Christmas Tickets: Orchestral Events, Stage, and More
Happy holidays, Shanghai! Just a quick reminder, order your tickets now (or soonish) if you were hoping to take in a seasonal show this year. SmartTicket is currently handing tickets for several won...
Happy holidays, Shanghai! Just a quick reminder, order your tickets now (or soonish) if you were hoping to take in a seasonal show this year. SmartTicket is currently handing tickets for several wonderful and edifying concerts and performances, and now you can pay with Alipay as well if you like. Information on The Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, the Nutcracker, and even a giant pillow fight after the jump.
A "potent combination of emotional eloquence and infectious vitality", the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra are presenting works by Bach, Vivaldi, Gruber, and more. On night only. Don’t miss.
The Shanghai Ballet teams with British choreographer Derek Deane for The Nutcracker at the Shanghai Grand Theater. Deane was a Principle Dancer of The Royal Ballet, Resident Choreographer at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, and the former Artistic Director of the English National Ballet. He was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services in dance and art direction in the English National Ballet.
An annual tradition for Mao Livehouse, their Christmas pillow fight is back again for three crazy night of feather flying action. Yes, it’s exactly what you think it is. You get your ticket, they give you a pillow, and then you whack strangers and friends in the name of Christmas. Go with it. Bands, DJs, prizes, give-aways, organized and non-organized pillow fighting chaos. On December 23 and December 24, there are two sessions: 7pm-8.30pm and 9.30pm-11pm. On December 25 it’s 7.30pm-9pm.
The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — one of the "Big Five". From its founding until 2001, the Orchestra is famous for their annual series of concerts at Carnegie Hall. For their Shanghai performance, the orchestra is performing classics from the American cinema and folk book — J. Strauss, Elmber Bernstein, Tchaikovsky, and more — featuring rising soprano vocalist Maria Antkowiak.
