What's on

Violin Recital by Rainer Honeck

When: Nov 29, 7:30 pm

Where: Shanghai Oriental Art Center

Rainer Honeck, born in 1961, started learning violin at the age of 7. He pursued his studies at the High School of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.

Honeck joined the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 1981, advancing to concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 1992.

Recordings of note as concertmaster include live productions of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade with the Vienna Philharmonic and Seiji Ozawa, and Richard Strauss' A Hero's Life under Christian Thielemann.

2019 Sino-Irish Contemporary Art Exhibition

When: Nov 29-Dec 1

Where: Museu&m at Shanghai Expo Park

Irish and Chinese artists include Audrey Mullins, Daniel Hickey, Fion Gunn, Stephen Lawlor, Niamh Cunningham, Ma Jin, Wang Shaoshuai and Click Design.

The exhibition is produced by Wen Xu from Creative Culture Europe and curated by Lulu.

The Great Pirate Adventure

When: Nov 30 and Dec 1, 10:30 am, 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Where: Jiangsu Center for the Performing Arts, Nanjing

PAW Patrol is a Canadian animated TV series. Led by a boy named Ryder, a team of six rescue dogs use their individual talents to protect the seaside town of Adventure Bay.

Adapted from the series, the latest stage play is touring around China.

It's Pirate Day in Adventure Bay, and Mayor Goodway is getting ready for a big celebration! But first, Ryder and his team of pirate pups must rescue Cap'n Turbot from a mysterious cavern. When they do, they also discover a secret pirate treasure map! The PAW Patrol set out over land and sea to find the treasure for Mayor Goodway's celebration before Mayor Humdinger finds it first. The pups will need all paws on deck for this pirate adventure, including some help from the newest pup.

Lin Zexu

When: Dec 14-22, 7:30 pm

Where: National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing

Directed by Wang Xiaodi and written by scriptwriter Guo Qihong, the play Lin Zexu features actor Pu Cunxin as the protagonist and actress Xu Fan as Guan Shuqing, Lin's wife.

In 1838, the Chinese scholar and Qing dynasty (1644-1911) official, was sent to Guangzhou, Guangdong province, to stop the illegal importation of opium by the British. Lin arrived in the spring of 1839 and launched the destruction of opium in Humen, a port town, on June 3, 1839. About 1,400 metric tons of opium, confiscated from foreign traders, was destroyed within 23 days. The incident triggered the First Opium War (1839-42).

Marking the 180th anniversary of the war, the play, commissioned by the National Center for the Performing Arts and Guangzhou Dramatic Arts Centre, will be premiered in Beijing next month. It also incorporates dance to showcase the battle scenes.

Pride and Prejudice

When: Dec 10-12, 7:30 pm

Where: Beijing Poly Theater

Pride and Prejudice is a theatrical version of Jane Austen's classic novel involving manners, courtship and relationships.

It is the story of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, their five daughters, and the various romantic adventures at their Hertfordshire residence of Longbourn.

Finding a husband is hardly Elizabeth Bennet's most urgent priority. But with four sisters, an overzealous matchmaking mother, and a string of unsuitable suitors, it's difficult to escape the subject.

When the independent-minded Elizabeth meets the handsome but enigmatic Mr. Darcy, all feelings of attraction are muted by his pride and her prejudice. As their worlds keep colliding, their attraction increases.

Mulan

When: Dec 18, 7:30 pm

Where: Shanghai Poly Grand Theater

The dance drama Mulan attempts to interpret the classic Chinese story of Hua Mulan.

The young Chinese woman disguises herself as a man and joins the army, taking her father's place, according to an ancient poem.

Smart, brave and determined, she flouts tradition to embrace her true potential, blazing a courageous trail in the fight against the enemy.

Dreamgirls

When: Jan 2-14, 7:30 pm

Where: Shanghai Culture Square

Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics by Tom Eyen. Nominated for 13 Tony Awards and the winner of six, the musical is based on the show business aspirations and success of acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles and James Brown.

Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, Dreamgirls tells the rags-to-riches story of a 1960s Motown girl group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune.

The singing trio get their big break at an amateur competition and begin singing backup vocals for James Thunder Early. However, things begin to spin out of control when their agent, Curtis Taylor Jr., makes Deena and not Effie, the star of what will become known as The Dreams.

Faust

When: Jan 9-12, 7:30 pm

Where: Beijing Poly Theater

Lithuanian director Rimas Tuminas will bring his latest work Faust, an adaptation of Goethe's dramatic play, to Beijing audience in January.

The tragic play stars Liao Fan as Mephistopheles, the devil, and Yin Zhusheng as Faust.

Considered one of the most famous plays in German literature, Faust is based on a classic German legend, in which Faust is a discontented scholar who makes a deal with the devil in order to attain worldly knowledge, pleasure, and power at the expense of his soul.