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Exhibitions
Wonderland
A series of oil paintings and 3-D installation art pieces by Guo Fei that draws on his childhood memories of mother nature. Today, 11am-10pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, L2, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, TST. Inquiries: 2868 0776. Ends today
Birdcalls in the Floating World
Sculptors Xiang Jing and Qu Guangci's works of Chinese people contain comments into their psycho-conditions. Today, 10am-8pm, 4/F and 5/F, Pao Galleries, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2582 0200. Ends today
Intersections: Selected Asian Cultural Council Fellows
Works in ink, sculpture and multimedia art forms by Wucius Wong, Fiona Wong and Hung Keung. Today-Thu, 11am-5pm, Asian Cultural Council, Rm 702, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2895 0407. Ends Thu
Bloom
Paper-cutout drawings on rice paper by Bovey Lee exploring the issues of identity and her own bicultural experiences as a Hong Kong Chinese living in the US. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Grotto Fine Art, 2/F 31C-D Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2121 2270. Ends Jun 3
Hong Kong Currency
Exhibition about the different currencies that have emerged in Hong Kong and how their purchasing power has changed over the years. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Jun 4
Annie Leibovitz
Portraits by the American photographer that explore the theme of power in public and private spheres. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, 11am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends Jun 17 Performing Arts
Faust Festival 2012
Faust International Youth Theatre members perform plays including: The Swallow's Gift, May 29, 6pm; The Carvings at Big Wave Bay, May 29-30, 8pm; Dance Turtle Dance, May 30, 6pm; A Midsummer Night's Phantasy: A Sci-Fi Shakespearean Tale, May 31, 6pm; Wolves in the Walls, May 31-Jun 1, 8pm; One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Jun 1, 6pm, Jun 2, 5pm; Welcome to the Theatre: An Evening of Twisted Transformations and Heinous Happenings, Jun 2, 11am, Jun 3, 5pm; Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Jun 2, 2pm, Jun 3, 11am; and A Mad Cap Fairy Tale, Jun 2, 8pm, Jun 5, 8pm. In English. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2547.9114
HK Summer Jazz Festival 2012
Nils Landgren Quartet and Swedish jazz vocalist Viktoria Tolstoy perform, May 29, 8pm; and the John Abercrombie Trio play, May 30, 8pm. Youth Square, Y-Theatre, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2523 8292. Italian alto saxophonist and composer Rosario Giuliani performs with the Saturday Night Jazz Orchestra, May 31, 8pm, HK$180, HK$280. Japanese jazz musician Itsumi Komano, Hong Kong's CityWinds Ensemble and the HK Youth Jazz Orchestra perform, Jun 1, 8pm, HK$180, HK$280. The Saturday Night Jazz Orchestra, Komano, vocalist Elaine Liu, cabaret artist Rick Lau and the Soho Collective vocal quartet perform, Jun 3, 8pm, HK$100-280 Urbtix. HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: 9600 8264
Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century Tour - Hong Kong
Canto-pop singer-actor Jacky Cheung Hok-yau in concert. May 29-30, 8.15pm, AsiaWorld Arena, AsiaWorld-Expo, HK International Airport, Lantau, HK$200-HK$880 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2866 8282
Annie
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions presents the musical about a young girl's search for family and love that takes her on a journey from a New York orphanage to the home of a kindly billionaire businessman. In English with Chinese surtitles. May 31-Jun 2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 7.30pm, also Jun 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 2pm, Jun 3, 10, 17, 24, 7pm, Jun 8, 4pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$395-HK$950 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299
The Elephant Man
Chung King-fai and Ko Tin-lung direct Chung Ying Theatre Company's production of Bernard Pomerance's play about the true story of a deformed man who was abandoned by his family and exhibited in a circus freak show. In Cantonese. May 31- Jun 2, 7.30pm, also Jun 2-3, 2.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9803
Splendour in the Cathedrals under Louis XIV
Herve Niquet conducts French musical ensemble Le Concert Spirituel performing works by composers including Henri Fremart, Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Pierre Bouteiller. A Le French May programme. May 31, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: frenchmay.com
Summer Time with Scotty and Lulu
Children's music and comedy show in which Scotty takes Lulu and the HK Happy Crew on a summertime adventure on his new magic flying carpet. In English. Jun 1-3, 4.30pm, also Jun 2-3, 10am, 2pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$108-HK$388 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2987 7370
Evacuation Order
Leung Kwok-shing directs and choreographs the HK Dance Company's drama about events in 1662 after Qing dynasty emperor Kangxi orders the evacuation of coastal areas in southern China in hope of severing support for the anti-government movement. Chew Hee Chiat conducts the HK Chinese Orchestra in providing live musical accompaniment, Jun 1-2, 7.45pm, Jun 3, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$350. Performances to recorded music, Jun 9, 7.45pm, Jun 10, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806
Fount of Inspiration
Hans Graf conducts Italian-American flautist Marina Piccinini and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra playing works by Resphigi, Ibert and Tchaikovsky. Jun 1-2, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Johnny Winter Live in Hong Kong
The blues rock guitarist-singer and his band in concert. Jun 1, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$600, HK$800 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2573 3018
Seven: Lost and Lust
Class 7A Drama Group production about a property agent who finds a videotape showing a couple having sex in an apartment and is stunned by what unfolds after he tries to find out more about the video. In Cantonese. Jun 1-3, 8pm, also Jun 2-3, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0274
Try Difference, Make Differences
Eman Lam Yee-man and Michael Ning Chi-ho star in W Theatre's musical comedy about a brother and a sister's attempt to achieve commercial success. In Cantonese. Jun 1-3, 5-6, 8pm, Jun 2-3, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$230, HK$290 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9267 2678
Concert by Wang Kwong Chinese Orchestra
Xia Feiyun, Li Chun-sang, Leung Yan-chiu, Hung Chun-ming conduct saxophonist Kevin Ling, pianist Avan Yu and the orchestra performing works including Huang Anlun's Chinese Rhapsody No 3 and Xu Jingxin's The Spring River Flows. Jun 2, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$110-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Son Yeol-eum Plays Mozart
Jason Lai conducts Korean pianist Son and the HK Sinfonietta performing Arvo Part's Fratres, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 21 and Brahms' Symphony No 4 in E Minor. Jun 2, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Cinema
Cities in Cinema: Paris - Hong Kong
Renaissance
Animated sci-fi actioner set in 2054, about a detective in Paris investigating a kidnapping who discovers that his target holds the key to a secret that can change the course of human history. In French with Chinese and English subtitles. May 28, 9.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque.