CHINA DAILY

A pioneer on display

Mao Lizi was among China's art pioneers in the '80s. "He made a change in China's contemporary art scene, and led artists on the road to creative freedom," says Huang Du, curator of Mao's solo exhibition. More than 30 of the artist's paintings are being presented, including some abstract pieces and some that are "perfect combinations of realistic style and imagism".

9 am-5 pm, May 17-28, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, 27 Duolun Road, Hongkou district. 021-5609-5728.

18 Springs in pingtan

A musical theater production of 18 Springs will tell Eileen Chang's Shanghai story in dialects, pingtan (a form of storytelling and ballad performance sung in the Suzhou dialect) and jazzy songs. The play, directed by Mathias Woo from Hong Kong, will have three performances. "It will bring alive the unique flavor of Shanghai, as well as the time of the story of the 1930s," Woo says.

7:15 pm, June 6-8, Shanghai Culture Square, 597 Middle Fuxing Road, Xuhui district. 021-6472-9000.

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