Arts
Exhibitions
Handover Harmony: China through Children's Eyes
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the handover, more than 800 students from Kids' Gallery present a large-scale floor map of China on which installations are built. Today-Sat, 10am-11pm, P2, Peak Tower, The Peak. Inquiries: 2501 4842. Ends Sat
Paintings by Lam Tung-pang and Xue Jun
Lam combines materials such as nails, sand and plywood in his oils, acrylics, charcoals and sketches; Xue's oils portray architectural sites in cellular patterns. Today-tomorrow, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart T Z Gallery, 202 Henley Bldg, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Sat
Money and the Gum
James Gordon's watercolours of banknotes, gum leaves, oysters and roses, and paper sculptures of hands and insects. Today-Sat, by appointment, Cat Street Gallery, 14/F Cat Street Galleries Bldg, 38 Lok Ku Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2544 6223. Ends Sat
Ten Years of Images
Forty-three artists including Enoch Cheung Hong-sang, David Clarke, Stella Tang Ying-chi and Tse Ming-chong present their photographs of Hong Kong over the past 10 years. Today-Sat, 1pm-8pm, Sun by appointment, Too Art, 2/F Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd. Inquiries: 2834 0123. Ends Sun
The Art of CUHK 2007
Chinese University of Hong Kong's Fine Arts students present their projects. Includes works by Lee Kit, Ivy Ma and Wong Suk-ki. Today-Sun, 10am-5pm, various venues, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 6578 9619. Ends Sun
Back to the Basic
Enoch Cheung Hong-sang, Clara & Gum, Kwan Sheung-chi, Leung Po-shan and Pan Xing-lei's mixed-media installations reflect their views on the Basic Law. Thu-Mon, 2pm-8pm, C&G Gallery, 3/F, 222 Sai Yeung Choi St South, Mong Kok. Inquiries: 9836 0607. Ends Jul 9
Dance off the Paper
Dutch artist Noella Roos' sketches of dancing figures highlight movements of the muscles. Tue-Sun, 11am-7pm, 5 o.p.t Studio/Gallery, 5 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 2536 9818. Ends Jul 12
Return, Via New Paths
John Young pays homage to the modernist Shanghai artist Ni Yide with figurative paintings. Tue-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 11.30am-6pm, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, 10 Chancery Lane, Central. Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends Jul 14
Hong Kong After Midnight
French artist Fabien Verschaere's wall painting installation, ceramics and watercolours inspired by Hong Kong night life. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7pm, Art Statements Gallery, 5 Mee Lun St, Central. Inquiries: 2122 9657. Ends Jul 14
The Divided Minds V
Lam Kit-wai's photographs and video installations examining the relationship of individuals with their immediate environment. Tue-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 11am-6pm, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, G/F, 6-10b Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2548 2286. Ends Jul 14
Angels and Demons
Oil paintings by Filipino Charlie Co depict immorality, war, famine and death; Li Xinping's decorative works express his emotions. Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Bldg, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Jul 15
Burton Morris
Acrylic paintings by the American pop artist, including his images created for the Academy Awards and the television sitcom Friends. Daily, 10am-11pm, LG2, Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong. Inquiries: 2122 9657. Ends Jul 15
Pull Senses Together
Wong Kam-wah, Lee Man-ching and Max Willis's new media installations play on the viewer's shadow. Tue-Sun, 1pm-8pm, Shanghai Street Artspace, G/F, 404 Shanghai St, Yau Ma Tei. Inquiries: 2770 2157. Ends Jul 15
10/10 Hong Kong Vision: Past/Future
Ten artists of the ST/ART urban art collective present works about Hong Kong's past and future 10 years. Mon-Fri, 4pm-8pm, Sat-Sun, 1pm-7pm, IdN Gallery, 5-9 Gresson St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2833 9971. Ends Jul 20
Abdelkader Benchamma
The French artist draws surreal images and repetitive patterns with pens. Mon-Sat, 11.30am-8pm, Agnes b.'s Librairie Galerie, 1/F, 18 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2869 5505. Ends Jul 28
Popular Prints from China and Epinal, France
Features more than 80 folk art prints from France dating from the 19th century, and from China, from the Qing dynasty to the Republican period. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1.30pm-5.30pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5512. Ends Jul 29
Talkover/Handover: Dialogues on Hong Kong Art 10 years after 1997
Twenty-three local artists, including Kurt Chan Yuk-keung, Phoebe Man Ching-ying, Kum Chi-keung and Luke Ching Chin-wai, interview one another about the handover and present the results in video, photography and installations. Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, 1a space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2529 0087. Ends Jul 29
Pottery Sculpture by Pan Bolin
The artist showcases more than 100 Shiwan works that integrate Chinese and western styles in subjects including opera scenes, legends and animals. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1.30pm-5.30pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5514. Ends Aug 12
Four Precious Brocades Chinese silk brocade from Nanjing, Suzhou, Sichuan and Guangxi are on display. Opens today. Daily, 10am-10pm, G/F, Atrium, Park Central, Tseung Kwan O. Inquiries: 3417 4328. Ends Aug 19
Double Vision - Glass landscape Sculptor Holly Grace displays abstract glass works in forms of a leaf, bottle and bonsai to resemble landscapes. Mon-Fri, by appointment, Sat, noon-6pm, Gaffer Studio Glass, Unit 6-8, 17/F Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Rd, Aberdeen. Inquiries: 2521 1770. Ends Aug 31
Cameras Inside-out
Exhibition showing the manufacture of cameras, including about 130 photographs by local photographers. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sun until 7pm, closed Tue, Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Sept 3
Performing ArtsSecret Bridesmaids' Business
HK Players present the comedy about two bridesmaids who face the dilemma on the eve of their friend's wedding of whether to tell the bride about the groom's affair. Today-Sat, 7.45pm, McAulay Studio, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220, HK$180 (concessions). Inquiries: 2734 9009
International Arts Carnival
Swan Lake
Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe of China perform the Russian ballet. Today-Sat, 7.30pm, Sun, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Symphonic Trilogy - Vermont Youth Orchestra
The orchestra joins the HK Youth Chinese Orchestra and violist Philip Ying to play Bloch's suite, Tchaikovsky's symphony and Chinese folk melodies. Conducted
by Troy Peters and Tsui Ying-fai. Tomorrow, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$40, HK$60 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2596 0898
Harry Goh Goh's Mad House Party
A variety show featuring music, videos and circus performance with magician Harry Wong. Jul 13-14, 7.30pm, Jul 14-15, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho; Jul 20-22, 7.30pm (Jul 21-22 also at 3pm), Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin. HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix
The Merchant of Venice
Academy for Performing Arts students present a Cantonese version of Shakespeare's play, about a merchant who promises to sacrifice a pound of flesh after not being able to pay his debt to a Jewish moneylender. Jul 20-21, 7.30pm, Jul 21-22, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
The Vagina Monologues
Adaptation of Eve Ensler's play about women discussing their vaginas. In Cantonese. Stars Perry Chiu Woon, Lo Koon-lan and Crystal Kwok Kam-yan. Today-Sun, 8pm (Sat-Sun also at 4pm), HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
Dying Young
A musical based on 40 hits by the late Canto-pop singers Danny Chan Pak-keung and Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing. In Cantonese. Today-Jul 12 (except Jul 9), 7.30pm (Sat-Sun also at 3pm), Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
Standup Comedy Shows
Joshua Bell plays Tchaikovsky
Andrey Boreyko conducts the American violinist and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's violin concerto, Prokofiev's symphony and Vasks' Musica dolorosa. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm. Pre-concert talks by academic Benedict Cruft (in English), tomorrow, 7.15pm, and by HK Philharmonic Orchestra's Leung Kin-fung (in Cantonese), Sat, 7.15pm. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Popcorn
Comedy-drama about a horror movie filmmaker who is hijacked by two real killers on his Oscar-winning night. In Cantonese. Stars Simon Lo Man-kit, Leila Tong Ning and Jo Ngai Yee-shan. In Cantonese. Tomorrow (charity gala opening), 8pm, HK$380 Urbtix; Sat-Sun, 3pm, 8pm, Jul 10-12, 8pm, HK$230 Urbtix. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries: 9735 0233
Symphonic Trilogy - The Youth Orchestra of Chinese Youth Corps of New York
Jeffrey Liang and Tsui Lok-ming conduct the orchestra and the Hong Kong Youth Strings in symphonies by Brahms and Bach, Liu Hsueyan's When Will You Come Back Again and musical excerpts. Tomorrow, 8pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$20, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2596 0898
A Broad's Eye View
Features two comedic monologues and one duologue that explore women's roles and relationships. Sat, 9pm, Le Rideau Theatre Cafe, 1/F Hilltop Plaza, 49 Hollywood Rd, Central, HK$120, HK$320 (includes dinner at 7.30pm). Inquiries: 2850 8833
Duo Recital
Violinist David Leung and cellist Letty Poon play pieces including Ravel's sonata and Beethoven's duo. Jul 10, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$75, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9042 4090
The Punchline Comedy Club
Alistair Barrie, Gordon Southern and Mick Ferry perform stand-up comedy. Jul 12-14, 9pm, The Viceroy, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$300, adults only. Inquiries: 2827 7777
Shanghai Shaoxing Opera Group
The group perform The Dream of the Red Mansion (Jul 13, 7.30pm), excerpts from Yue operas (Jul 14, 2.30pm), To Love and Love Not (Jul 14, 7.30pm) and Zhao's Orphan (Jul 15, 7.30pm). In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
HKCO Virtuosi - Wong Chi-ching
Yan Huichang conducts the pipa player and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in Chinese classics. Jul 14, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Face To Face
Set in 1970s Japan, the drama centres on a Hong Kong student's bittersweet love affairs and his love-hate relationship with his father. In Cantonese. Jul 17-19, 8pm, Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6136 2091
Know your Favourite Orchestral Tunes
Yip Wing-sie conducts the Hong Kong Sinfonietta in classical pieces that surround our daily lives, including Strauss' Thus Spake Zarathustra, Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Jul 19-20, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Peter and the Wolf
Magic Circle Mime Company and the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra perform Prokofiev's classic. Jul 20, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; Jul 22, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$180-HK$320 Urbtix. Proceeds will go to the Boys'
and Girls' Clubs Association of HK. Inquiries: 2521 7673
Qingming Riverside
Hong Kong Dance Company transforms the Song dynasty silk scroll - that depicts a panoramic scene during the Qingming Festival - into an epic dance. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. Jul 20, 7.30pm, free to donors of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited. Inquiries: 2189 5588. Jul 21-22, 2.45pm, 7.30pm (post-performance meet-the-artists session, Jul 21, 7.30pm), HK$150-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806
Extra-curricular
Anthropological Talk
Titled 'Village Guards: Local Police and Protection in the New Territories, 1898-1978' by Harvard University's James Watson. In English. Today, 7pm, HK Museum of History, G/F, 100 Chatham Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 6010 0364
The Ex-Factor
The Pride of China Lecture
Titled 'The Qingming Riverside Handscroll and its Dance Interpretation' by Hong Kong Museum of Art's former chief curator Gerard Tsang. In Cantonese. Sat, 2.30pm-4pm, B/F HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free, with ticket distributed one hour before the lecture. Inquiries: 2721 0116
International DanceSport Extravaganza
International dance athletes perform and compete. Also features an exhibition of dancesport costume and photographs, and demonstrations by local youth dancers. Sat-Sun, 10am-10.30pm,
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