9 brilliant things to do this week

Featuring captivating Chinese modern dance, Nicky Romero, a crackin' beer festival and more

We're getting into the first week of November with a lineup of brilliantly diverse things to do. Whether you're after transcendent Chinese modern dance, beer (and lots of it) or some laugh-out-loud comedy, Beijing's got it all. And for all the diehard gamers out there, there's even a little League of Legends World Championship taking place at the Bird's Nest...

MONDAY

Puppet Master Halloween party

Sir Teen. Mon 30-Tue 31. Free (Mon); 100RMB (Tue, presale)

Over the course of two nights, Sir Teen's celebrating Halloween with a creepy doll-themed party that'll have your heart racing. On Monday, they'll be throwing a pre-party to the main event with free entry for all, while Tuesday night sees only a limited number of early bird tickets being sold.

TUESDAY

80's Halloween party

Dada. Tue 31. Tickets tbc

It may be a Tuesday, but it's also one of the most important holidays of the year – so get dressed up in your cheesiest 80's costume and boogie with the good folks from Dada. Featuring DJ Ozone (playing an all 80's vinyl set) and DJ Half n Half.

WEDNESDAY

Dulwich College Senior School production: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Dulwich College (Legend Garden campus). Wed 1-Thur 2. 30RMB (students); 70RMB (adults)

As part of their Shakespeare festival, Dulwich College's Senior School Drama students take on the bard's most well-known comedy. Follow four young Athenian lovers as they fall victim to the mischief of forest fairies.

THURSDAY

Lu Siqing

NCPA. Thu 2. 80-580RMB

One of China’s premier players and one of the country’s first international medal winners, Lu plays a virtuosic programme that includes Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Bach, Brahms, Rachmaninov and an excerpt from Butterfly Lovers, his signature piece.

FRIDAY

JMSN

Yue Space. Fri 3. 200RMB; 160RMB (presale)

Singer-songwriter Christian Berishaj, better known as JMSN (pronounced Jameson), returns to Beijing with his Drinkin' With JMSN tour this November. Celebrated for his velvet-smooth vocals, psychedelic grooves and off-kilter charisma, it's going to be a soulfully good show.

8x8 Brewing Project

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art. Fri 3-Sat 4. 300RMB (single session); 988RMB (all-festival pass)

Touted as China's first collaborative beer festival, the 8x8 Brewing Project pairs eight breweries from the Pacific Northwest with eight exemplary breweries from China. The teamed-up beer wizards will work together to produce some truly special brews, which will be consumed alongside companion pints from all the breweries involved in a hoppy haze helmed by Jing A.

SATURDAY

Nicky Romero

Sir Teen. Sat 4. 200RMB

Dutch EDM type Romero hit the top of the UK charts with ‘I Could be the One’, in collaboration with world-beating Swedish DJ Avicii, back in 2012 and has tweaked tunes for the likes of Britney Spears and Rihanna.

League of Legends World Championship Finals

National Stadium (Bird's Nest). Sat 4. 280-1,280RMB

Gaming’s gone bigtime. The world of eSports is booming, China is producing its biggest stars, and bringing in the biggest crowds too. Need proof? The world final of mass battle game League of Legends is at the Bird’s Nest. The. Olympic. F**kin’. Stadium.

SUNDAY

Rice

NCPA. Thu 2-Sun 5. 100-680RMB

Taiwan's Cloud Gate Dance Theatre returns with a piece based on Chihshang, a one-time granary for emperors located in the East Rift Valley of Taiwan turned toxic by chemical fertiliser overuse, and later resurrected.

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