Cultural events of the week: Aug. 2-8

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Editor's note: Three events you won't want to miss this week: a famous Chinese painter's retrospective, and two stage plays – one adapted from a famous Russian writer and another starring three well-known Chinese actors.

1, Drama "Love, Chekhov"

A stage photo of the play "Love, Chekhov" in Beijing, April 14, 2021. [Photo/VCG]

Anton Chekhov, a representative of Russian realism at the end of the 19th century, is considered one of the greatest short story tellers of all time, and his plays are the jewel in the crown of his works. "Love, Chekhov" is based on three of his one-act comedies, namely "The Bear," "The Proposal" and "The Wedding." The three short plays are all light-hearted and witty, echoing each other with the exaggerated character of popular comedy.

Dates: Aug. 5-8

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing

2, "Warmth of Homeland" oil painting exhibition of Chen Shuzhong

"Self-portrait at Yecaotan" created by Chen Shuzhong in 1996. [Photo courtesy of National Art Museum of China]

"Warmth of Homeland" oil painting exhibition, with more than 60 works, will present dozens of countryside scenes on canvas. Chen's perspective of looking back on his early years in the countryside presents a vision of the realities of life in northern China and the energy of day-to-day life.

Dates: July 29 - Aug. 8

Venue: National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), Beijing

3, Play "Duan Jin"

A stage photo of the play "Duan Jin" in Tianjin Grand Theatre, staring three well-known Chinese actors – Zhang Guoli, Wang Gang and Zhang Tielin – on Jan. 24, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

"Duan Jin" tells the story of how three men with different personalities ran a business together on the Wangfujing Street in Beijing. They experienced a mixture of love and hate, and the rise and fall of the early period of the last century. Screenwriter Zou Jingzhi is adept at describing the typical old Beijing story. Three well-known Chinese actors-Zhang Guoli, Wang Gang and Zhang Tielin-play the lead roles in this play. 

Dates: Augu. 5-8

Venue: Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center 

Cultural events of the week: July 26 - Aug. 1


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