On Stage

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker is a ballet that was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Tchaikovsky's score has become one of his most famous compositions. The show is considered one of the classical performances for the Christmas season every year.

Date: December 22 to 24, 7:15 pm

Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre

上海大剧院

Address: 300 People's Avenue

人民大道300号

Tickets: 180 to 680 yuan

Call 6386-8686 for details

Shanghai New Year's Concert 2013

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra has invited Alan Gilbert, the current music director of the New York Philharmonic to conduct its New Year concert, boasting an exciting program for local traditional music fans. The performance starts with P. I. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Act II, followed by Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story and ends with Gershwin's An American in Paris.

Date: December 31, 7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre

上海大剧院

Address: 300 People's Avenue

人民大道300号

Tickets: 80 to 1,080 yuan

Call 4008-210-522 for detailed information

Roméo et Juliette

Roméo et Juliette is a French musical based on English writer William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, with music and lyrics by French composer Gérard Presgurvic. It made its debut in Paris on February 14, 2000 and became an instant hit. The show has toured in London, Amsterdam, Moscow, Vienna, Seoul and Taipei.

Date: December 22 to January 6, 2013, 7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Culture Square

上海文化广场

Address: 597 Fuxing Road Middle

复兴中路597号

Tickets: 80 to 1,200 yuan

Call 6470-6000 for details

The Blue Bone 2012 Tour

Regarded as the godfather of Chinese rock music, Cui Jian is coming to the city with his band this month. He brought Western-style music to Chinese mainland youngsters in the early 1980s and made a huge impact on the whole generation. Cui integrates jazz, hip pop and electronic music into his works and expresses the dreams and passions of people born in the 1960s and 1970s.

Date: December 24, 7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Grand Stage

上海大舞台

Address: 1111 Caoxi Road North

漕溪北路1111号

Tickets: 180 to 1,000 yuan

Call 400-610-3721 for detailed information

Exhibitions

World in Mirror

History can also be found and reflected in beautiful forms such as these: exquisitely crafted mirrors made of bronze. Cotsen, a Los Angeles businessman, philanthropist and art collector purchased his first Chinese bronze mirrors in Hong Kong in the early 1950s. Today his collection contains thousands of pieces, including substantial assemblages of textiles, basketry and folk art. His collection now makes its public debut at the Shanghai Museum.

Date: Until January 20, 2013, 9 am to 5 pm

Venue: Shanghai Museum

上海博物馆

Address: 201 People's Avenue

人民大道201号

Admission: Free

Call 6372-3500 for details

Desire Scenery

Born in 1961, Qin Feng is one of China's most famous artists in post modern ink-painting. His work has been showcased and collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Yale University Art Gallery. Qin's work has been highly praised by Western art critics.

Date: Until December 17, 9 am to 5 pm

Venue: Shanghai Art Museum

上海美术馆

Address: 325 Nanjing Road West

南京西路325号

Tickets: 280 to 880  yuan

Call 6327-2829 for detailed information

Russian Contemporary Impressionism: Gennadi Bernadsky

Infused with color and sunlight, the works of Gennadi Bernadsky express the joy and beauty of his life. Born in Russia in 1956, Bernadsky is the son of the well- known Ukrainian artist Valentin Bernadsky, whose talent is widely recognized in Russia and abroad. He graduated from the Russian Academy of Fine Arts in St Petersburg in 1980 and became a full member of the prestigious Union of Artists of Russia in 1984.

Date: Until December 19, 9 am to 4 pm

Venue: Shanghai Hongqiao Contemporary Art Museum

上海虹桥当代艺术馆

Address: 650 Xianxia Road

仙霞路650号

Admission: Free

Call 6261-8834 for detailed information

Li Zijian Oil Painting: Humanity and Love

Born in Shaoyang, Hunan Province in 1954, Chinese artist Li Zijian became famous for his oil painting Nanking Massacre. In the past two decades, Li has devoted himself to the creation of paintings that reflect "humanity and love." He

began his world tour exhibition of the same name, Humanity and Love in Beijing in April, 2010. After visiting more than 20 major cities in China, the show arrives in Shanghai this month, and will feature more than 240 oil paintings by the artist.

Date: Until December 20, 9 am to 4 pm

Venue: Shanghai Art Museum

上海美术馆

Address: 325 Nanjing Road West

南京西路325号

Admission: Free

Call 6327-2829 for details

Lee Kit: Every Breath You Take

Minsheng Art Museum presents Hong Kong artist Lee Kit's first solo exhibition in the mainland, featuring photographs, paintings and a "pseudo-karaoke installation." Known for integrating the boundaries between art and daily life, his work focuses on daily objects and ordinary practices. Lee was born in Hong Kong in 1978 and now is working and living in Hong Kong and Taipei.

Date: Until January 2, 10 am to 9 pm (closed on Mondays)

Venue: Minsheng Art Museum

民生现代美术馆

Address: Building F, 570 Huaihai Road West

淮海西路570号 F座

Admission: Free

Call 6282-8729 for detailed information

Shi Jing: The Remains of the Day

Born in Yunnan Province, the artist Shi Jing has devoted his career to experimenting with time and light. While doing this, he became interested in how the play of light reflects on the surfaces of objects. Shi has created an installation piece featuring a 24-hour news channel projected onto a mirror ball, dispersing a rainbow of hues onto the walls of the gallery. It is through this process that Shi "completely negates the content of the broadcast."

Date: Until January 20, 10 am to 9 pm (closed on Mondays)

Venue: OV Gallery

OV画廊

Address: Room 207, Building 4A, 50 Moganshan Road

莫干山路50号4A幢207室

Admission: Free

Call 139-1637-3474 for detailed information