300 Renmin Dadao

Tel: 6372-8701, 6372-8702

7:15pm

Male Model Campaign

A global competition of male models. This is the second time China has won the opportunity to host the event. Last year it was held in Beijing.

December 14

120-800 yuan

Comedian Performance

Celebrated comedians from the north and south of the country gather to present their different ways of making people laugh.

December 16

120-380 yuan

Folk Music

The Shanghai Folk Music Troupe presents a concert featuring typical instruments from the southern reaches of the Yangtze River.

December 19

80-220 yuan

Shanghai Centre Theatre

1376 Nanjing Xilu

Tel: 6279-8663

7:30pm

Acrobatic Show

Regular shows given by the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe.

December 1-6, 8-23

50-100 yuan

Waltz from Vienna

The Strauss Waltz Orchestra from Vienna presents waltz works as well as folk ballads from many European countries and China on Christmas Eve.

December 24

100-400 yuan

Shanghai Grand Stage

1111 Caoxi Beilu

Tel: 6438-5200

Paul Mauriat

A representative figure of easy listening music, Paul Mauriat will perform in Shanghai for the second time. Combining classical music with Jazz and pop, he also includes Chinese pop pieces in the programme.

7:30pm, December 13

100-800 yuan

Majestic Theatre

66 Jiangning Lu

Tel: 6217-4409

7:15pm

Charity Dance

Dancer Chen Ailian celebrates her 50th anniversary in the art of dance with this charity performance.

December 15-16

80-500 yuan

Pingtan

Episodes from traditional pingtan plays will be presented. The second concert features different schools working in this opera form. New singers follow the singing methods of former artists to carry on the school's traditions.

1:30pm, December 21, 22

30-150 yuan

Yifu Theatre

701 Fuzhou Lu

Tel: 6351-4668

7:15pm

Yu Chenglong

The Peking Opera play about an incorruptible official has just finished rehearsal. This is the first experimental performance.

December 12

30-180 yuan

Yueju Opera

Two concerts of Yueju opera will be given.

December 15-16

30-180 yuan

Star of Fortune

A huajixi play that gathers together all the celebrated artists in this Shanghai dialect comedy art form.

December 18-22

80-180 yuan

Lyceum Theatre

57 Maoming Nanlu

Tel: 5477-1373, 3408-0233

7:30pm

Athletic Feats

Daily Shows

7:30pm

30-60 yuan

Dramatic Arts Centre

288 Anfu Lu

Tel: 6433-4546

Single Apartment

A play about young people living in a modern apartment building, depicting the life and concerns of white-collar workers in the metropolis.

December 12-16

80-800 yuan (VIP box for 4)

Yihai Theatre

466 Jiangning Lu

Tel: 6256-0606

Choral Concert

The concert features choral works of different ethnic groups in China.

December 14

50-150 yuan

Concertos

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and visiting American musicians present concertos conducted by Chen Xieyang.

7:15pm, December 12

30-120 yuan

Acrobatic Show

December 17-19, 23

120-280 yuan

Ark Live House

House 15, North Block, Xintiandi,

181 Taicang Lu

Tel: 6326-8008

An Ji Concert

Japanese musician ANJi gives his solo concert. ANJi sings, composes and plays several different instruments.

1:30pm, December 21

70 yuan, including a drink

(30 yuan for kids)

Jing'an Hotel

370 Huashan Lu

Tel: 6248-1888

Chamber Music

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's regular Sunday performance. The programme for the coming Sunday includes: Flute Sonata No.1 in A-Flat by Martinu; Roseny theme Partite by Chopin; The History of Tango by Piazola; and String Quartet "Death & the Maiden" by Schubert.

8:00pm, December 15

20 yuan

Shanghai Circus World

2266 Gonghexin Lu

Tel: 5665-6622

7:30pm

Acrobatic Performance

The Shanghai Acrobatic Troup gives its regular performance.

50-280 yuan

(Shanghai Star December 13, 2002)