Exhibitions
No Man's Art Gallery
No Man's Art Gallery is an international exhibition platform for young artists by organizing pop-up galleries all over the world. The exhibition now is open in Shanghai, showcasing Chinese young talented artists alongside artists that were found in previous adventures from the Netherlands, Germany, India, Denmark, France and Russia. In a week's time, the exhibition gives visitors in Shanghai a place to gain insight into what the world has to offer when it comes to young creative minds. On May 23, there will be an Art in the Dark activity, in which a Shanghai artist will make face models of selected participants in the dark.
Date: Until May 26, 2 pm to 10 pm (Monday to Friday), midday to 8 pm (Saturday and Sunday)
Venue: Strictly Designers United
Address: 2/F, Bldg 3, 601 Waima Road 外马路601号3号库2楼
Admission: Free
E-mail to info@nomansart.com for details
Spectacle: 12 Presentations of Contemporary Museum Architecture in China
As urbanization is changing cities drastically, it has led to a tremendous development of museums as well. The Power Station of Art has invited artists and architects to create 12 artworks of museums, using medium including videos, installations and Internet. Among the 12 pieces of artworks, two were inspired by the host venue Power Station of Art. Zhang Jiajing used profile map of the museum to make it "more accessible" to the audience, while Bu Bing and Chai Tao were inspired by the surveillance camera and video records of the museum and created an installation to discuss the relationship of "to watch" and "be watched."
Date: Until July 18, 9 am to 5 pm (closed on Mondays, except for the national holidays)
Venue: Power Station of Art
上海当代艺术博物馆
Address: 200 Huayuangang Road
花园港路200号
Admission: Free
E-mail to info@powerstationofart.com for details
Group Exhibition: Chinese Garden
Around Space gallery has invited 10 artists from China and Japan to present this group exhibition in Shanghai, featuring paintings and photos of Chinese gardens. More than 20 different types of materials were used by the artists to create Chinese gardens, including silk, rice paper and canvas. Artworks from acclaimed Chinese artists Chai Yiming, Ding Beili and Tang Shu will be showcased during the exhibition.
Date: June 1 to July 2, 11 am to 6:30 pm (closed on Mondays)
Venue: Around Space
周围艺术画廊
Address: Room 408, 294 Sichuan Road Middle
四川中路294号408室
Admission: Free
Call 3305-0100 for details
On Stage
Hu Defu Shanghai Concert
Hu Defu, aka Ara Kimbo which is his aboriginal name, is regarded as the "Father of Taiwan's folk songs." His concert is named after his second album Sky High Mountain Blues. Born of aboriginal parents in Dawu Mountain of southern Taiwan in 1950, Hu has promoted Taiwan's folk and aboriginal culture through his songs and shared his experiences with audience through the power of his music. He also helped to kick off the influential Taiwanese folk movement of the 1970s, which has a long-time impact on the development of Taiwan's local music and the pop music in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.
Date: May 24, 7:30 pm
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center 上海东方艺术中心
Address: 425 Dingxiang Road
丁香路425号
Tickets: 80 to 800 yuan
Call 6854-1234 for details
Drama 1988 I Want to Talk with the World
The novel 1988 I Want to Talk with the World is written by Shanghai-based writer Han Han, who is a best-selling author, blogger and opinion-leader. In the novel, the leading role drives a car named 1988, and the story happens on the road during his traveling. The novel is selected as the "10 novels of the year" by Hong Kong magazine Yazhou Zhoukan (Asia Weekly). The stage drama is directed by Shao Zehui, one of the rising directors in China.
Date: May 25, 7:30 pm, May 26, 2:30 pm
Venue: Shanghai City Theater
上海城市剧院
Address: 4889 Dushi Road
都市路4889号
Tickets: 80 to 280 yuan
Call 5415-8976 for details
The Animals and Children Took to the Streets
Four years after their multi-award winning, critically acclaimed debut Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, the London-based theater company 1927 returns with its follow-up show The Animals and Children Took to the Streets. In this show, they mix live music, storytelling, high technology and performance with animation, to create a wickedly twisted show and strange theatrical experience, which the Guardian described as a "jaw-droppingly clever and gloriously subversive parable of social mobility, revolution and its suppression."
Date: May 24 to 26, 7:30 pm
Venue: Lyceum Theater
兰心大剧院
Address: 57 Maoming Road South
茂名南路57号
Tickets: 80 to 380 yuan
Call 6217-8530 for details
Musical Xiang Fei
Xiang Fei, aka the Fragrant Concubine, is a figure in Chinese legend who was taken as a consort from today's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region by Emperor Qianlong during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). According to the legend, she earned herself the name "fragrant," because she had mythical body scents that attracted butterflies. Her story has been adapted into several plays, films and books. This new musical is co-produced by the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center and artists from Kashi, Xinjiang.
Date: May 23 to June 5, 7:30 pm
Venue: STA Theatre, Shanghai Theatre Academy 上戏剧院
Address: 630 Huashan Road
华山路630号
Tickets: 100 to 380 yuan
Call 6248-5600 for details Nightlife
Ceephax Acid Crew China Tour
Hailed as one of the best electronic music performances ever seen in China, Ceephax Acid Crew blew away Shanghai last year. Ceephax's return visit to The Shelter will be part of his two-leg China tour, with the other one in Beijing. Ceephax, aka Andy Jenkinson, whips the crowd into excitement with his fun-infused melodic sound. His vocals and shouts on top of his madcap sound make everyone dance with a smile on their face. He's an established name on the UK festival circuit, and has released on Aphex Twin's Rephlex Records.
Date: June 22, 9:30 pm
Venue: The Shelter
Address: 5 Yongfu Road
永福路5号
Tickets: 50 yuan
Call 150-2185-5991 for details