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Fri/Sat/Sun August 25~27, 2017

Events

Modernist calligraphy More than 200 5-meter tall green bamboo stalks have sprung up in Hall A of OCAT Shenzhen, turning the ware-house-shaped art space into a cool grove. Writing his unique undecipherable calligraphy on each of the bamboo stalks, Wang Dongling, the creator, attempts to echo an ancient Chinese natural scene, where scholars share poems together, to offer a fascinating contemporary twist on a classic form.Dates: Until Nov. 12Venue: OCAT Shenzhen, South Area, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan Dis-trict (南山区华侨城创意文化园南区OCAT深圳馆)Metro: Line 1, Qiaocheng East Station (侨城东站), Exit A

Photos by Robert Capa Photos by Robert Capa (1913-1954), a Hungarian war pho-tographer and photojournalist, are on display in Shenzhen. Arguably the greatest combat and adventure photographer in history, he subsequently covered fi ve wars, including the War of Resistance Against Japa-nese Aggression in China, with his photos published in major magazines and newspapers. Capa later co-founded Magnum Photos in Paris. The organiza-tion was the fi rst cooperative agency for worldwide freelance photographers.Dates: Until Sept. 10Venue: Shenzhen University Gallery, near the Yuanping Gymnasium, inside Shenzhen University, Nanshan District (南山区深圳大学元平体育馆附近深圳大学美术馆)Metro: Line 1, Shenzhen Uni-versity Station (深大站), Exit C

Master’s worksPaintings and calligraphy by Wen Zhengming, one of the Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), are on display. The exhibition features regular script and semi-cursive calligraphy and landscape paintings created by Wen (1470-1559), as well as his family members and friends.Dates: Until Oct. 22Venue: Shenzhen Museum, Block A, Civic Center, Futian District (福田区市民中心A区深圳博物馆新馆)Metro: Line 2 or 4, Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B

Old photo exhibition “Impressions of the Eras,” an exhibition featuring 100 photos of China taken from 1880 to 1988, is being held at Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images. The photos are on loan from the Old Photos magazine in Shan-dong Province. The museum is a nonprofi t institute that focuses on collecting and studying photos of historical value.Dates: Until Nov. 20Venue: Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images, inside Yuezhong Industrial Park, 1106 Honggang Road North, Luohu District (罗湖区红岗北路1106号越众产业园内越众历史影像馆)Metro: Line 3, Caopu Station (草埔站), Exit D3 (SD News)

Swedish pop rock band The Royal Concept will perform a show Friday night. The band’s latest release was the album “Smile” (2015) which was fea-tured in the game “FIFA 16.”

For a Minor Refl ection, a post-rock band from Iceland, will be on stage Saturday. Their self-produced debut album “Rise and Shine, the Sun Is Up,” as well as their energetic live shows, earned them a slew of accolades, including favorable comparisons to “Explosions in the Sky.”

Thomas Schoeffl er Jr. from France will perform a gig

Sunday, presenting a mix of catchy urban blues and crazy country melody. His songs delve into despair, wandering and sad love. His debut album “Daddy’s Not Going Home” released in 2012 earned him a place and a name in the blues world.Time: 8:30 p.m., Aug. 25-27Tickets: 80-120 yuanVenue: B10 Live, North Area, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan District (南山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10现场)Metro: Line 2, Qiaocheng East Station (侨城北站), Exit B (SD News)

Heidi Lau, a New York-based visual artist who grew up in Macao, will give a lecture on her recent work, followed by a con-versation with New York-based writer Kang Kang. The event will be in English and Chinese. No sign-up is necessary.

Lau’s practice excavates myth and minor history to investigate the materiality and non-linearity of the past. Taking inspiration from ritual objects, architecture, funereal monuments, post-apocalyptic

narratives and zoomorphic forms, her painstakingly crafted and glazed ceramic sculptures are the ruins of lost futures and the ghost of impossible homecomings.Time: 8-9:30 p.m., Aug. 26Venue: OCAT Shenzhen’s library, South Area, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan District (南山区华侨城创意文化园南区OCAT深圳馆的图书馆)Metro: Line 1, Qiaocheng East Station (侨城东站), Exit A (SD News)

‘Inferno’English movie “Inferno” will be shown free of admission. It is a 2016 mystery thriller fi lm directed by Ron Howard and written by David Koepp, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Dan Brown. The fi lm is the sequel to “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons,” and is the third installment in the Robert Lang-don fi lm series. It stars Tom Hanks, reprising his role as Robert Langdon. Together with the previous fi lm, it remains Hanks’ only live-action sequel.Time: 7:35 p.m., Aug. 25

‘One Man Hamlet’Shenzhen-based British theater actor William Mann will pres-ent his one-man show “One Man Hamlet.” Mann seeks to present to the audience his interpretation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece by using a simple red carpet as a stage and with candles as the only lighting to show us Hamlet’s tormented mind when he is called upon to revenge the murder of his father.

Before moving to Shenzhen in 2010, Mann had a long career as a Shakespearean actor and director in Europe,

staging performances in coun-tries such as Norway, Ireland, Italy and France. He has also devoted six years to running his China Shakespeare Company, and his passion for acting has always motivated him to bring forth new ideas.Time: 8 p.m., Aug. 26Tickets: 90 yuanVenue: Cinexpress, 710, T-Park, 2001 Binhe Boulevard, Futian District (福田区滨河大道2001号深港影视创意园710迷影荟)Metro: Line 9, Ludan Village Station (鹿丹村站), Exit A1 (SD News)

‘Hi Neighbors’Mango-G, a community plat-form initiated by Shekou resi-dents, is inviting people to join “Hi Neighbors,” a community event featuring a farm produce bazaar of farm produce, a fl ea market with tons of gadgets, easy games and live shows. Time: 3:30-9 p.m., Aug. 26Venue: i-Factory, 8 Haiwan Road, Shekou, Nanshan Dis-trict (南山区蛇口海湾路8号价值工厂)Metro: Line 2, Shekou Port Station (蛇口港站), Exit D

Flashmob Environmental awareness organization Green Foot is inviting you to join a fl ashmob to spread environmental aware-ness and fun. You can sign up on its WeChat “green_foot” and practice dancing “Can’t Stop the Feeling” (Justin Timberlake), “Try Everything” (Shakira) and “When We Stand Together” (Nickelback).Time: 2 p.m., Aug. 27Venue: Yitian Holiday Plaza, Nanshan District (南山区益田假日广场)Metro: Line 1 or 2, Window of the World Station (世界之窗站), Exit A

Cat adoption day Stray cats, rescued by volunteers of the local cat-caring website szcat.org, are waiting for pet lovers to take them home from an adoption event this Sunday. All cats will be available to new owners free of charge. Organized by szcat.org, the event discour-ages people from abandoning their pets even if they move out of the city. Time: 2:30-5:30 p.m., Aug. 27Venue: U Pet Hospital, 2100 Hongguo Road, Luohu District (罗湖区红桂路2100号联合宠物医院)Metro: Line 3, Hongling Sta-tion (红岭站), Exit C1

China League One Shenzhen Kaisa F.C. will play Dalian Yifang F.C. on Saturday. Shenzhen Kaisa F.C. is a profes-sional Chinese football club that currently competes in the China League One division, the second tier of Chinese clubs.Time: 7:35 p.m., Aug. 26Tickets: 30-90 yuanBooking: 400-610-3721Venue: Shenzhen Stadium, Sungang Road West, Futian District (福田区笋岗西路深圳体育场)Metro: Line 3, Tongxinling Sta-tion (通新岭站), Exit C

Video exhibition The “In Search of Global Poetry: Videos From the Han Nefkens Collection” showcases 12 videos created by artists from different countries. The videos are on loan from Han Nefkens Foundation.Dates: Until Oct. 8Venue: He Xiangning Art Museum, 9013 Shennan Boule-vard, Nanshan District (南山区深南大道9013号何香凝美术馆)Metro: Line 1, OCT Station (华侨城站), Exit C (Cao Zhen)

Two English events at Cinexpress

Art lecture at OCAT Shenzhen

Three concerts at B10 Live

Events

The Royal ConceptThe Royal Concept

William MannWilliam Mann“Inferno”“Inferno”

Heidi LauHeidi Lau