Event

Film Screening at Sprout

Sprout Lifestyle is hosting a free screening of The Cure Is, a transformational film about how every human body is brilliantly designed for vitality and longevity. It addresses questions such as why health and life expectancy gradually decline, whether we've lost our connection to the natural way of living, and whether there is a powerful and effective means of addressing disease? Woven with testimonials from top scientists, doctors and evolutionary leaders, the amazing true stories in the film create a mind-blowing journey of self-discovery that will radically shift the way you look at health and disease forever.

Date: April 23, 7 pm

Venue: Sprout Lifestyle

Address: Unit 412, Surpass Court, 570 Yongjia Road

永嘉路570号永嘉庭412座

Admission: Free

Visit http://www.sproutlifestyle.com/ for details

Exhibitions

Under the Sun

Young Chinese artist Liu Weijian's new solo exhibition at ShanghART H-Space will display more than 20 acrylic paintings created between 2011 and 2013. Born in Hunan Province in 1981, Liu graduated from the art school of Shanghai Normal University in 2005. The Shanghai-based artist has exhibited extensively in major Chinese cities, Spain and Italy. Curator and art critic Demetrio Paparoni describes Liu's works as managing to capture "the hotness of day, thirst, the coldness of the night, the worry of getting lost, and the fear of moving forward."

Date: Until April 24, 10 am to 6 pm

Venue: ShanghART H-Space

Address: Bldg 16, 50 Moganshan Road 莫干山路50号16号楼

Admission: Free

Call 6359-4570 for details

Outside Within

This exhibition will feature new works of oil on canvas by the established Chinese artist collective Tamen, composed of Lai Shengyu and Yang Xiaogang. The solo exhibition explores new landscapes that verge on metaphysical discourses on identity, context, and cultural knowledge. The artworks present vast open scenes with a sense of the philosophical, while displaying the same eerie serenity and complex thresholds that have come to define Tamen's aesthetic. Outside Within challenges perspective and boundaries.

Date: April 25 to June 29, 11 am to 7 pm (closed on Mondays)

Venue: Art+ Shanghai Gallery

Address: Embankment Building, 370 Beisuzhou Road

北苏州路370号河滨大楼

Admission: Free

Call 5608-6067 for details

Chen Xiaoyun Solo Exhibition

Celebrated Chinese artist Chen Xiaoyun will have a solo exhibition entitled Twenty-one Poems of Lenin at the main space of ShanghART Gallery. The upcoming show features a series of Chen's recent works including sculptures, paintings and photographs. Works on display follow the artist's poetic narrative style. Born in 1971 in Hubei Province, Chen now works and lives in Beijing.

Date: Until May 26, 10 am to 6 pm daily

Venue: ShanghART Gallery

香格纳画廊

Address: Bldg 16, 50 Moganshan Road 莫干山路50号16幢

Admission: Free

Call 6359-3923 for details

Shanghai Housewares

This exhibition features 60 household items from 120 objects included in the book of the same name by Shanghainese designer Zhou Qi. Inspired by examples of exquisite local craftsmanship on the edge of extinction, Zhou interviewed 10 local artisans and collected more than 100 everyday objects which were commonly seen in the 1980s and 1990s. Published last year, her book reflects the conflict between rapid industrial development and disappearing local craftsmanship.

Date: Until April 27, 9 am to 5 pm

Venue: Shanghai Mass Art Center 上海群众艺术馆

Address: 125 Guyi Road

古宜路125号

Admission: Free

Call 5424-4152 for details

ECAL Photography

This exhibition features selected photo works by students from École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL, also known as University of Art and Design Lausanne). This century-old Swiss art institute has nurtured thousands of talented artists and is now one of the top art schools in the world.

Date: Until May 11, 10 am to 10 pm

Venue: 10 Corso Como

Address: North Annex, Wheelock Square, 1717 Nanjing Road West

南京西路1717号会德丰国际广场北院

Admission: Free

Call 6286-1072 for details

Contingency Plans: or, Living with Unstable Grounds

This exhibition looks at how the unexpected forces of nature shape landscapes and human lives. Entitled Contingency Plans: or, Living with Unstable Grounds, the exhibition draws on understudied cases from overlooked places through 19 case studies assembled by over 20 contributors. Each case study is based on an unexpected terrestrial event. Examples include a landslide in Hong Kong, persistent desertification in China, volcanic eruptions in Indonesia, the seepage of mining waste in West Papua, and the gradual accumulation of the surface of the Earth in the UK.

Date: Until June 1, 10 am to 8 pm

Venue: The University of Hong Kong / Shanghai Study Centre

香港大学上海学习中心

Address: 298 Beisuzhou Road

北苏州路298号

Admission: Free

Visit ash.arch.hku.hk for details

On Stage

Witness For the Prosecution

Agatha Christie adapted this play for the stage from her novel of the same name. The show was hugely successful in London and Broadway before it was made into an Oscar-nominated film. The Chinese version of this play is performed by Shanghai's leading theater group, Shanghai Mousetrap Drama Studio.

Date: Until April 24, 7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre 上海话剧艺术中心

Address: 288 Anfu Road

安福路288号

Tickets: 150 to 300 yuan

Call 6473-4567 for details

Club for Five

Founded in Helsinki in 2001, Club for Five is a five-member contemporary a cappella group, specializing in vocally imitating the sounds of musical instruments. Club for Five sing in both English and Finnish. Their hits include renditions of Finnish folk tunes and covers of pop songs. The band released their first album Ensi-ilta in 2004 and their second album Uni was released two years after. The 2007 Christmas album Rekiretki was awarded album of the year in Finland and won The Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards in 2008.

Date: April 30, 7 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center 上海东方艺术中心

Address: 425 Dingxiang Road

丁香路425号

Tickets: 100 to 880 yuan

Call 400-650-5050 for details

Gala 2014 Concert

Set up in 2004 in Beijing, Gala has become an acclaimed rock band among both critics and fans in China. Their albums include the English Young for You released in 2004, which highlighted the unbounded enthusiasm of youth, and the Chinese Zhui Meng Chi Zi Xin in 2011 that has encouraged numerous people with its touching and uplifting lyrics. Crowned as one of the best rock bands in China, Gala is embarking on its 2014 China tour to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

Date: May 24, 7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center 东方艺术中心

Address: 425 Dingxiang Road

丁香路425号

Tickets: 80 yuan to 480 yuan

Call 400-880-2880 for details