Recently, a series of high-quality performances have been staged in Beijing, providing the audience with a visual and auditory feast. Let's check out the details below about the magnificent shows scheduled for this week.
The Play "The Lover"
This play is an adaptation of Harold Pinter's literary masterpiece, which earned him the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature. It presents a well-plotted story that sounds almost surreal even as a fictional work. The play revolves around a couple who have been married for ten years and their game of absurdity, symbolic plots, and themes that blur the lines between reality and imagination, taking the audience on a captivating journey.
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Time: January 15 to 30, 2024 (except for January 16 and 23)
Venue: Beijing People's Art Experimental Theatre
25th-Anniversary Deluxe Version of "Riverdance", a national theatrical treasure of Ireland
The dance show originated from a seven-minute tap dance performance during the interval of the Eurovision Song Contest held on April 30, 1994. This performance was later adapted into a two-hour tap dance that incorporates various dance types, including Irish tap dance, Spanish Flamenco, Russian Ballet, and jazz tap dance from New York, United States.
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Time: January 16 to 21
Venue: Beijing Exhibition Theater
Musical Star Concert "The Reunion"
A group of stage celebrities from the West End of London and Broadway of New York, including Ramin Karimloo, Hadley Fraser, Earl Carpenter and many others, will gather in Beijing to perform classical vocal pieces from musicals such as "The Phantom of the Opera", "Les Misérables", "Man of La Mancha", "Wicked", "SIX" and other renowned musicals in just one concert.
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Time: January 18 to 21
Venue: Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center
"Wandering in Paris" Concert by Zhang Yi and Beijing Symphony Orchestra
Renowned conductor Zhang Yi will lead the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, in conjunction with the piano duo "Two Yu", to perform classical works by French composers including Georges Bizet, Francis Poulenc and Charles Camille Saint-Saëns, under the theme of "Wandering in Paris".
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Time: January 19
Venue: National Centre for the Performing Arts
(Source: Official WeChat Account "Wenlv Beijing")