Eastern Rajasthan
This history lesson with a little drama takes place below the fort in the Kesar Kiyari complex near Maota Lake.
Must-see entertainment in Asia
Dunhuang
Dance performance celebrating the culture and history of the Silk Road and performed at the Dunhuang Theatre.
Thimphu
A modern cinema in a new mall development. Movies are generally in Dzongkha but some have English subtitles.
Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre
Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon's main water-puppet venue, with shows starting at 6.30pm and 8.30pm and lasting about 50 minutes.
Yogyakarta
An intimate bar and one of the city’s key live-music venues. There are bands most nights from 9pm.
Gwangju
The U-Square Culture Centre, adjoining Gwangju's bus terminal, houses cinemas and performance halls.
Bishkek
Open to the public for occasional performances. Consult local event-listing websites for schedules.
Academic Russian Drama Theatre
Tashkent
Classical Russian and Western drama as well as some more modern pieces, all performed in Russian.
Hubei
This taichi-themed dance show is held on Friday and Saturday nights at Taiji Lake, east of town.
Manila
Venue for high-profile concerts and shows; Madonna and Britney Spears have played here recently.
Hong Kong
You can book tickets to movies and most major performances through Cityline's website.
Mongolia
You can catch the odd traditional folk art performance, opera or music ensemble here.
Ho Chi Minh City
Three screens here show films in their original language with Vietnamese subtitles.
Gangtok
Sizeable stadium hosting football matches and occasional big-scale extravaganzas.
Chitwan National Park
Offers nightly performances of the Tharu stick dance. Touristy, but fun.
Chongqing City
Holds a 2½-hour performance of Sichuan opera every Saturday afternoon.
Myeong-dong & Jung-gu
Traditional music concerts are staged here most evenings.
Lijiang
With Jade Dragon Snow Mountain for a background and a strong background of Yunannese history and cultural groups to pull from, Lijiang's most popular live…
Tokyo
This public theatre is among Tokyo's better non-commercial performance spaces, staging contemporary plays, dance (including butō), music and story-telling…
Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum
Taipei
With more than 10,000 Asian puppets in this marvellous private museum, this is a must-visit. Sadly, the museum will close in July 2019 for approximately…
Hong Kong
Built in 1962, Hong Kong City Hall is still a major cultural venue, with concert and recital halls and a theatre. It also hosts Hong Kong Island's main…
Lhasa
Gyelpo's has long been a local favourite nangma (entertainment club), with a good floor show and singers. Gyelpo was a famous dancer on Tibetan TV. It’s a…
Jiangsu
Holds open-air kūnqǔ performances every other day. The quality won't blow your socks off but the costumes are bright and the actors enthusiastic. Don't…
Sun Never Left – Public Art Performance
Macau
Every weekend, artists at St Lazarus Church District set up shop on the picturesque Rua de Sao Roque, selling art and handicrafts. Buy coffee from a…
Ho Chi Minh City
Love-it-or-loathe-it, this yeeha-style Wild West–themed Pham Ngu Lao bar has staff kitted out in boots, denim and cowboy hats with roof-raising rock…
Hong Kong
Besides the tango milongas that take place here Monday to Thursday, this petite multipurpose venue is where amateur musicians hold their debut…
Seoul
Located in a glass, mutant igloo–like building in the middle of the street is this booking and information office for music events and the music scene in…
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