Performing Arts

  • National Grand Theater Tiananmen Square
    • The glass and titanium National Grand Theater opened in 2007 in Tiananmen Square besides the Great Hall of the People. This egg-shaped opera house was designed by French architect Paul Andreu, and seats 2,416 people in 200,000 square meters .The building is surrounded by a pool and gives the impression of floating on the surface of the water. The main north entrance is a corridor running under the pool.
  • Chaoyang Theater 36 Dongsanhuan Bei Lu
    • The Fodor Guide says of this theatre, “This is the queen bee of acrobatics venues…Spectacular individual and team acrobatic displays involving bicycles, seesaws, catapults, swings, and barrels are performed here nightly.”