Arts Festival: Shanghai treated to public performances

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Meanwhile, artists from 10 countries are putting on public art performances at Shanghai's Xintiandi area through next Monday. The shows start from 11 in the morning and will last till the night, featuring contemporary dancers and opera performers. Sun Caiqin takes a look.

Australian dance group Elements Collective is putting on a show called "M.I.N.D.E.D". Four dancers use slowed down street dance moves, to put on a performance without any dialogue. Each of the dancers stands for a different emotion.

LEAH TILNEY ELEMENTS COLLECTIVE "We play different emotions of Jack the lead character, so we try to get him feel our effect. I play happiness or joy, we've got ego and confidence, and a little bit of tension, anger and anxiety as well."

TRAVERS ROSS ELEMENTS COLLECTIVE "I'm really loving the festival, the festival got lots of good stuff to see, feels really great."

BEN GARCIA ELEMENTS COLLECTIVE "It's one of the best feelings in the world when you do what you love, and people are also like loving it as well, so it's a privilege for us to dance here in Shanghai."

When evening arrives a Kunqu Opera troupe performs on Taiping Lake on a stage decorated with a gigantic moon and cherry blossom tree. With the city's skyline as a backdrop, the show has attracted large crowds.

NI GUANGJIN, DIRECTOR MOONLIGHT SHINES ON BLOSSOM "Kunqu opera has been around for 600 years, it sounds far from our life but we still related to the traditional culture. In Chinese poetic culture, we frequently used the subjects moon and flower to imply stories, that's why I named the show "Moonlight Shines on Blossom".

Performers will present 190 shows in total until June 18th. Most of the performances are free, but visitors need to book tickets for some performances on the festival's website. Sun Caiqin, ICS FOR CGTN, SHANGHAI