Editor's Picks

'Nutcracker' meets 'Black Swan'

Feature
2011-11-12

THE classical "Nutcracker" ballet meets "Black Swan" film thriller in a "Nutcracker Magic" extravaganza that combines ballet and acrobatics to depict ...

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Oratorio 'Creation' by Haydn tomorrow

Feature
2011-11-12

IT has been more than 200 years since its triumphant premier in Vienna in 1795, but Haydn's "The Creation" ("Die Schoepfung") never fails to inspire. For the first time the immensely popular oratorio, the musical...

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Sophisticated softness creates a warm home

Feature | Vibe
2011-11-11

WITH views of the city's old town and the Pudong New Area skyline, Bruce Ryde's Shanghai home has a relaxed but eclectic feel to it. The high-rise apartment has a mix of classic furniture, trinkets that mingle...

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Lady of the grottoes

Feature | Vibe
2011-11-11

A young woman with short-cropped hair looks up at the sky and places her left fist over her heart. A travel bag on her shoulder and cap trailing in her hand, she's ready for whatever comes. She is the statue titled...

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Films about sad animals

Feature | Vibe
2011-11-11

DOCUMENTARY films about animal welfare are receiving attention these days in China, which has no animal protection laws. A number of short films exposing cruelty toward animals, such as elephants and pigs, and...

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A different lens on 1911

Feature | Vibe
2011-11-11

ITALIAN historian Benedetto Croce once said "all history is contemporary history." His argument represents the historical outlook that understanding of past events is invariably influenced, colored and distorted by...

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Nanchang newcomers

Feature | Vibe
2011-11-11

TREE-LINED Nanchang Road is famous for its old European-styled residences that are home to an increasing number of interesting boutiques, restaurants and cafes. After two years, we revisited the road to check out the...

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Choosing to be single (for now)

Feature
2011-11-9

FRIDAY November 11 is China's Single's Day and there's a rush to get married, a flurry of match making parties and high anxiety on the part of many single women desperate to tie the knot. But some singles say not...

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Stage play about 'left-over' ladies

Feature | Stage
2011-11-9

SHENGNU, or "left-over" women, is the distasteful but widespread description of unmarried Chinese women in their late 20s or 30s - left over, as though no one wants them, as though they've passed their "use-by" date. ...

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Musical about a material girl 'Christmas Carol'

Feature | Expat Tales
2011-11-8

AMERICAN Apphia Campbell used to go to Broadway musicals and Off-Broadway shows every week while she lived in New York and one of the things she really misses in Shanghai is good musical theater. For the past two...

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Strokes of genius and character

Feature | Culture and history
2011-11-8

CHINA'S "Olympics" of calligraphy is underway and one of the youngest winners is a 28-year-old Shanghai businessman who says calligraphy helps him get into the minds of the ancients. Yao Minji reports. Yang Xianmiao,...

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Mao's hometown the ultimate in red tourism

Feature
2011-11-7

IF it had not been the hometown of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, Shaoshan City in central China's Hunan Province would still be a small, unknown mountain town where residents tilled the land, raised livestock and earned...

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Gee, that felt fashion feels so good

Feature
2011-11-6

SEVEN years ago, Jenne Giles was a San Francisco painter and sculptor who didn't know felting existed. Now she works almost exclusively in the medium, stretching the possibilities of felt in fashion. There's...

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Lisa Ono to sing bossa nova

Feature
2011-11-6

JAPANESE-BRAZILIAN bossa nova singer Lisa Ono will perform later this month at the Shanghai Grand Stage. The singer, who grew up in Brazil for 10 years, will be accompanied in her slow, leisurely music with piano,...

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Trash A Go-Go night coming up

Feature
2011-11-6

TRASH A Go-Go is the monthly tribute to rock and roll at Yuyintang live house and coming up on November 19 will be the Japanese funk band The Bait Ones, also known as The Cramps of Kobe, known for its chaotic shows. ...

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Selling beauty to the Marlboro Man

Feature
2011-11-6

MARKETING skin care, weight loss and girdle-like products for men means walking fine line between appealing to men's vanity and their masculinity, reports Mae Anderson. Everyone wants flawless skin, flat abs and...

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Chinese mask painter breaks the mold

Feature | Art
2011-11-6

PEOPLE call Sun Guokang the "king of Peking Opera masks." The artist may surprise many as his inspiration doesn't always come from traditional Chinese art. He says he is often inspired by Picasso's abstract...

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Concert of Japanese film tunes

Feature | Stage
2011-11-6

JAPANESE film director Shunji Iwai will come to Shanghai, not to screen a new film, but to perform as the pianist in a concert of theme music from his famous films. The "Shunji Iwai's Movie Works Concert" will...

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Peking Opera star's life chronicled

Feature | Stage
2011-11-6

THE legendary Peking Opera star Meng Xiaodong (1908-1977) is remembered for several reasons. First and foremost, she was extremely talented and often played male roles on stage. And she was also known for her...

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Theater festival offers eclectic mix of shows

Feature | Stage
2011-11-5

AN interesting mix of plays from around the world will be featured at the 2011 Shanghai International Contemporary Theater Festival. The one-month festival, which begins on November 11, includes everything from...