Beijing

Cinderella audition

Bring the kids and celebrate Christmas with Cinderella and her wicked stepsisters. Beijing Playhouse is auditioning for 20 adult and 10 child actors and singers for the traditional British holiday pantomime production. Ability to perform in English is required. If you want to learn more about auditioning for the show, you can come to the drama club reading of the Cinderella script on Aug 23 at 6:30 pm at Trojan House.

Auditions: 6:30 pm, Sept 18 and 19; Performances: Tue-Sat nights and Sun matinees, Dec 2-18. Trojan House theater, 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang district. 010-5711-0860

www.beijingplayhouse.com

Images by the West

Vintage Prints - China Exhibition Tour of the Collection of Charles Jin: 20th Century Works of Western Photographers features more than 100 masterpieces of photographs, providing a platform for Chinese to enjoy and understand Western photography. The show, with exhibits from photographer and collector Jin Hongwei, will tour around China after Beijing.

10 am-5 pm, until Sept 11. Cafa Art Museum, 8 Huajiadi Nanjie, Chaoyang district. 010-6477-1575

On the Fringe

Since 2008, Beijing Fringe Festival has been popular with thousands of the young and contemporary-minded in the city. There are so many dramas staged in various theaters across the city over several weeks every September.

For this year, more than 100 performances will be staged in various theaters across a 20-day period during the festival. Look for avant-garde plays, concerts and script readings.

7:30, Sept 6-25. www.event.mosh.cn/view/199588

Shanghai

Musical season opens

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra will give its opening concert for the 2011-12 season. The symphony will perform under the baton of its art director Yu Long, presenting the Overture for Le Nozze Di Figaro by Mozart, and Symphony No 7 by Beethoven.

7:30 pm, Aug 27. Shanghai Concert Hall, 523 Yan'an Donglu. 021-6433-3574

Joint show

The exhibition Feast will feature outstanding Shanghai artists, who express with their own unique visual language and world outlook. Exhibits include conceptual photography, oil on canvas, glass, bronze, paper-cut and neon installation. Among the artists are Bai Hongwei, Chen Hangfeng, Jiang Weitao and Liu Ren.

10:30 am-6 pm, Sept 6-Oct 8. Studio Rouge M50, Building 7-109, 50 Moganshan Lu. 021-5252-7856

Collectivism

Traditional Chinese ideology gives great emphasis to the value of collectivism and this exhibition is about its modern interpretation. Modern artists and art groups, including Monika Lin, Li Xiaofei, Ji Wenyu and Zhu Weibing, Qian Rong and Robert Davis present their perception of the idea and their thinking about the relationship and interaction between the majority and individuals.

10 am-5 pm, until Aug 30. OV Gallery, 207 Building A, 50 Moganshan Lu. 139-1637-3474

Hong Kong

Love bites

Vampires have saturated pop culture in recent years, popping up in novels, television and film. But for fans of the genre, there is nothing like the original. Chung Ying Theater Company presents its Cantonese version of Dracula, based on the Bram Stoker novel. A classic love story is woven into an epic battle between good and evil. The play focuses on Lucy's gradual loss of blood after the death of Mina, and the bizarre tale of Count Dracula in Transylvania. It's up to Professor Van Helsing to come to the rescue.

7:30 pm, Aug 27; 2:30 pm, Aug 28. Auditorium, Yuen Long Theater, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Road, Yuen Long. 852-3961-9803

Macao

Wonders in ice

Beat the heat this August by chilling out at Ice World in The Venetian Macao. Held over until Oct 9 due to the large number of visitors, the frosty exhibition includes local landmarks in the Macao Heritage zone such as an ice replica of the Ruins of St. Paul and Guia Lighthouse.

In the Wonders of the World section, marvel at a frozen Taj Mahal or Eiffel Tower. You can also check out Beijing's icy Temple of Heaven, a wintery forest and an ice-age mastodon within its own frozen tundra.

It's a great way to entertain the kids while keeping cool.

Noon-8 pm, Mon-Fri; noon-10 pm, Sat, Sun and public holidays; until Oct 9. The Venetian Macao, Estrada da Baia de N. Senhora da Esperanca, s/n, Taipa. 853-2882-8818

(China Daily 08/21/2011 page15)