Hello, My Name is Paul Smith

Date: June 23-Oct 7 - 10 am

Venue: Today Art Museum, Beijing

British fashion designer Paul Smith brings his simply titled "Hello, My Name is Paul Smith" exhibition to Beijing this June. Brought to you by Beijing Chuanbao Technology, the exhibition will be held in the Today Art Museum from June 8 to Oct 7. The exhibition is a touring exhibition showcasing the fashion designer's journey in building his company, as well as his stylistic tastes and eye for design. It combines the artistic and the business aspects of running a fashion brand and gives the audience a glimpse into the designer's world, helping people understand the interactions between operating within an industry as a business and within the fashion world as a designer and artist. From his company's modest beginnings in Nottingham to its international prominence today, this exhibition reveals how Paul Smith's intuitive take on design, together with an understanding of the roles of designer and retailer, have laid the foundations for lasting success and offers a unique insight into the magnificent mind of Paul Smith.

The Shadows Thief AuMents Malasombra Visual Theater Dance

Date: Aug 22-26 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Tianqiao Performance Art Center

An emotionally dark, richly visual fairytale for adults and heavy-metal kids. How would you feel if your shadow took over your soul and began exploring its own desires and urges? What would you do? How could you get it back? Are self-confidence and friendship with others enough to defeat the evil of the shadowy Mister Malasombra? Internationally acclaimed Spanish company auMents combines visual theater, dance, video art, object theater, experimental shadow theater and rock music to create a beautiful, exciting, fantastical journey through a collective fantasy, plunging us through the human soul's darkness and light. Malasombra is a production that was developed for the stage in collaboration with auMents dance theater (Spain); cartoonist Max (Spain) winner of the National Comic Book Award 2007. Max was responsible for the dramaturgy and the project's artistic implementation inspired by the world of shadows.

2018 Volleyball Nations League Men (Guangdong-Jiangmen)

Date: June 23-24 - 4 pm

Venue: Jiangmen Sports Center

The Volleyball Nations League is a brandnew competition launched by the FIVB in 2018 for the top men's and women's national teams of the world, Jiangmen being one of its editions. The aim of VNL is to raise the level of the sporting action for fans and provide a world class platform for athletes to compete and grow. Launching a men's and women's competition under the same name and format promotes equality in volleyball, while also making it simpler and more engaging to follow. In the men's event, Brazil, Italy, US, China, Serbia, France, Argentina, Iran, Poland, Germany, Japan and Russia make up the core teams, while Australia, South Korea, Canada and Bulgaria are the four designated challenger teams. For the women's competition, Brazil, Italy, US, China, Serbia, the Netherlands, Thailand, Turkey, South Korea, Germany, Japan and Russia comprise the 12 core nations. Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Poland and Belgium have been selected as challenger teams.