On Stage

Grave Robbers' Chronicles

Adapted from the first of a nine-book series of the same name by Xu Lei, the stage play Grave Robbers' Chronicles, which premiered late last year in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has been warmly received by the novel's fans and achieved huge success on its national tour. The play recreates the mysterious and exciting adventure with a rotating circular stage and 3D projections, and vividly brings the story to life with martial arts fight scenes.

Date: February 14 to 16, 2 pm, 7:15 pm

Venue: Shanghai City Theatre

上海城市剧院

Address: 4889 Dushi Road

都市路4889号

Tickets: 150 to 680 yuan

Call 5460-4660 for details

Multimedia Concert: Cloud Atlas

Born in Tallinn, Estonia, Kristjan Järvi is an accomplished pianist and conductor. After studying at the Manhattan School of Music and the University of Michigan, Järvi began his career as Assistant Conductor to Esa-Pekka Salonen at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has been honored with a Swedish Grammy for Best Opera Performance, German Record Critics Prize for Best Album, a Grammy nomination and a BBC Record Award nomination. Cloud Atlas Symphony composed by Gene Pritsker was commissioned by the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra. The symphony is adapted from the musical score of the sci-fi epic Cloud Atlas. For the Shanghai performance, Järvi will conduct the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Shanghai pianist Zhang Haochen.

Date: February 23, 7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall

上海音乐厅

Address: 523 Yan'an Road East

延安东路523号

Tickets: 60 to 500 yuan

Call 5386-6666 for details

Exhibitions



The Art of Yushan School

Originating from Changshu in Jiangsu Province, Yushan School is one of the most important schools of traditional Chinese painting in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), featuring landscapes with ink. Shanghai Museum's current exhibition displays 92 paintings from the founders of Yushan School, Wang Jian and Wang Hui, and their students that include Xue Xuan, Yang Jin, Song Junye and Gu Fang.

Date: Until March 2, 9 am to 4 pm

Venue: Shanghai Museum

上海博物馆

Address: 325 Nanjing Road West

南京西路325号

Admission: Free

Call 6327-2829 for details

Dual Solo Exhibitions of Two Japanese Artists

Two solo exhibitions by two of Japan's most widely admired and dynamic young artists, Yuko Murata and Fumito Urabe, are being held at the same time at James Cohan Gallery. Murata's From Morning features paintings that continue the artist's distinctive signature motifs of animals and landscapes. On view are recent paintings of birds, leafless trees, squirrels and other creatures. Urabe's A Passage of Ancient Red Rice suggests an epic historical journey. Using found or discarded materials, Urabe constructs small boats made out of bits of driftwood and creates maplike mixed media works. Featured in this exhibition are two of Urabe's small-scale dioramas of shanty huts accompanied by miniature ceramic pots.

Date: Until March 2, 10 am to 6 pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays), 12 pm to 6 pm (Sundays), Mondays by appointment

Venue: James Cohan Gallery

Address: 1/F, Building 1, No.1, Lane 170 Yueyang Road

岳阳路170弄1号1幢1楼

Admission: Free

Call 5466-0825 for details