City guide (June 29-July 21)
Classic production
A Chinese theatrical production of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre will be presented in Shanghai. The play is produced by the National Center of the Performing Arts and directed by Wang Xiaoying, featuring leading actors Yuan Quan and Wang Luoyong.
7:15 pm, July 5-7. Shanghai Culture Square, 597 Fuxing Middle Road. 021-5461-9960
Modern drama
Transsexual modern dancer and actress Jin Xing will collaborate with Peking Opera-turned singer Guang Dongtian to present a play The Dubious Relationship. Written by Yu Rongjun, it tells of flirting, intimacy and disappointment between a man and woman, in different social contexts.
7:30 pm, July 4-21. Lyceum Theater Shanghai, 57 Maoning South Road. 021-6217-3055
Gallery fair
Asian Art Gallery Fair will take place this weekend in Shanghai. As a Shanghai Art Fair initiative, the fair will feature about 600 paintings, sculptures, ceramic works and other art works from such countries as China, Republic of Korea, Japan, and Singapore. Artists from Shanghai are presenting their distinctive understanding of the Shanghai character, while a large group of art works from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will have a debut exhibition in Shanghai.
9 am-6 pm, June 28-30. Shanghai Exhibition Center, 1000 Yan'an Middle Road. 021-6090-1729
