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Show

Rachmanimoff's Cycle I: Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

Date: Dec 3-Dec 4 - 7 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-880 yuan

The Mariinsky Orchestra is one of the oldest in Russia. Its history dates back to the first orchestra of the St. Petersburg Imperial Opera Orchestra, covering a period of over two hundred years. For the show, the conductor will be Valery Gergiev, artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre and Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. He is also the dean of the Faculty of Arts of the St Petersburg State University, and the chairman of the Organizational Committee of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Pianists for the show include Daniel Kharitonov and George Li. The performance will cover Symphony No 1 in Minor, Op 13, Piano Concert No 1 in F-sharp Mino, Op 1, Piano Conterto No 2 in C Minor, Op 18, Symphonic Dance, Op 45 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43.

Contact: 010-6655-0000

Philippe Bizot - 40 Years of Silence in Beijing

Date: Nov 23 - Dec 1

Venue: Penghao Theater

Price: 150-270 yuan

According to French mime artist Philippe Bizot, "The play is life, so you don't act." Philippe Bizot doesn't say a word on stage and yet, using exaggerated facial expressions and body movements, he expresses himself perfectly. "Silence is my language, my music, and my song," the 58-year-old French mime artist says. "The art of pantomime is a universal language, the language of emotion." The renewed version of 40 Years of Silence consists of 13 short stories as a retrospective of Bizot's 40 year career as a mine

Contact: 400-610-3721

Chen Sa Piano Recital

Date: Dec 2 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 80-500 yuan

Over the past decade, Chen Sa has established herself as one of the most charismatic pianists of her generation. She earned critical acclaims at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2000 and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2005 which began her professional performing career, bringing her evocative performances to audience around the world. Born in China, Chen grew up in a musical family. Her mother is a professional dancer and her father is a French horn player. In 2007, she graduated from Arie Vardi's Solo Class at the Hannover Hochschule f��r Musik und Theater in Germany, received PhD in Performance. In the 2015/16 season, Chen will maintain an intensive schedule, including a 22 recital tour in Germany, a 13 recital tour in China, concerto performances with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, debut recital at the Prague Spring Festival, recital at Sala Verdi in Milan and chamber performances at the Bad Kissingen Festival in Germany and the Le French May festival in Hong Kong.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Martha Masters 2015 Beijing Guitar Recital

Date: Dec 4 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Century Theater

Price: 180-380 yuan

Martha Masters is a renowned American classical guitarist. She won the 2000 Guitar Foundation of America international solo competition. Masters is the Executive Vice-president of the GFA. According to Naxos "she received both the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, where she studied with Manuel Barrueco, and completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Southern California as a student of Scott Tennant." Martha is currently a professor and guitar instructor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, where she gives both private instruction and directs the LMU Guitar Ensemble.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Piano Concert - Giovanni Marradi's China Tour in Beijing

Date: Nov 29 - 2:30 pm

Venue: Great Hall of the People

Price: 280 - 1,280 yuan

This is pianist Giovanni Marradi's first show ever in China. Several other musicians will also join him in the performance. As one of the most successful expressionist pianists in the 21st century, Marradi is good at painting beautiful sceneries with music, creating touching romantic atmosphere. At the age of seven, Marradi started thinking about why it is difficult to learn to play the piano. After years of thinking and hard working, he invented Roll-Out Keyboard and Gini Notation Technology, which have changed music education.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Activities

German Charity Christmas Bazaar Beijing

Date: Nov 28 - 11 am

Venue: German Embassy Beijing

Ticket: 25-100 yuan

Christmas is just round the corner and so is our beloved German Charity Christmas Bazaar at the German Embassy in Beijing. This year it takes place on Saturday, November 28, from 11 am to 6 pm at the German Embassy Beijing. Last year was a great success but masses of people waiting outside in line made us think about a new admission concept. This year admission is only possible with a ticket. We sell two categories: red tickets (valid from 11 am and) and blue tickets (valid from 2 pm). Tickets include vouchers for every beverage or food or item sold on the bazaar. As always all proceeds go to our carefully selected charity-projects. You can buy your ticket to a day full of festivity and indulgence downtown at the German Embassy School-Shop (Liangmaqiao Lu) (9.15 am-1 pm) or at the Beijing Riviera Clubhouse in Shunyi (9 am-7 pm). There are also tickets available on day while stocks last, but pre-sale tickets will have preferential access. Remember to bring valid passport or ID card to the bazaar. Everyone and every nationality is very welcome.

Contact: 010-8532-9000

Mr Maovember Moustache & Beard Championships

Date: Nov 28 - 3 pm

Venue: Home Plate Bar-B-Que

It's the third annual month long charity event Maovember.

This year Home Plate BBQ will be hosting a judged moustache and beard championship with 4 categories. Best Natural Moustache, Best Styled Moustache, Best Business Beard and Best Full Beard. Each winner will take home a plaque for bragging rights and sponsored prize. During the event 1 keg of Jing A Flying Fist IPA will be free flow until the keg is empty! There will also be happy hour and other surprises.

Contact: 135-5277-6165

Nightlife

Gawky Teen Films

Date: Nov 23 - 7:30 pm

Venue: 69 Cafe

Every Monday for the month of November, 69 Caf�� features a different coming-of age film showcasing the quirkiness of adolescent life. For Nov 23, it is American comedy-drama Rushmore (1998), directed by Wes Anderson. The story focuses on a teenager named Max Fischer, about his friendship with a rich industrialist and his love for his elementary school teacher.

Contact: 010-6403-2869

Punchline Comedy Night

Date: Nov 24 - 8 pm

Venue: The Garage

Price: 290 yuan

Punchline Comedy Club returns with three professional stand-up comedians flown in especially to entertain you. Two nights only: Tuesday, November 24th at The Garage in Shunyi and Wednesday, November 25th at The Local Sanlitun.

Contact: 186-1385-8061

Swing Dance Monday Nites

Date: Nov 23 - 8-11 pm

Venue: No 18 Anletang Hutong, Di'anmennei Dajie, Beijing

Price: 30 yuan

Join us every Monday night for a beginners' level swing dance class that focuses on Lindy Hop and Charleston. This lively American dance began in Harlem in the 1920's and has received renewed interest in recent years, especially in Los Angeles, California and even here in Beijing. In this class we will focus on basics of both styles with a moderate repertoire of moves for both dances. Partner is optional as we rotate leaders frequently.

Contact: 135-2155-5296

Loreli's First Annual Writing Contest Closing Party

Date: Dec 4 - 8 pm

Venue: 4coners

Price: Free

New art/music/writing webzine Loreli marks the end of their first annual competition with a party at Beijing's 4corners, involving literary games, drinks, and camaraderie, as well as prizes for the winners and other participants.

Contact: 010-6401-7797

Aussie Christmas Party

Date: Dec 11 - 6:30 pm

Venue: Grand Hyatt

Price: 180/230 yuan

Supported by CPA Australia, ACYA and ACYPI, the Aussie Community in Beijing will be treated to Christmas themed-mouthwatering buffet stations, cheap drinks and a live band busting out Christmas Carols.

Contact: events@austcham.org

The Comeback of Confucius - Talk with Michael Schuman

Date: Nov 23 - 7:30 pm

Venue: The Bookworm

Price: 40/50 yuan

For much of the past 100 years, Confucius was vilified by reformers and revolutionaries in China who believed the old sage was an outdated relic holding the nation back from a new, glorious future. But today, China's greatest philosopher is experiencing a revival. President Xi Jinping routinely promotes Confucius's ideas in an attempt to resurrect traditional culture as a bulwark against unwanted, foreign influences. The government is promoting Confucius Institutes around the world, using the sage as a brand in a soft-power campaign. Encouraged, ordinary Chinese are revisiting Confucius's teachings and traveling to the sage's hometown of Qufu. The comeback of Confucius is potentially one of the most significant trends in Chinese politics and culture. But is it for real? Can Confucius once again shape Chinese politics and society, as he had in the past? And what would that mean for China's future? Michael Schuman is author of the new book Confucius and the World He Created. He is a Beijing-based journalist who writes about Asia and the global economy.

Contact: 010-6586-9507

UCCA Gala and Benefit Auction 2015

Date: Nov 22 - 8 pm

Venue: Ullens Center for Contemporary Art

Since 2012, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art has hosted an annual gala to celebrate our past and upcoming exhibitions and to honor those that made them possible. Beginning with the help of one designer, our gala has continued to mature over the past three years through generous donations of artwork from several artists. Now with support from international brands Dior, PYE, Davidoff, Morgan-Stanley, Sotheby's, and Pernod-Ricard as well as twenty-two major galleries from China and abroad, the gala and its accompanying benefit auction have become the focal point of concerted efforts to create a sustainable environment for Chinese contemporary art.

Contact: 010-5780-0200

Sports

The Beijing Warlord Tour

Date: Nov 21-Dec 26 (Every Saturday) - 2 pm

Price: 120/190 yuan

Step back in time to Beijing's chaotic Warlord Era on this tour of Beijing's wild political and military history. The guide will take you through the city's most historic hutong, and share stories on the political treachery and assassinations that took place in 1920's Beijing. You'll also learn how to baptize an army in less than five minutes and how to remember the names of your concubines.

Contact: 138-1777-0229

(China Daily 11/21/2015 page20)