Elmer The Patchwork Elephant Show
Time: 7:30 p.m., August 28
Venue: Suzhou Bay Grand Theater
Tickets: RMB280/180/120/80 yuan
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes, no intermission
Starring an elephant who is “brave enough to be himself” and 21 colorful and lifelike muppets, the musical has gained in popularity among over 200 million children worldwide
Castle in the Sky Joe Hisaishi & Hayao Miyazaki Theme Concert
Time: 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., August 28
Venue: Suzhou Bay Grand Theater
Tickets: RMB380/280/180/80 yuan
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes with a 15-min intermission
The concert will give the audience a chance to enjoy the scores written by Joe Hisaishi and experience the wonderful moments in Hayao Miyazaki’s films.
King Lear High-definition Screening
Time: 10:30 a.m., August 28
Venue: No. 1 Hall, Suzhou Arts Cineplex (Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre Branch)
Tickets: RMB180/100 yuan
Duration: approximately 156 minutes, no intermission.
Suggested age: 12 and above
Directed by Antoni Cimolino and starring Colm Feore and Sara Farb, the play was staged at Canada Stratford Festival in 2014 and won 2016 Canadian Screen Awards.
Les Misérables: The History of The World’s Greatest Story High-definition Screening
Time: 7:30 p.m., August 28
Venue: No. 1 Hall, Suzhou Arts Cineplex (Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre Branch)
Tickets: RMB180/100 yuan
Duration: approximately 90 minutes, no intermission.
Suggested age: 12 and above
In this new documentary, the scintillating journey of Hugo’s universal story is traced from book to stage to screen with contributions from many who have starred in or helped to create this entertainment phenomenon.
Pirates of the Caribbean – Oscar Famous Movies Music Concert
Time: 7:30 p.m., August 27
Venue: Suzhou Bay Grand Theater
Tickets: RMB200/150/100 yuan
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes with a 15-min intermission
Shanghai Contemporary Chamber Orchestra (Shanghai CCO) will present pieces of classical film scores.
Six Records of a Floating Life Classical Garden-version Kunqu Opera
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 27
Venue: The Surging Waves Pavilion
Ticket Price: RMB1580 yuan
It is the first immersive opera performance in China. Performed in the Surging Waves Pavilion, the oldest garden in Suzhou, it will recreate the scene of listening to Kunqu opera in the classical gardens in ancient times.
Breath 2022 x Wan Xiaoli
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 27
Venue: Suzhou Poly Grand Theatre
Ticket Price: RMB200/100 yuan
Wan Xiaoli is a Chinese independent musician and hailed as “China’s Bob Dylan”.
Andrei Ivanovich Piano Recital
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 26
Venue: Taicang Grand Theatre
Ticket Price: RMB160/100 yuan
Andrei is a world-renowned Russian pianist and professor and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Russian piano school.
Echoes of Mt. Qomolangma Unfolding Thoughts in Modern and Contemporary Art in Tibet
Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., August 23 to October 8 (From Tuesday to Sunday, no admission after 5:30 p.m.)
Venue: Hanshan Art Museum
Ticket Price: RMB20 yuan
Including 32 well-known Chinese and Tibetan artists spanning three generations, it is the first academic exhibition on the Chinese mainland that systematically teases out the development of Tibetan modern and contemporary art.
Cézanne: The Four Seasons Immersive Art Exhibition
Time: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., August 18 to December 4 (From Tuesday to Sunday, no admission after 5 p.m.)
Venue: Ui ART Center
Ticket Price: RMB180/150 yuan
Based on the classical works of Cézanne, the “father of modern art”, this immersive art exhibition uses state-of-the-art technologies to show his art and legendary life.
Invitational Exhibition of Chinese Paintings by Masters in Yangtze River Delta
Time: August 17 to September 4 (From Tuesday to Sunday)
Venue: No. 1, 2 and 3 Exhibition Halls, Suzhou Art Museum
More than 60 works by 52 famous Chinese painters from the Yangtze River Delta region are on display.
Great White
Director: Martin Wilson
Stars: Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi
Genre: Horror, Thriller
In Theaters: August 26, 2022
Runtime: 91 minutes
Language: English
A fun filled flight to a remote atoll turns into a nightmare for five passengers when their seaplane is destroyed in a freak accident and they are trapped on a raft, 100 miles from shore with man-eating sharks lurking beneath the surface.
A Dog Named Palma
Director: Aleksandr Domogarov
Stars: Liliya, Viktor Dobronravov, Leonid Basov
Genre: Drama, Family
In Theaters: August 26, 2022
Runtime: 110 minutes
Language: Russian
The film is inspired by an incredible story of a shepherd dog named Palm who was inadvertently left in the airport by her owner. She befriends nine-year old Nicholas whose mother dies leaving him with a father he barely knows – a pilot who finds the dog at the airport. It’s a story of amazing adventures, true friendship and unconditional love.
Belle
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Stars: Kaho Nakamura, Ryô Narita, Shôta Sometani
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama
In Theaters: August 26, 2022
Runtime: 122 minutes
Language: Japanese
Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters “U”, a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.
The School of Magical Animals
Director: Gregor Schnitzler
Stars: Emilia Maier, Leonard Conrads, Loris Sichrovsky
Genre: Adventure, Family
In Theaters: August 23, 2022
Runtime: 90 minutes
Language: German
The charming live-action adventure with CGI animated animals about an unusual school where the children receive a magical animal as a companion. When objects keep disappearing at school, the children and the magical animals must stick together to solve the mystery of the school thief.
The Mauritanian
Director: Kevin Macdonal
Stars: Tahar Rahim, Nouhe Hamady Bari, Saadna Hamoud
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
In Theaters: August 23, 2022
Runtime: 129 minutes
Language: English
Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.