Chinese Orchestra Special Concert
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 5
Venue: Suzhou Poly Grand Theatre
Ticket Price: RMB380/280/180/100/50 yuan
Based on a famous Peking Opera tune, the concert features special skills unique to the southern Jiangsu area, which are conducive to depicting a joyful scene.
Listen to Gusu•Pingjiang
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 8 & 9
Venue: Bali Huiyuan Café, Liuhaoban Dongshengli, Niujia Lane, Pingjiang Community
Ticket Price: RMB280 yuan per person
The immersive experience opera Listen to Gusu•Pingjiang is a 100-minute journey of voice. The participants will be able to see the old town of Suzhou in an unprecedented way. They will walk across the Pingjiang Road (平江路) to the Pingtan Museum (评弹博物馆) and the Kunqu Opera Museum(昆曲博物馆),then pass the Couple’s Retreat Garden (耦园) and finally stop at the Xiangmen Old City Wall (相门古城墙).
SZS Hua Xia Music Festival Peony Pavilion: Kunqu and Harp Quintet
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 9
Venue: Jinji Lake Concert Hall SCAC 2nd Floor
Ticket Price: RMB180/100 yuan
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes, no intermission
This is the first collaboration between Suzhou Symphony Orchestra and Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theater. Suzhou Symphony Orchestra becomes the first orchestra in China that combines Kunqu Opera and harp quintet to explore the innovative cooperation between traditional Suzhou opera and Western chamber music.
Chao Wang Piano Recital
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 9
Venue: Suzhou Bay Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB280/180/120/80 yuan
Described as “sounds like a palette” by France Musique Radio, Chao WANG is a Chinese pianist who has won the Grand Prix at the Concours Européen de Piano in Normandy, along with the Best performance of Liszt Prize, Kawai Prize, and Audience Prize. He has obtained the Konzertexamen certification from the University of Arts Berlin.
Schumann Arabeske, Op.18
Schumann Bunte Blätter, Op. 99
Intermission
Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35
Chopin Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31
Frozen Musical Theater
Time: 10 a.m., 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m., July 10
Venue: Yinshan Lake Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB480/380/280/180 yuan
Duration: Approximately 100 minutes
Join Anna and Elsa and all of your favorite characters as they embark on an epic, ice-filled journey of self-discovery, and the real meaning of true love. You’ll love this stage adaptation of the celebrated animated film.
Journey to the West Shadow Puppetry
Time: 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m., July 10
Venue: Yinshan Lake Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB280/220 yuan
Duration: Approximately 70 minutes
Chinese shadow puppetry is a form of theater acted by color silhouette figures made from leather or paper, accompanied by music and singing. The show to be staged includes three plays: Monkey Subdues White-Skeleton Demon, Zhu Bajie Carries The Spouse, The Flame Mountain.
Le Tartuffe ou l’Hypocrite (High-definition Screening)
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 10
Venue: No. 1 Hall, Suzhou Arts Cineplex (Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre Branch)
Ticket Price: RMB180/100 yuan
Duration: Approximately 138 minutes, no intermission
Tartuffe, first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. Tartuffe is a wanderer whom Orgon takes into his home. Tartuffe impresses Orgon with his devout religious and moral beliefs and behavior. As a result of his carefully constructed persona, Tartuffe becomes adored by both Orgon, and his mother, Madame Pernelle.
Exhibition of Ancient Cultural Relics from Eurasia
Time: June 30 to September 20
Venue: Museum of Wu
Co-organized by Museum of Wu, Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum and Lvshun Museum, the exhibition will showcase over 190 sets (pieces) of cultural relics from Syria, Afghanistan, Iran, Italy and other countries in Eurasia.
Books: Artists’ Practice
Time: June 30 to July 12
Venue: Suzhou Art Museum
The theme of the art exhibition is “book”, and up to 30 artists are invited to tell the Chinese story in the new era.
Restoration of Peace The Four Faces of Han Dynasty Civilization
Time: June 17 to September 11
Venue: Suzhou Museum West
Most of the collections on display in this exhibition come from archaeological excavations in recent decades. Each cultural relic tries to tell a story of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220), restore a detail of Han Dynasty’s society, in order to explore the rise and fall of civilization.
Return to Dust
Director: Ruijun Li
Stars: Wu Renlin, Hai Qing
Genre: Drama, Romance
In Theaters: July 8, 2022
Runtime: 2h 13m
Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In the face of much adversity, an unexpected bond begins to blossom, as both Ma and Cao, uniting with Earth’s cycles, create a haven for themselves in which they can thrive. A story about eternal love, against the odds.