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2 Kolegas
Underground rock and punk acts rule at this ramshackle but super-friendly club with around Y20 -pitchers of beer. It's inside a drive-in movie theatre - to get here head about 1500m down the driveway from Liangmaqiao Lu, the bar is hidden behind the big colourful restaurant to the left of the drive-in.
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Century Theatre
Musical presentations here are perhaps smaller in scale than those at other venues - they feature smaller orchestras and solo performances where the violin, cello and flute get centre stage. Ballet performances are also presented.
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Chaoyang Theatre
Thrilling acrobatic performances are staged in the grand hall while a small faux 'teahouse' is set upstairs for boisterous Peking operas. There are 75-minute before acrobatic performances at and and one-hour Peking opera performances at .
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Forbidden City Concert Hall
Located on the eastern side of Zhongshan Park, this is the most central venue for performances of classical and traditional Chinese music. Tickets can be purchased at the concert hall box office inside the Friendship Store.
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Lao She Teahouse
This popular teahouse has nightly shows of Beijing opera, cross-talk and acrobatics. Walk in past a statue of former US president George Bush on your right and head upstairs. Evening performances of Beijing opera, folk art, music, acrobatics and magic are the most popular. Phone ahead or check online for the schedule.
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Mao Livehouse
Considered the best live venue in Beijing, local jazz, death-metal and even Brit-pop style bands regularly take to Mao's stage. No matter who's playing, Mao is almost exclusively packed with the same music-mad Beijingers and rubbing elbows with them is often just as interesting as watching what's on stage.
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Tianqiao Acrobatics Theatre
West of the Temple of Heaven Park, this 100-year-old theatre offers one of Běijīng's best acrobatic displays performed by the Beijing Acrobatic Troupe. Less touristy than the other venues, the high-wire display here is awesome. The entrance is down the eastern side of the building.
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Universal Theatre (Heaven & Earth Theatre)
Around 100m north of Poly Plaza, young performers from the China National Acrobatic Troupe perform their mind-bending, joint-popping contortions. This is a favourite with tour groups, so book ahead. Tickets are pricier the further from the stage you sit. Look for the awful white tower that looks like it should be in an airport - that's where you buy your tickets (credit cards are not accepted).
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