MIDDLE KINGDOM: Watch five millennia of Chinese history, culture, music, and dance come alive at the CPA.

Take in a sweeping, leaping musical history of China. The new Shen Yun program dances its way through 5,000 years of Chinese mythology, war and political upheaval—combining age-old legends with modern technological achievements. Hundreds of handmade costumes and cutting-edge digital projection backdrops will merge with some of the world’s best dancers and musicians to bring the story of our planet’s most populous country to Silicon Valley. The show runs for two weeks from Wednesday to Sunday, through Dec. 29.

Shen Yun
Wed, 7:30, $80+
Center for Performing Arts, San Jose