Listings: Guangzhou

China Daily | Updated: 2008-10-24 08:20

STAGE

BeatBox was developed by African Americans in the 1970s as an inventive method of imitating musical instruments vocally.

Guangzhou's BeatBox club, composed of six members, was founded two years ago. This time it has invited a famous local dance team, a band and some singers to join a performance mixing hip hop, rock, street dance and rap.

8 pm, Oct 24

Nanfang Theater, 80 Jiaoyu Lu

020-8412-7219

CONCERTS

Canadian rock and blues band Black Cat Bone is staging a mini-concert in Guangzhou following its successful performance in Beijing. The band produces compelling party music, mixing traditional blues with R&B, funk, and rock. Its long-awaited debut album Drinkin Alone will be released next month and the concert will feature some of its tracks.

9 pm, Oct 31

C:Union bar, 115, Shuiyin Lu

020-8704-7357/3584-0144

For Musical Dreams - Mahler Series Symphonic Concert IV, the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra will continue its exploration of Mahler's symphonic works in a chamber music version. While Symphony No 3 revealed the grandness of nature, Symphony No 4 expresses Mahler's yearning for the heavens.

8 pm, Nov 1

Symphony Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall, 33, Qingbo Lu, Ersha Island

8735-2222 ext 312

Exhibition

The Third Guangzhou Triennial at the Guangdong Museum of Art has less than two weeks to run and contains works by 178 artists from more than 40 countries and regions. The exhibits are divided into four groups: Projects in Progress, Thinking Room, Free Radicals and Independent Projects.

9am-5pm, until Nov 6

Guangdong Museum of Art, 38, Yanyu Lu, Ersha Island

020-8735-1403

(China Daily 10/24/2008 page22)