Upcoming cultural events

Beijing

Uffizi's treasure trove

Eighty-two masterpieces from the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy, are on show in Beijing.

The exhibits, arranged in chronological order from the late 15th to the second half of the 20th centuries, display landscapes, still-life works and portraits.

Among the well-known works on display are Adoration of the Magi by Botticelli and Venus and Cupid with a Partridge by Titian.

9 am- 5pm, until June 5. Cafa Art Museum at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, 8 Huajiadi Nanjie, Chaoyang district. 010-6477-1575

450 years of music

The Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden symphony orchestra is one of the world's oldest, having played continuously for more than 450 years.

The Shanghai concert will feature conductor Nikolaj Znaider and violinist Huang Mengla.

7:30 pm, March 23. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Lu. 021-6854-1234

7:30 pm, March 26, 27.

National Center for the Performing Arts, west of Tian'anmen Square. 010-6655-0000

Going solo

Beijing artist Wang Aiting is staging her solo show with more than 40 of her latest landscapes, still-life works and portraits.

Wang was trained at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in the early 1990s and has been celebrated for her active participation in charities.

10 am-5 pm until April 12. Dezi Gallery, 32 Baiziwan, Chaoyang district. 010-5842-4956

Shanghai

Life as a woman

Queen of Coquetry, an original play about modern women will be presented by Shanghai's famous theater director He Nian.

It features four women, from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Taipei, and their love lives.

7:15 pm, April 8-16. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Lu. 021-6217-2426

Song-and-dance gala

The original dance drama A Palmful of Wild Jujubes will be presented by a dance troupe from Shanxi province.

The show incorporates local folk art and culture in its portrayal of the story of the exploits of a wealthy businessman's family in the early 20th century. Audiences can enjoy the unique Shanxi architectural style, which is a setting for the show.

7:15 pm, March 26-28. Shanghai Grand Theater, 300 Renmin Avenue. 021-6386-8686

Of men and women

The exhibition The Couple Show probes the many levels of the relationships between men and women through artworks by artists whose significant others are also artists. These couples sometimes cooperate on their creations, while they work independently at other times.

The pieces on display explore love, domesticity, sex, parenting, cohabitation and shared lives.

11 am-9 pm, until May 2. Shanghai Gallery of Art, 3F, Three on the Bund, 3 Zhongshan Dongyilu. 021-6321-5757

Zooming in

Huang Kui presents a new series he created through 2009 and 2010 in the exhibition My Projection is Focusing. On display are paintings, photographs, light boxes, installations and videos. Huang was born in Sichuan province in 1977 and now works in Shanghai.

10 am-5 pm, until May 7. ShanghART H-Space, Building 18, 50 Moganshan Lu. 021-6359-3923