Editor’s note: From March 23 to 31, a great many wonderful and interesting shows and events will be held in Shenzhen, including plays, concerts, music festivals, exhibitions, free talks, lectures and workshops, and more. The following events and shows are listed in order of their dates. Click the titles in bold and blue to find out more details. Take a look and take your pick!
Classic Chinese play ‘Thunderstorm’ to be staged in Shenzhen
Beijing People’s Art Theater will present drama master Cao Yu’s classic play “Thunderstorm” at Shenzhen Poly Theater.
Time: 8 p.m., March 22-23
Tickets: 180-1,080 yuan
Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, 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)
Metro: Line 2 or 11 to Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E
Free Art talk by Daniel Knorr in Shenzhen on March 23
Germany-based Romanian artist Daniel Knorr will give a lecture titled “The Stolen History” at OCAT Shenzhen. No sign-up is required.
Time: 7:30-9 p.m., March 23
Venue: Library of OCAT Shenzhen, South Area, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan District (南山区华侨城创意文化园南区OCAT深圳馆图书馆)
Metro: Line 1 to Qiaocheng East Station (侨城东站), Exit A
Free talk by senior fashion curator in Shenzhen on March 23
Sonnet Stanfill, acting senior curator of the Department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London, will give a free talk titled “Presenting Fashion Through Exhibitions” in Shekou. No sign-up is required.
Time: 7-8 p.m., March 23
Venue: Learning Space, 2/F, Design Society|Sea World Culture and Arts Center, 1187 Wanghai Road, Shekou, Nanshan District (南山区蛇口望海路1187号设计互联|海上世界文化艺术中心二楼公共教育中心)
Metro: Line 2 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A
Free lecture by Sonoyama in Shenzhen on March 23
Japanese artist Harumi Sonoyama will give a free lecture on print art at Guanlan Original Printmaking Base in Longhua District.
Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m., March 23
Venue: Guanlan Original Printmaking Base, 169 Yuxin Road, Longhua District (龙华区裕新路169号中国观澜版画原创产业基地)
Metro: Line 4 to Qinghu Station (清湖站), Exit A and then take a taxi
Designers to hold free workshop in Shenzhen this Saturday
Indian designers Sahil Bagga and Sarthak Sengupta will give a free workshop in Shekou this Saturday.
Time: 2-6 p.m., March 24
Venue: Education Studio, 2/F, Design Society|Sea World Culture and Arts Center, 1187 Wanghai Road, Shekou, Nanshan District (南山区蛇口望海路1187号设计互联|海上世界文化艺术中心二楼公共教育空间)
Metro: Line 2 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A
Children’s play ‘Folklore Fantasies’ to hit Shenzhen
Bulgarian State Puppet Theater Varna will present children’s play “Folklore Fantasies” in Shenzhen this weekend.
Time: 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., March 25
Tickets: 50-120 yuan
Venue: Theater inside Fu’er Building, Jingtian Road, Futian District (福田区景田路妇儿大厦儿童剧场)
Metro: Line 2 or 9 to Jingtian Station (景田站), Exit B
The Pride of Shenzhen A Concert by Shenzhen Youth Artists
A special concert will be performed by youth musicians who are native to Shenzhen at Shenzhen Concert Hall on March 25 as part of the 2018 Shenzhen Belt & Road International Music Festival.
Time: 8 p.m., March 25
Tickets: 100, 120, 180, 280, 380 yuan
Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, intersection of Hongli Road and Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和益田路交汇处深圳音乐厅)
Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D
Shows at B10 Live in Shenzhen this week
Leiluo, which consists of Beijing music producer Wang Lei and Shanghai musician Yile, will present a night of crossover music.
Time: 8:30 p.m., March 23
Tickets: 100 yuan
At the Shenzhen show, Reflector will bring their love and perseverance in punk music, presenting a more shocking show.
Time: 8:30 p.m., March 24
Tickets: 150 yuan
Zhou Yunpeng is a poet and folk singer. He lost the ability to see at the age of 9 and learned to play the guitar at 15.
Time: 8:30 p.m., March 25
Tickets: 100 yuan
Booking: b10live.taobao.com
Venue: B10 Live, North Area, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan District (南山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10现场)
Metro: Line 2 to Qiaocheng North Station (侨城北站), Exit B
Post Youth Festival to hit town during March 23-25
More than 20 Chinese and Japanese bands will go big at Playa Maya Water Park inside Happy Valley amusement park to bring rock, post-rock, heavy metal, electronic and pop music to the Post Youth Festival.
Time: 3:30 p.m., March 23-25
Tickets: 280-380 yuan
Venue: Playa Maya Water Park inside Happy Valley, Nanshan District (南山区欢乐谷玛雅水公园)
Metro: Line 1 or 2 to Window of the World Station (世界之窗站), Exit A
Watch DJ Jacques’ transformation of everyday sounds into electro beats
French DJ Jacques makes music using anything and everything. This Sunday afternoon’s live session will see the inspiring composer creating a track from household objects.
Time: 4 p.m., March 25
Venue: Coastal Stairs, Design Society|Sea World Culture and Arts Center, 1187 Wanghai Road, Shekou, Nanshan District (南山区蛇口望海路1187号设计互联|海上世界文化艺术中心滨海大台阶)
Metro: Line 2 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A
Italian ceramics
An exhibition of ancient Italian ceramics is being held in town. The ceramics are on loan from International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza.
Dates: Until March 25
Venue: Shenzhen Museum, Block A, Civic Center, Futian District (福田区市民中心A区深圳博物馆新馆)
Metro: Line 2 or 3 to Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B
Israeli play ‘When All Was Green’ to be presented in Shenzhen
The Key Theater from Israel will present a nonverbal play “When All Was Green” on weekends this month.
Times: 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., March 24-25, 31, April 1
Tickets: 180 yuan
Venue: Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center, 2106 Nanshan Boulevard, Nanshan District (南山区南山大道2106号南山文体中心)
Metro: Line 1 to Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit B
Love from Persia, destination of the Silk Road
The Iranian orchestra Eshitagh will present a concert featuring Iranian traditional music for audience members who grab a ticket to the March 26 show at Shenzhen Huaxia Art Center.
Orchestra: Iranian Eshitagh
Time: 8 p.m., Monday, March 26
Tickets: 100, 180, 280, 380 yuan
Venue: Shenzhen Huaxia Art Center, 1 Guangqiao Street, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan (南山区华侨城广侨街1号华夏艺术中心)
Metro: Line 1 to Overseas Chinese Town Station (华侨城站), Exit B
Nigensha’s reproductions
Reproductions of magnificent ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphic works produced by Nigensha Publishing Company from Japan are on display. The exhibited reproduced paintings and works of calligraphy include many of the finest surviving works by masters, such as Wang Xizhi (303-361), Fan Kuan (950-1032) and Guo Xi (1000-1090).
Dates: Until March 26
Venue: 5/F, Artron Art Center, 19 Shenyun Road, Nanshan District (南山区深云路19号雅昌艺术中心5楼)
Metro: Line 2 to Qiaocheng North Station (侨城北站), Exit D
U.S. singer to rock Brown Sugar Jar in Shenzhen on March 27
U.S. singer Kevin Kennedy III will give a show March 27 at Brown Sugar Jar.
Time: 8:30 p.m., March 27
Tickets: 50 yuan
Venue: Brown Sugar Jar, 1019 Shangbu Road South, Futian District (福田区上步南路1019号红糖罐)
Metro: Line 1 to Science Museum Station (科学馆站), Exit D
‘Mysterious Dunhuang’
“Mysterious Dunhuang,” an immersive and informative exhibition featuring ancient Dunhuang Mogao cave art in Northwest China’s Gansu Province, is being held at OCT Harbor. The Dunhuang Academy set up seven life-sized Mogao caves with mural reproductions all over the walls and ceilings.
Dates: Until March 30
Tickets: 120-150 yuan
Venue: OCT Harbor Exhibition Center, OCT Harbor, Baishi Road, Nanshan District (南山区白石路欢乐海岸创展中心)
Metro: Line 9 to Shenzhen Bay Park Station (深圳湾公园站), Exit E
New media art
International artists are exhibiting their works at “The Imagined Future Is Not the Future.” The artists visualize our future and show their concern for this technologically advancing world.
Dates: Until April 1
Venues: C2, North Area, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan District (南山区华侨城创意文化园北区C2)
Metro: Line 2 to Qiaocheng North Station (侨城北站), Exit B
Russian realism oil paintings on display in Shenzhen
Realism oil paintings by contemporary Russian artists are on display free of admission.
Dates: Until April 5
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Venue: 3/F, Xinqiao Culture and Art Center, 29 Gongyuan Road North, Bao’an District (宝安区公园北路29号新桥文化艺术中心三楼)
Metro: Line 11 to Shajing Station (沙井站), Exit C
Giant lanterns illuminate Waterland Resort in Shenzhen
Waterland Resort in Shajing has collaborated with traditional lantern craftsmen from Zigong, Sichuan Province to present a sea of lanterns.
Dates: Until April 8
Hours: 6:30-10:30 p.m.
Tickets: 30-40 yuan
Venue: Waterland Resort, Minzhu Boulevard, Shajing, Bao’an District (宝安区沙井民主大道海上田园)
Metro: Line 11 to Shajing Station (沙井站), Exit A
New museum opens with Ying Tianqi’s exhibition in Shenzhen
“Go Into the Folk,” a solo exhibition of prints, paintings and installations created by renowned modern Chinese artist Ying Tianqi, is being held at the newly opened Zhi Art Museum in Shajing.
Dates: Until May 15
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., closed Mondays
Venue: Zhi Art Museum, Shasong Road, Houting, Shajing, Bao’an District (宝安区沙井后亭沙松路至美术馆)
Metro: Line 11 to Houting Station (后亭站), Exit A
‘Situations’
Greek painter Apostolos Georgiou is exhibiting his paintings at Nanhai E-Cool. Curator Barry Schwabsky has titled the exhibition “Situations,” referring to how these figurative works present not stories, but something more like diagrams of relationships among people and things.
Dates: Until Aug. 11
Venue: Nanhai E-Cool, 6 Xinghua Road, Shekou, Nanshan District (南山区蛇口兴华路6号南海意库)
Metro: Line 2 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit C
(Source: Shenzhen Daily)
