Beijing
Ink and oil splash to clash like East and West
Jing Yucheng will display about 50 works that combine bright paint with black ink, and Chinese traditional art with Western Abstractionism, reflecting the clash between the two cultures. The 50-year-old takes inspiration from his thoughts on life and nature developed through his experiences in different fields.
9:30 am-5:30 pm, until July 6. Beihang Art Gallery, No 37, Xueyuan Road, Haidian district, Beijing. 010-8231-6620.
Red songs celebrate founding of CPC
To celebrate the founding of the Communist Party of China, a concert, titled Red Flag Flying, will be held in Beijing. Composed of four chapters, the concert will recall the hardships behind the founding of the CPC and its achievements through classic "red songs".
7:30 pm, July 1. Beijing Concert Hall, No 1, Beixinhuajie, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010-5166-4511.
Shanghai
David Mamet's professor play returns
A Chinese production of the American play Oleanna will be performed. Written by David Mamet, it tells of the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students. Carol accuses her professor of sexual exploitation, ruining his pending tenure and leading to his dismissal as the conflict escalates. The play is directed by Lyu Liang, who acted as the professor 10 years ago.
7:30 pm, June 27-July 21. Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center - Drama Salon, 3F, 288 Anfu Road Shanghai. 021-6473-0123.
Guangzhou
Looking at a writer's life through his death
Chinese literary figure Xu Zhimo (1897-1931) is known for his poems and flings with writer Lin Huiyin and socialite Lu Xiaoman. While many TV dramas, movies and stage plays about the poet focus on these romances, the Shanghai Drama Art Center's latest production takes a darker angle. It starts from the poet's obituary and digs deep into Chinese intellectuals' bitter struggles in the 1900s through reactions to the rumor of his death.
8 pm, June 29. Baiyun International Convention Center, 1039-1045 Baiyun Avenue South, Guangzhou. 020-8880-0888.
Banquet culture drama offers food for thought
Taiyuan Drama Troupe's latest production Fan Ju, which will be staged at the Guangzhou Opera House this weekend, lays bare the Chinese convention of dinner parties where the focus isn't the food but how the host talks guests into doing favors through toasts. Such dinner parties are called fan ju and are a social issue worth studying. The drama debuted last year and won the Golden Lion, the highest award given by China's government.
8 pm, June 29-30. Opera Hall of Guangzhou Opera House, Exit B1 of Zhujiang New Town metro station, Guangzhou. 020-3839-2888.
Frightened bunny women and weeping flowers in oil
Chinese oil painter He Duoling is displaying works created from 2009 to 2013 in the Guangdong Museum of Art until Sunday. The painter combines Western oils and traditional Chinese techniques to create poetically ethereal atmospheres. There's always a touch of loneliness and sadness in He's paintings. Some exhibits in the Guangzhou show include the series featuring a woman with rabbit ears and big eyes filled with fear. He's known for painting women and started sketching flowers last year. His "weeping" flowers are on show at the Guangzhou exhibition.
9 am-5 pm until June 30. Hall 1-2 of Guangdong Museum of Art, 38 Yanyu Road, Ersha Island, Yuexiu district, Guangzhou. 020-8735-1468.
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