Art beat in August

Borges in multimedia

Leading British young visual theater company Idle Motion is going to present Borges and I at Guangzhou Opera House. The play explores the life of Argentine writer Jorge Borges (1899-1986), intertwining this narrative with a love story of a couple meeting at a book group. Integrating creative stagecraft and video projection, hundreds of books are transformed into a plethora of images, from a flock of birds to a city skyline, from an airplane to a universe of libraries.

8 pm, Aug 29-31. Experimental Theater, Guangzhou Opera House, 1 Zhujiang Xi Lu (Road), Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe district, Guangzhou. 4008-808-922.

Painting in 3D

A 3D exhibition is being staged in the bowels of the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Large-scale paintings are featured, many on the popular themes of cartoons, magic and natural beauty. Visitors can experience interactive displays and take as many pictures as they like. Besides the 3D paintings, the exhibition also o ers a cosplay reality show, interactive games and other fun activities.

10 am-9 pm, July 18 - Aug 31, at the underground level of Mercedes-Benz Arena, 1200 Expo Avenue, Pudong, 021-5418-1398 Presale tickets available for 1 yuan at dianping.com

Traditional music

The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra will present a concert at the opera house on Aug 31, including music of Chinese ethnic groups such as Tibetan, Uygur and Mongolian. An interesting mix of cello and traditional Chinese musical instruments will likely be featured, too. Founded in 1952, the orchestra is China's first large-scale modern orchestra that uses traditional instruments.

8 pm, Aug 31. Opera Hall, Guangzhou Opera House, 1 Zhujiang Xi Lu (Road), Zhujiang New Town. 020-3839-2888.

Music and painting

Young artists Chen Tianzhuo and Wang Jiaxue are presenting their solo projects until next month. Chen has collaborated with dancer Beio for the work that involves five live performances, two large-scale video projects, photographs and installations. All of these are part of a larger, future opera project that Chen plans to undertake in 2015. Wang's haunting, super-realistic oil paintings are the result of an exacting technique, intense concentration and "morbid imagination".

10 am-6 pm, until Aug 31. BANK Art Space, 1F, 59 Xianggang Lu (Road), Shanghai. 021-6301-3622.

Gu Tingting

The young artist is presenting his silk screen creations. The artist went travelling after graduation and the Little Monk series was created as he jotted down the profi le of a little monk on the brochures, maps, hand-out magazines and other paper he picked up in various countries on the journey. Also on exhibition are his Life of a Woman and Urban Dwellers series.

10 am-6 pm,till Aug 31, M50 Art Space, Rm 101, Building 15, 50 Moganshan Road, Putuo district, 021-6277-6123

Magic and cartoons

A 3-D exhibition is being staged in the bowels of the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Large-scale paintings are featured, many on the popular themes of cartoons, magic and natural beauty. Visitors can experience interactive displays and take as many pictures as they like. Besides the 3-D paintings, the exhibition also offers a cosplay reality show, interactive games and other fun activities. Presale tickets available for 1 yuan (16 cents) at dianping.com.

10 am-9 pm, until Aug 31. The underground level of Mercedes-Benz Arena, 1200 Expo Dadao (Avenue), Pudong, Shanghai. 021-5418-1398.