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Russian National Ballet Theater: Sleeping Beauty

Date: Feb 11 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Poly Theater

Price: 100-1,600 yuan

The Russian National Ballet Theatre was founded with support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The basic principle of the theatre is to preserve the creative heritage of Russian ballet and to search for new forms in choreography. Its repertoire includes not only classical performances such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty, but also modern ballets set to the music of Mozart, Bach, and Ravel. In 2001, Evgeny Amosov became the Artistic Director of the theatre. He was graduated from the Perm Academy of choreography and then joined the Ekaterinburg Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet as a principal dancer. He is also a prize-winner of Russian and International choreography contests of ballet-masters and ballet dancers.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Kristjan Jarvi Conducts Doctor Atomic Symphony & Shostakovich Symphony

Date: Feb 19 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 80-480 yuna

Hailed by New York Times as "a kinetic force on the podium, like Leonard Bernstein reborn", Jarvi has combined his classical roots and affinity for traditional repertoire with an infectious enthusiasm for creating original programs, propelling classical concert halls around the globe into the 21st century. John Adams' opera of Doctor Atomic, with the libretto by Peter Sellars, focuses on the great stress and anxiety experienced by those at Los Alamos while the test of the first atomic bomb was being prepared. In 2007, Adams adapted the opera into the Doctor Atomic Symphony. "Seventh Symphony" is the most realistic one of Shostakovich's symphonies. At first, Shostakovich gave each of the four movements of the work a title, "War", "Memories", "Our Country's Wide Spaces" and "Victory in the Future", respectively. These titles were later removed, but the fact that they had once appeared, implies that the composer had intended to use an epic tone to express his feelings and thoughts about the war. However, the music is never difficult to be understood without these titles, and it is never difficult for the listener to associate it with the heroism that the Soviet Union showed during World War II. While its creation and performance in war time inspired all peace-loving peoples of the world with courage and will to fight with fascism, in times of peace the work reminds us to remember history and cherish peace, and evokes associations with war frenzy and heroism.

Contact: 010-6655-0000

Caracalla Dance Theater 1001 Nights

Date: Feb 9-13 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 180-1,000 yuan

Caracalla is an internationally-acclaimed dance company and has built their own bridge between East and West. Caracalla's own story is equally amazing; training against the hostage situation of the 1980s, thriving despite the turmoil of the Lebanese War, where all conflicting political factions found a common unity and came together in agreement that Caracalla is the cultural image of Lebanon and the Arab world. Caracalla is now working with companies and performers from across the world to take their place as the leading dance company in the Middle East and recognized on the international stage. The company's founder, Abdel-Halim Caracalla, is a legendary figure. Caracalla founded the company in 1970. He envisioned creating a new language in dance that merged Western and Oriental techniques, having studied at the London School of Contemporary Dance, specializing in the style of Martha Graham, in the 1960s. With over 14 productions since 1968, he has taken his company to perform in major cities and theatres around the world including Paris, London's Sadler's Wells and at Washington DC's Kennedy Centre, as well his successful tour of Two Thousand and One Nights. Caracalla continues to be the artistic director of the company and is supported by his equally creative children: Alissar who is the company's choreographer and Ivan who is a director.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Gigi D' Alessio Malaterra World Tour in Shanghai

Date: Jan 31 - 8:30 pm

Venue: Qianshuiwan Culture Center

Price: 380 yuan

Gigi D'Alessio was born in Naples on 24th febrary in 1967. His father introduced him into the world of music thanks to the accordion that Gigi received for his birthday.

Gigi's passion for the music grew up throw the years until when he decided to subscribe himself to the Music Conservatory in Naples. He's 23 years old when he started directing the Scarlatti Orchestra and after this amazing experience, he became officially the pianist of one of the most important neapolitan singers: Mario Merola. In 1992 was published Gigi's first album "Lasciatemi cantare" and in 1995 he realized his dream singing in front of 20.000 people at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples. After six albums Gigi approached to the BMG record company and in 1999 he performed at the N.I.A.F., singing for Mr President Bill Clinton.

In 2012 Gigi celebrated 20 years of career with the new album "Chiaro" and his new project "Primera Fila", the first spanish album edited in South America. Other album and another world tour until year 2014: Gigi is the second italian singer that became a legend entering in the World Billboard Music Chart. Only Modugno with "Volare" had the same success. The artist doesn't know any break and another success is near: last year, on Dec 31 he celebrated the New Year's Eve for his first time in Plebiscito Square in Naples, live also on channel 5. Now he's planning to travel with his Malaterra's tour all around the world.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Musical - Shanghai Bund

Date: Jan 23-31 - 7:15 pm

Venue: Yunfeng Theater

Price: 180-880 yuan

The musical is set in the 1920s in Republican China. Hui Man-keung is a Yenching University graduate who served three years in prison for participating in the May Fourth Movement student protests. He decides to make a fresh start in Shanghai, where he meets and befriends Ting Lik, a fruit vendor. He invites Ting to be his partner after seizing the executive position in a small-time gang. He also builds up a good relationship with Fung King-yiu, a wealthy tycoon and gang boss, after saving Fung's daughter, Ching-ching, from being held hostage. Later there goes a love triangle among the three people.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Hirano Aya 2016 Fan Meeting

Date: Jan 24 - 2:30 pm

Venue: Qianshuiwan Culture Center

Price: 280-680 yuan

Hirano Aya is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer who has had roles in several anime, visual novels, and TV commercials in Japan. She was contracted to Space Craft Produce, a branch of the Space Craft Group, for her voice acting career, and for her singing career, she was signed under Lantis. She left both Space Craft and Lantis in 2011. Hirano moved to the voice acting agency Grick in August 2011, and into Universal Sigma in 2012.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Activities

Wukesong Fair

Date: Jan 23-Feb 15 - 9 am

Venue: No 69, Fuxing Road

Price: Free

As the Spring Festival approaches, Wukesong Fair, a popular fair in Beijing's Haidian district, has brought together more than 450 manufacturers from all over the country to sell nianhuo, or items to celebrate the annual festival. At the entrance of the fair, there are traditional Spring Festival paintings that have classical auspicious elements, such as monkey and fish, which are from very famous maker Yangliuqing, based in Tianjin. In the fair there are also various Chinese knots, traditional lanterns, paintings of door gods, couplets, window grilles, paper cutting and other traditional Spring Festival decorations, apart from clothes and signature foods from all parts of the country for people to choose from. The fair has been held once a month since six years ago, and has a good reputation for goods of low price and high quality.

Contact: 150-1126-3093

Chinese New Year's Eve party

Date: Feb 7 - 9 pm

Venue: 65 Baochao Hutong

Price: 300 yuan

Great Leap Brewing and The Orchid are ringing in the Chinese New Year with a private party on the The Orchid's hutong rooftop. The evening includes free flow Great Leap Brewing beer, mulled wine and snacks provided by The Orchid and is one of the best fireworks viewing spots in the city. Tickets are available by pre-sale only and can be purchased with cash at any Great Leap location or via WeChat Pay at The Orchid's WeChat store (ID: TheOrchidHotel).

Contact: 010-8404-4818

Beijing International Craft Beer Festival sessions

Date: Feb 26-28 - 2:30 pm

Venue: Compound 13, Nafu hutong

Price: 250 yuan

Curated by Great Leap Brewing, the 2016 Beijing Invitational Craft Beer Festival is a momentous occasion for flavour-philes across the capital. No less than 20 craft breweries from around the world have been invited to participate, bringing with them only the choicest of brews for your sampling pleasure. Ladies and Gentlemen, let there be beer. Here's how it works. TRB Copper will host a total of seven tasting sessions from Feb 26 to 28. Each session will run for two hours and will cost 250 yuan per person, per session.

Contact: 010-8400-2232

3DPRK: Portraits from DPRK

Date: Jan 23 - 4:30 pm

Venue: 241 Caochangdi

Price: Free

Pekin Fine Arts and art gallery Koryo Studio invite you to a talk by Matjaz Tancic, the artist of the gallery's current show - 3DPRK: Portraits from DPRK. The exhibition features Matjaz Tancic'S portraits of local people from across the country who were photographed using a 3-D stereoscopic technique. The landmark collection shows not only the citizens of Pyongyang, but also ordinary workers, farmers, educators, athletes and entertainers living in Hamhung, as well as from elsewhere across the country. The artist will be present at the gallery to discuss his 3-D photo portraits of local people.

Contact: 010-5127-3220

Ultra-luxe Love Package at the Rosewood Beijing

Date: Feb 14 - 2 pm

Venue: Rosewood Beijing

Price: 48,888 yuan

Make this Valentine's Day one to remember at Rosewood. The Ultra-luxe Love package offers you and your beloved a romantic getaway in our presidential suite priced from 48,888 yuan per night, with a variety of prestigious benefits. The package includes: a round-trip Jaguar limousine drive to and from your home with Champagne and chocolate dipped strawberries, a 24 hour personal butler, in-room candlelight five-course Valentine's menu, 100 red roses and Tiffany & Co. and loads more luxuriously romantic perks. Does that sound luxurious enough for you? Remember that advanced reservations are required.

Contact: 010-6597-8888

Nightlife

Sunday Night Disco presents Bowie

Date: Jan 31 - 9 pm

Venue: 206 Gulou East Road

Price: Free

Sunday Night Disco brings you a night dedicated to the wonderful music and artistic legacy of David Bowie. Prizes awarded for the best-dressed Bowies. Be it Aladdin Sane, Ziggy Stardust, The Thin White Duke or Jareth the Goblin King, come prepared. People of Beijing! Put on your red shoes and dance the blues.

Contact: 137-1608-7852

School Bar Awards

Date: Jan 30 - 8 pm

Venue: 53 Wudaoying Hutong

Price: Free

School Bar closes out the Year of the Sheep with a banger, featuring the first annual School Bar Awards, a huge lineup of its 2015 favourites and, get this, the opening of its new bar - School Bar Version 3.0. Headlining this mother is School Bar rock-darlings The Diders, with Gate to Otherside (who just finished recording with Ricky from Brian Jonestown Massacre), Heat Mark, The Hotline and The Twenties supporting. Over the past number of weeks the former restaurant directly to the west of School has been under renovation and will now be connected to the current School Bar. offers new tap beers, new drinks and food.

Contact: 010-6402-8881

Sports

Skiing tour at Chongli

Date: Jan 30-Feb 26 (every Friday)

Venue: Duolemeidi Ski Resort

Price: 140 yuan

Make the most of the snowy Beijing winter with this exclusive weekend skiing trip at a special-value knockdown price. On the Friday evening, the tour group will go together to Duolemeidi Ski Resort for a day and a half of action on the piste.

Contact: 4008-1441-88

BSC Racing Team China Cup

Date: Jan 23-Feb2 - 9 am

Venue: Beijing Sailing Center

Price: 28,000 yuan

Get a taste of a proper yacht race with the Beijing Sailing Club as they travel to Shenzhen for the China Cup International Regatta. The General Administration of Sport-approved event attracts over 100 boats and 1,000 sailors from more than 33 countries annually.

Contact: 400-610-3721