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SHOW

Philippe Bizot: 40 Years of Silence in Beijing

Date: Nov 28-Dec 1 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Penghao Theater

Price: 150-270 yuan

According to French mime artist Philippe Bizot, "The play is life, so you don't act." Philippe Bizot doesn't say a word on stage and yet, using exaggerated facial expressions and body movements, he expresses himself perfectly. "Silence is my language, my music, and my song," the 58-year-old French mime artist says. "The art of pantomime is a universal language, the language of emotion." The renewed version of 40 Years of Silence consists of 13 short stories as a retrospective of Bizot's 40 year career as a mine

Contact: 400-610-3721

Rachmanimoff's Cycle I: Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

Date: Dec 3-4 - 7 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-880 yuan

The Mariinsky Orchestra is one of the oldest in Russia. Its history dates back to the first orchestra of the St Petersburg Imperial Opera Orchestra, covering a period of over two hundred years. For the show, the conductor will be Valery Gergiev, artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre and Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. He is also the dean of the Faculty of Arts of the St Petersburg State University, and the chairman of the Organizational Committee of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Pianists for the show include Daniel Kharitonov and George Li. The performance will cover Symphony No 1 in Minor, Op 13, Piano Concert No 1 in F-sharp Mino, Op 1, Piano Conterto No 2 in C Minor, Op 18, Symphonic Dance, Op 45 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43.

Contact: 010-6655-0000

Chen Sa Piano Recital

Date: Dec 2 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 80-500 yuan

Over the past decade, Chen Sa has established herself as one of the most charismatic pianists of her generation. She earned critical acclaims at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2000 and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2005 which began her professional performing career, bringing her evocative performances to audience around the world. Born in China, Chen grew up in a musical family. Her mother is a professional dancer and her father is a French horn player. In 2007, she graduated from Arie Vardi's Solo Class at the Hannover Hochschule f??r Musik und Theater in Germany, received PhD in Performance. In the 2015/16 season, Chen will maintain an intensive schedule, including a 22 recital tour in Germany, a 13 recital tour in China, concerto performances with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, debut recital at the Prague Spring Festival, recital at Sala Verdi in Milan and chamber performances at the Bad Kissingen Festival in Germany and the Le French May festival in Hong Kong.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Martha Masters 2015 Beijing Guitar Recital

Date: Dec 4 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Century Theater

Price: 180-380 yuan

Martha Masters is a renowned American classical guitarist. She won the 2000 Guitar Foundation of America international solo competition. Masters is the Executive Vice-president of the GFA. According to Naxos "she received both the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, where she studied with Manuel Barrueco, and completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Southern California as a student of Scott Tennant." Martha is currently a professor and guitar instructor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, where she gives both private instruction and directs the LMU Guitar Ensemble.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Piano Concert - Giovanni Marradi's China Tour in Beijing

Date: Nov 29 - 2:30 pm

Venue: Great Hall of the People

Price: 280-1,280 yuan

This is pianist Giovanni Marradi's first show ever in China. Several other musicians will also join him in the performance. As one of the most successful expressionist pianists in the 21st century, Marradi is good at painting beautiful sceneries with music, creating touching romantic atmosphere. At the age of seven, Marradi started thinking about why it is difficult to learn to play the piano. After years of thinking and hard working, he invented Roll-Out Keyboard and Gini Notation Technology, which have changed music education. Giovanni became one of the most successful expressionist pianists of our time. Giovanni is a pianist, composer, arranger, recording artist, inventor and illustrator. Among his accomplishments, Giovanni sold 120,000 CD's in one 2 hour segment on QVC shopping channel! Another record that still stands as one of Giovanni's outstanding achievements in the music industry, selling over four million CD's during his appearances on QVC and The Home Shopping Network.

Contact: 400-610-3721

ACTIVITIES

Mr Maovember Moustache & Beard Championships

Date: Nov 28 - 3 pm

Venue: Home Plate Bar-B-Que

It's the 3rd annual month long charity event Maovember. This year Home Plate BBQ will be hosting a judged moustache and beard championship with 4 categories. Best Natural Moustache, Best Styled Moustache, Best Business Beard and Best Full Beard. Each winner will take home a plaque for bragging rights and sponsored prize. During the event 1 keg of Jing A Flying Fist IPA will be free flow until the keg is empty! There will also be happy hour and other surprises.

Contack: 135-5277-6165

German Charity Christmas Bazaar Beijing

Date: Nov 28 - 11 am

Venue: German Embassy Beijing

Ticket: 25/100 yuan

Christmas is just round the corner and so is our beloved German Charity Christmas Bazaar at the German Embassy in Beijing. This year it takes place on Saturday, November 28, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the German Embassy Beijing. Last year was a great success but masses of people waiting outside in line made us think about a new admission concept. This year admission is only possible with a ticket. We sell two categories: red tickets (valid from 11 am and) and blue tickets (valid from 2 pm). Tickets include vouchers for every beverage or food or item sold on the bazaar. As always all proceeds go to our carefully selected charity-projects. You can buy your ticket to a day full of festivity and indulgence downtown at the German Embassy School-Shop (Liangmaqiao Lu) (9.15 am-1 pm) or at the Beijing Riviera Clubhouse in Shunyi (9 am-7 pm). There are also tickets available on day while stocks last, but pre-sale tickets will have preferential access. Remember to bring valid passport or ID-card to the bazaar. Everyone and every nationality is very welcome.

Contact: 010-8532-9000

NIGHTLIFE

Lyric Dubee

Date: Dec 3 - 8 pm

Venue: Mao Livehouse

Price: 80 yuan

Genre-hopping Canadian guitar-slinger Lyric Dubee was something of a high achiever as a youngster, releasing his first album, Broken Dreams, when he was aged 11. By the age of 17 he'd released his fourth, Combat of Love. According to his official website, Lyricdubee.com, he's also got a second degree black belt in TKD. We bet he's really good at playing chess, too.

Contact: 133-6612-1459

Scrotal Vice

Date: Dec 4 - 9 pm

Venue: School Bar

Price: 40-50 yuan

Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Scrotal Vice are currently on a month long Asia tour that is taking them to Japan, Taiwan, and China. As one of their six stops in China, catch Scrotal Vice at School Bar on this fine evening. Formed in 2011, the self-described "extreme post-op power grind" band combine elements of jazz, punk, and grindcore, and are one of the most entertaining and wild live shows currently in Australia. Joining them are Beijing punks D-Crash, The Diders, Demerit, and a new mystery band playing their first show featuring Demerit signer Li Yang, long-time Beijing punk Nevin, and others.

Contact: 010-6402-8881

After Hour

Date: Dec 6 - 9:30 pm

Venue: Boombar

Price: 30 yuan

Revival of Beijing's queer night. Find passion unconditionally in After Hour! No matter who you define yourself as, meet your match and have a cheeky chat over our fancy mixed drinks and our high end intimate environment. Experience the spectrum with the magic of Hip-hop.

Contact: 185-1839-9053

Loreli's First Annual Writing Contest Closing Party

Date: Dec 4 - 8 pm

Venue: 4coners

Price: Free

New art/music/writing webzine Loreli marks the end of their first annual competition with a party at Beijing's 4corners, involving literary games, drinks, and camaraderie, as well as prizes for the winners and other participants.

Contact: 6401-7797

Aussie Christmas Party

Date: Dec 11 - 6:30 pm

Venue: Grand Hyatt

Price: 180-230 yuan

Supported by CPA Australia, ACYA and ACYPI, the Aussie Community in Beijing will be treated to Christmas themed-mouthwatering buffet stations, cheap drinks and a live band busting out Christmas Carols.

Contact: events@austcham.org

Beijing Doors

Date: Nov 23 - 9 pm

Venue: Jianghu Bar

Price: 40-50 yuan

The Beijing Doors open a spiritual gateway into the Summer of Love and its subsequent collapse into violence and disillusionment. In 1968, at the height of the Cultural Revolution, the United States was undergoing its own revolution, fueled by psychellic experiences, sexual freedom and radical politics. Jim Morrison and the Doors created a soundtrack for the era with both catchy pop tunes and extended, mind expanding jams. The Beijing Doors capture the virtuosity, improvisation and original spirit of this highly experimental band. Carlo Fuentes is the keyboardist/bassist and backing vocalist for The Beijing Doors. He discovered The Doors digging through his parents' old albums as a child. Carlo is also the drummer for Djang San + Band and The Harridans. Lead singer Chris Hawke also plays banjo and leads square dances in the Hutong Yellow Weasels. He is an illegitimate son of Jim Morrison. Guitarist Robin Liu can also be found making obscene noise in the harridans, 16mins and other projects. And ladies, he likes delay. Lots of it. Drummer Fiach O' Briain can also be spotted in various jazz clubs around Beijing where he listens out for the scream of the butterfly.

Contact: 010-6586-9507

STRFKR

Date: Dec 13 - 9 pm

Venue: Yugong Yishan

Price: 180-240 yuan

STRFKR is an Indietronica band from American. In recent years, STRFKR has transformed from solely representing the work of principal songwriter Josh Hodges into a trio rounded out by bassist Shawn Glassford and drummer Keil Corcoran. After the release of their 3rd proper album, Miracle Mile, in 2013, the band rose to new heights, with highlights including: debuting on the Billboard Top 200 for the first time, making their network television debut and playing Coachella Music Festival in 2014. As well, their single "While I'm Alive" was featured in the hit movie The Fault In Our Stars and was also included on the film's soundtrack. The past two years have also seen STRFKR's live show grow to become one of the most talked about live performances of any band on the road-a non-stop dance party that features costume changes, streamer guns, astronauts, aliens, and sumo wrestlers in addition to a giant inflatable raft that the band and their dancers ride through their sweat drenched crowds.

Contact: 010-6404-2711

SPORTS

The Beijing Warlord Tour

Date: Through Dec 26 (Every Saturday) - 2 pm

Price: 120-190 yuan

Step back in time to Beijing's chaotic Warlord Era on this tour of Beijing's wild political and military history. The guide will take you through the city's most historic hutong, and share stories on the political treachery and assassinations that took place in 1920's Beijing. You'll also learn how to baptize an army in less than five minutes and how to remember the names of your concubines.

Contact: 138-1777-0229