The Planner
Exhibitions
Dots Obsession - Soul of Pumpkins
Yayoi Kusama's dot-infused prints and a pumpkin installation at Ocean Terminal Forecourt, Harbour City, TST; print exhibition: today, 10am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, Harbour City, TST. Inquiries: 2118 8666. Ends today
Guy Bourdin
Seventy-five images by the late French fashion photographer. Today, 11am-7pm, LG/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2118 2323. Ends today
Masters of the Female Form
Paintings of women by eight international artists including Drew Darcy and Mark Spain. Today, 9am-6pm, HK International Trade and Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay. Inquiries: 2174 0101. Ends today
The Art of Johnson Chow
A retrospective of the Wu School of Painting artist featuring his inks of landscapes, birds and flowers. Today, 10am-7pm, Baoqu Tang Modern Art Gallery, L/G, InterContinental HK, 18 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2723 1928. Ends today
Unveil the Red Curtain
Feng Boyi gathers works by Meng Jin, Yu Fan, Song Dong, Wang Shugang and Jing Kewen on the Cultural Revolution. Today-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 11.30am-6pm, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, SoHo; Sat, noon-5pm, or by appointment, Unit 614, Chai Wan Industrial City Phase I, 60 Wing Tai Rd, Chai Wan. Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends Sat
Start with A
Beverley Cheng, Graphicairlines, KS and Vivian Poon's interpretations of the letter 'A'. Mon-Sat, 1pm-8pm, Sun, 1pm-7pm (by appointment), Too Art, 2/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2834 0123. Ends Nov 4
Performing Arts
Beckett on Stage
Alice Theatre Laboratory presents seven plays by Irish dramatist Samuel Beckett. In Cantonese. Today-Sat, 8pm (Sat also at 3pm), Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120, HK$99 (members), HK80 (concessions). Inquiries: 2521 7251
Au Kwan-cheung Flute Recital
The naamyang flautist is joined by a four-piece ensemble for an evening of Chinese classics. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Loke Yew Hall, University of HK, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 2859 7045
Club for Five
The Finnish a cappella quintet sing pop tunes by Madonna, Prince and others. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2116 3212
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
The New York modern dance company celebrates African-American culture in two programmes. Programme A, tomorrow and Sat: The River, The Golden Section and Revelations; Programme B on Fri: The Groove to Nobody's Business, Pas de Duke, Love Stories and Revelations. Shows at 8pm. HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240-HK$580 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299
Mediterranean Arts Festival
Features 13 dance and music performances from the Mediterranean region, including the following two. Various venues and prices. Inquiries: medifestival.gov.hk. Ends Nov 18
Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound
The National Theatre of Greece presents Aeschylus' ancient Greek tragedy that tells the tale of Prometheus, a titan who was punished by Zeus for stealing fire for mankind. Directed by Sotiris Hatzakis. Stars Nikos Arvanitis and Lydia Fotopoulou. In Greek with Chinese and English surtitles. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$450 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Divine Shadows
Tunisian vocalist and oud player Dhafer Youssef fuses North Africa's Sufi music with western classical, electronic and jazz. Accompanied by guitarist Nguyen Le, tabla player Jatinder Thakur and the Koehne String Quartet. Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Story of the Conductor
HK Sinfonietta's conductor Yip Wing-sie and bassoon player Chin Hing-sang talk about conducting with pieces by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and others. Mainly in Cantonese. Fri, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan; Sat, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$80-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009
Extra-curricular
Microwave - Call for Submissions
Lecture by Chow Fan-fu
The music critic discusses George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. In Cantonese. Today, 7.30pm, Lecture Hall, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Hong Kong Singers - Audition
Cinema
Taiwan's Newest Film Festival
Kwang Hwa Information and Cultural Centre presents nine films by Taiwanese directors, including the following two. Tomorrow-Nov 4, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2588 7980
Three Times
Hou Hsiao-hsien directs three love stories set in 1911, 1966 and 2005 Taiwan, with Shu Qi and Chang Chen playing the lead roles in each story. In Putonghua with English subtitles. Opening film of the festival. Tomorrow, 7.30pm.
The Passage
Three people from different backgrounds are brought together by a work of calligraphy in the National Palace Museum. Directed by Cheng Wen-tang. Stars Leon Dai and Guey Lun-mei. In Putonghua with Chinese subtitles. Fri, 7.30pm.