Stage
Mon the Bund
NO.5 The Bund, 20 Guangdong Lu
Tel: 6350-9988
Micheal on the Bund
As part of the Festival of Irish Culture, M on the Bund will host a concert in the Glamour Room on May 13 featuring noted Irish musicologist and pianist Micheal O Suillibhain. Micheal and his ensemble of players will present a performance of Hiberno Jazz - a night of music from the edge. The concert is a fusion of contemporary Irish music and a journey through the worlds of traditional, classical and jazz forms. Micheal and the four musicians of Hiberno Jazz will be joined by Caoimhin O Raghallaigh and Michelle Mulcahy, two of Ireland's leading young musicians.
10:00pm, May 13
No cover charge
Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre
288 Anfu Lu
Tel: 6473-0123
'A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur'
A play about four lonely women seeking warmth and friendship from each other, written by American dramatist Tennessee Williams.
7:30pm, May 13-23
80 yuan
Ark Live House
15 North Lane, Xintiandi
181 Taicang Lu
Tel: 3307-1117
Air Message
A band founded in Tokyo, with both Chinese and Japanese members. Air Message performs this weekend.
9:30pm, May 15, 16
Local rock
A charity concert given by local rock bands.
12:00pm
May 16
The Westin Shanghai
88 Hennan Zhonglu
Tel: 6335-1888
Time for jazz
Vocalist Bill Wesley brings the mellow jazz sounds of Los Angeles to the Niche bar of the Westin Shanghai every night from 8:45 to midnight, except Sundays. Before moving up to the Niche bar, Wesley begins his nightly shows on the beautiful Glass Staircase in the ground floor Atrium and Heavenlies lobby bar from 7:45pm.
Hongkou Stadium
444 Dongjiangwan Lu
Tel: 6540-0009
Faye Wong concert
Pop diva Faye Wong's solo concert "Feibi Xunchang" will be held in Shanghai, the first stop of her 2004 tour. Wong has selected 29 songs for the two-hour concert.
7:30pm, May 21
180-1,280 yuan
Majestic Theatre
66 Jiangning Lu
Tel: 6217-4409
Dragon Quest
A ballet play adapted from a video game, staged by a Japanese troupe.
7:15pm, May 14-15
60-380 yuan
Shanghai Grand Stage
1111 Caoxi Beilu
Tel: 6652-7750
David Copperfield
The world renowned illusionist and magician is touring China for the fourth time.
7:30pm, May 10-16
100-1,800 yuan
Shanghai Circus World
2266 Gonghexin Lu
Tel: 3603-0788
Acrobatic Feats
Presented by the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe.
7:30pm, May 12-15, 17, 19, 21-22, 26, 28-29
50-280 yuan
Shanghai Grand Stage
1111 Caoxi Beilu
Tel: 6652-7750
Sarah Brightman
The musical diva is giving a concert in Shanghai. She will sing famous excerpts from musicals as well as her golden hits. An orchestra and stage-design crew of 70 people will guarantee excellent stage effects.
7:30pm, June 4
380-2500 yuan
Ticket hotline: 6377-1099
Events
Charity party
Put on your national costume and do a bit for charity. Free snacks, fun games, cheap booze, cool dance music and out of this world atmosphere. Prizes for best international costume. Tickets available for Project HOPE's Hong Kong International Ball on June 12 at Paramount, 1,000 yuan. All proceeds will go to children in need of an operation.
9:30pm to 1:00am
Saturday, May 15
Mad Space Club
115 Jiangxi Zhonglu
Tel: 6321-6611
Dress code: International costume
Study in France
Four well-known French universities have come to Shanghai to recruit students and related lectures will be given.
The French language teaching in the Universite Toulouse 1 Sciences Sociales. 18:30pm, May 13
The science study in the Universite Claude Bernard-lyon. 13:30pm,
May 22
The management major in the Universite de Toulon-var.
18:30pm, May 25
The Management School of the Universite D' AIX-Marseille.
18:30pm, May 26
Suite 308-309, Kerry Centre
1515 Nanjing Xilu.
Tel: 5298-5353
www.edufrance-china.com
Home deco show
A gathering of exquisite and deluxe Chinese and European antique furniture, household decorations and artworks manufactured by over 100 companies from home and abroad, plus a string of symposiums on related subjects.
May 13-16
Shanghai International Exhibition Centre
1000 Yan'an Zhonglu
Tel: 6279-0196, 6279-3079
Exhibitions
Foreign photographers
They chose Shanghai to be their home. From Shanghai they bring their visions of China to the world. Now ARTSEA brings their visions of the world to Shanghai, introducing the works of foreign photographers based and working in Shanghai. For the first time, Eyes Wide will showcase selected works presenting their unique point of view.
Opening: 6:00pm, May 15
Till June 10
ARTSEA Studio & Gallery
2F-over the bridge, Building No.9
50 Moganshan Lu
Tel: 6227-8380
Paintings of philosophy
Shandong-born artist Du Xinjian is an intellectual surrealist painter who frequently quotes Confucius, Lao Zi and others. Their philosophies and constant questioning of reality have taken root in Du's oil paintings. The artist's subjects are generally floating, freed from the law of gravity.
Art Scene China
House 8, Lane 37 Fuxing Xilu
Tel: 6437-0631
May 14-25
www.artscenechina.com
Beauties in a shell
Shi Jian and Peng Jingjing are a couple making oil paintings. They have gradually put elements of Chinese culture into their work and present a world of serene beauty.
May 18-June 6
Annly's Warehouse
68, Lane 7611 Zhongchun Lu
Tel: 6405-8771
Human/Nature
The Alberta Visual Arts Association and the Consulate-General of Canada, in co-operation with the Doland Modern Art Museum and BizArt present an art exhibition featuring the works of Canadian contemporary artists Liz Ingram, Amy Loewan, Lyndal Osborne, and Laura Vickerson.
Till May 16
Doland Modern Art Museum
27 Duolun Lu
Tel: 6587-6902
Humanism in China
A photography exhibition of 601 documentary pictures, titled "Humanism in China", has collected the work of 250 photographers not only from China but also from the US, Switzerland and other countries, with a time range from 1951 to 2003, making it a pictorial history of modern China.
Till May 24
Shanghai Art Museum
325 Nanjing Xilu
Tel: 6327-2829
Gongbi art
Gongbi painting, an important branch of Chinese art history, is known for its delicate lines and colours. Gongbi paintings from Hunan Province are on show.
Till May 23
Bibliotheca Zi-Ka-Wei
80 Caoxi Beilu
Tel: 6487-4072 ext 107
Dialogue
Three important modern artists, Zhang Peili, a pioneer of video art in China, Gu Dexin, who experimented with new materials, and Wang Gongxin, who is interested in shooting the urban scene of China, are giving a joint exhibition.
Till June 1
Shanghai Art Gallery
3 on the Bund
Tel: 6323-5757
Water-ink portraits
Zhang Zhengmin, Cao Baoquan and six other artists born in the 1960s are experiment with traditional Chinese water-ink to create works on modern themes, portraying contemporary people and life.
Till May 19
Liu Haisu Art Museum
1660 Hongqiao Lu
Tel: 6270-1018
Rubbings
Frescos of the Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 204) on the walls of temples and tombs feature contemporary legends, social customs, and legal regulations. Rubbings of these reliefs are on exhibition.
Till May 31
Cangbo Gallery
Unit 2, No. 9 North Lane, Xintiandi
181 Taicang Lu
Tel: 6336-5862
'Great Mountain, Great River'
A landscape painting exhibition of works by Zhang Wen is on show. Over 30 works depicting the Great Wall, the Yellow River and the Taihang Mountain are displayed. The artist's unconstrained style brings out the grandeur of the natural scenery.
Till May 31
SPACEART Centre
2F, 200 Taikang Lu
Tel: 6472-0312
Europe and Asia
Artist Lu Zhiwen is presenting his exhibition European and Asian Interchange: a Merger of East and West. This is the sequel to the "Sino-France Culture Year" activities.
Till June 1
Art 50
50F, Novtel Atlantis Hotel
728 Pudong Dadao
Tel: 6275-8035
Movie
Looney Tunes
A comic thriller starring Warner Brothers' cartoon stars and Brendan Fraser, Steve Martin and Jenna Elfman.
Cheaper by the Dozen
A comedy about an American family with 12 children. Starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. Adapted from a comedy that was a hit in the 1950s.
Cold Mountain
Duringthe American Civil War, a wounded soldier (Jude Law) embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina, to be reunited with his sweetheart (Nicole Kidman). Based on the novel by Charles Frazier.
