BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following is a selection of shows available in Beijing in the coming week:

The Wizard of OZ

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., Sept.30

Place: North Arts Troupe, Jianguomenwai Avenue No.16

Introduction:

The stage play tells an adventure story of a little girl named Dorothy. After being struck unconscious during a tornado, she was taken to a magic place of OZ. During her journey, she met a scarecrow seeking wisdom, a lion looking for courage and a tin man looking for a heart. They helped each other in face of difficulties, and finally realized their dreams.

Matthew Barney: Redoubt

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 19:00 p.m., from Sept. 28, 2019 to Jan. 12, 2020

Place: UCCA Center for Contemporary Art

Introduction:

"Matthew Barney: Redoubt" is a major new body of work realized between 2016 and 2019 that will mark the artist's first solo exhibition in China. The exhibition includes a two-hour film, five monumental sculptures, more than fifty engravings and electroplated copper plates, and an artist-conceived catalogue. The exhibition was on view at the Yale University Art Gallery from March 1 to June 16, 2019.

Matthew Barney is an American contemporary artist and director who works in the fields of sculpture, film, photography and drawing, and whose works explore intertwining connections between geography, biology, geology and mythology, as well as themes of conflict and failure.

Tchaikovsky. PRO et CONTRA

Time: 19:30 p.m., Oct.2 and 21:00 p.m., Oct. 3

Place: Tianqiao Theater

Introduction:

The Boris Eifman's ballet Tchaikovsky. PRO et CONTRA is the result of the choreographer's years-long contemplation of the great composer's personality and creative world. The ballet is set to the music of P. I. Tchaikovsky. The premiere took place shortly before Boris Eifman's 70th birthday on July 22, 2016.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky is one of Eifman's most favorite composers. The choreographer created such notable performances as The Idiot (1980), Red Giselle (1997), Musagete (2004), Anna Karenina (2005) and Eugene Onegin (2009) set to his music. Enditem

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