STOMP Danish dance group STOMP, which is made up of tap dancers, actors and percussionists from Denmark, the U.S., the U.K., Italy, Australia, Denmark, Canada and Austria, will present a fun, exciting and energetic performance to Shenzhen audiences. Using the body and ordinary objects as musical instruments, stompers create a physical theater performance using rhythms, acrobatics and pantomime. These stompers can make music out of everything such as newspapers, matchboxes, sticks, rubber pipes, plastic bags, paper cups and even kitchen sinks. From the basic beat to a grand symphony, stompers will lead audiences step by step to create their own music. Time: 7:30 p.m., Aug. 16-19, Aug. 18, 19 also at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tickets: 280 yuan Venue: Shenzhen Children’s Palace, intersection of Hongli Road and Jintian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和金田路交汇处深圳少年宫) Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit B Freehand oil paintings About 100 oil paintings created by 87 Chinese artists are on display at the “Cultural Inheritance: 2018 Annual Exhibition of Chinese Freehand Oil Painting” exhibition at Guan Shanyue Art Museum. Freehand is a distinct Chinese painting style commonly seen in ink and watercolor paintings. This style focuses on the imagery and charm of a painting, regardless of subjects, objects or brush strokes. It is not only a technique, but also an artistic spirit and notion. Dates: Until Aug. 22 Venue: Guan Shanyue Art Museum, 6026 Hongli Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路6026号关山月美术馆) Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit B ‘Neighborhood Earth’ For those who dream of standing on the surface of the Mars while watching the sunset, an immersive experience through the solar system as an astronaut is now within reach at the “Neighborhood Earth” exhibition. The exhibition is divided into six areas in three floors, including an immersive travel experience of the solar system, a life-sized International Space Station (ISS) model, hologram kiosks of space robots and planets, other universe-related exhibits and various hands-on activities. Dates: Until Sept. 2 Tickets: 88-299 yuan Venue: UpperHills, 5001 Huanggang Road, Futian District (福田区皇岗路5001号深业上城) Metro: Line 3 to Lianhuacun Station (莲花村站), Exit C (SD News) |