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Spotlight on New Year celebrations
December 30, 2012, Sunday
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SHANGHAI will see its fair share of amazing countdown parties and glamorous concerts for the new year. Here's a roundup of some of the most fun events taking place in the city. You can greet the new year attending a spectacular fireworks display and toasting 2013 with other revelers. And spend the holiday visiting exhibitions and shows or taking in New Year's concerts and a musical. Here's to a happy 2013! Capture your wishes and send them free into the night.
2013 Shanghai New Year's Concert
Conducted by Alan Gilbert, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra will stage a concert to welcome 2013. Expect an act from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker," symphonic dances from "West Side Story" by Bernstein and "An American in Paris" by Gershwin.
Date: Tomorrow, 7:30-9:30pm
Tickets: 80-1,080 yuan
Tel: 6217-2426, 6217-3055
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People's Ave
人民大道300号
French Musical
The French-language "Romeo & Julliette," based on Shakespeare's classic tragedy, premiered in 2001 and has been widely staged. In the Shanghai performance, the language tends to be more emotional and sometimes actors step out of character and make observations about what's happening in the play. With Chinese subtitles.
Date: Through January 6, 2013, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80-1,200 yuan
Tel: 962-388
Venue: Shanghai Culture Square
Address: 597 Fuxing Rd M.
复兴中路597号
World Animation All-star Tour
Children and animation buffs now have a chance to play with their favorite animation characters. Expect Disney stars like Micky Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Sheriff Woody from the "Toy Story" franchise and Lightning McQueen from "Cars," plus "Transformers" Autobots and Hello Kitty.
Date: Through January 1, 2013, 9am-8:30pm
Tel: 400-620-6006
Admission: 120-1,500 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Expo Exhibition and Convention Center
Address: 1099 Guozhan Rd, Pudong New Area
浦东新区国展路1099号
'Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition'
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic, a world tour stops by Shanghai to showcase more than 300 artifacts salvaged from the debris of the superliner. The exhibition also restores the cabins and deck and a marvelous winding stair in the first-class cabin.
Date: Today-April 30, 2013, 10am-9:30pm
Tel: 6887-8969
Admission: 100-150 yuan
Venue: Former Greece Pavilion
Address: 408 Bocheng Rd, Zone C, former Expo Park
博成路408号，原世博园C片区
New Year's Eve Countdown
Last year, the fireworks and 3D light show - the first of its kind in the city - lit up the sky over the Huangpu River. This New Year's Eve, a 4D light show will be the centerpiece of celebrations. Thousands of revelers are expected at the Bund, on both the Puxi and Pudong sides of the Huangpu River, for the laser light show featuring people's faces from every corner of China. And of course, festivities wouldn't be complete without a countdown to welcome in the new year.
Date: Tomorrow, 11pm-12:30am
Address: 1307 Suzhou Rd S.
南苏州路1307号
2013 Shanghai New Year's Concert
Conducted by Alan Gilbert, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra will stage a concert to welcome 2013. Expect an act from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker," symphonic dances from "West Side Story" by Bernstein and "An American in Paris" by Gershwin.
Date: Tomorrow, 7:30-9:30pm
Tickets: 80-1,080 yuan
Tel: 6217-2426, 6217-3055
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People's Ave
人民大道300号
French Musical
The French-language "Romeo & Julliette," based on Shakespeare's classic tragedy, premiered in 2001 and has been widely staged. In the Shanghai performance, the language tends to be more emotional and sometimes actors step out of character and make observations about what's happening in the play. With Chinese subtitles.
Date: Through January 6, 2013, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80-1,200 yuan
Tel: 962-388
Venue: Shanghai Culture Square
Address: 597 Fuxing Rd M.
复兴中路597号
World Animation All-star Tour
Children and animation buffs now have a chance to play with their favorite animation characters. Expect Disney stars like Micky Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Sheriff Woody from the "Toy Story" franchise and Lightning McQueen from "Cars," plus "Transformers" Autobots and Hello Kitty.
Date: Through January 1, 2013, 9am-8:30pm
Tel: 400-620-6006
Admission: 120-1,500 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Expo Exhibition and Convention Center
Address: 1099 Guozhan Rd, Pudong New Area
浦东新区国展路1099号
'Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition'
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic, a world tour stops by Shanghai to showcase more than 300 artifacts salvaged from the debris of the superliner. The exhibition also restores the cabins and deck and a marvelous winding stair in the first-class cabin.
Date: Today-April 30, 2013, 10am-9:30pm
Tel: 6887-8969
Admission: 100-150 yuan
Venue: Former Greece Pavilion
Address: 408 Bocheng Rd, Zone C, former Expo Park
博成路408号，原世博园C片区
New Year's Eve Countdown
Last year, the fireworks and 3D light show - the first of its kind in the city - lit up the sky over the Huangpu River. This New Year's Eve, a 4D light show will be the centerpiece of celebrations. Thousands of revelers are expected at the Bund, on both the Puxi and Pudong sides of the Huangpu River, for the laser light show featuring people's faces from every corner of China. And of course, festivities wouldn't be complete without a countdown to welcome in the new year.
Date: Tomorrow, 11pm-12:30am
Address: 1307 Suzhou Rd S.
南苏州路1307号
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