Event

The beautiful era with Xiao Hui

This new quartet performs 1930s-style Shanghai jazz. Percussionist Jimmy Biala leads the troupe, which includes Jorg Tanneberg on guitar, Sebastian Meyer on bass and Xiao Hui on vocals.

Where: Stone Boat Bar, Southwest corner of Ritan Park, Chaoyang District

When: July 17, 9:30 pm

Tel: 6501 9986

Cost: Free

 

City walk – Vanishing Beijing

Discover the history of Beijing’s hutong in this walking tour that takes you through an area of the city in the process of being torn down. A professional tour guide leads you through the winding streets, with a tea stop in the home of a local woman who has spent her life in the hutong.

Where: Meet at Exit C of Hepingmen station on Subway line 2 at 1:30 pm

When: July 18, 1:30-5 pm

Tel: 15117916648

Cost: Free

 

Talk and performance – modern dance in Chin

Explore Chinese modern dance with a lecture by Willy Tsao, artistic director of BeijingDance/LDTX, on the art’s history and development in the country. This will be followed by a performance of short dances by the troupe’s vibrant young members.

Where: UCCA (Ullens Center for Contemporary Art), 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, 798 Art District, Chaoyang District

When: July 18, 2-4 pm

Tel: 6438 6675

Cost: Free

 

(By Chen Zao)