Art beat in December

A night of true tango magic

Mora Godoy, one of the most prestigious and popular tango dancers from Argentina, will present Amor Tango with her company, which has successfully toured the world for more than 10 years. The production Amor Tango premiered in 2011 and has become a phenomenal show.

7:15 pm, Wednesday-Friday (Dec 31-Jan 2). Shanghai Oriental Art Center-Opera Hall. 425 Dingxiang Road, Pudong, Shanghai. 400-650-5050.

I Love You

Originally called I Love You. You Are Perfect. Now Change, the play was the longest-running small-theater musical on Broadway. The Chinese production of the show has been adapted by Yu Rongjun, an award-winning playwright based in Shanghai. It consists of 16 episodes about dating and relationships, presented by four actors.

7:30 pm,Tue-Sun;2 pm, Sat-Sun; Dec 4-Jan 4, 2015 Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center-Studio D6 288 Anfu Road, Xuhui district 021-6473-0123 150-380 yuan

Words Tend to Be Inadequate

This is a group exhibition that illuminates how the use of text in the visual arts can be as powerful as images in communicating ideas or expressing inner feelings. Works by Daniel Gustav Cramer, Gonkar Gyatso, Jenny Holzer, Qin Yufen, Qiu Zhenzhong, Tsang Kin- Wah, Wang Qingsong, and Zhu Jinshi will be shown in an exploration of di erent uses of text in art. If "words tend to be inadequate" on their own, then these artists aim to go beyond a word’s surface through their work to delve into deeper meaning.

10:30 am-7 pm, Tue-Sun, till Jan 10, 2015, Pearl Lam Galleries, 181 Jiangxi Road