Beijing
Seeing with the eye
The World Art Museum is presenting Story of the Eye, a solo exhibition of work by Spanish artist Josep Puigmarti. Born in 1932, Puigmarti is a leading master in Spain. He was influenced by surrealism in his early years and created formative paintings. In the 1990s, his deformation and inlay paintings surpassed his former style. The exhibition features 105 oil paintings and 15 sculptures. Every work contains the element of the eye, which is quite realistic among other abstract images.
9 am-5 pm, except Monday, until June 1. World Art Museum, Jia 9 Fuxing Road, Haidian district, Beijing. 010-5980-2222.
Children's Day concert
A concert gathering more than 70 Chinese singers will be staged to celebrate International Children's Day. National anthems, including the Chinese anthem March of the Volunteers, United States anthem The Star-Spangled Banner, and La Marseillaise, the anthem of France, will be performed.
7:30 pm, June 2. Beijing Concert Hall, No 1 Beixinhua Street, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010-5166-4511.
Different perspective
Fifty artworks, ranging from oil paintings to handicrafts made by children with disabilities, will be displayed in an exhibition titled Same Art, Different Angle in Beijing. Children from Anhua Special Education School in Chaoyang district, which was founded in 1987, show a different perspective that many people in the so-called "normal" education system lack.
10 am-6:30 pm, May 25 and 26. Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, 798 Art Zone, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-6438-6675.
Shanghai
Magic on stage
Veteran magician and entertainer Arnie Kolodner brings 20 years of experience in New York for a theater show, The Magic School of Wizards. Kolodner will present a magic performance based on episodes of the Harry Potter stories. Children will be invited to play games on stage. A Chinese stage master will help with the explanation and translation.
7:30 pm, May 31; 10 am, 3 pm, 7 pm, June 1. Shanghai Center Theater, 1376 Nanjing Road West, Shanghai. 021-6217-2426.
Snow White on her toes
The Ukrainian Children's Ballet Company will present Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. The company, founded in 1957, recruits students from 3 to 18, who get systematic training in classical ballet and stage performances. The school also hosts annual ballet competitions. Winners often grow up to become principal dancers in ballet theaters in Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere. The company will be making its fourth visit to China.
2:30 pm, 7:30 pm, June 1; 10 am, 2:30 pm, June 2. Shanghai City Theater 4889 Dushi Road, Minhang district, Shanghai.
021-5415-08976.
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