City guide: Shanghai

DIY band

Maybeshewill, an instrumental band based in Leicestershire, UK, will be performing in Shanghai. The group worked tirelessly over the last five years through endless touring and three full-length albums to build a loyal and enthusiastic following across the world. Sticking steadfastly to DIY ethics, the band has self-recorded all their materials and aspires to be as self-sufficient as possible.

8:30 pm, June 8. Mao Livehouse Shanghai, 3/F, 308 Chongqing Nanlu. 021- 6445-0086

Forbidden love

A story of forbidden love, death and resurrection, Peony Pavilion from the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) has been called China's Romeo and Juliet. It tells the love story between Du Liniang, daughter of a rich family, and a poor young scholar Liu Mengmei. They met and fell in love in a dream, while Du was sleeping in the family's peony pavilion in their garden. The new version of Kunqu Opera performed by Shi Yihong and Zhang Jun will be more condensed with simple acting.

7:15 pm, June 3. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Lu, Pudong. 021- 6854-1234

Art illustrates culture

Ink painting is not just an art, it's a symbol of Chinese traditional value and culture. The exhibition "Back to Territory Ink Painting and Art History" has selected eight artists from the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to the 1990s, including Zhu Qizhan, Zhang Guiming, Jia Youfu, Wang Cunjie and Lei Hong.

9 am-5 pm, until June 20. Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, 580 Ouyang Lu. 021-5671-0742