The Mid-Autumn Festival isn’t just about mooncakes and pretty paper lanterns. At least not at the Esplanade, which spotlights Chinese traditional arts performances this weekend.
Imagine classic tales come to life, as sung by the Shanghai Yue Opera House, listen to folk songs from Northwest China, enjoy a guzheng recital by award-winning virtuoso Ji Wei, or watch ‘The Magic Lantern’, a hand puppet play by Paper Monkey Theatre – these are just some of the highlights to look out for.
Alternatively, you can check out free activities like music and dance performances, theatre operas, roving stilt walkers, storytelling sessions, talks on Traditional Chinese Medicine, backstage tours of street opera stages, workshops and a tea appreciation exhibition.