Source:Global Times Published: 2013-6-19 18:03:01
Exhibition
Gaze on Fair Ladies
This joint exhibition features paintings by four contemporary female artists who represent different styles of the Shanghai school of painting, notably Wan Fu, famous for her colorful and dreamy flower and bird paintings that give a modern touch to the traditional gongbi painting style (a realistic technique in Chinese painting), and Bao Ying's ink-wash portraits of women. The exhibition also marks the reopening of the Shanghai Art Salon, which has undergone a recent renovation.
Date: Until June 29, 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Shanghai Art Salon
海上艺术会馆
Address: 681 Julu Road
巨鹿路681号
Admission: Free
Call 6418-5102 for details
Nightlife
Rainbow Danger Club Farewell Performance
Five-piece rock outfit Rainbow Danger Club are playing one final gig in Shanghai before their American frontman returns home. The marathon performance starts at 1 pm and will run until late. Supporting acts include X is Y, Hellhounds, the Horde, Threshold of Forest, DJ Boss, Death to Quitters and Acid Pony Club. Fans and friends of Rainbow Danger Club are all welcome to the party.
Date: June 22, 1 pm to 11 pm
Venue: Yuyintang 育音堂
Address: 851 Kaixuan Road
凯旋路851号
Tickets: 50 yuan
Call 5237-8662 for details
Event
Soundscape Concert
James Cohan Gallery Shanghai has teamed up with the French Consulate in Shanghai to present a concert by Soundscape Collective this Sunday afternoon. The Shanghai-based collective is famous for its wide use of traditional folk instruments like the sheng, didgeridoo, harmonium and erhu. This performance is a part of Fete de la Musique, a musical celebration held in over 340 cities in 110 countries and regions around the world. Fifty posters from Danish artist Jesper Just's Venice Biennale exhibition will be given out to early birds.
Date: June 23, 4 pm to 6 pm
Venue: James Cohan Gallery Shanghai
Address: Building 1, Lane 170 Yueyang Road 岳阳路170弄1号楼
Admission: Free
Call 5466-0825 for details
On Stage
The Peony Pavilion
Taiwanese playwright Pai Hsien-yung's adaptation of the classic Kunqu Opera The Peony Pavilion returns to Shanghai. The classic story of love and resurrection has been dubbed one of the most beautiful love stories in Chinese literature. Breaking with the tradition of casting older actors, Pai chose young actors Yu Jiuling and Shen Fengying from the Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theatre to portray the teenage lovers Liu Mengmei and Du Liniang, and also condensed the original play. The critically acclaimed adaptation premiered in 2004 in Taipei and has toured countries around the world.
Date: July 12, 7:15 pm
Venue: Yi Fu Theatre 逸夫舞台
Address: 701 Fuzhou Road
福州路701号
Tickets: 80 to 380 yuan
Call 400-185-8666 for details
Mayday's Nowhere World Tour 2013
Billed as one of the most spectacular concerts of its world tour, Taiwanese rock band Mayday is set to hold two concerts in Shanghai this July following gigs in Hangzhou, Kunming, Guiyang and Chongqing earlier this year. Formed in Kaohsiung in the late 1990s, Mayday is a five-man alternative rock outfit regarded as Taiwan's most successful band of the 20th century. The band will perform its popular hits, including "Bore to Love," "Time Machine," "Second Round" and "Down to Earth."
Dates: July 19 and 20, 7:30 pm
Venue: Shanghai Indoor Stadium
上海体育场
Address: 1111 Caoxi Road North
漕溪北路1111号
Tickets: 255 to 1,255 yuan
Call 400-610-3721 for details