Beijing

Joys and sorrows

Homegrown drama Wo Tou Hui Guan, performed by the Beijing People's Art Theater, will start a new round of performances at the Capital Theater, after being staged nearly 100 times since 2009. Five of the best actors and actresses in China star in the play: actors He Bing, Yang Lixin and Pu Cunxin and actresses Song Dandan and Xu Fan.

The drama takes place one year before the peaceful liberation of Beijing in a courtyard called "Wo Tou Hui Guan" in the south of Beijing. There, several Beijing locals experienced joys and sorrows, hope and desperation across three seasons - summer, autumn and winter.

7:30 pm, until Oct 23. Capital Theater, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng district. 400-810-8080

Super-Organisms

The Cafa Art Museum is hosting the first experimental art biennial entitled Super-Organism. On display are 52 sets of artworks of various media created by artists from more than 12 countries and regions.

The event includes not only exhibitions but also lectures and seminars to address the latest trends in contemporary artistic creations, according to museum director Wang Huangsheng.

10 am-5 pm, until Oct 30. 8 Huajiadi Nanjie, Chaoyang district. 010-6477-1575

Art journeys

The Beijing World Art Museum will host From the Academy to the Avant-garde, featuring about 80 classical paintings and sculptures from Mexican business tycoon Juan Antonio Perez Simon's personal collection.

9 am-5 pm, until Nov 21. Beijing World Art Museum, China Millennium Monument, A9 Fuxinglu, Haidian district. 010-5980-2222

Shanghai

Free-spirited art

Free as Wind is an exhibition of about 30 oil paintings by young artist Luo Dan. Born in 1981 to Luo Zhongli, an acclaimed artist and president of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Luo has constantly sought to break free of his father's influence and has found his voice in depicting rock 'n' roll concert scenes.

10 am-6:30 pm, until Oct 30. Longmen Art Projects, Building 23, 515 Fuxing Zhonglu. 021-6472-2838 Ext 101

Precious collection

The Museum of Art and History Geneva brings landscape paintings by Alexandre Perrier (1862-1936) to Shanghai. Perrier dedicated his entire life to the pictorial transposition of the Swiss landscape. Influenced by Neo-impressionism, he used a technique that deconstructed his strokes into small points and lines. In the second half of his career, Perrier's style evolved towards a freer method that dissociated color and drawing.

9 am-5 pm, Sep 22-Nov 27. Shanghai Museum, 201 Renmin Avenue. 021-6372-3500

Hong Kong

Romp with Stomp

This is your chance to find out what all the noise is about. After a five-year absence, Stomp '11 - Fresher, Faster, Funnier returns to Hong Kong for 16 performances, introducing a whole new audience to its infectious combination of comedy, rhythm, theater and dance. Ever since it premiered in 1991 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Stomp has wowed audiences by taking mundane objects from everyday life and transforming them into rousing musical instruments. This latest edition was inspired by its long-running Las Vegas counterpart; its whirling dance and acrobatics featuring paint cans and monster truck inner tubes will have you stomping your own feet for encores.

8 pm, Tue-Fri; 2:30 pm and 8 pm, Sat; 2:30 pm and 7 pm Sun. Oct 25-Nov 6. Lyric Theater, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai. 852-3128-8288 for tickets, 852-8203-0299 for inquiries

Bavarian brews

One of the biggest annual outdoor Oktoberfest parties in town celebrates its 20th anniversary in style, as the Marco Polo German Bierfest 2011 returns to Hong Kong bigger and more fun than ever. This year, along with the return of traditional oom-pah-pah band The Notenhobler from Munich, the event will include Lowenbrau Oktoberfestbier, a special edition beer made for the occasion. Available for the first time in Hong Kong, its high wort content ensures that the brew is full-bodied and packed with flavor. Feast on crispy pork knuckle and authentic German sausages while clicking steins and table dancing the night away to Bavarian tunes with a glittering view of Victoria Harbour.

6 pm-11 pm, until Nov 12. Viewing Platform, Level 6, Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui. 852-3128-8288 for tickets, 852-2113-3217 for inquiries

(China Daily 10/23/2011 page15)