Four Beijing Art Festivals and Fairs Happening Now

These are a busy couple of weeks for the arts in Beijing. From this past Wednesday to next weekend, the city will host no fewer than four major visual and performing arts festivals and fairs.

The 2nd Annual Beijing Dance Festival

Wednesday, April 15 to Sunday, April 19

7:30 p.m. each night

Oriental Pioneer Theater

80 RMB (student price 40 RMB) per night

LDTX, Beijing's biggest modern dance group, presents 50 original works over the course of the festival. The program is different every night.

Order tickets online here.

China International Gallery Exposition 2009

Thursday, April 16 to Sunday, April 19

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day but Sunday, which is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agricultural Exhibition Center

50 RMB per day

Contemporary art galleries from all over the world come to Beijing to promote themselves. Includes special project exhibitions such as Mapping Asia.

Fat Art 09

Friday, April 17 to Tuesday, May 3

Venues and times vary

Fat Art is a multimedia festival involving sight, sound and film surrounding a "fat" theme. It includes an exhibition at Today Art Museum that lasts until May 13.

Art Beijing 2009

Sunday, April 26 to Thursday, April 30

Agricultural Exhibition Center

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day but Thursday, which is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Art Beijing also has galleries visiting from all over the world. Its main difference from China International Gallery Exposition is its scope of activities that includes art education and forum discussions.

To learn about future Chinese contemporary art events, read the Red Box Review.