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Published: Oct 14, 2013 05:33 PM
On Stage

Musical Avenue Q

Avenue Q won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, after it debuted on Broadway in 2003. The laugh-out-loud musical tells the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate, who moves into a shabby apartment all the way out on Avenue Q, as he desperately tries to follow his dreams and discover his ever-elusive purpose in life. A tiny bank balance, the distraction of a busty blonde and a variety of weird and wonderful friends and neighbors lead Princeton on a hilarious story of self-discovery. This Chinese production is co-produced by Seven Ages Production and TVBC, and directed by Joseph Graves.

Date: October 16 to December 22, Wednesday to Sunday, 8 pm

Venue: Magnolia Theater

白玉兰剧场

Address: 308 Chongqing Road South 重庆南路308号

Tickets: 100 to 880 yuan

Call 400-028-2577

OneRepublic Shanghai Concert

Formed in 2003 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado. The band achieved commercial success first on MySpace as an unsigned act. In 2007, OneRepublic released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud. Its lead single, "Apologize" was remixed by Timbaland, becoming a huge international hit and reaching No.1 in 16 countries. The album was later certified Platinum. The band's second album, Waking Up, (2009) produced the successful singles, "All the Right Moves," "Secrets," "Marchin On," and "Good Life," the latter reaching the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100. They are currently touring to promote their latest album Native.

Date: November 2, 7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Grand Stage

上海大舞台

Address: 1111 Caoxi Road North

漕溪北路1111号

Tickets: 180 to 980 yuan

Call 6217-3055 for details

Cecilia Bartoli Shanghai Concert

Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli has been a leading classical music artist for more than two decades. The success of her solo records is reflected both in extraordinary sales which have established her as today's bestselling classical artist - 10 million copies of audio and video releases occupying the international pop charts for well over 100 weeks - and in major awards: five Grammys (US), 10 Echos and a Bambi (Germany), two Classical Brit Awards (UK), the Victoire de la Musique (France) as well as many other prestigious prizes. Many further renowned conductors, pianists and orchestras have been her regular partners.

Date: October 19, 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 1,280 yuan

Call 6854-1234 for details

Event

Literary Salon: New Poetry Collection Launch

Best-selling science fiction and fantasy poet Shelly Bryant will read and discuss her latest collection, Harps upon Willows, at Glamour Bar. Her fourth collection of poetry invites readers to look into the negative space between words and letters; to see what stays constant in a world of inconstancy, to consider, "When hanging our harps upon willows, do we hear the sound of silence? If not, do we learn to listen and wait?" Shelly Bryant divides her year between Shanghai and Singapore, working as a teacher, writer, researcher and translator. She is the author of four volumes of poetry and two travel guides. She also translated Northern Girls by Sheng Keyi, and is in the process of translating Death Fugue, by the same author, as well as Li Na's memoir.

Date: October 19, 4 pm

Venue: Glamour Bar

Address: 6/F, 5 On the Bund, 20 Guangdong Road

广东路20号外滩五号6楼

Admission: 75 yuan, including a drink

Call 6329-3751 for details

Exhibitions

Water from Water

Water from Water is the new solo exhibition of Chinese artist Zheng Lu, who has come to prominence in recent years with his stainless steel sculptures that shimmer with a remarkable energy. The exhibition explores pictorial and sculptural vocabularies of surface aesthetic and paradox to create visual conditions that both engage and divert meaning. Currently based in Beijing, Zheng was born in Inner Mongolia in 1978. He graduated from Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts with a BFA in sculpture in 2003. In 2007, he received his MFA in sculpture from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts after attending a study program at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Date: Until November 24, 11 am to 9 pm

Venue: Shanghai Gallery of Art

沪申画廊

Address: 3/F, Three on the Bund, 3 Zhongshandongyi Road

中山东一路3号外滩三号3楼

Admission: Free

Call 6321-5757 for details

Reading

This group exhibition was conceived to explore the idea and act of "reading." The show frames "reading" in various aspects, for instance, the reception and process of information, the translation/transformation of given materials, and a specific form of understanding and communicating. Also, the show takes into consideration the performative aspect of reading, which has long been part of traditional culture in China and other countries. Participating artists include aaajiao, Chen Wei, Cheng Ran, Heman Chong, Simon Fujiwara, Ryan Gander, Guo Hongwei, Li Ran and Michael Lin.

Date: Until November 17, 10 am to 6 pm (Tuesday to Saturday), midday to 6 pm (Sundays)

Venue: Leo Xu Projects

Address: No.3, Lane 49 Fuxing Road West 复兴西路49弄3号

Venue: Le Space

Address: Room 807, 33 Sichuan Road Middle 四川中路33号807室

Admission: Free

Call 3461-1245 for details

New Pop: Art + Fashion Exhibition

The exhibition, featuring artists from China, Japan and South Korea, showcases new contemporary art. The works of Chinese artist Gong Xinru express rational self-reflection, keenness and mystery. The works of Yuki Matsudea express the humor hidden in everyday life. In the artworks of Korean artist Kim Jun-sik, there's a philosophical exploration of the relationship between Eastern and Western cultures depicted with vivid technical painting skills. Korean fashion designer Choi Chang-ho, who appears frequently in fashion weeks in China, Japan and Korea, has also been invited to arrange a retrospective fashion exhibit.

Date: October 19 to November 26, 10 am to 7 pm

Venue: Shun Art Gallery

熏依社画廊

Address: Room 103/208, Building 3, 50 Moganshan Road

莫干山路50号3号楼103/208室

Admission: Free

Call 5252-7198 for details