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NCPA Drama A Doll's House

Date: Dec 16-22 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 180-380 yuan A Doll's House is Henrik Ibsen's most well-known work. The play has exerted far-reaching impact on the development of Chinese ideology, literature and drama. Lu Xun and Hu Shi, two important Chinese writers, praised Nora's thoughts on the pursuit of personality independence and individual liberation. Cao Yu, Tian Han and other prestigious Chinese dramatists are also inspired by the drama. Since "Spring Willow Society of Shanghai" (a drama society) premiered canovaccio A Doll's House for the first time in 1914, the work has stood out as important testimony to the development of Chinese drama history.

Contact: 010-6655-0000

Jersey Boys in Guangzhou

Date: Dec 16-24 - 8 pm

Venue: Guangzhou Opera House

Price: 199-1,299 yuan

They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound that nobody had ever heard and the radio just couldn't get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story - a story that has made them an international sensation all over again.

Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Tony Award-winning truelife musical phenomenon, Jersey Boys. From the streets of New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is the musical that's just too good to be true.

Contact: 021-5456-2471

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra

Date: Dec 16-17 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 80-600 yuan

The geographical significance of Slovenia, between the Alps and the Adriatic, at the meeting point of the Germanic, Romance and Slavic worlds, and today forming part of the European Union, has permitted musical art to follow the musical trends from North and South and from East and West. The history of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and its predecessors Academia Philharmonicorum, the Philharmonic Society, and the first Slovenian Philharmonic make it one of the oldest in the world. Among the many great names to become honorary members of the Philharmonic Society and the Slovenian Philharmonic are Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Niccolo Paganini, Johannes Brahms and Carlos Kleiber.

Contact: 010-6655-0000

The Reminders Tour in Beijing

Date: Dec 25 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Tianqiao Performance Art Center

Price: 99-380 yuan

The Reminders are a rare and remarkable musical duo seamlessly blending soulful sounds and roots music with insightful messages and thoughtful lyrics. The group consists of Brusselsborn emcee Big Samir and Queensborn emcee/vocalist Aja Black, a collective creative force that's hard to beat. Big Samir weaves intricate rhythmic patterns with a bilingual French/English flow, displaying his streetsmart credibility in both his lyrics and cool demeanor. This is beautifully complimented by Aja Black's confident delivery, diverse cadences, and unique vocal stylings. The two have an undeniable magical chemistry as they share more than lyrical abilities and stages; the couple shares a partnership in both music and life as Samir and Aja have been married for almost a decade.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Activities & nightlife

Learn Chinese Traditional Instrument Shakuhachi (Chiba) in Shanghai

Date: Dec 16-Jan 31 - 7 pm

Venue: Xiyuan

Price: 351 yuan

We will show you Shakuhachi, which is a kind of Chinese traditional musical instrument. Shakuhachi is made by bamboo with five holes, the famous anime theme song "Naruto Main Theme" was played by it.

While learning, we can have a free talk about eastern and western music, you can also experience the instruments and learn to play a short piece of music. You can also see some instruments from all over the world that you've may not heard of before, enjoy the music played by masters, and learn about the culture and knowledge of them.

Contact: 021-5456-2471

Lumen Matrix - International Digital Art Exhibition in Beijing

Date: Dec 16-Jan 7 - 10 am

Venue: Today Art Museum

Price: 80 yuan

The Lumen Prize, a global award and tour for digital art will open its first show in Beijing on November 25 at Today Art Museum. The exhibition will showcase more than 20 artworks including still image, installations, and VR works. Alongside award-winning artworks from the 2017 Lumen Prize - including this year's Gold Award winner "Plastic Reflectic".

This exhibition is part of the sixth annual Lumen Prize global tour, following shows in the UK and preceding an exhibition in St Petersburg, Russia. Entitled Lumen Matrix, this year's Asian leg of the tour opens in Beijing. Matrix, a mathematical term, stands for a rectangular array of numbers arranged in rows and columns. The mathematical concept is widely adopted in handling data and categorizing a set of relevant numbers.

Contact: 021-5456-2471