Ladies of Leisure

Wu Yang's works portray women in pastel colours. Today, 1pm-5pm, tomorrow, 10am-6pm, Yan Gallery, G/F, 77 Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2139 2345. Ends tomorrow

High Density

Laura Liverani takes photographs of people drifting through Hong Kong and the mainland's urban landscape of construction sites, tower blocks and shopping malls. Tomorrow-Wed, noon-10pm, Economist Gallery, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Wed

The Enchanting Art of Paper-cutting: Switzerland and Foshan, China

Paper-cuts by Chinese and Swiss artists whose works are divided into three categories: the late Qing and early Republican period; the Cultural Revolution and modern times. Today, 1.30pm-5.30pm, tomorrow-Thu, 9.30am-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, 94 Bonham Rd, Pokfulam. Inquiries: 2241 5500. Ends Thu

Retrieve

Lo Pui-kwan depicts happiness and sorrow in abstract paintings. Tomorrow-Thu, 11am-7pm, Galerie des Arts et de la Culture, 32 Cochrane St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2984 2110. Ends Thu

Barry Ong

A series of prints and paintings dealing with Buddha heads and abstract images. Today-Fri, 5.30pm-late, The Vodka Bar, 13 Old Bailey St, SoHo. Inquiries: 9803 6650. Ends Fri

Comix Magneto

Twenty-seven local artists collaborate in the Comix Home Base project. Today-Sat, 10am-8pm, Pao Gallery, 4/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2582 0200. Ends Sat

Asian TrafficVideos, photography, sculpture and installation works by Australian and Hong Kong artists. Today-Sat, 10am-9pm, Exhibition Hall, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 3008. Ends Sat

Johnnie To on Location

Director Johnnie To's photographs of moments on the set of movies such as Election, The Mission and Running Out of Time. Today-Sat, 8am-9pm, 1/F Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay. Inquiries: 2844 5094. Ends Sat

Angkor Wat - In Search of Ruins

Polish photographer Jacek Piwowarczyk captures the ancient city of Angkor Wat. Today-Sat, noon-8.30pm, The Travellers' Home Bookshop, 2/F, 55 Hankow Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2380 8380. Ends Sat

Full of Passion

Andres Merida's surrealist paintings of figures and faces.

By appointment, Sofia Gaspar Spanish Contemporary Art, 8/F, 53-55 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2854 4667. Ends Apr 29

He Baili's Idyllic Hong Kong in Ink

Trained in the Lingnan School of Chinese painting, He Baili presents works that include Hong Kong landscapes and small boats from the 1960s to the present day. University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, 94 Bonham Rd, Pokfulam. Inquiries: 2241 5512. Ends May 14

The Art of Mark Rothko: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Washington

Exhibits from different phases of the abstract expressionist's career range from his early figurative representations and surrealist compositions to mature works of monumental size and colour. Daily, 10am-6pm (closed on Thu, except public holidays), HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $5, $10. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Jun 4

Early 20th-Century Guangdong Painting

Featuring early 20th-Century Guangdong paintings by artists including Gao Jianfu, Huang Shaomei Huang Bore, Zhang Guchu, Zhao Haogong and Lu Zhenhuan. Daily, 10am-6pm, (closed Thu), HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $5, $10. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Jul 30

Performing ArtsDon Juan in Chicago

Theatre Garoupa presents the David Ives' play that chronicles the comical sexcapdes of a modern playboy. Today, 8pm, Gecko Lounge and Wine Bar, Ezra Lane, Lower Hollywood Rd, $170 (advance), $190 (door) includes one drink.

Inquiries: 2537 4680

Know Your Mozart Piano Concerts I and II

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta offers Mozart's piano concertos. Concerto II features Carol Yu, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, and Yim Wan, a teacher at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Today, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long. $90-$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336

Samuel Beckett Centenary Festival: Endgame

Theatre Action tackle Irish dramatist Samuel Beckett's black comedy about a chair-bound man and his long-suffering 'houseboy'. Starring Michael Harley, Jonathan Douglas, David Booth and Jackie Andrews. In English. Tue-Sat, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $100 (members), $120 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

70s Music & Live Gigs

Featuring songs from the 70s such as Imagine and Do It or Die by performers including Uncle Ray, Joyce Lee, Cherrie Tsoi, Anders Nelsson and Christine Samson. Thu, 10pm, Hard Rock Cafe, G/F and 1/F Silvercord, 30 Canton Rd, TST, $100, includes two drinks. Inquiries: 2375 1323

Piano Extravaganza in Concert

A piano performance with a combination of four, six and eight hands by Grace Lau, Ma Cong, Hui Ling and Raymond Young playing Bach, Beethoven, Debussy and Elgar. Thu, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $100-$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2774 9133

The Organ Symphony

David Atherton conducts The HK Philharmonic Orchestra with violinist William Preucil, the concertmaster of the Grammy award-winning Cleveland Orchestra, in a programme including Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Saint-Saens's Symphony No 3. Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $100-$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

Exsultate, Jubilate

Yip Wing-sie conducts the HK Sinfonietta and soprano Rao Lan in a repertoire of Mozart's Exsultate, Jubilate and Mahler's Symphony No4. Fri, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $100-$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336

Love You Once Again

Club en Rose perform a drama about four women and a Chinese opera singer who is looking for a missing dream girl. In Cantonese. Apr 20-22, 8pm (Sat also at 3pm), Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $65, $80 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Returning from Japan, Theatre Hikosen fuse the classic tale with singing, colourful props and life-size performers in puppet costumes. In Cantonese. The matinee on Apr 21 is Japanese with English subtitles. Apr 21-23, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. Apr 25, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan. All shows 3pm and 8pm. $90-$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323

Dragon Double

Vellist Li Wei and violinist Lu Siqing perform with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in a repertoire of Brahms' Double Concerto and Shostakovich's Symphony No 8. Apr 21-22, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $100-$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

Hong Kong Children's Symphony Orchestra

Under the baton of Yip Wai-hong and Grace Yu, the orchestra performs with young musicians

Yu Zhengyang, Lam Che-ho and Wong Wai-yin in works including Beethoven's Egmont, Vieuxtemps' Violin Concerto in A minor and Tchaikovsky's Melody. Apr 23, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $60-$130 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

The Horn

John Cheng conducts 16 horn players, including Michael Chan, Jack Cheng, Cheung Fat-wing and Sunny Cheung in a repertoire of chamber horn music and two world-premiere works by composers Lo Hau-man and S

tefan Au. Apr 22, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $150, $220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9042 4090

Mozart in the City

Mozart and Beethoven

Dutch conductor Jaap van Zweden and pianist Igor Roma perform with The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in works including Beethoven's Symphony No 5, Apr 28-29, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $100-$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

Dream On

The Purple Turtle Theatre Group's musical comedy about Alice (loosely based on Alice In Wonderland), who dreams of overcoming the tedium of her life. In English. Apr 25, 8pm, May 16, 8pm, Post 97, 9 Lan Kwai Fong, Central, $350. Inquiries: 2186 1816

Sunidhi Chauhan

The Bollywood singer performs with Saregama stars Vinit and Himani. Apr 29, 7.30pm, HK Academy of Performing Arts, Lyric Theatre, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $150-$400 HK Ticketing.

Inquiries: 9046 5111

Timeless Having toured from Edinburgh to New York, contemporary

Indian dancer Aditi Mangaldas combines traditional Indian dance with yoga moves. Apr 30, 7.30pm, HK Academy of Performing Arts, Lyric Theatre, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $150-$400 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 9046 5111/ 2103 9508

Extra-curricular

The Simple Health Diet

Certified holistic health counsellor Anita Cheung leads a talk on finding the best diet for your body. Today, 4pm, Life, 10 Shelley St, SoHo, free. Inquiries: 2810 9777

Electric Shadow Boxing

Hong Kong Acting Meet Up

A gathering for people who are interested in acting, filmmaking or theatre production. Tomorrow, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: acting.meetup.com/3/

How to Say No Nicely

(And Mean It)

Healer Anna from Cyprus advises how to say no in uncomfortable situations. In English and Cantonese. Tue, 7pm-10pm,

Life, 10 Shelley St, SoHo, $680. Inquiries: 2810 9777

Call for Performers

Queen Elizabeth II

80th Birthday Celebration

FilmHK International Film Festival

Me and You and Everyone We Know

Miranda July directs and stars in this romance about a struggling artist and a shoe salesman who try to escape the isolation of the modern world. Today, 8pm, UA Langham Place, Mongkok. $55 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009

The House of Sand

Mother and daughter, Oscar-nominee Fernanda Montenegro (Central Station) and Cannes best-actress winner Fernanda Torres (Love Me Forever or Never) star in the story of building a new life in the Brazilian desert. Today, 6pm, UA Times Square, Causeway Bay, $55 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009

World Animation I

Screenings of animation shorts include Fallen (Peter Kaboth), involving spectators looking at falling men, and the exploration of a dog's mind in Guard Dog. Today, 10.30am, Sat, 12.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. $55 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009

You and Me

(Wuomen Liang)

A Beijing student living on 200 yuan a month is at the mercy of her ruthless landlady. Starring Jin Yaqin, who won best-actress awards at the Tokto Film Festival and China's Golden Roosters. Tomorrow, 7.15pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $55; Wed, 5.30pm, UA City Plaza, Taikoo Place, $42. Inquiries: 2734 9009

Mark Rothko: An Abstract Humanist

Short featuring paintings from Rothko's different periods, and insights into the man and his art. In English. Today and Wed, 4.45pm, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free (first-come, first-served). Inquiries: 2734 2156

The Glorious Modernity of Kong Ngee

1950s-60s films (including the following film) produced by film studio Kong Ngee. Tue-Jun 11, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $30 Urbtix.

Inquiries: 2739 2139

Let's Be Happy

Chun Kim's comedy about the battle of the sexes. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Today, 12.15pm, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139

Mystery of the Nile

A trip along one of the world's deadliest rivers, among crocodiles and hippos. Daily, 1.30pm, 5pm, 8.30pm, Omnimax Space Theatre, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. $24, $32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Jul 31

MACAUTatsuya Yoshida

The Japanese drummer returns with with Kawabata Makoto from the Acid Mothers Temple, and bassist Atsushi Tsuyama. Today, 8pm, Ox Warehouse, Intersection of Av. do Coronel Mesquita and Av. do Almirante Lacerda, 80 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 530026 or oxwarehouse.blogspot.com

Melody of the Youth

Easter Concert - The Sound of Glory

The 50-strong Songs of Heart Singers perform hymns and melodies. Fri, 8pm, Small Auditorium, Macau Cultural

Centre, Av. Xian Xing Hai, Free. Inquiries: (853) 685 1927

MAZE, a Mega Fantasy Children Show

Microcosm

NATIONAL

BEIJING

Peking Opera Show

The Ice-fire Paradise of the Magician

Shanghai

Canada Modern Ballet Highlights

Shostakovich's 100th Anniversary Concert: The Song of Forest

Zhang Guoyong conducts the Shanghai Opera House in works

TAIPEI

Carmina Burana

Hamlet by Ping Fong Theatre

The Shakespearean classic is performed in Putonghua.

Spring Love 2006 Rave Concert

REGIONAL

BANGKOKSpanish Thai

The Aree School of Dance Arts puts on Thailand's first homegrown Spanish dance performance. Today, 7pm, Government Public Relations Department, Auditorium, Soi Aree Samphan, Rama 6 Rd, 800 baht. Inquiries: (662) 714 0812

DJ SUV The British DJ breaks new sonic ground with Latin, Brazilian, Hindu and Moroccan grooves. Apr 20, 9pm, Q Bar, Sukhumvit Soi 11,

Realism Bangkok

Singapore

West Side Story

Kachche Lamhe

Three Indian television stars

come together on stage in the

Larasati Picture of AsiaThe Indonesian auction house puts more than 130 artworks by Lee Man Fong, Affandi, Hendra Gunawan, Wu Guanzhong, Maqbool Fida Husain and Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merpres under the hammer. Viewing: Thu-Fri, Apr 13-14, 11am-8pm. Auction: Sat, 1.30pm. The Marriott Hotel. Inquiries: (65) 6737 2130

JB Iwan Sulistyo

The expressionism of this Indonesian artist is reflected in his bright and colourful landscapes. Daily, 11am-7pm, Linda Gallery, Blk 15 Dempsey Rd, free. Inquiries: (65) 6476 7000. Ends Apr 16

Tokyo

Bon Jovi

The US rockers return. Today, 5pm, Tokyo Dome, Korakuen, 8,000-9,000 yen. Inquiries: (81 3) 3402 5999

Craig David

The R&B singer performs. Apr 16, 5pm, Zepp Tokyo, Odaiba, 7,000 yen. Inquiries: (81 3) 3475 9999

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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