DIRECTED by Ivica Simic, “Palle Alone in the World” is adapted from the well-known Danish picture book “Palle

alene i verden” which tells the story of an imaginative boy who travels the world alone in a dream. He walks into a bank, a candy store and a toy store, then drives a cable car and crashes it into another parked cable car and a fi re engine. The climax of the story is when he fl ies an airplane to the moon.

The picture book, written by Danish novelist, poet and scientist Jens Sigs-gaard, was fi rst published Oct. 10, 1942. Over the past 70-plus years since it was fi rst published, the picture book has

been translated into 35 languages and has become a favorite for mothers and kids around the world.

Compared with the book, Croatian child play “Palle Alone in the World” brings even more freedom to children’s imaginary space.

Simic is a director mainly at Mala Scena Theater. He has also worked as a director at other theaters of Croatia, the United States, Russia, Romania and Germany.

“The Art of Falling Down” produced in 2016 is his most successful work. It has toured the world and been staged at prestigious venues including the Sydney Opera House and Koen-ji in Tokyo.

Time: 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., Nov. 18Tickets: 80-200 yuanVenue: Music Hall, Futian Cultural Hall, 2 Jingtian East Street 1 (景田东一街2号福田区文化馆音乐主题馆)Metro: Line 2 or 9, Jingtian Station (景田站), Exit D (Chen Xiaochun)

Croatian play ‘Palle Alone in the World’

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EventsChinese play ‘Rhinoceros in Love’Chinese stage drama “Rhi-noceros in Love,” written by Liao Yimei and directed by her husband Meng Jinghui, will be shown in Shenzhen.

“Rhinoceros in Love” tells the story of desperate love. Rhinoc-eros caretaker, Ma Lu, and his secret love, Mingming, share an intimate encounter, but the girl leaves him the next day. To win Mingming’s heart, Ma has done all he could, but is overwhelmed by a deep desperation.Time: 8 p.m., Nov. 8-12; Nov. 11-12 also at 2:30 p.m.Tickets: 100-380 yuanVenue: Shenzhen Children’s Palace, intersection of Hongli Road and Jintian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和金田路交汇处深圳少年宫)Metro: Line 3 or 4, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit B

Flutist Emmanuel PahudFrench-Swiss fl ute player Emmanuel Pahud will collabo-rate with French pianist Eric Le Sage for a recital at Shenzhen Concert Hall on Nov. 12.

Classically trained at the Con-servatoire de Paris, Pahud leapt into the international orchestral and solo music scene when he joined the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1992. His versatility in musical styles over the years has “signaled the arrival of a new master fl autist,” commented The Guardian. He plays a diversity of music genres spanning baroque, jazz, contemporary, classical, orchestral and chamber music.Time: 8 p.m., Nov. 12Tickets: 180-880 yuanBooking: 400-185-8666Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, intersection of Hongli Road and Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和益田路交汇处深圳音乐厅)Metro: Line 3 or 4, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D

Tenor Jonas KaufmannGerman operatic tenor Jonas Kaufmann will sing Schubert’s “The Trout,” “The Linden Tree,” “The Youth at the Spring” and “The Son of the Muses,” Schumann’s “Twelve Poems,” Duparc’s “Invitation to the Voyage,” “The Manor of Rose-monde,” “Sad Song” and “Phi-dyle,” Liszt’s “Three Sonnets of Petrarch,” R. Strauss’ “Secret Invitation,” “What’s the Use, Maiden,” “Spread Over My Head Your Black Hair,” “I Love You,” “Freed,” “A Pleasant Vision” and “Cecily.”Time: 8 p.m., Nov. 11Tickets: 200-1,280 yuanBooking: 400-185-8666Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, intersection of Hongli Road and Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和益田路交汇处深圳音乐厅)Metro: Line 3 or 4, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D (SD News)Ivica SimicIvica Simic

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AT Shenzhen Museum’s main attraction this autumn “Initiative Taken by Zhou,” 182 sets of the fi nest ancient bronzeware from Baoji, Shaanxi Province are on dis-play, showcasing the beauty and tech-nique that were involved in the making of bronzeware during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 B.C.).

The awe-inspiring relics are on loan from Weibin District Museum, Qishan County Museum, Fufeng County Museum, Zhouyuan Museum and Baoji Bronze Museum in Baoji City. Zhouyuan, an ancient area which includes today’s Qishan, Fufeng and Meixian counties, is acclaimed as the “homeland of bronze-ware” for its large quantity of bronzeware excavated from tombs in surrounding regions.

Bronzes are the most impressive sur-viving objects from the Chinese Bronze Age, which began in the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), and ritual bronzeware form the bulk of the Chinese antiquities

remnants. During the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.), China became one of the most skilled bronze-working civili-zations in the ancient world as people learned to heat, melt and cast metal to make cooking utensils, tools, weapons and other household items. The Zhou Dynasty, with its fi rst capitals in Feng and Hao in today’s Shaanxi, produced what many con-sider the zenith of Chinese bronzeware. The pre-ceding Shang bronze culture imparted its infl uence on Zhou Dynasty bronze-working.

In the exhibition, visitors can admire ritual bronzes that have inscriptions on the bottom of their interiors relating the history of Zhou kings. They also record family emblems, family mem-bers’ titles and the per-

sonal histories of the owners, providing reliable data for understanding life during the Zhou Dynasty.

The exhibition showcases bronzes both for practical and ritual use, with the latter forming the bulk of surviving Chinese bronze artifacts. The bronze-ware on display is categorized according

to use: sacrifi cial vessels, wine vessels, food and drink vessels, musical instru-ments, weapons, measuring containers

and more. Each category has a great number of types and shapes. One of the many appeals of bronze to visitors is that it can be shaped with exceptionally fi ne detail, such as spectacular decorations and elabo-

rately-carved designs of beasts.Dates: Until Dec. 12

Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., closed MondaysVenue: Shenzhen Museum, Block A, Civic Center, Futian

District (福田区市民中心A区深圳博物馆新馆)Metro: Line 2 or 4, Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B

Bronze beauty from Baoji

An exhibit on display. Sun Yuchen