What's on

On pointe

Award winning ballet productions from the Beijing International Ballet and Choreography Competition will soon hit the stage. Ballet dancers, including Qiu Yunting, Xu Yan and Li Wentao, will be featured in the productions which include the classic Black Swan pas de deux, Giselle pas de deux, as well as original Chinese contemporary ballet pieces such as Sad Birds and Permanent Yesterday. The competition has been offering a platform for young Chinese dancer-choreographers since 2011.

7:30 pm, March 27 and 28. National Center for the Performing Arts. No 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district, Beijing.010-6655-0000.

Battlefield heroines

The China National Peking Opera Company will stage the classic Peking Opera piece The Female Generals of the Yang Family. Set in the Song Dynasty (960−1279), the story is based on legends about the widowed women of the Yang family who are loyal to the emperor, and how they stepped up to take charge of the battlefield after the deaths of their husbands. Peking Opera actresses Dong Juan and Guo Xiao will play the heroine Mu Guiying.

7:30 pm, March 25 and 26. National Center for the Performing Arts. No 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district, Beijing.010-6655-0000.

Depicting ordinary concerns

Still-life paintings created by Beijing-based artist Chen Fei from 2017 is now on display at his solo exhibition Morning Market in Shanghai. His paintings are a kaleidoscopic view of the daily lives of people from different social divisions. The works on display are reminiscent of classical European still-life paintings and portraits. But unlike the tranquil feeling that is conveyed in European style paintings, Chen presents a broader vision in his work by embedding daily concerns of ordinary people. The arrangement of objects in his work shows influence of nianhua, or traditional Chinese New Year paintings. His work also reminds the audience of booming everyday scenes at the market where people of varying ages and income levels come together. Chen also interweaves his observations of geopolitical relations and cultural identity into his vivid narratives of life in a multilayered world. The exhibition is held at the Yuz Museum till May 9.

10 am-6 pm, Tuesday-Sunday. 35 Fenggu Road, Xuhui district, Shanghai.

Indonesian art diversity

Modern and contemporary Indonesian art have been widely discussed in international art circles for years. Meanders in the Tropics, an ongoing exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum, addresses this interest in 20th century Indonesian art. On display are drawings, paintings, sculptures and videos dated from as early as the 1930s. The exhibition traces the diversity in style and themes of Indonesian art throughout the century, and reflects the social influence as the country evolves in different stages of history.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. Tsinghua University, Haidian district, Beijing.010-6278-1012.

Chinese music ensemble

Multitalented instrumentalist Zhang Weiliang will hold a concert with his students to celebrate his 50-year career. Zhang will perform Chinese music pieces such as Wild Geese Alighting on Sand, Spring Chant and Dreamworld with his bamboo flute and xiao, a traditional Chinese vertical bamboo flute. Other performers include erhu musician Chai Shuai, pipa musician Li Jia and pianist Xiong Zhuangzhuang.

7:30 pm, March 27. National Center for the Performing Arts. No 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district, Beijing.010-6655-0000.