Orchestra Raffaello: The Barber of Seville
Time: 7:30 p.m., August 31
Venue: Changshu Grand Theatre
Tickets: RMB480/280/180/80 yuan
The Barber of Seville is an opera buffa in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini and is considered to be one of the greatest masterpieces of comedy within music.
Wing Chun Dance Drama
Time: 7:30 p.m., September 1 and 3
Venue: Kunshan Culture & Arts Center
Tickets: RMB780/580/480/380/280/100 yuan
The lighting engineer Da Chun works as the manager of a film archives center after retirement. A document which has been dust-laden for years brings him back to the time when he worked with the crew of film Wing Chun.
Journey to Magical Castle Magic Show
Time: 10:30 p.m., September 2 and 3; 4:30 p.m., September 2
Venue: Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre
Tickets: RMB380/280/180 yuan
Magicians will embark on a journey to the magical castle, during which they will work together with the audience to tackle challenges ahead.
Marvel · Tchaikovsky Suzhou Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 Opening Concert
Time: 7:30 p.m., September 2
Venue: Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre
Tickets: RMB580/380/280/180/80 yuan
TCHAIKOVSKY
Polonaise
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
Bronze Mirror Exhibition
Time: August 10 to September 17
Venue: Zhangjiagang Museum
A total of 53 bronze mirrors made between the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) are on show.
Album of Paintings and Hand Scroll Exhibition
Time: August 18 to October 30
Venue: Guo Yun Lou Art Gallery
Most of the exhibits are albums of paintings and hand scrolls created by famous artists in the Qing Dynasty.
Exhibition of Rubbings of Famous Monuments of Tang Dynasty in Jinci Museum
Time: August 24 to October 20
Venue: Suzhou Museum of Inscribed Stone Tablets
The exhibits are from Jinci Museum in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. The museum is the earliest surviving imperial classical garden in China.
Gains at Leisure Exhibition on Jiangnan Arts
Time: August 26 to September 30
Venue: De Xin Tang (103 Zhongxin Street, Lili Ancient Town, Wujiang District)
The exhibition showcases traditional crafts unique to Suzhou including fruit pit carving, woodcut printing, Chengni Stone Carving, Suzhou Embroidery and brick carving, highlighting the lifestyle in Jiangnan, or regions south of the Yangtze River.
Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition 2023
Time: August 26 to October 15
Venue: Suzhou Art Museum
The fifth edition of Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition received 6,494 works from domestic oil painters. After several rounds of assessment, 189 paintings were selected as the exhibits.
Oppenheimer
Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2023
The story of American scientist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Gran Turismo
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Stars: David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe
Genres: Action, Drama, Sports
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2023
Based on the unbelievable, inspiring true story of a team of underdogs – a struggling, working-class gamer, a failed former race car driver, and an idealistic motorsport exec – who risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world.