What's on: Shanghai

It's OK to karaoke

Artists from the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao come together to present a stage performance that combines karaoke and talk show.

It is co-staged by Zuni Icosahedron and Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center. Founded in 1982, Zuni Icosahedron is a Hong Kong-based non-profit charity arts organization.

It features original productions of experimental theater works and multi-media performances.

7:30 pm, Oct 21, 22; 2 pm, Oct 22, 23. Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center Arts Theater, 288 Anfu Road, 021-6473-0123

Young artists

The 2011 Shanghai Young Artist Exhibition features 42 award-winning pieces selected from 2,570 works from across China.

"These young artists show solid skills and cultural understanding," says Zhu Guorong, director of the Shanghai Artists' Association. "Their experimental spirit is worth praising, and the average quality has improved over the years."

The exhibition is on at several venues.

9 am-5 pm, until Oct 30, Shanghai Art Museum, 325 Nanjing Xilu, 021-6327-2829; Liu Haisu Art Museum, 1660 Hongqiao Lu, 021- 6270-1018; Mingyuan Art Center, 1199 Fuxing Zhonglu, 021-6473-8383

All about animation

The Pixar: 25 Years of Animation exhibition comes to China for the first time with more than 400 exhibits selected from the archives of Pixar Animation Studios.

The highlight is a Toy-Story-themed zoetrope, a popular 19th-century proto-cinematic display, on which a sequence of stills roll rapidly, producing the effect of continuous activity - the earliest form of animation.

9 am-5 pm, until Oct 30. Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, People's Park, 231 Nanjing Xilu. 021-6327-9900