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(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-11-26 07:59

Beijing

Spirit of Xinjiang

Folk singer-songwriter Ma Tiao will release his new album, Turning 40, with a concert in Beijing. This second album, coming after the debut in 2007, distills the singer's emotions on reaching the milestone age.

Born in the city of Karamay in Xinjiang, Ma has no musical training but taught himself to play the guitar for one year.

He started to write songs when he came to Beijing in 1994 and formed his own band, that performed at various live house venues across the country. His music is rich in Xinjiang elements - from his hoarse singing to the instruments he mixes with the guitar. 8 pm, Dec 17. At Starlive, 3/F, Tango, 79 Heping Xijie, Dongcheng district. 010-6425-5677

Versatile artist

A retrospective show to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of artist Song Buyun (1910-1993) has opened.

Song belongs to the first generation of oil artists in New China and is a representative figure of the Xu Beihong's painting school (Xu is a pioneer of Chinese oil painting).

On display are more than 50 works, including oil paintings, water and color works, ink paintings, engravings and sculptures.

His themes range from natural scenery to cityscapes and portraits of ordinary people.

9 am-5 pm, Nov 28-Dec 5 except Monday. National Art Museum of China, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng district. 010-6401-7076

Shanghai

Soft rock band

Michael Learns to Rock (MLTR), a pop and soft rock band from Denmark, will give an unplugged concert in Shanghai. The band has a special talent for doing re-makes of popular Chinese songs. Most anticipated is a new song that the band adapted from a Chinese piece Fairy Tale.

7:30 pm, Dec 5. Shanghai International Gymnastic Center, 666 Wuyi Lu. 400-610-3721

Absurd comedy

The play Madhouse Beside Paradise premiered in Shanghai 10 years ago. A new production is directed by Yin Zhusheng and features movie actress Mei Ting. Set in a madhouse, where the staff and patients are preparing for a gala performance, it tells in short episodes the solitary and obsessive experiences of the patients.

7:15 pm, Dec 7-11. Shanghai Grand Theatre, 300 Renmin Avenue. 021-6386-8686

Greek artist

Greek artist Yorgos Papageorgiou has been living in China for the past five years. Paintings in this exhibition were created during his stay in Beijing. They are emotional records, rather than historical records, of his life in China, although he often uses old photographs picked up from flea markets in the capital. These photographs collaged in the paintings add a dimension not only in spatial but also psychological terms.

10 am-6 pm, Nov 27-Dec 19. 2F, 1 Maoming Nanlu. 021-2635-9535

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