That's Shanghai takes a look at the best of the week:
June 20-21: Mixologist Daniele Dalla Pola Tiki Magic
Jing An Shangri-La’s Celebrity Bartender series continues with the Cocktail World Cup World Champion Daniele Dalla Posa, known for bringing a little tiki magic to her drinks.
June 20-21. Calypso, see event listing.
June 20–21: Kurt Rosenwinkel
Widely praised as one of the finest jazz guitarists of the under-50 generation, Rosenwinkel returns to Shanghai after packing JZ Club with an impressive solo show last year. This time, he’s bringing his trio along to take over the Red Town favorite, On Stage.
June 20–21, 8.30pm, RMBTBA. On Stage.
June 20-26: H20MMES
This production from Adone, France mixes musical theatre with live animation for an imaginative show about a puppet who discovers his real-life animator. Suitable for kids 2-10 years old.
June 20-26, 10.30am, 2.30pm, 5pm and 7pm, RMB380 (for two) or RMB580 (for three). ASK (Space), see event listing.
June 20–26: ShanghaiPRIDE 2016
The eighth edition of the Mainland’s longest-running Pride festival features a wide range of events from community workshops to arts programming. The Asia LGBT Milestone Awards (ALMA) will participate for the first time and of course, the opening and closing parties promise to be wild and packed. For more, check out our ShanghaiPRIDE preview.
Until June 26, various times and locations. For more details and full schedule, visit shpride.com or follow on WeChat (Shanghai_PRIDE) or e-mail shanghaipride@gmail.com
June 21-26: Swan Lake on Ice
The Imperial Ice Stars return to Shanghai with their award-winning adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s classic. This innovative portrayal features 26 Olympic, World, European and National Championship skaters bringing contemporary ice dance to new levels.
June 21-26, 7.15pm, RMB150-550. Shanghai Culture Square.
June 22: Wine Dinner with Miodrag Colombo
The Place continues its series of sophisticated wine dinners, welcoming guest chef Miodrag Colombo - chef consultant for such VIP clients like Ferrero and Coca Cola. Known for his wondrous mix of different flavors, Colombo will prepare an Italian feasted wine dinner with four appetizers, four main courses and dessert.
June 22, 7pm, RMB568. The Place, see event listing.
June 23: Waste in the Digital Era
The latest Green Drinks Forum tackles the world’s increased ditalization and the environmental pootprint being consumed while examining some technology providers’ efforts to switch to renewable energy sources.
June 23, 6.30-9pm, RMB50 (RMB30 if register). Haworth Organic Space.
June 23: Imagining America in 1950s and 60s Communist China
In this Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) lecture, scholar Andrew Kuech explores how the United States were depicted by the press in the age of Mao. The fascinating talk explores how the frequent condemnations of “American imperialists,” mobilized Chinese political society in ways such as the Chinese-led Third World solidarity movement.
June 23, 7-9pm, RMB100 (RMB70 for RAS members). Tavern, Radisson Plaza Xingguo Hotel.
June 23: Terrible Twos Anniversary Party
Liquid Laundry celebrates its second anniversary with a raucous throwdown, featuring seven of city’s top chefs (Austin Hu from Madison Kitchen, Beth Cosgrove from Alan Wong, Bina Yu from Chi-Q, Koen Vessies from El Willy, Ling Huang from Pirata, Pol Garcia from El Patio. Sean Jorgensen from Blue Plate Consulting and head chef Simon Sunwoo. DJ Verse@ille spins and RMB100 ticket comes with three food and drink vouchers.
June 23, 6pm-late, RMB100 (with three food and drink vouchers). Liquid Laundry, see event listing.
June 23: Budamunk and Grooveman Spot
Tokyo born DJ and beatmaker first made waves in the LA scene working with the Soul Jigglerz and winning competitions at the city’s famed Scratch DJ Academy. Since moving back home a decade ago, he’s worked with the cool kids at Jazzy Sport while assisting the development of Tokyo’s hip shop scene with projects like his duo with Mabanua, Green Butter.
June 23, 10pm-late, RMBTBA. Arkham, see event listing.
June 23-25: Psycho Beach Party
Fresh off a run of bringing beloved films like The Princess Bride and Fast Times at Ridgemont High to the stage, Urban Aphrodite contributes an adaptation of Psycho Beach Party. Running June 23-25, the show mixes beach party shenanigans with Hitchcockian thrills as it goes behind a seemingly average beachside surfing town that has a startling number of homicides. Buy tickets through That's here.
June 23-25, 8pm, RMB100. Sasha's, see event listing.
June 23–26: Royal Danish Ballet
Established in 1748, the world’s third oldest ballet company remains one of the most acclaimed. They’ll be paying tribute to the legendary 19th century Danish choreographer Augus Bournoville with renditions of his 1842 masterpiece Napoli (Thurs-Fri) and his 1836 romance La Sylphide, as well as George Balanchine’s sublime 1947 tribute to classical ballet Theme and Variations (Sat-Sun).
June 23-26, 7.15pm, RMB280-1,280. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, see event listing.
June 24: Independence Day - Resurgence
20 years after the events of the alien invasion mega-hit, Earth has seemingly recovered with newly installed systems in place to warn of any impending attacks. However, what they don't know is that the alien survivors from the first film has already called in more help for an even bigger attack armed with a powerful gravitational machine. Will Smith is notably absent but most of the original cast are back with Liam Hemsworth starring as the brash but skilled fighter pilot. Also, Angelababy makes an appearance as a fighter pilot and lieutenant.
June 24: Now You See Me 2
Those vigilante magicians The Four Horsemen are back a year after the events of the 2013 hit film. This time they're out to expose a shady tech magnate. While Isla Fischer is out, Lizzy Caplan fills in her spot alongside returning actors Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo and Dave Franco. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Jay Chou round out the star-studded cast.
June 24: Tuatara Brewery Launch
The New Zealand brewery is officially launching in Shanghai at Fix with a Kiwi themed party.
June 24, 6.30pm, free entry. Fix.
June 24: Shunza and Red Groove Project
The Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter has built a global following thanks to her ballads and albums released in Mandarin, Japanese, English and French. However, Shunza never sounds more funky when she teams up with frequent collaborator Lawrence Ku, and his 10-piece Red Groove Project, who have established themelves as one of the most dancetastic groups in Shanghai with a sound that mixes everything from funk to reggae.
June 24, 7pm, RMB180-1,280. Sennheiser Shanghai Concert Hall, tickets.
June 24: Luke Black
The acclaimed Serbian singer-songwriter has built up a rabid fanbase thanks to his arty sound that mixes pop and introspective lyrics with dance beats and other electronic elements.
June 24, 8.30pm, RMBTBA. On Stage, see event listing.
June 24: God Is An Astronaut
Formed by twin brothers Niels and Torsten Kinsella in 2002, the instrumental quartet have become one of Ireland’s leading post-rock acts. Known for vibrant full audio/visual live show, they’re back in Shanghai to celebrate their sixth album, Helios/Erebus.
June 24, 8.30pm-late, RMB260. MAO Livehouse, see event listing.
June 24: Wayne Escoffery
Heyday hosts this rare intimate show from the Grammy award-winning saxophonist and composer, who will be backed by stalwarts of Shanghai’s jazz scene like Danny Zanker and Teresa Lee.
June 24, 10pm-late, RMBTBA. Heyday.
June 24: Kornél Kovács
This Meatball Boogie party is headlined by the Stockholm DJ and producer who co-founded the acclaimed Studio Barnhus collective with friends Axel Boman and Petter Nordkvist. Recently, Kovács has been gaining increasing buzz with productions that have listeners feeling ecstatic. His debut album, The Bells is set to drop this August, but he will be taking over Elevator beforehand, bringing an infectious DJ style that explores all corners of house and disco.
June 24, 10pm-late, RMB50-80. Elevator.
June 24-25: Common Ground
The first annual Theatertreffen in China kicks off with an original production by the Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin. Common Ground explores the cast’s family backgrounds dealing with the Yugoslav War and their shared experiences moving to Berlin from Belgrade and Sarajevo to become actors. The illuminating show explores how the children of war crime victims live alongside the children of the perpetrators.
June 24-25, 7.30pm, RMB50-880. Daning Theatre.
June 24–25: The Doors Tribute Concert
Known for showering Shanghai with his love of Sinatra, Frank Bray shows off his psychedelic side. He’ll be pulling triple duty as producer, director and star of this tribute to the iconic Sixties band. With some of the city’s finest backing him up, Bray will be stepping into the massive shoes of uber-charismatic frontman Jim Morrison. Will he break on through (to the other side)?
June 24-25, 9pm, RMB180–220. The Pearl, see event listing.
June 24-26: Anji Bamboo Forest Adventure
Get out of town with Dragon Adventures as they spend a relaxing weekend at Anji’s bamboo forest (famously shown in Crouching Tiger, Hideden Dragon). Nature walks through beautiful waterfalls, a barbecue feast and stays in quaint wooden cabins are all on the agenda.
June 24, 7pm, RMB1,480. Meet at The Camel, see event listing.
June 25: Designing Shanghai
Techyizu has organized this all day workshop featuring designers speaking about their experiences. In the afternoon, attendees can team up and tackle design challenges that culminate in a prototype presentation.
June 25, 9am-6pm. Conde Nast Center, tickets.
June 25: The Great Australian BBQ
AustCham Shanghai and Australian Shanghai Association (ASA) with sponsors BlueScope present this family fun day in the sun. A bouncy castle and other fun activities will keep the kids active, while the Shanghai Dolphins Rugby Team, Shanghai Tigers Football Club and Bashers Cricket Club will take the field. Popular restaurants and bars will set up pop-up stalls, and Barefoot Portaits is offering free family portraits. Proceeds will go to Home to Home.
June 25, 10am-4pm，RMB60-100. Wellington College International Shanghai, see event listing.
June 25: Foodies Unite
It’s an 11-hour gluttonous delight as Bon App hosts its second Foodies Unite Party at Kerry Centre Jing’an. This year’s theme: around the world in 80 bites.
June 25, 10am-9pm, RMB49. Kerry Centre Jing’an.
June 25: Commune Market
Naked Hub hosts its third market featuring more than 60 local designers, artists and entrepreneurs showing off a mix of wares from designer clothes to organic foods.
June 25, 11am-6pm, RMBTBA. Naked Hub (Hunan), 328 Hunan Lu. See event listing.
June 25: The Sweat Lab
Smell Dating Shanghai has been asking participates to trust their nose by choosing dates based on the scent of strangers. This all culminates with an installation event at Chronus Gallery. Visitors can check out this sensory exhibition and may even find a special someone based on their smell.
June 25. Chronus Art Center.
June 25: Party Animals BFC Animal Charity Bar Crawl
You’re going to be on Yongkang this Saturday anyway. Why not drink for a good cause? Best Friends China is throwing this pub crawl featuring 10 drinks or food items across 10 of the street’s most popular venues for RMB200. Proceeds go to best Friends China’s efforts like their adoption days and their costs providing help for animals in need.
June 25, 2-10pm, RMB200 (with 10 drinks or food items). Yongkang Lu.
June 25: On Top Party
Party up in the clouds as MVP takes over the 92nd floor of the Park Hyatt. It’s chic music, elegeant dress codes and plenty of champagne celebrations.
June 25, 10pm-late, RMB100 (free entry before midnight if RSP with events@mvpshanghai.com). Park Hyatt.
June 25: Prettybwoy
A potent force in Japan’s rising grime scene, Prettybwoy follows up his May release on France’s Polaar Record with the Solstice EP released on Shanghai’s SVBKVLT label. His sound has been described as “somewhere in between Mr Mitch’s emotional, weightless grime and Scratcha DVA at his most visceral, spoon-bending best.” This show will also double as the DJ’s first show outside of his home country.
June 25, 10pm-late, RMB50 (with digital copy of EP). The Shelter.
June 25-26: The Kerry Craft Beer & Food Festival 2016
Kerry Parkside hosts the sixth edition of this celebration of craft beer with over 100 different beers being showcased. Expect a mix of international beer brands (Australia’s Little Creatures, New Zealand’s Epic Brewing, America’s Flying Dog) and some hometown favorites (Boxing Cat, Shanghai Brewery, etc.). Food vendors include Dog House and Beef & Liberty, plus resident band Solid Az and four DJs provide music all weekend long.
June 25-26, 11am-9pm, RMBTBA. Kerry Hotel Pudong, see event listing.
June 25–26: EGG’s One Year Anniversary
Camden Hauge’s much-loved Xiangyang Bei Lu café is already a hipster favorite thanks to their comfort dishes and popular weekly Chef tables. They’re celebrating their first birthday in style with mimosas in the afternoon and a party in the evening.
June 25–26, 2pm, free entry. EGG.
June 26: Pop Secret
The Place hosts some of Shanghai’s top chefs at this gastronomic fair featuring Kelly Lee, Pol García, Willy Trullas, Brad Turley and more. Ticket includes eight food and drink coupons.
June 26, noon-10pm, RMB180-220. The Place, see event listing.
June 26-Oct 10: The World of Tim Burton
No one would ever accuse Tim Burton of lacking style. From Beetlejuice to The Corpse’s Bride, the director/producer/writer/animator has carved out a distinctly dark gothic style that remains highly influential. This massive touring exhibition features over 500 pieces of his work dating back to his childhood bringing visitors deep into his mind, split into nine areas based around a movie theme.
June 26-Oct 10, RMB130-150. LaFayette Art Center, website.
For more Shanghai event guides, get them sent directly to your phone (along with restaurant reviews, giveaways and other goodies) by adding Thats_Shanghai on WeChat, liking us on Facebook or subscribing to our weekly newsletter.
If you have an event, upload them to our site through our User Center. It's free, it's easy and it's the best way to get into one of our Event Guides.
0 User Comments