Shànghǎi Entertainment

  1. Conservatory of Music

    The auditorium here holds classical music performances (Chinese and Western) daily at and the musicians are often the stars of the future. The ticket office is on Fenyang Rd, north of the main entrance.

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  2. Shanghai Centre Theatre

    The Shanghai Acrobatics Troupe ( Shanghai Zájì Tuán ) has popular performances here most nights at . It's a short but fun show and is high on the to-do list of most first-time visitors. Buy tickets a couple of days in advance from the ticket office on the right-hand side at the entrance to the Shanghai Centre.

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  3. Shanghai Circus World

    Out on the far northern outskirts of town is this impressive complex. The shows combine awesome acrobatics with new-fangled multimedia elements. Shows start at . Tickets are available at the door, but booking ahead is advised.

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  4. Shanghai Concert Hall

    In 2003, the Shanghai government moved this classic 1930s building (all 5650 tons of it) 66m away from busy East Yan'an Rd to a quieter park-side location, a relocation that actually cost more than building a brand-new concert hall. It now features smaller-scale concerts and local and international soloists.

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  5. Shanghai Grand Theatre

    Shanghai's state-of-the-art concert venue hosts everything from Broadway musicals to symphonies, ballets, operas and performances by internationally acclaimed classical soloists.

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  6. Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre

    Home of the Shanghai Symphonic Orchestra, the Oriental Arts Center is Shanghai's latest futuristic cultural edifice built to promote the city's status as an international arts centre. Whether or not the symphony is happy with the extraterrestrial design is anybody's guess, but it does blend in perfectly in Pǔdōng.

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