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🎭 The China Shanghai International Arts Festival (ChinaSPAF2025) officially kicked off on Oct 18! The opening day saw 9 ...
18/10/2025

🎭 The China Shanghai International Arts Festival (ChinaSPAF2025) officially kicked off on Oct 18! The opening day saw 9 major cooperation agreements signed between leading domestic and international art institutions — marking new milestones in global performing arts collaboration.
From bringing overseas masterpieces “in” to helping Chinese productions go “out”, the Festival strengthens cultural exchange through innovative partnerships — including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Arts Festival, Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal, and Van Cleef & Arpels.
As the Festival continues, hundreds of projects and institutions from over 40 countries will join matchmaking sessions, showcases, and industry forums. With AI, creativity, and cross-border dialogue shaping the future, Shanghai once again shines as a world-class hub for performing arts and cultural innovation. 🌏✨

✨ The 24th China Shanghai International Arts Festival (CSIAF) commenced on Friday with a poetic opening performance by t...
18/10/2025

✨ The 24th China Shanghai International Arts Festival (CSIAF) commenced on Friday with a poetic opening performance by the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe, titled "True Elegance of Supreme Harmony: The Kunqu Opera Classics from the Imperial Palace (Season One)."

💫 Kunqu Opera, a timeless art form and one of the oldest theatrical traditions in China, captivated audiences as the CSIAF 2025 opener, bringing cultural treasures to life.

🪄 Running from October 17 to November 27, this year's CSIAF will feature over 1,200 events across music, dance, theater, and exhibitions, with participants from various countries and regions. The festival is one of China's most prestigious and influential platforms for international cultural exchange.



🎭 The China Shanghai International Arts Festival Performing Arts Fair (ChinaSPAF2025) and International Dialogues offici...
17/10/2025

🎭 The China Shanghai International Arts Festival Performing Arts Fair (ChinaSPAF2025) and International Dialogues officially kicked off at the BOCOM New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center!

At the same time, the 5th Annual Conference of the Network of Silk Road Arts Festivals and the Pitch Session for Member Festivals brought together global art institutions from 52 countries and regions.

From reports and awards to new cooperation projects, the festival is fostering deeper cultural exchange and creative synergy — as Shanghai continues to shine as a global hub for performing arts and international collaboration. 🌏✨

17/10/2025

🎭 CSIAF Arts Ambassador | Experience the Elegance of Chinese Opera with Gu Haohao

From timeless grace to innovative expression, Gu Haohao, President of Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe, invites you to immerse yourself in this autumn's grand opera feast!

This year's opera program is a true spectacle — rich, diverse, and full of artistic brilliance. Over ten opera genres unite to paint a vivid picture of Chinese stage art:
✨ “Star · Zaju” The Disguiser by Zhao's Art Productions — where tradition meets modern creativity.
✨ Medium-Length Pingtan Shanghai Wonton by Shanghai Pingtan Troupe — a lively taste of local storytelling.
✨ Qin Opera Modern Drama Tenacious Woman by Ningxia Performing Arts Group Qin Opera Theatre — a tribute to strong women of our times.

Among the highlights, Gu Haohao is most excited about the Opening Ceremony Performance-True Elegance of Supreme Harmony: The Kunqu Opera Classics from the Imperial Palace (Season One) by Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe in collaboration with The Palace Museum.

Ancient stories come alive under the stage lights — where flowing sleeves embody cultural heritage and the rhythm of drums awakens fresh creativity. Let the charm of Chinese opera enchant your autumn!

CSIAF is excited to share that Australian choreographer Lucy Guerin and percussive artist Matthias Schack-Arnott will br...
17/10/2025

CSIAF is excited to share that Australian choreographer Lucy Guerin and percussive artist Matthias Schack-Arnott will bring their large-scale performance installation "Pendulum" to Asia for the first time! This art project is hosted by CSIAF's subsidiary art initiative ARTRA 2025 and will be performed three consecutive days from Nov.13 to Nov.15 in Shanghai.

"Pendulum" presents an artistic domain that integrates dance, sound and installation through 39 specially designed interactive pendulums. Each bronze pendulum contains a sensor, speaker and light source that translates the dancers' physical movements into real-time, multi-layered audio and visual feedback. The work reveals - between the tension of mechanical laws and the will of life - the fragility of human existence and resilience of the human spirit.

China Shanghai International Arts Festival
💥 ARTRA 2025
🎭 Lucy Guerin Inc & Matthias Schack-Arnott "Pendulum"
📅 Dates & Time: November 13-15, 2025 | 1st Round 19:00, 2nd Round 20:45
📍 Venue: M Factory, Gate M Dream Center
🪄Co-creators: Lucy Guerin Inc, Matthias Schack-Arnott
💃Choreography: Lucy Guerin with the dancers
🎶Composition & Sound Design: Matthias Schack-Arnott
🔗Click the link in our bio to read more and book the tickets now!

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Lucy Guerin's photo by Gregory Lorenzutti
Matthias Schack-Arnott's photo by Keith Saunders
Stills by Sarah Walker, Gregory Lorenzutti and Andrea Avezzù (Courtesy la Biennale di Venezia)

👏 Under Valery Gergiev's baton, the Mariinsky Orchestra kicked off the grand "Mahler Symphonies Cycle" Sunday in Shangha...
17/10/2025

👏 Under Valery Gergiev's baton, the Mariinsky Orchestra kicked off the grand "Mahler Symphonies Cycle" Sunday in Shanghai with a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 7.

As the sole stop in China for this event, which is part of the China Shanghai International Art Festival (CSIAF) 2025, the orchestra will present all nine Mahler symphonies in a marathon of six concerts over five days (October 12-16), totaling over 12 hours of music.

"Mahler Symphonies Cycle": Valery Gergiev & Mariinsky Orchestra
📍Concert Hall, Shanghai Oriental Art Center

🎵 Concerts & Schedule
🔸 Sun. Oct. 12 | 2 p.m.
Symphony No. 7 in E minor

🔸 Sun. Oct. 12 | 7:30 p.m.
Symphony No. 4 in G major
Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

🔸 Mon. Oct. 13 | 7:30 p.m.
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Symphony No. 3 in D minor

🔸 Tue. Oct. 14 | 7:30 p.m.
Symphony No. 2 in C minor

🔸 Wed. Oct. 15 | 7:30 p.m.
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major

🔸 Thu. Oct. 16 | 7:30 p.m.
Symphony No. 6 in A minor
Symphony No. 9 in D major

🎫 Tickets:
RMB 1680/1380/1080/880/680/480/280
(Ticket prices and seating vary based on the choral requirements for each concert. For specifics, please visit the ticketing page.)




11/10/2025

✨ ARTRA2025 Trailer Drop: Ready to "Back to the Future"? ✨
The ARTRA 2025 teaser is HERE—your first ticket to a world where sound, dance, and tech collide like never before.

✅ 3 Groundbreaking Art Projects

🎭 Daito Manabe × ELEVENPLAY “＋1＋1＋1＋”
📅 Dates & Time: October 25, 2025 | 20:00
📍 Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre, Lyric Theatre

🎭 Lucy Guerin Inc & Matthias Schack-Arnott “Pendulum”
📅 Dates & Time: November 13-15, 2025 | 1st Round 19:00, 2nd Round 20:45
📍 Venue: M Factory, Gate M Dream Center

🎭 Shiro Takatani / Dumb Type “TANGENT”
📅 Dates & Time: November 14–15, 2025 | 19:30
📍 Venue: YOUNG Theater · Main Stage

✅ 1 Global Talk bridging East and West

ARTRA 2025, pure magic that ignites every sense!

🔗Click the link in our bio to learn more and book your tickets now.

🎭 Live from the Stage | “Left Unsaid” — The Truth Game BeginsStep into the psychological maze of Left Unsaid — a Cantone...
11/10/2025

🎭 Live from the Stage | “Left Unsaid” — The Truth Game Begins

Step into the psychological maze of Left Unsaid — a Cantonese dark drama produced by Hong Kong Zuni Icosahedron. The play stars Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Cecilia Yip and acclaimed actor Kenny Wong.

The story follows a pair of neurologists trapped in a marriage of constant dialogue yet zero communication. As nine intertwined relationships slowly unravel, hidden cracks beneath the surface of family life are revealed. Through a unique blend of sound and visuals, the play builds a dreamlike labyrinth between memory and reality.

With its sharp Cantonese dialogue dissecting layers of illusion and remembrance, Left Unsaid invites audiences to join the ongoing “truth game” and explore the complexities of human nature.

📅 Performance Info
The 24th China Shanghai International Arts Festival-The GBA Cultural Week
Hong Kong Zuni Icosahedron: A Cantonese Dark Drama Left Unsaid
🕰 Time: 7:30pm, October 9-11, 2025
📍 Venue: Shangyin Opera House (Shanghai)
Original Playwright：Nick Yu Rong-jun
Art Direction / Styling：Yee Chung-man
Producer：Joseph Chan
Director / Adaptation：Mathias Woo
Lead Performers：Cecilia Yip, Kenny Wong, David Yeung
Performer：Zachary Pink Yung
Harmonica Performance (Recording)：Gordon Lee
Music Directors：Cedric Chan, Yu Yat-yiu
Stage & Multimedia Design：Mathias Woo

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