Stage Performance
01 "The Most Beautiful Melody" Beijing National Orchestra Chamber Music Concert
Beijing National Orchestra, National Centre for the Performing Arts, August 27th
Highlights:
Mr. Cao Wengong, the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Ethnic Music, serves as the artistic director.
A selection of 14 folk songs from 10 provinces and cities will be newly adapted and created.
Appreciate the charm of folk songs and the color of folk music from different regions.
02 The play "The Eternal Flame of Van Gogh"
Beijing People's Art Theatre Beijing People's Art Experimental Theatre, August 21-24/26-27.
Highlights:
A play that once created a small theatre box office myth.
Experience the short but brilliant life of a painting genius.
Get close to Van Gogh, a lonely soul burning with passion for art.
03 The play "Activity Becomes Form".
Directed by Li Bonan Studio, National Centre for the Performing Arts, August 24-27.
Highlights:
The first work of "People's Artist" Mr. Wang Meng to be adapted for the stage.
The 17th "Wenhua Award" Director Award.
The first International Theatre "Academy Award" for Best Young Playwright.
The 5th Chinese Drama Festival Best Annual Play, Best Investor, Best Supporting Actress.
"The people in 'The Transformation of Activities' have basically left us. They still have tears to shed and wishes for future generations to fulfill. I think it is very meaningful to bring these literary characters back to life on stage!" - Wang Meng (writer)
"Another profound meaning shown in this work is that in the face of strong tradition, those so-called rebels who emerge are usually failures. And more often than not, they are a laughing stock." - Yan Jingming (Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the China Writers Association)
"The handling of 'The Transformation of Activities' by the creative team has caused the souls and bodies, desires and despair, ideals and reality, self and others of the people involved to scatter like the debris of exploded firecrackers." - Song Baozhen (Director of the Drama Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Arts)
04 play "Letter from an Unknown Woman"
Meng Jinghui Drama Studio, Beijing Poly Theater, August 25-27
Highlights:
Adapted from the famous writer Zweig's novel of the same name.
Directed by "avant-garde drama" director Meng Jinghui.
"Actress of a Hundred Faces" Huang Xiangli as the lead actress.
A masterpiece of contemporary solo drama.
"In the nearly two-hour performance, the soft and beautiful Huang Xiangli showed her versatile and explosive performance." - Beijing News
"The entire play is full of Meng's theatrical syntax, stylized performance forms, geometric stage design, impressionist lighting, minimalist visuals, and brings a special theater experience to the audience." - Oriental Morning Post
"Huang Xiangli gives reasons for why Meng Jinghui favors her with her music, cooking, and body language." - Beijing Youth Daily
05 Kunqu Opera "The Kite Mistake"
Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre, Mei Lanfang Grand Theatre, August 27th
Highlights.
Suitable for beginners to learn comedy Kunqu Opera
National first-class actors Wang Jin and Shao Zheng lead the cast
Ethnic dance drama "Dream of the Red Chamber" from 2009
Jiangsu Grand Theatre, Beijing Tianqiao Art Center, August 24-27
Highlights.
Won the "Lotus Award" for dance drama at the 13th China Dance Awards
Using a youthful perspective to reshape the classics, exploring the beauty of China and classical beauty
Scored 8.8 on Douban
"The success of the dance drama 'Dream of the Red Chamber' lies in its profound understanding and innovative use of this Chinese expression, connecting tradition and the present through youthful movements, achieving the transformation of stage rhetoric into textual rhetoric." - Pan Xun (Jiangsu Provincial Evaluation Association Director, Jiangsu Provincial Qu Association Theoretical Academic Committee Director)
"Paying tribute to love, inheriting classics, this is a brave attempt, a difficult journey, and a fearless climb for the dance drama 'Dream of the Red Chamber'." - Fu Shaowu (Director of the Art Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles)
06 Dance Drama "Red Jade and Green Emerald"
China Coal Mine Art Troupe, Shunyi Grand Theater, August 24-26
Highlights.
National Art Fund's Large Stage Play and Work Creation Support Project for 2022
The first large-scale original dance drama produced by China Coal Mine Art Troupe
Tells the legendary story of jade through dance, which is widely circulated among the people
"'Red Jade and Green Emerald' is undoubtedly a dance drama that presents unique aesthetic pursuits from the inside out. From form to content, it reflects the clear aesthetic positioning and artistic conception of the creators." - Zhang Ping (Executive Deputy Director of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Dance Art Center)
07 Children's play "Hua Mao San Ya Went Upstairs"
Beijing Children's Art Theater, Nanluo Theater, August 25-27
Highlights.
National Art Fund's Support Project for 2023
Adapted from the famous Beijing-style children's writer Ye Guangqin's eponymous children's literature work
The beauty of childhood graffiti is presented through stage design, lighting, and multimedia
Scored 9.4 points on Damai
"Although this is a work with a realistic theme, the stage style is not rigid. Hand-drawn raindrops, tree shadows, and other elements are full of childlike fun. The rainbow in the sky is presented above the theater through projection, and the mottled walls of the hutongs hide secrets that children can understand... The creators will use various details to show the romance and poetry of childhood, truly presenting the emotions in the text on the stage." - Beijing Evening News
"'San Ya' Growing Up Trilogy uses children's thinking to feel the world, observe the world, express the world, and touch the world, satisfying children's aesthetic needs. The creators have given up on directing children and instead hold their hands, exploring and discussing life with them on an equal footing. The entire play is full of whimsy. I believe that 'San Ya' will become an immortal character image of Beijing Children's Art Theater." - Ouyang Yibing (Former Director of China Children's Art Theater, First-Class Screenwriter)
08 Children's Play "Kakuk Happy Grand Assembly"
China Puppet Art Theater China Puppet Theater August 26-27
Highlights.
A unique animation world gathering
Kakuk famous host + animation all-stars + puppet cartoon stars grand assembly
The first immersive parent-child interactive performance show jointly created by Kakuk Children and China Puppet Art Theater
More recommendations
Wednesday, August 23
Beijing Pineapple Street Film and Television Culture Media Co., Ltd. "Zhong Kui's Sister-in-Law"
Happy Twist Theatre "Happy Chatting with Ghosts: Three Lives PLUS"
"Playing with Rhythm" Percussion Music Concert
Thursday, August 24th
Moth Theatre Society "Soul's Return"
Little Dot Big World "Children of the Snow Mountain"
Beijing Contemporary Ballet "Beijing Sonata"
Friday, August 25th
Beijing People's Art Theatre "Old-fashioned Comedy"
Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre "Flowing Light Song Qu"
Miao Shike "Hunting Guilty Picture Book"
Beijing Shadow Puppet Theatre "Shadow Box Adventure"
Saturday, August 26th
Star Theatre Village "I am Yu Huan Shui"
National Peking Opera Theatre "Returning to Song Dynasty from Naxi"
Shenzhen Theatre, Jiangsu Performing Arts Group Opera and Dance Theatre "Deep AI You"
Letong (Shanghai) Cultural Development Co., Ltd. "Dodo Island Brave Little Train"
August 27th, Sunday
Beijing Opera House "Pan's Labyrinth"
Sanju Drama Studio "Red Child"
Time Theater "The Merchant of Venice"
"Bang Bang Big Lion · Inspiring Beijing" China Film Orchestra Situation Audio-Visual Music Concert
Large-scale Event
01 "The Year of Singing" Li Zongsheng 2023 Tour Concert
Cadillac Center August 24/26/28
Highlights:
Known as a legend in the Chinese music industry
Created and produced over 300 popular songs
Has been popular in the Chinese-speaking world for half a century
02 "Yao · Beidou" Zhang Jie 2023 UNRELEASED LIVE Tour Concert
National Stadium August 25-27
Highlights:
One of the leading figures among mainland Chinese singers born in the 1980s
Has won about 30 times the most popular male singer and 20 times the best male singer awards.
The Weibo topic of the tour has a reading volume of over 10 billion.
2023 Chen Chusheng "Leng" tour.
National Stadium, August 26th.
Highlights:
With a unique geometric perspective, lead everyone into a world of light and shadow dreams.
Has won the Best Mainland Creative Singer Award at the 2010 Beijing Pop Music Awards.
The number of people who want to see it on Damai is 56,000.
Art Exhibition
"Flowers" - Jin Yucheng Solo Exhibition
Nanchizi Art Museum, August 3rd to October 29th
Highlights:
Ten years ago, Jin Yucheng took the opportunity of publishing his novel "Flowers" to open another time and space - illustrations, and thus began his journey of "writing with his left hand and drawing with his right hand". This exhibition focuses on presenting more than 100 original works created by Jin Yucheng in the past decade, covering various periods and series, most of which are appearing for the first time.
"The Lost World of Jimmy" immersive interactive drama exhibition
Today Art Museum, July 22nd to October 8th
Highlights:
The largest exhibition in the 25-year career of the cartoonist Jimmy combines "painting" and "drama", selecting five representative picture books, "Smiling Fish", "Turn Left, Turn Right", "The Moon Forgot", "Lucky Kid", and "Lost Cat". Using the story scenes, plots, characters, and text elements, ten parallel narrative spaces are created, and digital technology, interactive devices, and performance art are used to display paintings, sculptures, texts, images, and sounds, providing viewers with an immersive exhibition experience.
Note: Performances and exhibitions may be subject to dynamic adjustments. Please pay attention to the official website and WeChat official account of the theater for more information. Follow the "Performance Preview" ("演出抢鲜看") mini-program for more information.
