Gig of the week: Rustic charm

2011-08-24 22:42:43

There is another amazing free gig this weekend, with Rustic taking to the stage at D-22, which has reopened from its summer break.

Theater: Make a meal of it

2011-08-23 21:21:28

Bringing you a roundup of all the best theater shows this weekend – because variety is the spice of life.

Theater: Get in a school daze

2011-08-21 14:18:39

Bringing you a roundup of all the best theater shows this weekend – because variety is the spice of life.

Beijing holds international art exposition

2011-08-20 16:45:31

A visitor looks at a painting at the 14th Beijing International Art Exposition at theChinaWorldTradeCenterinBeijingAug 18, 2011. The event from Aug 18 to 22 has attracted 80 galleries and art institutions from 16 countries and regions.

Gig of the week: Wu & The Side Effects

2011-08-17 17:07:53

By This week may be a little quiet, but there’s still some great stuff going on. For me, Dos Kolegas is the venue to be at on Saturday night.

Rare collection of monks' art on show

2011-08-15 08:32:28

More than 200 works of calligraphy and paintings, some by China's most prestigious monks, debuted at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities on Saturday.

Gig of the week: Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard

2011-08-11 09:43:24

There are a lot of worthy gigs going on this week, but Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard is my pick of the bunch.

Rip-roaring farce

2011-08-10 18:15:36

Beijing Playhouse’s new comedy show, Love, Sex and the IRS, is billed as an absurd farce that takes audiences on a wild ride of cross-dressing, sight gags, twists of fate and mistaken identities.

One-man shows

2011-08-09 17:12:50

Galerie Urs Meile is to host solo shows by artists Yan Xing, Li Gang, Hu Qingyan and Cheng Ran from China, and Christian Schoeler from Germany.

Theater: Carnival of romance and revenge

2011-08-08 19:21:12

Bringing you a roundup of all the best theater shows this weekend – because variety is the spice of life

Gig of the week: Start loving the punk

2011-08-04 16:20:27

In case you can't tell from looking at the lineup, this Saturday at Mao Livehouse is punk night; or, more specifically, the eighth annual Punk in Love festival.

Vanity Bonsai

2011-08-02 17:07:10

Two stone men teased a stone old man so they could loot his house. But it turns out they are all in a bonsai abandoned in storage. The story revealed the fickleness of modern society and the insignificance of people.