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This column compiles popular activities and events in Shanghai, so you don't have to! It covers exhibitons, concerts, drama performances and other fun activities. This useful guide will help you decide where to head when you have some spare time. If you have any suggestions or recommendations, please contact us at zhengqiong@shanghaidaily.com.

This column compiles popular activities and events in Shanghai, so you don't have to! It covers exhibitons, concerts, drama performances and other fun activities. This useful guide will help you decide where to head when you have some spare time. If you have any suggestions or recommendations, please contact us at zhengqiong@shanghaidaily.com.

Moscow Conservatory pianists return in August - Art & Culture in China

Moscow Conservatory pianists return in August

Russian pianists Andrey Pisarev and Pavel Nersessian will return to Shanghai this summer for a recital concert as part of the "Moscow Conservatory at SHOAC" series.

Rooftop concerts infuse new vitality into shikumen alleys - Art & Culture in China

Rooftop concerts infuse new vitality into shikumen alleys

A total of 23 rooftop concerts will be held at The INLET in Shanghai's downtown Hongkou District through next month.

Love, legacy, and untold truths across generations - Entertainment in China

Love, legacy, and untold truths across generations

Theatre Re's drama "Birth" explores love and taboos across three generations of women in a family.

2025-05-12 16:51 0

'Park of Allures' blurs lines with dance and dialogue - Entertainment in China

'Park of Allures' blurs lines with dance and dialogue

The captivating and engaging contemporary dance production "Park of Allures" takes center stage at the Shanghai International Dance Center Theater.

2025-05-08 17:17 0

A kitchen takes center stage in this Peruvian play - Entertainment in China

A kitchen takes center stage in this Peruvian play

Pepa Duarte, a Peruvian actress, will transform the stage into a kitchen for her debut play "Eating Myself" at Theater YOUNG this weekend.

2025-04-15 15:08 0

Huppert stars in a fresh take on 'The Cherry Orchard' - Art & Culture in China

Huppert stars in a fresh take on 'The Cherry Orchard'

French actress Isabelle Huppert stars in a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's tragicomedy "The Cherry Orchard" to be staged in Shanghai.

2025-04-10 18:24 0

Shanghai ready to rock to 'Wuthering Heights' - Entertainment in China

Shanghai ready to rock to 'Wuthering Heights'

Emily Brontë's epic story becomes an audaciously inventive production when it premieres in Shanghai this weekend as part of the 40th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival.

2025-04-04 18:39 0

Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis' gets a fresh look in Shanghai - Art & Culture in China

Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis' gets a fresh look in Shanghai

An international creative team, led by British director Rich Rusk, has adapted Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" into a new play.

2025-03-20 16:27 0

Step into the 'Theater of Dreams' with Hofesh Shechter - Art & Culture in China

Step into the 'Theater of Dreams' with Hofesh Shechter

British choreographer Hofesh Shechter is bringing his dance troupe to Shanghai for the Asian premiere of his new work, "Theater of Dreams."

2025-03-07 18:27 0

Hayao Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away' to thrill city audiences on stage - Art & Culture in China

Hayao Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away' to thrill city audiences on stage

The stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning animation comes to Shanghai in July, starring the original Japanese cast in an enchanting tale of Chihiro in a world of fantastic spirits.

2025-02-25 20:27 0