With a total construction area of 62,803 square meters and a total height of 40 meters, the Shanghai Grand Theatre has 10 storeys. The new style architecture combines the Eastern and Western flavor. It looks like a crystal palace in the light at night as the white arc-shaped roof joins coherently with the light-sensitive glass curtain wall.
The lobby of Shanghai Grand Theatre is approximately 2000 square meters with white as its main tone, which signifies pure and elegant. The Shanghai Great Theatre is made up of lyric theater, drama theatre and studio theatre, where programs such as the opera, ballet and symphony can be performed.
In addition to performances, the Shanghai Grand Theatre has a restaurant for tourists with an area of 1,600 square meters and a shopping center for audio-video products occupying an area of 2,500 square meters. There is also VIP room, cafe, underground garage and equipment concerned.
Since its opening on 27th August 1998 the Shanghai Grand Theatre has successfully staged such shows as operas, musicals, ballets, symphonies, chamber music concerts, spoken drama and the Chinese operas. It has a high reputation both at home and abroad as many high officials and VIPs, both domestic and international, gave the highest praises for the theatre for its perfect combination of art and architecture after they visited the theatre. Now it has become an important window of cultural exchange between China and the world and a bridge of artistic communication.
Name:Shanghai Shanghai Grand Theatre (Shanghai Dajuyuan)
City:Shanghai
Address:No. 300 Renmin Boulevard, Shanghai
Admission:CNY40
Tel :0086-21-63868686
Hours: 9:00am-11:00am Monday
