The 16th China Shanghai International Arts Festival press conference in Beijing, Sept 15.[Photo by Yu Yao/chinadaily.com.cn]

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The 16th China Shanghai International Arts Festival, co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, will be held from Oct 17 to Nov 16.

There will be 45 plays staged during the arts festival, including 25 overseas plays and 20 domestic plays. The original premieres will account for over 1/3 of those staged.

The festival will also feature art exhibitions, forums and mass cultural activities.

The programs of the 16th China Shanghai International Arts Festival

Performances:

1. Four-act Chinese opera, The Spring River by Shanghai Conservatory and Zhou Xiaoyan Opera Center

Date: Oct 17-18，Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre

2. Yue Opera, Zhen Huan by Shanghai Yue Opera Theatre

Date: Oct 16-21，Venue: Yifu Theatre

3. Pine Smoke by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

Date: Oct 16-19，Venue: OAC Opera Hall

4. Yuri Temirkanov & St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Date: Oct 18，Venue: OAC Concert Hall

5. Canada Culture Week

Ballet, Romeo and Juliet by Canadian Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Date: Oct 18-19，Venue: Daning Theatre

Traces by Les 7 Doigts de la Main

Date: Oct 18-19，Venue: Malanhua Theatre