What's On: Shanghai
Updated: 2011-08-12 17:07
(China Daily)
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Pop concert
Popular Chinese singers, including Karen Mok and Nicolas Tse from Hong Kong, Jolin Tsai and David Zee Tao from Taiwan, and Zhang Liangying from the Chinese mainland, will do a joint concert tour in Shanghai, Wenzhou of Zhejiang province and Shenzhen in Guangdong province.
7:30 pm, Aug 28. Shanghai Stadium, 666 Tianyaoqiao Lu. 021-6217-2426
Shanghai Art Fair
The 15th Shanghai Art Fair, claimed to be the largest of its kind in Asia, will include a series of drawings by 90-year-old He Youzhi, who is known for his sharp satire. The fair will present works by acclaimed master artists from galleries and art institutes all over the world.
9 am-5 pm, Sept 14-18. Shanghai Mart, 99 Xingyi Road. 021-6225-4977
Stage opera
Women Generals of the Yang Family is a theatrical production that combines traditional Peking opera with symphonic music. The lead role will be played by Shi Yihong. The play is accompanied by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of its artistic director Yu Long.
7:30 pm, Aug 31. Shanghai Grand Theater, 300 Renmin Avenue. 021-6386-8686
Contemporary art
A joint modern art exhibition, The Ultimate Image, will open on Saturday at Van Gallery in Shanghai.
Organized by Double Win Capital, the exhibition will display more than 100 works by 16 leading Chinese modern artists. They will include paintings, sculptures and installments. The late Chinese painter Chen Yifei's oil paintings and rising young artist Wang Qianwen's abstract paintings (pictured) are some highlights of the show.
9:30 am-6 pm, Aug 13-Sep 13. 257 Jinyan Lu, Pudong district. 021-6100-2198
Charity exhibition
Maitian Education Foundation is a charity NGO that helps children in under-developed areas with access to better educational resources. In the past six years, volunteers with the group have visited many remote villages, teaching children to paint and enjoy art.
The foundation will present some of the paintings in Shanghai under the title, Rainbow Bridge.
The organization plans to host 30 exhibitions, and raise 1 million yuan ($155,800) to help poor children realize their art dreams.
10 am-10 pm, Aug 14-17. Goban Machi, B1 Metro City, 1111 Zhaojiabang Lu. www.mowo.cn