Stage
Piano master to perform Mozart
Italian pianist and conductor Andrea Bonatta will perform three works of Mozart in Shenzhen on Friday, accompanied by the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. The repertoire will include “Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414,” “Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415” and “ Symphony No. 38 in D Major (‘Prague’), K. 504.”
Time: 8 p.m., May 16
Tickets: 50-160 yuan
Reservations: 11185
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
Ancient Wuhan dance
The dance drama “A Tale of Rebuilding Panlong,” presented by Wuhan Song and Dance Theater, will be staged in Longgang District. The show recounts the history of Panlong, an ancient town dating back more than 3,500 years, from which modern-day Wuhan City is said to have originated.
Time: 7:30 p.m., May 17
Tickets: 30-180 yuan
Reservations: 8955-8888
Venue: Theater, 2/F, Longgang Cultural Center, opposite Longgang District Government Building, Longxiang Thoroughfare (龙岗区龙翔大道岗文化中心剧院)
Buses: 351, 361, 654, 810, 811, 812, 839, 855, 862, 983, 984, 986
ICIF concerts
● May 16, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., piano concert
May 17, 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.,
Chinese folk music concert
May 18, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., piano concert
May 18, 2 p.m.-3 p.m., piano auction
Add: Shenzhen Musical Heaven, 3/F, Guoqi Building, Shangbu Road South (上步南路国企大厦三楼深圳乐器城)
Metro: Ke Xue Guan Station (Science Museum Station 科学馆站), Exit D
ICIF shows
● May 16-17, 8 p.m., Hakka dances
Tickets: 30-80 yuan
Reservations: 11185
Add: Shenzhen Grand Theater, 5018 Shennan Road East, Luohu District (罗湖区深南东路5018号深圳大剧院)
Metro: Da Ju Yuan Station (Grand Theater Station 大剧院站), Exit B
● May 15-16, 8 p.m., Chinese-language
drama ‘The Red and the Black’
Tickets: 80-680 yuan
Reservations: 8637-1698
Add: Shenzhen Poly Theater, at the intersection of Wenxin Road 5 and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District (南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处深圳保利剧院)
Buses: 70, 80, K113, 204, 217, 226, 230, 245
Exhibitions
Art without boundaries
The exhibition features contemporary paintings by world-renowned masters representing a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Co-organized by the Paris-based Les Galeries Maeght, Guangzhou’s Galerie When and Shenzhen’s Art de Vivre, the exhibition will feature works by Joan Miró (Spain), Alberto Giacometti (Switzerland), Marco Del Re (Italy), Aki Kuroda (Japan), Xavier Grau (Spain), Selma Gurbuz (Turkey), Luc Doerflinger (France) and Walasse Ting (China).
Dates: May 10-June 18
Hours: 1 p.m.-9 p.m.
Venue: Art de Vivre (圆筒艺术空间)
Add: 1/F, Shenzhen Academy of Sculpture, 8 Zhongkang Road, Shangmeilin, Futian District (福田区上梅林中康路八号深圳雕塑院一楼)
Buses: 44, 45, 60, 102, 216, 218, 222, 324, 374, 388
Old radio exhibition at Poly
More than 100 decades-old radios are on display at the Shenzhen Poly Theater.
Dates: Through May 31
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, at the intersection of Wenxin Road 5 and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District (南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处深圳保利剧院)
Buses: 70, 80, K113, 204, 217, 226, 230, 245, 369, 390
A vista of perspectives
Sculptures by Harris Kondosphyris, Jesus Palomino, UNMASK, Via Lewandowski and many Chinese artists.
Dates: Through May 20
Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Closed Monday
Venue: OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Enping Road, Nanshan District (南山区华侨城恩平路OCT当代艺术中心)
Metro: Hua Qiao Cheng Station (Overseas Chinese Town Station 华侨城站), Exit A
ICIF exhibitions
● May 10-18, watercolors exhibition
May 15-19, Chinese craftswork exhibition
Open: 9:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Add: Century Craft Culture Square, at the intersection of Fuqiang Road and Xinzhou Road (福强路和新洲路交汇处世纪工艺品文化广场)
Buses: 33, 44, 71, 80, 121, 202, 303, 305, 312, 317, 322, 339, 364, 372, 377
● May 16-28, ancient Chinese calligraphy
and paintings exhibition
May 16-19, lacquer painting exhibition
Hours: 9 p.m.-5 p.m.
Add: Artron Art Gallery, intersection of Caitian Road North and Meilin Road 8, Futian District (福田区彩田北路与梅林八路交汇处雅昌艺术馆)
Buses: 7, 34, 35, 53, 54, 60, 75, 76, 324, 328, 333, 335, 336, 339, 352, 388, 391, 393
(For more details about ICIF exhibitions, please refer to Page 14 on the May 15 issue.)
Bars
DJ Genix at Rox
Weekend party at Rox features DJ Genix from the U.K.
Time: 11 p.m. Friday
Add: 1-3/F, Guoji Mingyuan Building, Jiangbei Road, Luohu District (深圳罗湖区江背路国际名园1-3楼)
Tel: 8237-3666
Beer and pizza night
at NYPD Pizza
All the beer or beverages you can drink and all the pizza you can eat for 100 yuan on Friday.
Time: 1 session: 7-9 p.m
2 session: 9:15-11:15 p.m.
Add: NYPD Pizza, Central Walk, Fuhua Road 1, Futian District (福田区福华一路中心城)
Tel: English 13798471160
Chinese 8887-6973
Post-punk band at C:Union
Post punk band Narrenschiff from Chongqing will perform at C:Union on Friday night.
Time: 10 p.m., May 16
Add: 1019 Shangbu Road South, near the crossing of Shangbu Road and Binhe Thoroughfare (上步南路根据地酒吧)
Tel: 8363-3533
Back-to-school party
at Cafe 5
Dress in school uniform or ’80s fashion and come to Cafe 5 on Saturday night. The bar offers all you can drink from
9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and ’80s music for 100 yuan per person.
Time: 9:30 p.m., May 17
Add: 111-112 Diwang Mansion, 5002 Shennan Road East, Luohu Distric
Tel: 13714798724, 15919445243.
Hip-hop party at
Club de Acqua
DJ KC will be spinning along with resident DJ Prince and DJ Snow.
Time: 10 p.m., May 17
Add: 1/F, Gongfang Building, 197 Fenghuang Road, Luohu District (罗湖区凤凰路197号工纺大厦)
Tel: 2599-7788, 2554-6933
Australian music at True Color
Independent Australian recording artist Nik Phillips will perform at True Color Club in Dongmen on Sunday night. Free admission.
Time: 10 p.m., May 18
Add: Shenzhen True Color Club, Dongmen, 4/F Golden World, Jiefang Rd, Dongmen, Luohu District (本色东门分店, 东门金世界商业中心4楼, 深圳戏院对面)
(Song Yingwen)
Hotel
Shark’s fin and abalone dishes at Kempinski
Discover the essence of Chinese culinary extravagance through the months of May and June at Kempinski Hotel Shenzhen. Chinese master chef Huang and his team will prepare a selection of renowned signature dishes with the king and queen of Chinese cuisine, shark’s fin and abalone. Reservations are recommended.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Dinner: 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Monday to Sunday
Add: Haide Street 3, Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District
Tel: 8888-8888
