Saturday, May 10th
Film / Cinema
Shanghai's satellite for international day of film, Pangea Day, will synch up with venues in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Rio from 6pm-6am, May 10-11 to watch a selection of films chosen from 2500 submissions worldwide. The name "Pangea" derives from ancient Greek roots and refers to the supercontinent - that is, the single continent believed to have existed before the 7 continents broke off into their current formation. Is it possible to foster international community/tolerance through the moving picture? Even if the lofty ambitions don't quite work out, 12 hours of movies is usually a good thing. Contact Panthea Lee @ 136 8166 0372 or Dan Shemie at 158 0061 0089 for more information. Or visit www.myspace.com/pangeadaysh. This event is FREE.
Art
Taking cues from Salvador Dali's surrealist paradise-nightmares, Spanish photographer Unai Iribarren captures the dreamlike quality of urban nights. This exhibit features the self-taught artist's interpretations of Shanghai through the city's mirage of lights. Opening at 6pm.
Art
Cao Weihong is painting women in traditional Chinese settings, with small, delicate brush strokes and an earthy color palate. What separates her work is the questions provoked by the dark contours and dimly lit scenes, which belie untold secrets in these women's lives. Does all the bare skin make them sensual beings or objects?
Nightlife
Antidote returns to The Shelter for a night of off-beat (thematically, not musically) electro: "Don't call it "live" ... it's "plugged!" New studio track from B6, tootekool, Shanghai_Ultra and his 909 machine, Ben Huang, Ozone, and Lon. Cover 30rmb.
Nightlife
Badical beats from Shanghaist most illinest hip hop DJs Blaise Deville and Mr. Tsang. Head on down and check them out at no extra cost to yourself at Anar bar. Old school, new school... so many bombs dropped...
Nightlife
MAO welcomes the Acid Pony Club for their "minidiscotek party". DJs: Clapikk (mnmal+tekno=groovy kicks) and Doraemoon(disco+tekno=funky snares) presenting Acid Funk Theory with visuals. Ecclectic beats. Packed dance floors. Cover 100rmb. Free entry for girls. Starts 10pm.
Art
Italian fashion photographer Umberto Stefanelli, who has worked with Levi Strauss, Nokia and Loreal exhibits his work on Taikang Lu. Check out his photos of clothes made out of natural hair. Opening and cocktails at 5:30pm.
Stage / Concerts
American conductor/cellist Sam Matthews and his 12 local and international students perform music by Beethoven, Britten, Fetter and others at Shanghai's Symphony Hall. This orchestra is young but talented and they've been practicing for months. Tickets 20rmb Show starts at 3pm.
Art
Artists Du Zhenjun and Zhou Xiaohu team up to explode any remaining myths about globalization and speculative economies that bring about the "end" of humanist, liberal thought. And there is "no end" to the ceaseless flow of materials, information, human resources etc. Opens at 5pm.
Nightlife
Ship of Fools is a four-piece post punk band from Chongqing. Upbeat, catchy post punk. Hey, that's alright. Starts 9pm. Cover is 30rmb.
Art
Organized by the Feizi Gallery and sponsored by Shanghai Art Museum, Visual Sensation is a group show of Chinese contemporary artists. Despite their different ages, styles and mediums the artists share a common goal: the expression of freedom and warmth. Opens at 4pm on the second floor, hall 4.
Nightlife
Kamikaze and elnomo do it again with a night of visa problems, cheesy music, slow dancing, lots of smoke, and no tounge kissing. Boys on the left and girls on the right until your parents leave. No cover.
Nightlife
Club Volar goes Brazilian -- it's the summer thing to do. They've got "Brazilian beauties" and Brazilian music on the system, offered up by DJ Deep Bass (Brazil) and DJ Cue (UK). Cover: 60rmb (includes 1 standard drink).
Nightlife
De la Coast welcomes the DJs of Dragon Bar to their lofty Bund environs. ON the decks: DJ Baru, DJ Sai, DJ Spa, and DJ Nagisa. A solid line-up of locally-based Japanese DJs. Ladies/Gents: 100rmb open-bar.
Art
iMART, which can also be read as "I am art, is a platform for creative exchange of artistic products at the pilot stage. This weekend at The New Factories view original works including (but my no means limited to) fashion design, boutique toys, process gifts, street dancing, graffiti, experimental drama, extreme sports and other forms of new culture. 11am-6pm.
Sunday, May 11th
Film / Cinema
An entrepreneur, a morman and raver move to Shanghai. The start of a bad joke ending in an even worse pun? Nope, real life. Directed by Kim Taylor, this 2007 documentary traces the lives of three "laowei" trying to hack it in Shanghai. 50rmb cover gets you 1 free drink. Starts at 6pm.
Stage / Concerts
All the way from ETH Zurich, this 20-member Big Band is an amalgamation of students of the prestigious ETH Zurich, the Jazz-school Zurich and the Jazz-school Lucerne. Playing funk and Latin, swing and jazz at JZ Club, the group's repertoire knows few limits. Show starts at 10pm. Reserve a table.
Art
American artist Colleen Taylor Shafer paints plywood. Looks way cooler than it sounds. Shafer uses paint to highlight the reoccurring patterns designed by Mother Nature. Opening reception 8:30-11:30 at Arch.
Literature / Readings
Writer and Research Associate at the U.S. Library of Congress, Marcia Ristaino, appears at Glamour Bar to discuss her book, "The Jacquinot Safe Zone: Wartime Refugees in Shanghai." This non-fiction delves into the characteristics of French Jesuit priest, Father Jacquinot, who negotiated a safe zone in Shanghai when the Japanese forces attacked the city in 1937. RSVP. 50 rmb cover charge includes one drink. Starts at 4pm.
Monday, May 12th
Community / Exhibitions
This birthday celebration at Shanghai's Jing'an Temple is an actual public display of faith. Gautama Shakaymuni Buddha was born as a prince in the city of Lumbini of Nepal, north of India, probably in 563 BC and spent a lifetime seeking nirvana through the various means that people do (fasting, celibacy and other forms of deprivation). To commemorate these hardships monks chant prayers and wash their buddhas.
Tuesday, May 13th
Stage / Concerts
The Far East Quartet celebrates its recently released debut recording "Something Real" at Fuxing Lu's ever-popular JZ Club with a release party. High(ish) profile for local musicians. Show starts at 10pm.
Community / Exhibitions
China Entrepreneurs is a Beijing-based non-profit professional organization dedicated to fostering the growth of entrepreneurship in China. Their Shanghai kickoff event in May, is entitled, "The State of Entrepreneurship in China." What does it take to be an entrepreneur in China? What is the key to being a successful entrepreneur? Speakers: Jack Perkowski, Founder of ASIMCO Technologies Limited; Dick Kramlich, Partner and Co-founder of NEA and Raymond Cheng from Lucky Pai. Price: 200rmb pre-registration; 300rmb at the door, including light refreshments. Starts 6:15
Thursday, May 15th
Nightlife
Cut Chemist -- he of Jurassic 5 -- will be throwing it down at basement club The Shelter this Thursday. Don't miss this DJ icon on the decks this Thursday. Starts 10pm. Cover: 60rmb.
Stage / Concerts
Just when you thought you had escaped New York and all its pretentious glory, Brooklyn based band $.99 Dreams emerges in Shanghers' JZ Club. Fusing elements of hip-hop, jazz, and electronic music, the show features saxophonist Adam Diller with beats produced by $.99 Dreams. Cover is 20rmb. Show starts at 10pm.
Friday, May 16th
Art
Shanghai's MoCA hops on the unity bandwagon with "Night on Earth," a multi-media extravaganza that unites the urban art scenes in Berlin, Shanghai and Helsinki. The far East contributes "Spatial Collisions and Time-based Collisions." Party at MoCA's new Art Lab space opens to the riff-raff, ahem...public at 9pm. Exhibition closes at 10pm, but the concert rages on upstairs 'till 2am.
Nightlife
Ravin DJs at Buddha Bar -- you know all those compilations that are all over the place... Anyways, he's playing at Lounge 18. Probably dance music. As apposed to say ... grind metal. I'm thinking house. It'll be house music. Tickets are 150rmb. Starts 9:30pm.
Art
Moganshan Lu's spot for installations, Biz-Art Space, is hanging mirrors and balloons from the ceiling this month in for Nu Jun's solo exhibition "The Floating Labyrinth." Explore philosophical notions like the sense of infinity created by endless mirrors, and the idea that human beings never experience an entirely accurate reflection of themselves...unless you think installation is silly, in which case you might want to sit this one out. Opening cocktail hour at 6:30pm.
Film / Cinema
CULTURAL SECTION: Consulate General of Spain >
Cinestesia
A series of three Spanish silent films paired with live music by Shanghai-based musicians. It takes cajones majores to attempt a wacky stunt like this. The first film in the series is "La Aldea Maldita" (The Dammed Village") (1930). Music: Josadac Freire Ferreira Jr. Tropical instrumental rhythms. Limited seating. Free. 7pm.
Saturday, May 17th
Art
James Whitlow Delano's photography goes a long way toward convincing his audience that everyone in China is really, really miserable. The Tokyo-based, American photographer snaps his shutter with the impact of a documentary and his black & white and sepia-toned prints of suffering Chinese on boats purport to be representative of the "human condition." But all jokes aside, this is an award-winning artist and m97 has been on-point with its exhibitions this year. Recommended. Opening reception is from 5pm-7pm.
Nightlife
Looks like DJ Mitomo Tokoto, one of Japan's bigger club DJ is moving down the street for his next show in Shanghai. He'll be joined by his fabulous "Cyberjapan Girls," (go go dancers) for a night of Japansanity clubbing. Starts 10pm. Have a click on the jump and look at the flyer. Get aquainted with those girls.
Art
Considered the "father of the wood and lacquer art movement in China,""Qiao Shiguang is an artist whose work spans over 40 years of experience and a variety of subject matters. From pastoral scenes to portraits to still-life paintings, his works illustrate his mastery of the demanding technique of lacquer art. "Retrospective" is a solo exhibition that highlights this artist's diverse body of work. Opening from 4pm-7pm.
Nightlife
Sting and Bob Dylan's official trumpet player, the Grammy-winning Chris Botti will hold his first jazz concert with band and special guest artist in Shanghai May 17. He's also been chosen as of the the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People Magazine. Now that's some handsome jazz. Tickets 980rmb/780rmb/580rmb/280rmb/180rmb/80rmb.
Nightlife
"Goddess Yoga" explores the feminine side of yoga. While yoga was traditionally practiced by men in ancient India, more women than ever before are enriching their lives with this rejuvenating practice. This workshop, held by Israeli yoga teacher Noa Bar, explores how women can harmonize their practice to hormonal cycles as well as learn about how yoga relates to pregnancy, before, during and after. Price: 180rmb members / 280rmb non-members.
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