulenc Les Biches Suite, Roussel Symphony No 3 in G Minor, and Ravel La Valse.

8 pm, May 10

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

020-8776-8558

To commemorate his dead father's 100th birthday, pianist Fou Tsong will present a solo concert in Guangzhou. Born in 1934, Fou Tsong held about 2,400 solo concerts between 1960s and 1980s, gained high recognition among international music circles.

8 pm, May 11

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

020-8776-8558

To celebrate Mothers' Day, a concert named Oasis Night Concert: A Tribute to Mothers will be presented on May 11. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies' Oasis Music Club and Woodwind & Brass Ensemble will perform.

3 pm, May 11

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

020-8776-8558

Renowned violinist Wen Wei's concert, A Summer Night's Dream - "Dance of Violin" Symphonic Concert will be held at the Xinghai Concert Hall next month. Wen Wei earned her bachelor's degree in Australia, later studying at the Juilliard School in New York where she was awarded the Dorothy Delay Scholarship and Irene Diamond Grant. In 2005, she received her MA degree in music.

The violinist will be accompanied by Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra.

8 pm, May 17

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

020-8776-8558

(China Daily 05/09/2008 page22)