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(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-12-31 08:15

Beijing

NY Peking Opera concert

The Forbidden City Concert Hall will host a Peking Opera concert to usher in the New Year.

Taking the stage will be accomplished performers from the China National Peking Opera Company, the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts and other institutes, including Li Guang, Wang Rongrong and Li Hongmei.

They will present classic pieces from such operas as The Drunken Beauty, Mu Guiying Takes Command and The Lucky Purse.

7:30 pm, Jan 1. Forbidden City Concert Hall in Zhongshan Park, Northwest of Tian'anmen Square. 010-6559-8285

Movie music

American Philharmonic Sonoma County will bring a spectacular concert to Beijing fans in the New Year.

Conducted by Gabriel Sakakeeny, the orchestra will not only perform world-famous classics such as the Flight of the Bumble Bee, but also play theme songs from Hollywood movies such as Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter.

The concert will include Chinese elements such as the theme song of Butterfly Lovers and that of several others.

7:30 pm, Jan 3, 4. Poly Theater, Dongsi Shitiao, Chaoyang district. 400-650-5050

Lens on dancer

A photography show featuring images of renowned dancer Yang Liping presents more than 80 black-and-white photos. They have been created by portrait photographer Xiao Quan, who has been following the Bai ethnic artist's dancing career since 1991.

10 am-6 pm, until Jan 25. Bloom Gallery, 798 Art zone, 2 Jiuxianqiao lu, Chaoyang district. 010-5978-4824

Poetic depictions

Veteran ink painter Su Zongsheng from Shandong province, is holding his first solo exhibition in Beijing. On view are more than 70 of his flowers-and-birds paintings created in recent years. Su is noted for his vivid and poetic depiction of lotus flowers and Chinese wisteria.

10 am-5 pm, until Jan 6

Wu Dongkui Art Museum, 1 Donghuashi Dajie, Dongcheng district

010-5100-5500

Oils and installations

Ling Jian's solo show includes more than 50 of his latest oils and installations, inspired by Song Dynasty (960-1279) poetry.

Ling says he paints on mirror surfaces, and then puts them in round frames, "to give the viewer a funky, mysterious visual experience."

10:30 am-6 pm, until Jan 16. Today Art Museum, 2/F, 32 Baiziwanlu, Chaoyang district. 010-5876-0600

Shanghai

Detective drama

The Hollow, a piece of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, will be staged in Chinese. It was in this countryside murder mystery that Christie introduced the much-loved Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The Chinese production will feature acclaimed actors such as Song Yining and Xu Chengxian. The director, Lin Yi, pays special attention to capturing the unique character of English country life.

7:30 pm, until Jan 16. Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center, 288 Anfu Lu. 021-6473-0123

Dinosaurs on stage

Theatrical extravaganza Walking With Dinosaurs will present life-size dinosaurs stomping and roaring. With dinosaurs - from hand-puppet ones to those as tall as three-story buildings - being the main stars of the show, an actor will play paleontologist and lead audiences on an educational trip through the history of planet Earth.

7 pm, Jan 19-23; 11 am, 3 pm, Jan 22, 23. Mercedes-Benz Arena, 1200 Expo Avenue. 021-6217-2426

Four-person show

The exhibition Other Rooms, features four works of four artists/groups - Martin Creed, Peter Fischli and David Weiss, Adrian Piper and Dora Garcia - displayed in four different rooms. The works in different media will show a world of confusion and fantasy distorting reality.

10 am-9 pm, until Feb 13 except Mondays. Minsheng Museum of Art, F, 570 Huaihai Xilu. 021-6282-8729