Tan Dun’s “Buddha Passion” promises to take your breath away. This monumental work, sung in Chinese and Sanskrit, will be performed by the Lanzhou Symphony Orchestra, the Lanzhou Concert Hall Choir and seven soloists (baritone Wang Yunpeng, mezzo-soprano Dong Fang, soprano Guo Sen, tenor Wang Chuanyue, pipa player Chen Yining and two indigenous singers).
Between Nov. 26 and Dec. 5, 11 dramas, four exhibitions and several workshops will greet local audiences during the third Contemporary Theater Biennale in Futian District.
The Sixth Lianhua Hill Glades Music Festival will soon bring five free performances to Lianhua Hill on Nov. 7 and 8. Free tickets will be rolled out in three batches and audience members can apply for the tickets at 10 a.m. Oct. 29, 30, and Nov. 3 on the organizer’s WeChat account “szftjsf.”
High-definition videos of British ballet shows and a concert will be screened at the Emperor Cinemas at PAFC Mall.
Thangka paintings created by Luozang Dongzhou from Qinghai Province are on display at the Futian Cultural Hall.
Chinese pianist Tong Xin will collaborate with his musician friends to present movie scores composed by Joe Hisaishi.
Old photos of infrastructure engineers who contributed to the early construction of Shenzhen are on display at the Shenzhen Library to mark the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up in Shenzhen. Entry is free.
As an artist, Wang Chengyu integrates traditional Chinese artistic concepts with contemporary painting techniques, and consistently emphasizes a light-hearted and humorous style in his works. This style is embodied in his paintings: the neat strokes created by scrapers, straightforward lines, relaxed character postures, and simple narrative. It is also realized in the artist’s creation process: Sometimes just because he found a pleasing color in the paint material store, the artist would take it home, set a background, add characters, and complete the exploration of a new work in a state of “playing for fun.”
Curated by Li Rongwei, AN+ Art and Design Center’s latest exhibition has invited 19 artists and studios to explore the relationship between fire and three materials: metal, ceramics and glass. Titled “Blazing Element,” the exhibition aims to demonstrate the diversity of interpretations and emotional complexities that emerge from combining the three materials with fire.
Local intangible cultural heritage crafts people are exhibiting their latest works that address the theme of COVID-19 pandemic-fighting at the Shenzhen Museum. Entry is free but the museum requires visitors to book on its WeChat account “iszbwg” in advance.
Artworks by contemporary artists Ron English, Takashi Murakami, Futura and Mo Di are on display at Bense Art Space, where you can also enjoy live jazz shows at night and buy merch of the artworks.
Over 100 bizarre artworks by 30 international artists are on show at the Art Gallery of Artron. This is a rare chance for visitors to see diverse forms of work made of colorful materials.
Shenzhen Book City CBD Store in Futian District is giving a 28-percent-off discount on most books, CDs and DVDs.
A selection of Guangdong master Guan Shanyue’s paintings featuring flowers and birds are on display at Guan Shanyue Art Museum. Entry is free.
Tan Dun, chief guest conductor of Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (SZSO), will wield the baton over the orchestra’s first concert in 2020 this Friday evening at Shenzhen Concert Hall, bringing his own works as well as two pieces by Mozart.
To mark the 30th anniversary of Japanese manga series “Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac,” a large-scale exhibition authorized by its author Masami Kurumada is being held at Coco Park, featuring the author’s drafts, lifelike armor models of the knights and a 12-temple journey for visitors to go on to “save the Greek goddess Athena.”
Chinese artist 50 Francs is exhibiting his pixel art at an exhibition at La Vie Materielle in Futian District.
Finely printed Chinese books printed from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) to the early 20th century are on display.
More than 80 screen printing works created by Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) professor Zhang Guilin over the past 40 years are on display at the “Quest” exhibition. Entry is free.