Choir

    Cantemus Regensburg Choir from Regensburg, a historical city alongside the Rhine in Germany, will give a concert July 30. The choir was founded in 1954 and has grown into a large chorus of 700 members.

    Time: 8 p.m., July 30

    Tickets: 80-480 yuan

    Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, intersection of Hongli Road and Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和益田路交汇处深圳音乐厅)

    Metro: Longhua or Longgang Line, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D

    Fashion exhibition

    “The Future of Fashion Is Now” exhibition aims to introduce trends in the forefront of fashion design through works of both accomplished designers and emerging young designers. It showcases works by 35 designers from 13 countries. Using costumes, pictures, videos and installation art, the exhibition explores the latest development in contemporary fashion design in four aspects: materials, the human figure, new values in the fashion system, and the interaction between fashion and society.

    Dates: Until July 31

    Venue: OCT Art and Design Gallery, Overseas Chinese Town, 9009 Shennan Boulevard, Nanshan District (深南大道9009号华侨城华·美术馆)

    Metro: Luobao Line, OCT Station (华侨城站), Exit

    Iron sculptures

    More than 50 iron sculptures, collages and paper-cuttings created by Ren Rong are on display. Ren incorporates ancient Chinese characters, paper cutting, and shadow puppets in his work. Ren has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Marta Herford. Numerous works by the artist have been sold at auction, including “Big Family” sold at Sotheby’s New York “Contemporary Art Asia” in 2008 for US$67,000. He studied at the Nanjing University of the Arts and Kunst Akademie Düsseldorf. He became the guest professor of Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg in 2000.

    Dates: Until Aug. 31

    Venue: Art 1618, Baby City, Hongwei Haiyi Bay, 1088 Central Road, Houhai, Nanshan District (南山区后海中心路1088号鸿威海怡湾贝比城1618艺术空间)

    Metro: Shekou Line, Wanxia Station (湾厦站), Exit A