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Holiday concert with a difference 

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2011-12-17

THE New Year's concert is a tradition in Vienna and it is becoming a staple in Shanghai as well. The ORF (Austrian Radio and Television) Radio Symphony Orchestra of Vienna will make its Shanghai debut on December...

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Taiwan shows cross the Strait 

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2011-12-4

TAIWAN theater, both drama and comedy, is a big hit on the Chinese mainland where audiences like the vivid stories about human relations and daily life across the Taiwan Strait. There still isn't a big theater...

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Kunqu Opera star takes bold step to revive traditional art 

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2011-12-4

ZHANG Jun, who was honored as a UNESCO Artist for Peace earlier this year, is gearing up for a series of New Year Charity Concerts that fuse traditional Chinese opera singing with modern music. The concerts to...

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Drum troupe bangs away 

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2011-12-4

SHANGHAI East Jiangzhou Drum Company is trying to revive traditional drum art by adding modern touches. During the company's performances on December 12-13 at People Grand Theater, 12 jade drums with Chinese dragon...

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Musical 'Notre Dame de Paris' 

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2011-11-13

THE new Shanghai Culture Square, designed specifically for the staging of musical theater, presents its first complete musical, "Notre Dame de Paris," from December 2 to 24. Based on Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback...

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Stage play about 'left-over' ladies 

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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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Peking Opera star's life chronicled 

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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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Concert of Japanese film tunes 

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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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Theater festival offers eclectic mix of shows 

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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...

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Interactive jazz-funk concert 

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2011-10-22

POPULAR Swiss jazz-funk group Bconnected will present a light-hearted concert next Thursday at the Shanghai Daning Theater. The program includes European jazz trio "Saudade," "Special You" and "Travel." Alicia...

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Garage punk from Tokyo 

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2011-10-22

THE Tokyo garage punk band The Fadeaways will stage at Yuyintang live house tonight, joined by local band The Illimin8tiors and the Shanghai party band The Macaronians. The Fadeaways have performed with The Pretty...

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Tibetans and Han defend Tibet 

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2011-10-22

THE original Chinese opera "Red River Valley" about Tibetan and Han solidarity in the face of foreign invaders will be staged at Shanghai Grand Theater on November 4. The opera, based on a 1997 movie of the same...

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Turning karaoke craze into a musical 

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2011-10-17

KARAOKE is arguably the most popular form of entertainment in China. KTV venues are practically everywhere and range from palace-like buildings to simple rooms. Hong Kong scriptwriter and director Mathias Woo taps...

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Local orchestra takes the stage 

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2011-10-15

A CONCERT featuring the Chinese flute, erhu, pipa and suona horn will be staged at Shanghai Concert Hall tonight. It's the second series of performances by Cadenza Performers of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra - the...

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'Overcoat' uncovers inner world of a man obsessed by love 

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2011-10-9

THE Overcoat" is a unique play in that it features only seven actors who speak eight languages. But don't worry, no translations are required as only simple words are used as the actors rely heavily on action...