Listings

SHOWS

A Century of Sinatra

Date: May 28－9 pm

Venue: The Pearl, Shanghai

Price: 180-220 yuan

The Pearl Presents, A Century of Sinatra, on the occasion of his One Hundredth Birthday. On May 28, join incomparable Shanghai Jazz singer Frank Bray along with the Pearl Swing Band for the second time China, for only one night tribute, dedicated to the sound and songs of the greatest voice of the last century, Frank Sinatra. The event of the season. Dress to impress with class and dash for this one of a kind, black tie, musical extravaganza. "Baby, You ain't seen nothing yet".

Contact: 400-610-3721

Man and Superman

Date: May 28-June 9－2 pm

Venue: Guangzhou Opera House

Price: 140 yuan

Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler's List, Oedipus at the National Theatre) plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw's witty, provocative classic. Jack Tanner, celebrated radical thinker and rich bachelor, seems an unlikely choice as guardian to the alluring heiress, Ann. But she takes it in her assured stride and, despite the love of a poet, she decides to marry and tame this dazzling revolutionary. Tanner, appalled by the whiff of domesticity, is tipped off by his chauffeur and flees to Spain, where he is captured by bandits and meets The Devil. An extraordinary dream-debate, heaven versus hell, ensues. Following in hot pursuit, Ann is there when Tanner awakes, as fierce in her certainty as he is in his. A romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live.

Contact: 400-610-3721

As You Like It

Date: May 28-June 10－2 pm

Venue: Guangzhou Opera House

Price: 160 yuan

Shakespeare's glorious comedy of love and change comes to the National Theater for the first time in over 30 years, with Rosalie Craig (London Road, Macbeth at MIF) as Rosalind. With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden. There, released from convention, Rosalind experiences the liberating rush of transformation. Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of living and falls spectacularly in love. National Theater Live is the National Theater's groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theater live from the London stage to cinemas across the UK and around the world. Though each live broadcast is filmed in front of a live audience in the theater, cameras are carefully positioned throughout the auditorium to ensure that cinema audiences get the 'best seat in the house' view of each production. Where these cameras are placed is different for each broadcast, to make sure that cinema audiences enjoy the best possible experience.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Philippe Bizot－40 Years of Silence in Beijing

Date: May 28-29－7:30 pm

Venue: Penghao Theater

Price: 80-600 yuan

According to French mime artist Philippe Bizot, "The play is life, so you don't act." Chen Yingqun finds out more about the universal language of saying nothing. Philippe Bizot doesn't say a word on stage and yet, using exaggerated facial expressions and body movements, he expresses himself perfectly. "Silence is my language, my music, and my song," the 58-year-old French mime artist says. "The art of pantomime is a universal language, the language of emotion." The renewed version of 40 Years of Silence consists of 13 short stories as a retrospective of Bizot's 40 year career as a mine.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Broadway Original Musical－My Fair Lady

Date: May 28-29－7:30 pm

Venue: Chongqing Grand Theater

Price: 80-1,400 yuan

My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a lady. The original Broadway, London and film versions all starred Rex Harrison. The musical's 1956 Broadway production was a momentous hit, setting a record for the longest run of any major musical theatre production in history. It was followed by a hit London production, a popular film version, and numerous revivals.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Tsangyang Gyatso

Date: May 28-29－7:30 pm

Venue: NCPA

Price: 100-580 yuan

Tsangyang Gyatso is the first dance drama created by China Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble in its 64-year history. The dance drama aims to delve into his personal life apart from his religious and political identities. It introduces this legend as a human being, who had to deal with life as we do. The dance drama also borrows elements from Tibetan music and dances to show the splendid Tibetan culture. China Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble was founded in 1952. And since then, it has developed into the most beautiful flower in the garden of Chinese song and dance art. Its repertoire covers the dances of ethnic minorities. Vibrating rhythm, a diversity of movements and superb skill give the audience a real sense of the stunning customs and brilliant culture of China's ethnic minority groups.

Contact: 400-610-3721

One Man, Two Guvnors

Date: May 28-June 10－7:30 pm

Venue: Guangzhou Opera House

Price: 160 yuan

For a limited time only, National Theatre Live's Encore Series brings a selection of award-winning British theater productions to your local cinema. Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from host of the The Late Late Show, James Corden, the uproarious One Man, Two Guvnors was a runaway hit both in London's West End and on Broadway. Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée's dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who's been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. For a limited time only, National Theater Live's Encore Series brings a selection of award-winning British theatre productions to your local cinema. Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from host of the The Late Late Show, James Corden, the uproarious One Man, Two Guvnors was a runaway hit both in London's West End and on Broadway. Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée's dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who's been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.

Contact: 400-610-3721

ACTIVITIES & NIGHTLIFE

The 4th annual conference of World Cultural Forum

Date: June 7-9－All day

Venue: World Cultural Forum

Price: Free

This year's conference is themed to build a new civilization for a community of common destiny for all mankind. The theme is a response to President Xi Jinping's idea of the community, which aims to push for civilization inclusion and world peace and common development. It will call upon world's leaders to work together, break obsolete ideas and actions, and develop a new civilization and a harmonious and prosperous era. Chinese government and business leaders, foreign politicians and experts will be there to discuss global consensus, the common community's ecological philosophy, and Belt and Road development. The forum is a non-governmental organization and was founded to promote development of the Chinese culture and cross-cultural communications between China and foreign countries.

Contact: 853-6215-2565

2016 Sino-Sierra Leone International Cultural Exchange Year

Date: Through the end of 2016

Venue: Embassy of Sierra Leone in Beijing

Price: Free

The 2016 Sino-Sierra Leone International Cultural Exchange Year was officially kicked off recently in Beijing, marking the official launching of the Africa Asia Development Cooperation Organization, with a buffet reception held by the organization in the Embassy of Sierra Leone in Beijing. The event, which will last through the end of 2016, aims at enhancing the mutual understanding and friendship between people in Asia and in Africa, through introducing to each other the culture and art of modern China and Asia in multiple forms, such as painting, handicraft, folk art, film and photograph, according to Zhang Guoyi, the secretary-general of the organization.

Contact: 138-1121-2110

Sunday Brunch

Date: Every Sunday from 11:30 am

Venue: Tower C, Wanda Plaza, 93 Jianguo Road, Beijing

Price: 328-418 yuan

The award-wining Heritage French Restaurant at Sofitel Wanda Beijing has launched a new a la carte Sunday Brunch, with a menu of exquisite dishes its chef Fatela Yohan has created, such as le foie gras rougie, Japanese scallops with caviar. Diners can also enjoy champagne and other selected wines, while listen to the restaurant's live music performance.

Price: 328 yuan per person for self-selection of five courses menu, add 238 yuan for wine paring; 418 yuan per person for self-selection eight courses menu, add 318 yuan for wine paring.

Contact: 010-8599-6666

R Lifestyle－Themed Ladies Night

Date: Every Thursday－8 pm

Venue: Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel

Price: Free

As one of the classical events of the "Evening at Renaissance" collection, our Ladies Night, which creates the image of elegance, energetic, stylish and chic, has always been an attraction to local guests in Beijing. Now you are about to witness a significant enhancement in these events with the most welcomed local elements: Baijiu Tasting, Guzheng Music, Spring Blossom, Local Fashion Show and Local Songwriters... These factors of local cultural discovery are ready to WOW you in the very beginning of 2016, and bring about unique experiences of local culture only at the Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel/Ladies presented will enjoy exquisite cocktails free flow and canapes passing around, while gentlemen can also enjoy themselves with our buy-one-get-one-free discount on the theme-inspired cocktails. Join the crowd for a themed Ladies Night every Thursday, and allow us to show you the "Business Unusual" lifestyle by our ultimate creativities!

Contact: 010-5863-8221

East Shore Live Jazz Cafe

Date: Everyday from 11 am

Venue: 2 Qianhai Nanyan Lu

Price: 100-199 yuan

Boasting dark wood paneling and floor-to-ceiling windows offering an eyeful of Houhai, this small jazz dive defines urban sophistication. Started by Liu Yuan, Cui Jian's former saxophonist, it's the most authentic jazz joint in town, featuring top acts from Thursday to Sunday. In warmer months, arrive in time to take in stunning sunset views from their second-floor terrace. When Liu Yuan started playing the sax, jazz was still seen as bourgeois and chord charts were hard to come by. Raised by folk-musician parents, he performed with Cui Jian, the father of Chinese rock, before dedicating himself under the influences of John Coltrane and Miles Davis to jazz. Now Liu's East Shore is the most promising venue in Beijing's budding jazz scene. Located on the banks of Houhai Lake, East Shore is a refuge from the trinket sellers and gaudy bars along the crowded shore. Its large windows give clear views over the water, and leather armchairs and dark wooden floorboards provide the necessary sultry ambiance. Thursdays through Sundays, a constellation of house bands, including the owner's Liu Yuan Jazz Quartet, plays from 10 pm until late, usually packing the 30-some-seat bar.

Contact: 400-610-3721

SPORTS

2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters

Date: Oct 9-16－1 pm

Venue: Shanghai Qi Zhong Tennis Center

Price: 160-900 yuan

Welcome to the 8th Edition of the Shanghai Rolex Masters, one of the world's biggest tennis tournaments and the only such tournament to be staged outside North America and Europe. The Shanghai Rolex Masters is one of only nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in the world and is the culmination and feature event of the Asian Swing. The Shanghai Rolex Masters was named ATP Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. The singles is a 56 draw which means the top eight seeds get first round byes. It is elimination from the first round. There are four wild cards, determined by the tournament directors and seven qualifiers who come through a 28 qualifying draw. In doubles, it is a 24 draw which means the eight seeds have first round byes. It is also elimination from the first round. A total of 99 matches will be played－55 in singles, 23 in doubles and 21 in qualifying.

Contact: 400-610-3721