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Exhibitions
The Challenges of Change
Lim Khim Katy's  oils portray social problems in Vietnam. Today-tomorrow, 10am-6.30pm, Arch Angel Art,  58 Hollywood Rd, Central.  Inquiries: 2851 6882. Ends tomorrow
i.e.llusion
US artists including Benjamin Bellas,  Stuart Keeler   and Magdalen Wong explore illusion in performance, photos, video and sound.  Today-Fri, 2pm-8pm, 1a space, Cattle Depot Artists Village,  63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan.  Inquiries: 2529 0087. Ends Fri
The Alternative Look - OpposWalk
Anita Ng's large-scale fashion photos feature animals as models.  Today-Fri, 8am-9pm, 1/F Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay. Inquiries: 2844 5094. Ends Fri
Sunshine in Hanoi
Pham Luan's  impressionistic oils depict the city's old markets and street scenes.  Today-Sat, 10.30am-6.30pm, Galerie La Vong, 13/F One Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Inquiries: 2869 6863. Ends Sat
Mirrors Reflection
Artists including Italy's Mimmo Rotella   and China's Wang Guangyi  play with reflection in their mixed-media  works.  Today-Sat, 10am-6pm, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, G/F, 20 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends Sat
Orchestration
Simon Go documents Hong Kong's old shops and their owners in large-scale black and white photos. Tue-Sun, 1pm-8pm, Shanghai Street Artspace,  G/F, 404 Shanghai St, Yau Ma Tei.  Inquiries: 2770 2157. Ends Sept 30
Sfz BoXmian Journey
Street art group Start from Zero's graffiti and collage works. Daily, 2pm-8pm, Lab Yellow, Flat A1, 8/F Yeung Yiu Chung Industrial Building, 34 Tai Yip St, Kowloon Bay. Inquiries: 9426 9464. Ends Oct 1
Pollen Path
Tribute to British musician David Sylvian  featuring photos, collectibles, collages and a sound installation by artists including Wong Chi-chung, John Wu and Yuen Cheuk-wa. Daily, 11am-10pm, Pop Bites, UG/F, 3-5 Old Bailey St, Soho. Inquiries: 2525 4141. Ends Oct 31
Soaring Dinosaurs - Chinese Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life
Features about 200 fossils of dinosaurs, ancient animals and plants unearthed on the mainland.  Mon-Wed, Fri, 1pm-9pm, Sat-Sun, 10am-9pm, closed Thu,  HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST, HK$45, free on Wed.  Inquiries:  2732 3232. Ends Nov 25
Performing Arts
Standup Comedy Shows
Improvisation event  tomorrow, 8pm, HK$120; Barry Russell Wolff's   English show with guest Christopher Coleman, Fri, 8pm, HK$120; English show with local comedians, Fri and Sat, 9.30pm, HK$150. Cantonese show on Sat, 8pm, HK$100. TakeOut Comedy Shop, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436 or jami@takeoutcomedy.com
Circus Oz
The  circus  combines acrobatics, comedy and music.   Today-Sept 30, 8pm (Sat and Sept 30 also  2.30pm), HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$395-HK$645 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299
The Theatrical Legacy of  the Tang Dynasty
Veterans from the Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong perform Cantonese operas with the theme of the Tang dynasty (618-907), including The Pear Garden - Chronicle of a Golden Age (today, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; Oct 9, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin), The Heroes of Tang (Fri-Sat, HK Cultural Centre), Plucking the Laurels (Oct 1-2, HK Cultural Centre), and Operatic Aria Concert with excerpts from other Tang-themed operas (Oct 6, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun; Oct 7, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan), HK$100-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Der Rosenkavalier
Edo de Waart  conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, along with an international cast featuring mezzo-soprano Michelle Breedt,  sopranos Dagmar Schellenberger  and Heidi Elisabeth Meier,  in Strauss' comic opera.  In German with Chinese and English subtitles.  Tomorrow and  Sat, 7pm,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$160-HK$580 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2721 2030
The Lost Lords
Steven Mitchell Wright  directs 28 students from Island School in this physical theatre about the lives of 21st century teenagers.  Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, Island School, 20 Borrett Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$150, booking required. Inquiries: 2230 4761
Self-forgetful
The third performance of Dance Forest, a 10-year collaborative project between local choreographer Andy Wong Ting-lam  and Tokyo's Taiju Matsumoto.   Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150, HK$120 (members), HK$70 (concessions). Inquiries: 2521 7251
Geoffrey Lancaster
The Australian forte pianist plays four sonatas by Haydn.  Fri, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150  HK Ticketing. (He also gives a lecture  tomorrow, 6.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, in English, free, with tickets distributed from 6pm.)  Inquiries: 2584 8580
When Shadows Come Alive
Shadow puppet theatre for families with  Richard Bradshaw.    Fri, 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin;  Sat, 3pm, 7.30pm, Sept 30, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$180 Urbitx. Inquiries: 3520 3172
Cinderella
HK Ballet presents David Allan's choreography of Prokofiev's  fairytale.  Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sept 30, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$80-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724
Sound the Trumpet with Allen Vizzutti
Jean Thorel  conducts the American trumpeter and the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong in Bach and Hertel's concertos,  Frederick the  Great's symphony, Schnittke's suite  and Vizzutti arranged The Carnival Venus.  Oct 2, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix.   Inquiries: 2268 7321
Extra-curricular
Finding Paradise - Ending Bile Farming to Benefit Bears and People Alike
Jill Robinson,  founder of Animals Asia Foundation, gives  a talk. In English.  Tomorrow, 7.30pm (drinks,  6.30pm), 2/F Olympic House, So Kong Po, Causeway Bay, HK$150, HK$50 (Royal Geographical Society members). Inquiries: 2791 2225
Microwave - Call for Proposals
Hong Kong's annual media arts festival is calling for proposals that explore the relationship between sound and lighting. Submission deadline: Sept 30. By email  or post to 11/F Fu Tak Building,  365 Hennessy Rd, Wan Chai.  Inquiries: nora_ng@microwavefest.net
Cinema
Nazarin
A faithful priest is put in jail as he befriends a prostitute who committed a murder. Directed by Luis Bu?uel. In Spanish with English subtitles.   Today, 1pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900
Illusion Travels by Streetcar
Two transit operators take their last ride on a tram around Mexico City. Directed by Luis Bunuel. In Spanish with English subtitles.   Today, 3.15pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
More than 80 Asian films, including the following two. Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei; Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central; Palace apm, Level 6, apm, Millennium City Five, 418 Kwun Tong Rd, Kwun Tong; AMC Festival Walk, Level UG, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, HK$30-HK$70.  Inquiries: bc.cinema.com.hk. Ends Oct 10
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical  animated story of a rebellious Iranian girl during the Islamic Revolution. In French with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 7.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque; Sat, 2.10pm, AMC Festival Walk; Oct 4, 8pm, Palace IFC.
Breath
Kim Ki-duk  directs this love story between a death row prisoner (Chang Chen)  and a suburban housewife (Park  Ji-a)  whose husband cheats on her. In Korean with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 9.45pm, AMC Festival Walk;  Fri, 9.50pm, Palace IFC; Oct 2, 9.55pm, Broadway Cinematheque.



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