What's on

Exhibitions

Tony Cragg: Sculptures and Drawings

The 63-year-old artist Tony Cragg has been involved in the art world since the 1970s. In 1988 he won the Turner Prize and he is the first living artist to be given a solo exhibition at the Louvre in Paris (2010). Currently, 177 works by Cragg, including 50 sculptures and more than 100 drawings, are on display in Shanghai as a part of UK Now festival.

Date: Until November 18, 10:30 am to 7:30 pm

Venue: Himalayas Art Museum

喜马拉雅美术馆

Address: 869 Yinghua Road

樱花路869号

Admission: 60 yuan

Call 5033-9801 for details

On Stage

Shanghai Dream: Zhou Xuan

This dance drama is the first-ever piece that uses body language to depict the legendary life of Zhou Xuan, the well-known star of Shanghai's stage and silver screen in the 1930s. Following the ups and downs of Zhou's life, the show has a glimpse of the dark and glamorous Shanghai with city memories of that era creating a conflict between the character and the times she lived in.

Date: November 10, 7:15 pm

Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre 上海大剧院

Address: 300 People's Avenue

人民大道300号

Tickets: 80 to 680 yuan

Call 6386-8686 for details

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

The renowned choreographer Lin Hwai-min, the founder of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, established Cloud Gate 2 in 1998, as Cloud Gate reached its 25th anniversary. The new dance company provides a platform for young choreographers and after 13 years of development, four choreographers from Cloud Gate 2 have won awards internationally. The dance group toured the US in February and made its debut in Europe in August. The Shanghai performance is one of the stops on the company's Chinese mainland tour which began in Beijing in late October. They will perform mixed programs with some of their signature works including Wicked Fish, The Wall and Tantalus.

Date: November 16 to 18, 80 to 580 yuan

Venue: Shanghai Art Theater

艺海剧院

Address: 466 Jiangning Road 江宁路466号

Tickets: 80 to 580 yuan

Call 6256-8282 for details

San Francisco Symphony 2012 Shanghai Concert

Last year, the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) celebrated its centenary. Since early times, the SFS has been regarded as one of the most prestigious orchestras in the world. It has won a Grammy award for its Mahler cycle of works. The SFS's Shanghai concert will be joined by 25-year-old pianist, Wang Yujia, who has already performed with many of the world's best orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the SFS since her 2005 debut with the National Arts Centre Orchestra led by Pinchas Zukerman. For these shows in Shanghai under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas, the music director of SFS, they will perform Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2, American composer, Lou Silver Harrison's "The Family of the Court" from Pacifika Rondo and Mahler's Symphony No. 5.

Date: November 14 and 15, 7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center 上海东方艺术中心

Address: 425 Dingxiang Road

丁香路425号

Tickets: 180 and 300 yuan

Call 6854-1234 for details