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(
www.mao-music.com
; 3rd fl, 308 South Chongqing Rd; 308 3 Madang
Rd)
One of the city's best and largest music venues, MAO is a stalwart of the
Shanghai music scene, with acts ranging from rock to pop to electronica.
Nightclubs
SHELTER
( 5 Yongfu Rd; 5 9pm-4am Wed-Sun; Shanghai Library)
The darling of
the underground crowd, Shelter is a converted bomb shelter where you can
count on great music and cheap drinks. A good line-up of DJs and hip-hop
artists passes through; admission for big shows is around ¥30.
Club
Classical Music, Opera & Theatre
SHANGHAI CENTRE THEATRE
( Shanghai Shangcheng Juyuan; 6279 8948;
www.pujiangqing.com
;
1376
West Nanjing Rd; 1376 tickets ¥100-280; Jing'an Temple)
The Shanghai
Acrobatic Troupe has short but entertaining performances here most nights at
7.30pm.
Acrobatics
SHANGHAI GRAND THEATRE
( Shanghai Dajuyuan; 6386 8686;
www.shgtheatre.com
; 300 Renmin Ave;
300 tickets ¥50-2280; People's Square)
This state-of-the-art venue is in
People's Sq and features both national and international opera, dance, music
and theatre performances.
Performing Arts
YIFU THEATRE
( Yifu Wutai; 6322 5294; 701 Fuzhou Rd; tickets ¥30-280; People's
Square)
A block east of People's Sq, this is the main opera theatre in town,
staging a variety of regional operatic styles including Beijing, Kunqu and Yue
Opera
