Weekend fun: performances, markets, exhibitions
Find out what's on in Shanghai with all the latest events, exhibitions, stage performances and fun things to do.
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One-on-one immersive shows
Theater producer Weng Shihui made a leap of faith to return to Shanghai with two one-on-one immersive shows, and an international team of artists.
This time, it was Weng and her team who asked audiences also to take a leap of faith – to be blindfolded, tied up in a wheelchair and pushed into a room where your senses are caressed.
"A Game of You"
Date
March 28, 2-4:30pm
"The Smile off Your Face"
Date
March 28, 6-8:30pm
Venue
Shanghai Culture Square
上海文化广场
Address
597 Fuxing Rd M.
复兴中路597号
Ticket
229 yuan
2
Laowaijie Beer and Food Festival
Laowaijie Beer and Food Festival is a three-day extravaganza dedicated to international food and drinks. The event organizers will bring more than 100 different craft beers, cocktails and food from around the world, as well as fresh local delicacies. .
Date
March 31, 6-10pm; April 1-2, 2-10pm
Address
3338 Hongmei Rd
虹梅路3338弄
3
Copper furnace art exhibition
Amid the fragrance of incense, a copper furnace art exhibition offers a glimpse into the old craft of Xuande copper furnace foundry dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
The display features some 70 works of Chinese copper furnace master Chen Qiaosheng and his disciples. Chen was born into a copper furnace making family in Suzhou, neighboring Jiangsu Province. He restored the old techniques, and kept innovating to promote its inheritance and development.
Date
Through April 2, 10am-9pm
Venue
3/F, Huabao Tower, Yuyuan Garden Malls
豫园商城华宝楼3楼
Address
265 Fangbang Rd M.
方浜中路265号
4
JS Saturday Market
JS Markets will be at the elegant ANKEN Air on Saturday with a bedazzling array of handcrafts and artisan foods. Shop the colorful fashions for home and self, stock up on artisan pantry foods for family and pets, enjoy a bite from the international street food selections and a tipple from the bar.
Date
March 25, 11am-5pm
Address
No. 181, Lane 465, Zhenning Rd
镇宁路465弄181号
5
Blossoms on a Spring Moonlit Night
Kunqu Opera prince Zhang Jun will perform "Blossoms on a Spring Moonlit Night" for Shanghai audience next month before bidding farewell to the stage for a while. Zhang, 48, will then return to his position as headmaster of the Shanghai Opera School.
Date
April 7-8, 7:15pm
Venue
Shanghai Oriental Art Center
上海东方艺术中心
Address
425 Dingxiang Rd
丁香路425号
6
Special Exhibition of Architect Tong
It's not a common practice for a museum to devote two exhibition venues to one person, but Jiushi Art Museum is doing it for architect Tong Jun (1900-1983). Tong was a master of his generation, not only in architectural design, but also in painting and gardening.
The exhibitions, titled "Westbound Paintings – Southeast Garden Villa – Special Exhibition of Architect Tong (1900-1983)," are on display at both Jiushi Art Museum and the Jiushi Art Salon. They include a large number of Tong's manuscripts, historical documents and architectural drawings that are displayed for the first time.
Date
Through May 21, 10am-6pm
Venue
China Art Museum
上海久事美术馆
Jiushi Art Salon
久事艺术沙龙
Address
6/F, 27 Zhongshan Rd E1
中山东一路27号6楼
230 Beijing Rd E.
北京东路230号
7
Decorative Art = Design? Design = Art?
This show at Peal Lam Galleries calls for the support of traditional handicrafts through a more diverse and open attitude while integrating the possibilities brought by new materials and technology. It aims to blur the differences and boundaries between craftsmen, designers and artists.
Date
Through May 21, 10:30am-7pm
Venue
Pearl Lam Galleries
藝術門画廊
Address
Rm 203, 2/F, 117 Xianggang Rd
香港路117号2楼203室
8
The Power of the Rock
Mineral-color painting is created using main materials like rock powder, colored soil and sand. The source of "mineral-color art" can be traced back to the 3rd-century murals of Kucha Grottoes in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Curated by Miao Tong, the exhibition has invited 25 outstanding Chinese and Japanese artists who have long been active in the field of "mineral-color art" creation, research and technique.
Date
Through June 16
Venue
APS Museum of L+Mal
陆家嘴中心APS博物馆
Address
3/F, 899 Pudong Rd S.
浦东南路899号3楼
9
We borrow dreams from others like debt
There is a mysterious place called Madeln Museum on Chongming Island. All the artworks here "grow" with nature in the natural setting instead of being placed in white boxes.
Madeln Museum in Luhua Town consists of eight farmhouses near the Huangpu River. The first thematic display here is titled, "We borrow dreams from others like debt." Artworks by 13 artists from various media interact and "grow" with each other.
Venue
Madeln Museum 丨 没顶美术馆
Address
Huanhu Rd W., Luhua Town 丨绿华镇环湖西路
10
The 6th Festival of Education
The 6th Festival of Education will take place at Wellington College International Shanghai on 22 April 22. And this year's festival promises to be the most inspirational yet as it presents some of the most important voices in the field of education.
This is no ordinary conference. At the heart of the festival is an understanding that learning should be engaging and fun. As such, participants will be inspired and informed by expert orators, lively debates and unexpected connections.
Date
April 22
Venue
Wellington College International Shanghai
上海惠灵顿外籍人员子女学校
Address
1500 Yaolong Rd
耀龙路1500号
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Editor: Su Yanxian
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