Awakening Lion Dance Drama
Time: 7:30 p.m., May 29 and 30
Venue: Changshu Grand Theatre
Tickets: RMB580/480/280/180 yuan
Debuting in 2018, the dance drama has won audiences’ hearts across the nation and is hailed as “the most exciting dance drama of the year.”
Bach, A Stairway to Heaven
Time: 7:30 p.m., June 1; 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., June 3 and 4
Venue: Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre
Tickets: RMB298 yuan
Two violinists and a U-shaped stage will bring kids into the music world of Bach.
Apollonia Musical
Time: 7:30 p.m., June 2; 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m., June 3; 2 p.m., June 4
Venue: Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre
Tickets: RMB480/380/280 yuan
Richard and Oscar, singers and dancers of a bar, are preparing for their farewell performance when Steve, a mafia member, suddenly breaks in and threatens the two to perform the drama “My Family”. Due to a shortage of actors, Steve joins in, and the three with different personalities and thoughts begin a hilarious performance.
Sizhu and Orchestral Music Suzhou Chinese Orchestra
Time: 7:30 p.m., June 3
Venue: Suzhou Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall
Tickets: RMB380/280/180/80 yuan
The concert will demonstrate the fruits of Suzhou Chinese Orchestra in creative transformation and innovative development.
Let’s Play! Paper House Polish Children’s Play
Time: 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., June 3
Venue: Suzhou Bay Grand Theater
Tickets: RMB180/120/100 yuan
This is a special carton theater shipped from Europe. It will not only give children an imaginative experience, but also create a magical fairy-tale world.
Disney Fantasia: Live in Concert
Time: 7:30 p.m., June 3; 2 p.m., June 4
Venue: Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre
Tickets: RMB680/480/280/180 yuan
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.67, Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 – III. IV. V.
TCHAIKOVSY THE NUTCRACKER Suite, Op.71a
DEBUSSY Claire de Lune
STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1919 Version)
PONCHIELLI Dance of the Hours
DUKAS The Sorcerer’ s Apprentice
ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance, Op.39
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome – I. III. IV
A Mustard Seed on Mount Sumeru Yungang Grottoes Exhibition
Time: May 18 to August 17
Venue: Suzhou Bay Museum
The Yungang grottoes will wow the audience with vivid, lifelike, elegant and graceful statues representing the Buddhist art treasure caves in China.
Hu Ying, New Era New Fates Exhibition
Time: May 18 to August 17
Venue: Suzhou Bay Museum
Known as Hu Ying (tiger vessel) because of the tiger-shaped handler on its lid, the ware used to be kept at the royal court of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It was looted when foreign forces raided and burned down the Old Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Decades later, it appeared at a London auction and, through rounds of negotiation, was returned to its birthplace.
Also on display at the Suzhou show are dozens of bronzes from National Museum of China, and photos, drawings and documents showing the history of the Old Summer Palace.
Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition
Time: May 19 to July 19
Venue: Suzhou Tourist Information Center (Fenghuang Street Branch)
The exhibition displays various Suzhou intangible cultural heritages including Suzhou embroidery, Suzhou fans, Ming-style furniture and Wu silk, as well as many derivatives.
Exhibition on Paintings of Noble Ladies
Time: May 27 to June 20
Venue: Changshu Museum
The museum selects over 40 paintings of noble ladies created between the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and the contemporary era from its collection. These paintings, varying in forms and themes, came out of real life as well as historical stories and legends.
Castle in the Sky
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date: June 1, 2023
Language: Japanese
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Sky Utopia
Director: Takumi Doyama
Stars: Yumi Kakazu, Subaru Kimura, Wasabi Mizuta
Genre: Animation
Release Date: June 1, 2023
Language: Japanese
The film will be set in a perfect world in the sky, where everyone lives happily. Doraemon and Nobita set out on an adventure to find the utopia with the help of a new gadget of Doraemon.
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
Stars: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
Genres: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date: June 2, 2023
Language: English
Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.