Piazzolla music Chinese bayan player Mao Junhao and saxophonist Li Pei will play popular tango and classical music to commemorate the 120th birth year of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla. Time: 8 p.m., March 13 Tickets: 120-280 yuan Booking: WeChat account “mixcworld” Venue: Theater in MixC World, Nanshan District (南山区万象天地剧场) Metro: Line 1 to Hi-tech Park Station (高新园站), Exit A Illustrations Shenzhen illustrator Chen Zu’er is exhibiting her illustrations until March 29. Her artworks combine elements of the East and the West, ancient and the present, drawing attention from passers-by with a clear sense of Oriental elegance tinted with a light Western expressiveness. Venue: AN+ Art & Design Center, 3/F, PAFC Mall, Ping An Finance Center, Futian District (福田区平安金融中心商场三楼安云艺术设计中心) Metro: Line 1 or 3 to Shopping Park Station (购物公园站), Exit D ‘Awakening Lion’ “Awakening Lion,” a dance drama by the Guangzhou Song and Dance Theater, will be staged this weekend. The story is set in 1840 when the warships of Western powers blockaded the Pearl River estuary and the First Opium War broke out. The plot reflects the spiritual awakening, courage to fight and national spirit of the Guangdong people during the political chaos of the time. Time: 8 p.m., March 13-14 Tickets: 180-680 yuan Booking: WeChat account “SZpolytheatre” Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, Nanshan District (南山区深圳保利剧院) Metro: Line 2 or 11 to Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E Hisaishi’s music Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra will play Joe Hisaishi’s music. While possessing a stylistically distinct sound, Hisaishi’s music has been known for incorporating different genres. Time: 8 p.m., March 13 Tickets: 180-380 yuan Venue: Shenzhen Children’s Palace, Futian District (福田区深圳市少年宫) Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit A Nantou Ancient Town Two streets inside the 1,700-year-old Nantou Ancient Town have been renovated with various historical, art and design exhibitions, as well as restaurants and gift shops. Venue: Nantou Ancient Town, Nanshan District (南山区南头古城) Metro: Line 1 to Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit B, and then take a taxi(SD News) | 