Chamber Music Concert
Time: 7:30 p.m., May 10
Venue: Yinshan Lake Grand Theatre尹山湖大剧院
Tickets: RMB50 yuan
The music includes the soundtracks of Avengers, Avatar, and Paradise Cinema.
Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting Dance Drama
Time: 7:30 p.m., May 10 to 12; 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m.,May 13 and 14
Venue: Suzhou Bay Grand Theatre苏州湾大剧院
Tickets: RMB880/680/480/280/80 yuan
This beautiful dance show draws inspiration from the Song Dynasty’s green landscape painting A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers more than 900 years ago.
A Dream of Red Mansions Dance Drama
Time: 7:30 p.m., May 11 to 13; 2 p.m., May 14
Venue: SCAC苏州文化艺术中心
Tickets: RMB880/680/480/380/280/180 yuan
The original dance drama by Jiangsu Centre for the Performing Arts is adapted from the novel A Dream of Red Mansions by writer Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Du Fu Dance Drama
Time: 7:30 p.m., May 11 and 12
Venue: Yinshan Lake Grand Theatre尹山湖大剧院
Tickets: RMB680/480/380/280/180 yuan
The dance drama is aimed at depicting the image and spirit of Du Fu, a famous poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Till & Don Juan Concert
Time: 7:30 p.m., May 13
Venue: SCAC苏州文化艺术中心
Tickets: RMB580/380/280/180/80 yuan
Maestro Xu Zhong dedicates a portrait concert to the German composer Richard Strauss and his dazzlingly orchestrated pieces of musical storytelling.
Leather Shadow Play
Time: 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., May 13
Venue: Yinshan Lake Grand Theatre尹山湖大剧院
Tickets: RMB160/120/80/50 yuan
Featuring the award-winning performances, the play shows performers’ exquisite art techniques and charm on stage.
Pride and Prejudice Drama
Time: 7:30 p.m., May 14
Venue: Zhangjiagang Poly Grand Theatre张家港保利大剧院
Tickets: RMB480/380/280/180/100/30 yuan
The play is adapted from Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice.
Ink Painting Exhibition of Fan Yang & Liu Jia
Time: April 15 to June 15
Venue: Shantang Diaohualou Art Gallery山塘雕花楼
The exhibition delves into the skills of the two artists and their insights into the life.
The 6th Suzhou Jinji Lake Biennale Parallel Exhibition: Art Exhibition on Embroidery and Breakthrough
Time: April 15 to June 15
Venue: Gu Jinzhen Embroidery Art Museum顾金珍刺绣艺术馆
Featuring over 30 works by five artists Gu Jinzhen, Tang Yijun, Tang Yehong, Luo Ercheng, and Qin Zhengyang, the exhibits are comprised of traditional embroidery, Zen embroidery, and embroidery installations.
Children of Light and Water Youth Photography Exhibition
Time: April 28 to May 31
Venue: Suzhou Art Museum苏州美术馆
Based on the young swimmers from Jiangsu Swimming Team for the Disabled, the exhibition demonstrates the energy, confidence, and perseverance of the disabled swimmers to help the young people build the right outlooks on life and values.
A Hundred Flowers
Director: Genki Kawamura
Stars: Mieko Harada, Masaki Suda, Masami Nagasawa
Genre: Drama
Language: Japanese
Release Date: May 12, 2023
On New Year’s Eve, Izumi finds his mother Yuriko wandering in a park in the freezing cold. Diagnosed with dementia, her mind quickly begins to fade. Yet, for her son, memories of the mother who raised him on her own feel as vivid as the day he lived through them, especially that of the time she had disappeared from his world, which haunts him to this day. As Yuriko slips slowly into oblivion, Izumi must come to terms with losing his mother again, this time forever. In his path to finding forgiveness in himself, however, Izumi soon uncovers Yuriko’s secret past and the life she lived without him.
Beast
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Stars: Idris Elba, Leah Jeffries, Iyana Halley, Sharlto Copley
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2023
A father and his two teenage daughters find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the Savanna has but one apex predator.
Velaikkaran
Director: Mohan Raja
Stars: Sivakarthikeyan, Fahadh Faasil, Nayanthara
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Language: Tamil
Release Date: May 12, 2023
A youngster from the slums battles against food adulteration by the company that employs him.
18 Presents
Director: Francesco Amato
Stars: Vittoria Puccini, Benedetta Porcaroli, Edoardo Leo
Genre: Drama
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 13, 2023
Inspired by the extraordinary story of Elisa Girotto, the woman who moved the world by leaving 18 birthday gifts for her daughter when she discovered that she would have little time with her.