15 briliant things to do this weekend

Featuring Hollywood blockbusters, awe-inspiring stage productions and more

Another weekend, another excellent selection of events for you to take a swing at. Whether you're after raging parties, gluttonous food events or electrifying gigs, the capital's got your back. Your weekend = sorted.

THINGS TO DO

Shuangjing Winter Fair

Plan B. Sat 18. Free

Get a head start on your holiday shopping at Roundabout's Christmas market. Browse through all manner of arts and crafts, festive items, organic cosmetics and jewellery while also sipping on mulled wine. Roundabout will also be receiving donations for those in need.

FOOD AND DRINK

Nali Food Fest

Nali Patio. Sun 19. Free

Stop and smell the flour. This Sunday, 11 restaurants are joining forces to celebrate and champion everyone's favourite staple food: bread. Head to Nali Patio to try all sorts of delicious baked goods including sandwiches from Mosto/La Social, twisted South American-style bread from Migas, crispy Spanish tostadas from Agua, Mediterranean oven-baked dishes from Bottega, Italian paninis from Crepanini and loads more. Gluten intolerant folks, stay well away.

Studio 88

Mosto. Sat 18. 388RMB

You never need an excuse to reminisce about the '80s. And that’s why on Saturday, Mosto and La Social will be dusting off the disco ball, neon legwarmers and Wham! records in order to roll back the clock. Prepare you and your squad for an evening of retro food, free-flow mimosas and disco throwbacks.

NIGHTLIFE

Dvbbs

Elements. Fri 17. Tickets tbc

Composed of brothers Chris Chronicles and Alex Andre, Canadian electronic duo Dvbbs (stylised 'DVBBS') are best known for 'Tsunami', their joint international hit with Borgeous. The duo are currently ranked number 24 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs List.

Denis Sulta

Dada. Fri 17. 200RMB

Having earned his stripes and musical education from working at the legendary Rubadub in Glasgow, Sulta's releases are known for being catchy, big-room house tracks powered by striking synth melodies – the kind that have clubbers scrambling for the video record button.

MUSIC

Mø

Tango. Sat 18. 350RMB; 300RMB (presale)

Currently one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Mø's collaboration with Major Lazer and DJ Snake (the inescapable 'Lean On') was named as Spotify’s most-streamed track of all time in 2015 and has picked up 1.6 billion YouTube plays. Her collaboration with Justin Bieber ('Cold Water') also ended Drake’s 16-week stay at number one in early 2016.

Fazi

Yugong Yishan. Sat 18. 100RMB; 80RMB (presale)

Fresh from a tour of Europe, Xian rockers Fazi (formerly The Fuzz) head out on the road once more, this time traversing their homeland to promote new album Heart of Desire. Support by local rockers Endless White.

STAGE

Liaoning Ballet of China: Swan Lake

NCPA. Fri 17-Sat 18. 180-580RMB

China’s fastest-rising ballet company performs Swan Lake – and unlike many touring companies, technical expectations will be met. Catch China's favourite ballet about star-crossed lovers Odette and Siegfried over two nights at the NCPA.

Acrobuffos: Air Play

Tianqiao Performing Arts Centre. Sat 18. 99-380RMB

Featuring flying umbrellas, larger-than-life balloons, giant kites floating over the audience and the biggest snow globe you’ve ever seen, this modern spectacle brings together clowning, acrobatics and air sculpture in one poetic ode to childhood.

TNT Theatre: Romeo and Juliet

Nine Theater. Thu 16-Sat 18. 120-380RMB

One of Shakespeare's most enduring and well-known tragedies, this adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by British theatre company TNT Theatre explores the depths of this forbidden, bloody romance and its central conflict between love and death.

ART

Cold Nights

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art. Oct 24-Dec 12. 60RMB; 30RMB (concessions)

UCCA often opens up its Central Gallery to more experimental exhibitions from younger, emerging artists and curators; Cold Nights is one such show. This captivating, thoughtful exhibition features artwork from four artists based around Ba Jin’s seminal 1947 novel Cold Nights.

Lu Yang: Encephalon Heaven

M Woods. Oct 28-Feb 11. 60RMB

This ambitious solo exhibition features three new commissions and a constellation of previous works that include sculpture, film, installation, performance and video games. A leading figure among a young generation of new media artists, Lu Yang aims to satirize efforts to demystify human experience through scientific theory.

FILM

Justice League

In cinemas around Beijing on Fri 17

Carrying on after the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Bruce Wayne, inspired by Superman's selfless act of sacrifice, begins to assemble a team of metahumans in order to protect the world from Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons. Cue character intros and a whole lot of butt-kicking.

Patriots Day

In cinemas around Beijing on Fri 17

A dramatisation of 2013’s Boston Marathon bombings, Patriots Day is not entirely the rah-rah flag-waving exercise that the title promises. As the narrative expands across a city first paralysed, then galvanised, by tragedy, Patriots Day culminates in an inclusive celebration of community.

Murder on the Orient Express

Cinemas around Beijing until Dec 8

Glamorous passengers are stuck on a train while a murderer is on the loose – it’s a jolly good job then that a detective is also among them. Reinvented for 2017, this adaptation of Christie's bestselling masterpiece features an all-star cast, including Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz and Michelle Pfeiffer.

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