FRIDAY
Street Party @ Buco
Buco is a hole in the wall of Italian restaurant Gemma, and they’re collaborating with Sicilian producer Naselli once again for their gelatos. Sample new and limited edition flavors at their street party, and there will be gelato and nitrogen cocktails too.
🕒 5pm
💰 Free
📍 20 Donghu Road | 东湖路20号
The Punchline Comedy Club Whose Line Is It Anyway? @ Cages Bar and Sports
The TV series, Whose Line is it Anyway?remained a massive hit in the UK for over a decade and now enjoys the same success in the USA after Channel 4 sold the show to NBC. According to The Times, this show with its new cast is “Pure talent, better than the TV show!” The five renowned comedic alchemists promise to hit comedy gold by taking scenarios, genres, phrases and props suggested by the audience and turning them into a hilarious array of sketches, songs, comic dramas and more.
🕒 8:30pm
💰 ￥290
📍 428 Jiangning Road | 江宁路428号
DA.TE DANZA: What is My Name? @ Shanghai International Dance Center
Childhood itself comes to life in this playful ballet for parents and young ones. Step into a world where anything is possible and imagination is the lifeblood of all on stage. Brought to you by the Spanish contemporary dance company DA.TE DANZA, through language and movement, join them on a journey full of play and discover what is your name.
🕒 7pm
💰 ￥120 - 580
📍 1650 Hongqiao Road | 虹桥路1650号
Shanghai Chinese Orchestra: Music Theatre "Overlord" @ Cadillac·Shanghai Concert Hall
Music theatre Overlord is inspired by two classical traditional Chinese music written for Pipa - Ambush on All Sides and The King Doffs His Armor. Based on historical facts, Warlord portrays Chinese warlord Xiang Yu with music scores while explores his inner world via different chapters. Unlike other film and traditional Chinese opera adaptations, Warlord does not focus on retelling the story but tries to walk into the ups and downs of life and strong emotion of this legendary man two thousand years ago.
🕒 7:30pm
💰 ￥180 - 380
📍 523 East Yan'an Road | 延安东路523号
Jakop Ahlbom Company and Alamo Race Track: Lebensraum @ 1862 Theatre
Following the five-star success of Horror, Jakop Ahlbom returns with his trademark blend of surreal slapstick and acrobatics, this time turning his attention to Buster Keaton’s 1920 silent film The Scarecrow. Two inventors live together in one small, neat and tidy room. But when the pair create a robot maid, their routine lifestyle spirals hilariously out of control. Featuring live music accompaniment from Indie rock band Alamo Race Track and full of quirky sets and illusion, Lebensraum is not to be missed.
🕒 7:30pm
💰 ￥180 - 580
📍 1777 Binjinag Avenue | 滨江大道1777号
SATURDAY
AV Party: Atomic Visual's Five Year Anniversary @ Modernsky Lab Shanghai
Atomic Visual Studio is throwing their own artist-driven block-party in Modernsky Lab, dedicated to visual madness. The line-up includes the like of Beijing's Nova Heart, Chinese electronic music pioneer SHAO, 'future fusion' Duck Fight Goose, new media artist Nenghuo, and open artist group 'Nine Kuai Nine,' aka 9.9.
🕒 8pm
💰 ￥180
📍 188 Ruihong Road | 瑞虹路188号
A Theatrical Concert by Oorkaan: Glimpse @ Art Space for Kids
Glimpse transports you to an enchanted dream world, in which sounds and images play an exciting game with one another and with you. It is a music performance for toddlers and their (grand)parents, in which musicians, music, images, technology and audiences embark on a special friendship.
🕒 2:30pm
💰 ￥240 - 684
📍 1898 Gonghexin Road | 共和新路1898号
OLAMusic @ Un Caffe Bar
OLAM Band is an emotion-evoking soulful rock band with passionate musicians dedicated to moving their audiences to another level. Formed and based in Shanghai, the four musicians main message is unification and inspiration. The soulful rock band OLAM will be taking you on an emotional roller-coaster.
🕒 9pm
💰 ￥100
📍 77 Jiangning Road | 江宁路77号
SUNDAY
Salsa Sunday Party @ Pentalounge
Every Sunday the cozy pentalounge turns into a hot spot for Shanghai's salsa dance lovers. Weekly rotating DJs bringing the Cuban sound on stage. Tickets are 30rmb at the door and including one drink.
🕒 5pm
💰 ￥30
📍 1525 Dingxi Road | 定西路1525号
Ceremony China Debut Tour @ Bandai Namco Dream Hall
Since the last album “Distance” in 2013, Ceremony is mainly the solo moniker of John Fedowitz. He has recently shifted his name to CEREMONY EAST COAST and announced the upcoming 5th album titled “East Coast” to be released in May 2018. After joining John’s friend Oliver Ackermann and the band A Place to Bury Strangers for a tour in 2016, Ceremony is ready to rock again. Join the ride!
🕒 8:30pm
💰 ￥150 - 200
📍 179 Yichang Road | 宜昌路179号
Joshua Bell with Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Concert @ Cadillac·Shanghai Concert Hall
With a career spanning more than 30 years as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and conductor, Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated violinists of his era. An exclusive Sony Classical artist, Bell has recorded more than 40 CDs garnering Grammy, Mercury, Gramophone and Echo Klassik awards and is the recipient of the Avery Fisher Prize.
🕒 7:30pm
💰 ￥480 - 980
📍 523 East Yan'an Road | 延安东路523号
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