This Week's Tickets: Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Bailo, and Quorum Ballet
An eclectic mix of ticketed events this week with the Shanghai return of twee rock favorites Pains of Being Pure at Heart, the second event of the year for the SHFT massive, and world class opera sing...
An eclectic mix of ticketed events this week with the Shanghai return of twee rock favorites Pains of Being Pure at Heart, the second event of the year for the SHFT massive, and world class opera singer Anna Caterina Antonacci making her Shanghai debut. It's also time to start thinking about super bowl tickets. Details on all these after the jump.
Portugal's Quorum Ballet dance company has performed in over 40 cities around the world and later this year will be creating and presenting a new piece in Shanghai. The ‘Rite of Spring: Made in China" will be starring seven dancers from Quorum Ballet and seven of China's most renowned Chinese dancers, with guest choreographer Xie Xin. The piece merges the two cultures and presents a dialogue in dance on the concepts of spring and rebirth. Get your tickets here.
Twee pop band The Pains of Being Pure at Heart returns to Shanghai, touring their new album, “The Echo of Pleasure”. Standing on the foreground of America’s indie scene the band have been praised as one of the best indie-pop bands since the late 2000’s. There’s a crisp, effervescent gallop, splitting its time between dreamy balladry and spotless indie-pop, their songs are expansive and immersive, where their sound is massive enough to match its big-hearted emotion. Get sad. Get Poignant. Pre-sale tickets (available on SmartTicket 150rmb); 180rmb at the door. Get your tickets right here.
If you know of Bailo, you’ve heard his remix of Calvin Harris’ “How Deep Is Your Love,” which essentially put him on the underground trap map. This, along with the rest of his music, was and is heavily supported by DJ Snake, Borgore, Brillz, UZ, HeroBust, 4B, and Kennedy Jones. Bailo has rapidly become the most promising upcoming producer of trap, so ready your ears for some fresh, innovative, killer beats. Get your tickets here.
Saturday, January 27
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On June 2013, Johnson Li made his Carnegie Music Hall debut when he was ten, working with Lang Lang to interpret Beethoven’s Sonata in D Major for Piano Duet, op.6. Considered a prodigy in music circles for his virtuosity and savvy, in this concert, SSO’s Music Direct Long Yu will present Chopin’s Andante spianato et grande polonaise for piano & orchestra, Op.22 with him. Concert's at 8pm, tickets from 180-580rmb available on SmartTicket. Get your tickets here.
Now established as one of the finest Sopranos of her generation, Anna Caterina Antonacci is an award-winning vocalist, winning multiple prestigious prizes including at The International Competition for Verdian Voices (1988), the Maria Callas Competition and the Pavarotti Competition all celebrating her cantilena, expression but above all, the voice itself. From the brilliant Rossini of her early years, she moved to Rossini serio and operas including; Mose in Egitto, Semiramide,Elisabetta, Regina d’Inghilterra and Ermione. She will be accompanied by acclaimed pianist Donald Sulzen, presenting pieces by Berlioz, Debussy, Duparc, Poulenc, and more. Unmissable show for opera fans. Get your tickets here.
The biggest Super Bowl party in Shanghai returns to the Kerry Center. The tailgate party starts from 7am with their giant LED screen in the hotel ballroom. Tickets are 380rmb each per adult and 150rmb for kids (under 12 yrs). For a table of 10, it is 3,800rmb nett including buffet breakfast, free-flow soft drinks, beer, house wine and mimosas. In addition, there will be a silent auction with a Jerry Rice-signed 8"x10"photo, framed with engraved plaque, and a selection of celebrity player memorabilia. Room package is available to enjoy a one night stay in a Deluxe Parkview Room at 1,598rmb* with daily buffet breakfast and Super Bowl party tickets for two guests. *The price is subject to 10% service charge and prevailing government taxes. Get your tickets for this one early. Sells out every year. Get your tickets right here.
