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-	Tibetan songs and dances on show in Beijing
	A grand show of Tibetan songs and dances was put on stage in Beijing on Tuesday, to kick off the Fifth Beijing International Dance Festival.
-	Beijing to have theater for Peking Opera
	Meilanfang Grand Theater, named after the late Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang, will finish construction and start hosting performances on November 28.
-	National Grand Theater opens for first season
	Beijing's newly completed futuristic National Center for the Performing Arts, formerly known as the National Grand Theater, will begin its formal performance season on December 22.
-	Stagehands add to showbiz woe
	Most of Broadway's theaters went dark on Saturday when stagehands went out on strike in a dispute with theater owners and producers, leaving thousands of ticket holders seeking refunds and entertainment alternatives.
-	Chinese theater goers find familiarity in 42nd Street
	Broadway musical comedy 42nd Street, which opens in Beijing on Tuesday, is striking a chord among Chinese audiences with its tale of small-time characters finding fame and fortune in the big city.
-	Broadway musicals are no more far away for Chinese theatergoers
	Nederlander New Century launched the nine-city, three-month tour of the Broadway musical, 42nd Street. Following Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wuhan and Hefei, theater-goers in Beijing will be able to see the show at the Beizhan Theater from November 13 to 18 before it travels to Xi'an and Tianjin.
-	'King of zheng' to give recital in HK
	Hong Kong renowned local zheng soloist So Chun-bo, dubbed the "king of zheng in Hong Kong", will give a recital next month, the Information Services Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said on Tuesday.
-	China's largest national arts festival opens
	The 8th China Arts Festival, the largest platform for Chinese performers to showcase their latest creations, opened Monday evening in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province.
-	Only in dreams will Shakespeare meet our Super Boy
	While a number of small independent companies are making commercial comedies about current social issues, the National Theater Company of China performs Shakespeare's classic A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Poly Theater until November 11.
-	Orchestrating a night of German magic
	"Music is the crux of the matter" is the motto of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. The orchestra is committed to focusing on, listening to and wrestling with the work in question and exploring its spiritual background. In this way, each concert becomes an emotional and cognitive experience.
-	Beethoven's 9th: on your toes
	If you always thought Beethoven''''s 9th needed visuals, you can now "watch" one of the world''''s greatest pieces of music: See the Hungarian National Ballet''''s "Human Anthem," writes Zhang Qian.
-	'Crazy in Love' with Beyonce
	Beyonce Knowles promises a spectacular show next Monday at the Shanghai Grand Stage. She will wear 10 silvery costumes and sing 32 songs, including hits "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy".
-	Kunqu attracts more audiences
	It is not easy for people living in the metropolis of Shanghai to spare enough time for a drama that goes for 10 hours, but Shanghai Kunju Opera Troupe's new production of The Palace of Eternal Youth (Changsheng Dian) has been filling the Lyceum Theater with enthusiastic audiences since it opened at the Shanghai International Arts Festival on October 22.
-	Love to the world from children
	Hong Kong-born Jennie Yeung gave up a phenomenally successful corporate career to become a philanthropist. She's the force behind a children's love concert this weekend, "Our Love to the World from Loving Children."
-	Nanning: On the wings of a song
	Dubbed the hometown of the goddess of folk songs - Liu Sanjie, a heroine in a musical who is known for her witty ripostes in question-and-answer songs - Guangxi is famous for its folk songs. Nanning, capital of Guangxi, began hosting an annual international folk song festival in 1993. About 100 artists from around 11 countries and regions performed at the first festival.

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