Red rose, white rose, the choice is yours
After the controversial film “Lust, Caution,” another work by Aileen Chang will be staged. The Putonghua play, “Red Rose, White Rose,” will be presented next month at the Shenzhen Grand Theater.
The story, written by Chang in 1944, is divided into two parts; each part focuses on one woman. The story was put on the big screen in 1994 by Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan. In the Shenzhen play, mainland TV actors Xin Baiqing, Gao Hu and Taiwan Golden Horse Award winner Qin Hailu will play the leads.
Time: 8 p.m., Jan. 22, 23
Tickets: 180-580 yuan
Reservations: 11185,
8981-2344
Venue: Shenzhen Grand Theater (深圳大剧院)
Add: 5018 Shennan Road East, Luohu District (罗湖区深南东路5018号)
Metro: Da Ju Yuan Station (Grand Theater Station 大剧院站), Exit B
Munich piano
quintet to perform
FIVE young musicians from the prestigious Munich Conservatory (MHsM) will make their China debut at the Shenzhen Grand Theater on Wednesday night.
The program will include “Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15” by Gabriel Fauré, “Piano Trio No.2 in E Minor, Op.67” by Dmitri Shostakovich and “Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op. 84” by Edward Elgar.
Identifying itself as the MHsM Piano Quintet, the team consists of Chinese pianist Yuan Fang and string players Noah Bendix-Balgley, Johanna Kmel, Benedikt Schneider and Sarah Wiederhold.
Time: 8 p.m., Dec. 26
Tickets: 80-380 yuan
Reservations: 11185,
8981-2344
Venue: Shenzhen Grand Theater, 5018 Shennan Road East, Luohu District (罗湖区深南东路5018号深圳大剧院)
Buses: 7, 10, 23, 24, 30, 33, 62, 63, 302, 311, 352, 353, 377, 378
Metro: Da Ju Yuan Station (Grand Theater Station 大剧院站), Exit B
Sensuous show
on stage
A musical presented by Lido de Paris, offers a visual feast for local theater-goers and fashionistas alike.
The show tells the story of a Paris musical theater of the past century. The first section focuses on the lives of female musicians in Paris in the past century, with displays of fancy costumes. Section two shows a grand celebration in Paris following the end of World War II, while the third section describes the romance between a princess and bird god from French mythology. The last section is a Moulin Rouge-style performance.
The sensuous show was first presented to the public earlier this year.
Time: 8 p.m., Dec. 28-30
Tickets: 180-880 yuan
Reservations: 11185
Venue: Shenzhen Grand Theater, 5018 Shennan Road East, Luohu District (罗湖区深南东路5018号深圳大剧院)
Buses: 7, 10, 23, 24, 30, 33, 62, 63, 302, 311, 352, 353, 377, 378
Metro: Da Ju Yuan Station (Grand Theater Station 大剧院站), Exit B
