What's on in Beijing (May 29-June 4)

What's on in Beijing (May 29-June 4)

2017-05-29

Vienna cello ensemble

Vienna Philharmonic 5+1 is an untraditional cello ensemble founded in 2008. Their repertoire ranges widely, from Johann Sebastian Bach to the Beatles to music of the present day.

During their upcoming show in Beijing, the musicians are expected to play classical pieces by several composers, including Bach, Franz Liszt and Johann Strauss Jr., as well as a famous Chinese song, Horse Race.

If you go:

7:30 pm, June 1. National Center for the Performing Arts, 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district. 010-6655-0000Ticket: 100-580 yuan ($15-85)

Poetry in motion

Contemporary US dancer-choreographer Carolyn Carlson premiered her work Seed (Back to the Land) in China on Saturday at the 17th Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, a major annual cultural event in the capital. And the show is expected to continue on Tuesday.

Premiered in Paris in 2016, Seed has been performed a number of times worldwide.

Inspired by nature, Carlson wanted to make a statement for future generations to create greater awareness of environmental issues and the threat of extinction that many species feel.

If you go:

2:30 pm / 7:30 pm, May 30. Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, 9 Tianqiao South Street, Xicheng district, Beijing. 400-635-3355Ticket: 80-180 yuan

Beijing gets a glimpse of Lithuania through modern art

The exhibition, Reflections through Sceneries, is showcasing in Beijing a total of 69 pieces by Lithuanian artists to offer a glimpse of modern Lithuanian art from the 20th century to today. The Eastern European country's art traditions, its development and international appeal are reflected in paintings, statues, photographs, art installations and videos.

If you go:

Through July 2. National Art Museum of China, 1 Wusi Avenue, Dongcheng district.

010-6400-1476

Ticket: Free

Beijing exhibition reveals the beauty of glass

Glass is so integrated into our daily lives that it is easily overlooked by its users as an art medium with varieties of possibilities.

Now artists at home and from abroad are showing their re-creations of glass at an exhibition, Danger and Beauty, at the Ici Labas gallery inside Beijing's 798 art district. Sculptures and installations on display show bold exploration with glass, greatly enriching the medium's appearance.

If you go:Through July 30. Ici Labas gallery, 798 Art Zone, 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang district.

Romance of words

The National Library hosts an exhibition in partnership with the British National Library, showcasing rare prints and first editions of classics including the manuscript of Dicken's Nicolas Nickleby, the revised manuscript of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, a draft of Wordsworth's poem I Wandered Lonely Like a Cloud and other important works of literature.

If you go:

Through June 21. National Library of China, 33 Zhongguancun South Street, Hadian district. 010-8800-3091Ticket: Free

Portraits of cultural celebrities

Chinese photographer Xiao Quan, 58, is known for his portrait series, Our Generation, a decade-long project completed in 1996. It comprises portraits of leading figures from Chinese art and literary circles in the 1980s and 1990s, including Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Tan Dun and Cui Jian.

Xiao's ongoing solo show, Today's Xiao Quan & Portraits, showcases 96 works from a career that has spanned more than three decades.

If you go:

10 am - 6 pm, through June 13 (closed on Mondays). Building 4, Apple Community, 32 Baiziwan Road, Chaoyang district. 010-5876-0600Ticket: 20 yuan

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