Stringed Instrument Concert
Time: 7:15 p.m., September 7
Venue: Kunshan Kunqu Opera Culture Center
Tickets: RMB100 yuan
Hong Chen, an outstanding young performer, started to learn playing the zhongruan (a plucked stringed instrument) at a very young age and now acts as the ruan performer at Kunshan Contemporary Kunqu Theater.
Berezka Dance Ensemble Evening Party
Time: 7:30 p.m., September 8
Venue: Zhangjiagang Poly Grand Theatre
Tickets: RMB480/280/180/100/30 yuan
The Beryozka Dance Ensemble is a troupe of female dancers founded by Russian choreographer and dancer Nadezhda Nadezhdina in 1948 in the Soviet Union which specializes in performing in long gowns and moving across the stage as though gliding or floating.
Magic Bubble Children’s Play
Time: 3 p.m., September 9
Venue: Culture Hall, SND Culture and Sports Center
Tickets: RMB150/90 yuan
The regular bubbles in the hands of the magician will turn into different shapes. Young audiences will have the chance to go up on the stage and create interesting bubbles themselves.
Lohengrin Opera
Time: 7:30 p.m., September 9
Venue: Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre
Tickets: RMB580/380/280/180/80 yuan
Wagner’s soaring masterpiece Lohengrin makes its debut on the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra stage – in a concert performance that brings out the best of Wagner’s breathtaking sonic universe.
Slam Dunk Classic Anime Audio-Visual Concert
Time: 7:30 p.m., September 9
Venue: Dushu Lake Theater
Tickets: RMB380/280/180/120/80 yuan
The concert will feature music from classic anime works such as Slam Dunk, One Piece, Naruto and Detective Conan, as well as games like Super Mario and Contra.
Zhao Cong and Her Friends Pipa Concert
Time: 7:30 p.m., September 10
Venue: Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre
Tickets: RMB480/380/280/180/100 yuan
Well-known pipa performer Zhao Cong will stage a concert with famous pianist Liu Xingchen and the members of Magic Cube Quartet.
Exhibition of Paintings from Alumni of Suzhou Art Junior College
Time: September 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024
Venue: Yan Wenliang Memorial Hall
A total of 81 paintings by nine modern and contemporary Chinese artists are on display, with such themes as water towns in Jiangnan, scenery, still life, flowers and figures.
The Second China Gongbi Figure Painting Academic Invitational Exhibition
Time: September 9 to October 16
Venue: Yinshan Lake Art Museum
Exhibitors include not only gongbi (hue art) masters and members of China Hue Art Association, but also young and middle-aged artists who are active in the recent years.