That’s Shenzhen takes a look at the best events of the week:
Oct 9-21: OCT-Loft Jazz Festival
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OCT-Loft Jazz Festival returns to Shenzhen for its eighth year this October. With events ranging from band performances to discussions to film screenings, over 100 musicians will attend this 13-day festival at B10 Live. Expect thrilling performances from such illustrious musicians as William Parker, Malstrom and Sugar Blue. This annual festival regularly draws large crowds and is widely regarded as one of the best yearly musical events in South China.
Oct 9-21, various times; RMB120 presale, RMB150 at the door. B10 Live. See event listing. Tickets.
Tue-Sat, Oct 9-13: Comrade
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This spectacle of Chinese theatre combines a lot of what we look for from the performing arts. With suspense, action and a riveting, emotional story, Comrade will surely have you on the edge of your seat. Our protagonist, Peter Wang, hatches a murder plot after falling in love with his boss' wife. With a plot reminiscent of masters of the craft, such as Dostoyevsky and Hitchcock, this performance will almost certainly send a chill up your spine.
Tue-Sat Oct 9-13, 8pm; RMB120-380. Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center. See event listing. Tickets.
Sat, Oct 13: Macondo
Macondo have been tearing into the Beijing music scene of late, with gigs coming thick and fast in anticipation of this, their first national tour. They play in the inimitable Midi Livehouse in Longgang alongside local act Salty Air Band. Named for the elusive city in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, Macondo bring a sense of poesy to the technical math rock style so popular in China right now.
Sat Oct 13, 9pm; RMB60 presale, RMB80 at the door. Midi Livehouse. See event listing. Tickets.
Sat, Oct 13: 10th Annual Captivating Charity Auction
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Join an evening of food, fun and drinks in favor of a worthy cause this October as our friends from Captivating hold another fantastic charity auction in order to raise funds for disadvantaged kids all around the world. What better way to spend your Saturday than snacking, drinking and helping to make the world a better place?
Sat Oct 13, 6pm; RMB900. Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen. See event listing. Tickets.
Sat, Oct 13 - Jan 13: Final Conjecture
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Whilst tackling the seemingly impending question of the end of the world, this group of exhibitions by artists Zhou Qinshan, Shi Jiongwen and Cai Qian takes the drastic changes that technology and life on planet earth has undergone in the past few years as its starting point. With baffling and thought-provoking art works, this series of events will have your brain reeling.
Daily Oct 13 - Jan 13, 10am-6pm; Free. Zhi Art Museum. See event listing.
Sat, Oct 13: 2018 CICC Guangdong Go Kart Cup - POSTPONED
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Grab your boots and go karting (see what we did there?) this weekend as the CICC Guangdong Go Kart Cup arrives in Shenzhen for what should be a rip-roaring day of fun. You can choose to be either a spectator or a participant in the races, so why not tag along for a great day organised by the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce. For tickets, contact infoguangdong@cameraitacina.com before Oct 10. This event has been postponed until November 3, please stay tuned to That's for further updates.
RMB550-700 racers, RMB200 spectators. Xtreme Speedway Go-Karting. See event listing. Tickets contact infoguangdong@cameraitacina.com.
Sun, Oct 14: Alice in the Mirror
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Catch your favorite characters from the beloved Lewis Carroll children’s book series in 3D. This one will be a visual and multimedia spectacle by American Broadway master Michael Thompson, bringing a lesser-known side of Alice’s story to life as our young hero enters into the World of Mirrors to join up with old and new friends.
Sun Oct 14, 10.30am/3pm; RMB100-999. Huaxia Art Center. See event listing. Tickets.
Sun, Oct 14: Dé Dé Mouse
Dé Dé Mouse’s exuberant and funky indietronica is hard to match. This year’s be yourself dropped in August, just in time for his China tour, which takes in five cities along the eastern coast of the country. The Japanese artist takes influence from the strangest of genres, combining early noughties Eurobeat with funk and R&B. While this melting pot of sounds is hard to visualize, the eventual result is phenomenal in its ability to imbue listeners with an urgent exultance.
Sun Oct 14, 8.30pm; RMB120 presale, RMB150 at the door. Hou Live. See event listing. Tickets.
Mon-Sun, Until November 27: Parallel World
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While for some, the grand pictorial backdrops that this space offers may be the perfect arena in which to gather a swathe of selfies, the space can also be an interactive maze in which to be amazed and also to play with the effects of light, the sensuosity of textures and reactive sounds. Wander through 10 exhibition halls and enjoy 21 interactive devices at your leisure until the end of November.
Daily, until Nov 27, 10am-10pm; RMB40-299. MixC World. See event listing. Tickets.
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[Cover image via OCT-Loft, Wikimedia, MAOLivehouse广州/Weibo, Wikimedia, Douban]
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