Arts
Exhibitions
Hong Kong - Surface Unseen
American Peter Steinhauer's landscape photographs reveal Hong Kong's beauty. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Plum Blossoms Gallery, G6, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 2189. Ends Sat
A Touch of Love
Contemporary sculptures by Lorenzo Quinn and Jennine Parker inspired by everyday experiences and natural erosion respectively. Daily, 10am-9pm, Gallery of Modern Art, Shop L115-116, New World Centre, 18-24 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2711 1199. Ends Sept 30
Oceanica Semantica
Australian-born painter-musician Blair McNamara draws inspiration from ocean waves. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, or by appointment, State of the Arts Gallery, G/F, 36 Pottinger St, Central. Inquiries: 2526 1133. Ends Sept 30
Suffocation
Sixteen-year-old Sam Inglis' digital photographs focus on Hong Kong's air pollution problems. Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Oct 4
A Eulogy of HK Landscape in Painting
Huang Bore uses techniques of traditional Chinese landscape painting to capture Hong Kong scenery. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sat until 8pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Oct 9
New Horizons
Mixed-media exhibition with works by HK Art School graduates Rachel Cheung Wai-sze, Alex Heung Kin-fung, Irene Lau Kwai-ying and Carol Lee Mei-kuen alongside those by Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) professors Terry Batt and Kevin White. Thu-Sun, noon-5pm, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Art Projects, 6/F Chai Wan Industrial City Phase 1, 60 Wing Tai Rd, Chai Wan. Inquiries: 2558 5665 or 2810 0065. Ends Oct 18
Black-White-Grey
German David Koenig's photographs draw on fashion magazines, political publications and other printed media for inspiration and source materials. Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm, Sat, 11am-6pm. Wittgenstein Editions, G/F 41 Gage St, Central. Inquiries: 2542 2628. Ends Oct 18
Never Grow Up
Yu Xiao's re-creations of images from her childhood. Tue-Fri, 11.30am-3pm, 6pm-8pm, Sat, 11am-6pm, or by appointment, Ooi Botos Gallery, 5 Gresson St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2527 9733. Ends Oct 25
Recent Acquisitions 2008
Antique maps and prints, including of Africa from 1674 and Korea from 1738. Opening reception today, 6pm-8pm. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-6pm, Wattis Fine Art, 2/F, 20 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2524 5302. Ends Oct 25
Celebration 60
Works in various media by British-trained local artists (Rachel Cheung, Kenji Ko, Lam Tung-pang, Lo Kai-yin, Lukas Tam and Stella Tung) commemorate the British Council's 60 years in Hong Kong. Mon-Fri, 9am-8.30pm (Sat until 6pm), 1-3/F British Council HK, 3 Supreme Court Rd, Admiralty. Inquiries: 2913 5100. Ends Oct 31
The History of Tea
More than 100 tea wares dating from the Tang dynasty (618-907). Daily, 10am-5pm, closed Tue, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central. Inquiries: 2869 0690. Ends Nov 17
Performing Arts
Alex
Robert Bathurst plays the eponymous investment banker in this adaptation of Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor's comic strip. Also features interactive animation. In English. Today, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$688, HK$788 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8514
Deadly Night
Interactive murder mystery dinner theatre. In English. Today, 7.30pm, InterContinental Grand Stanford, 70 Mody Rd, TST East, HK$888. Inquiries: 2407 9090
Seek No Further For Heroes or Villains
Art of Cantonese Opera presents The Immortal Cheung Yuk-kiu, an opera revolving around the courtesan and Qing Dynasty General Li Shing-dong, today; Towering Legends of III Kingdoms, an opera about the relationship between General Guan Yu, the tyrant Cao Cao and legendary beauty Diao Chan, tomorrow-Sat; four Farewell My Concubine Excerpts (The Broken Bridge; The Ghost Returns; The Chase Under the Moon; Farewell My Concubine), Sept 28-29. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2388 3850
Shao Opera Troupe of Zhejiang
The regional opera troupe perform various Shaoju Operatic excerpts. With Chinese and English surtitles. Today-Sat, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Corey Hamm
The University of British Columbia music assistant professor plays Frederic Rzewski's The People United Will Never Be Defeated! Today, 8pm, Lee Hysan Concert Hall, Esther Lee Building, Chung Chi College, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin, free. Inquiries: 2609 6716
Standup Comedy
Beautiful Mind, Beautiful World
Charity concert by visually-impaired musicians including the Hanbit Percussion Ensemble, Hanbit Sound of Light Vocal Ensemble, marimbist Chun Kyung Ho and clarinettist Lee Sang Jae. Proceeds go to the Nature Conservancy and Growing Together. Tomorrow, 7pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries:9747 5114
The Valkyrie
Tenor Simon O'Neill, soprano Janice Watson and bass Daniel Sumegi join the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in performing Wagner's The Valkyrie: Act 1. The orchestra, with Edo de Waart conducting, also plays Beethoven's Symphony No 1. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Nuclear Metamorphosis
Theatredetour's drama about two auxiliary police officers who investigate the mysterious murders of teenage girls. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sept 28, 7.45pm, also Sat-Sept 28, 2.45pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9098 0967
Love on Sale
City Contemporary Dance Company presents a murder mystery about people who sell their bodies. Yuri Ng choreographs. Tomorrow-Sept 28, Sept 30, 8pm, Sept 27-28, Oct 1 also 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2329 7803
Bitter Sweet
Louise Lee Sze-Ki stars in this biographical drama as Hong Kong's Queen of Cakes, Maria Lee Tseng Chiu-kwan, whose positive attitude facing the closure of her bakery chain in 1998 won her applause. Chan Chu-hei directs. In Cantonese. Sat-Sept 28, Oct 2-5, Oct 7-8, 7.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$390 Urbtix. Proceeds go to the Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research. Inquiries: 3172 1780
Pulsing Vibes
The HK YWCA Chinese Orchestra's percussion concert includes Chew Hee-chiat's Pulsing Vibes and Alfred Wong's Echoes. Chau Chin-tung and Made in Hong Kong @ Four Gig Heads are percussion leaders. Sept 28, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
The Multi-Coloured World of Music
Geoffrey Weaver conducts the Pro-Musica Society of HK's Chorus in operatic, choral and African gospel selections and Haydn's Nelson Mass. Sept 30, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9274 5362
Queen of Harps
Jean Thorel conducts the City Chamber Orchestra of HK in works by Handel, Boieldieu, Tomasi, Debussy and Delibes. Welsh harpist Catrin Finch performs. Sept 30, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-$HK500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2864 2154
Dirty Blonde
Perilous Mouths Entertainment's musical comedy about Mae West features a dramatic examination of the nature of stardom. In English. Sept 30-Oct 4, 7.30pm, Oct 1, 7.15pm, 9.15pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$250, HK$200 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
In the Memory of Tang Pik Wan
Spring-time Stage Productions' dramatisation of the life of the 1960s cantonese opera star. Lee Fung stars. In Cantonese. Sept 30-Oct 1, 8.15pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$180 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2793 1123
Prokofiev's Peter & The Wolf - The Film
Yip Wing-sie leads the HK Sinfonietta for Prokofiev's Classical Symphony and Peter and the Wolf (with film projection) and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 in B-flat minor. Pianist Chang Tao performs on Oct 1 and Oct 3; violinist Yang Tian-wa is the featured artist on Oct 2 and Oct 4. Wed-Thu Oct 1-2, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central; Oct 3-4, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$140-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Dying Young
Sixth run of Spring-time Stage Productions' musical featuring 40 hits by the Canto-pop singers Danny Chan Pak-keung and Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing. In Cantonese. Oct 2, 8.15pm, Oct 4-Oct 5, 4pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$290 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2793 1123
The Exquisite Charm of Peking Opera and Kungqu Opera
Jingkun Theatre and the Youth Peking and Kunqu Opera Troupe of Shanghai perform operas and opera excerpts. With Chinese and English surtitles. Oct 3-Oct 5, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Beauty and the Beast
Trey Lee + HKPO
The cellist joins the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert of works by Britten, Tchaikovsky, Chou Wen-Chung and Elgar. Paul Daniel conducts. Oct 3-Oct 4, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
The Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare 4 All's adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy about a nobleman who works to tame the intelligent but bad-tempered woman he married. Performed by primary and junior secondary school students. In adapted and simplified English with Chinese summary. Oct 3-Oct 5, 8pm, also Oct 4-Oct 5, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$50-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2520 1716
A Mui Live
Third run of Spring-Time Stage Productions' musical story of the late Canto-pop singer Anita Mui. Alice Lau Ngar-lai stars. In Cantonese. Oct 3-Oct 5, 8.15pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190-HK$320 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2793 1123
The Second HK International Piano Competition
Twenty-one pianists, including musicians from Italy, Germany, the USA, Russia, China, Japan and South Korea, compete in the contest. Round 1: Oct 4-Oct 6, 5pm-8:10pm, Oct 7, 5pm-7.25pm, Oct 8, 5pm-6.25pm, HK$50 (day pass), HK$200 (round 1 pass); round 2 (quarter-finals): Oct 10-11, 3.05pm-8.05pm, Oct 12, 2pm-5pm, HK$100 (day pass), HK$200 (round 2pass); round 3(semi-finals): Oct 14-Oct 15, 7pm-9.45pm, HK$150 (day pass), HK$250 (round 3 pass); round 4 (finals) Oct 16-18, 7pm-10pm (Oct 18, 10pm onwards, jury deliberation and winners announcement), HK$200 (day pass), HK$450 (round 4 pass); prize-giving ceremony and winners' gala performance, Oct 19, 6.30pm, HK$250; Members of the jury gala performance with the Endellion Quartet, Oct 20, 6.30pm, HK$250; Oct 21, Members of the jury gala performance with the City Chamber Orchestra of HK, Oct 21, 6.30pm, HK$250 Urbtix. All performances at HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: 9027 1429, 9789 0223 or 9101 7353
The Orchestra's Holiday
The HK Symphony Orchestra plays works for 14 different instruments including the bassoon (Bizet's Les dragons d'Alcala from Carmen Suite No 1), tuba (Haddad's The Tuba Allegro) and double bass (Saint-Saen's The Dancing Elephant from The Carnival of the Animals). Ambrose Law conducts. Oct 4, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan; Oct 18, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, HK$60-HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Music for Grand Occasions by JS Bach
Johnny Poon conducts the HK Oratorio Society in festive cantatas by JS Bach. Oct 5, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$60-HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries:2268 7321
HK International Festival of Chinese Orchestras
The event has Chinese music groups from more than 10 countries and regions performing, including the following four shows. Oct 4-Oct 12. Various venues and times. Inquiries: 5165 5859
A Musical Celebration
Professional and amateur Chinese music groups perform at the opening concert of the HK International Festival of Chinese Orchestras. Oct 5, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$80-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5165 5859
Chinese Music of the World
Features works including Red Flowers on the Mountain and Under the Longan Tree by groups including the Malaysia ProArt Chinese Orchestra and Keat Hong Chinese Orchestra of Singapore. Oct 7, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$60, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5165 5859
Symphonic Splendours
The concert showcases works including The Dream of Red Mansions, Poetic Sentiments about Alishan and Sun Moon Lake and A Medley of Hakka Folk Tunes by groups including the Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra of Taiwan, The Shenzhen Music Lovers' Chinese Orchestra and the HK Bamboo Flute Society. Oct 8, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 2-3/F Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$60, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5165 5859
Ethereal Sounds Features a performance of Taoist music and other works including Bright Is the Moon and The Beautiful Fernleaf Bamboo by groups including The Hakka Music Ensemble of Shenzhen and Four Gig Heads. Oct 8, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$60, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5165 5859
A Streetcar Named Desire
Extra-curricular
The Financial Crisis, Journalists and the News Industry
Bloomberg News editor-in-chief and co-founder Matthew A Winkler discusses the responsibilities of journalists covering events like the global financial crisis. In English. Today, 1.10pm (arrival, 12.30pm; lunch, 12:45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members), booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
The Mekong from Vietnam to Tibet
British explorer John Pilkington talks about his journey from the Mekong's delta up to the river's source in Tibet. In English. Today, 7.30pm (reception, 6.30pm), HK Football Club, 3 Sports Rd, Happy Valley, HK$100-HK$150, booking recommended. Inquiries: 2583 9700
Piano Master Class
University of British Columbia music assistant professor Corey Hamm gives a master class with Carmen Lau Ka-man who will play Schubert's Piano Sonata in E flat major and Ivan Wong Tak-wai performing Chopin's Variations brillantes. In English. Tomorrow, 4.30pm, Lee Hysan Concert Hall, Esther Lee Building, Chung Chi College, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin, free. Inquiries: 2609 6716
Tracing Lines Between Two Worlds
Macanese Architect Carlos Marreiros talks about the connections between the East and West using Macanese architectural case studies. In English. Tomorrow, 6.30pm-8pm, Faculty of Architecture, K419 Knowles Building, HK University, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 28592149
Chinese Textiles: Symbols of Rank, Status & Artistic Merit
Acting Audition
Endangered and Abused - Time Running Out for Bears in China
Animals Asia founder Jill Robinson talks about life for black bears (moon bears) in China and the efforts being made to save this endangered species. In English. Sept 30, 1.15pm (arrival, 12.30pm; lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members), booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
English Play-Reading