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Exhibitions
Alchemy in Blue
The Yip Collection presents ancient Chinese Jun ware ceramics known for their rich glazes. Today, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5512. Ends today
Kiss with a Seal
Sum Wing-man's photographic self-portraits and installations employ Chinese craft elements in a modern way. Today, 1pm-7pm, Stage 1, Wah Luen Industrial Building, Block A, G/F, Unit 26, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 6100 129. Ends today
Young Blood
Group exhibition by six recent graduates: ceramicist Sarine Chan, mixed-media artist Silvia Chan, acrylics specialist Jasmine Ho, painter Sue Lai, designer Betty Lo and painter-cartoonist Sherry Lui. Today, 1pm-7pm, Blue Lotus Gallery, Wah Luen Industrial Building, Block A, 5/F, Unit 24, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 6100 129. Ends today
E+E
Life is Beautiful
Indonesian painter Bob Sick Yudhita's works on life's hardships and beauty. Today, 2pm-7pm, Sin Sin Annex, 53 Sai St, Central. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends today
Cultural Relics of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture
An exhibition about the history and culture of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous prefecture region where a 1.7 million-year-old Yuanmou man's remains were found. Today, 10am-7pm, HK Heritage Discovery Centre, Kowloon Park, Haiphong Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2208 4400. Ends today
Simplicity
Ravenel Art Modern and Contemporary
Preview exhibition of modern and contemporary Asian art, including works from China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia, up for auction tomorrow, 11.30am-1pm. Today, 10am- 7.30pm, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong-Salon, 1 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: en.ravenelart.com. Ends today
Military Relics in HK
Retrospective exhibition detailing the original purpose and significance of existing relics found in what has been a key military outpost for centuries. Daily, 10am-5pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2569 1500. Ends Dec 31
Greyish-blue in Beijing
Hong Kong media artist-photographer Bobby K.H. Sham's pinhole photographs of the capital city shrouded in air pollution. Tue-Sun, 11am-7pm, Lumenvisum, L2-10 Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 3177 9159. Ends Dec 31
The Children's Paradise
A look at the illustrations of Lo Koon-chiu through the children's comic book launched in the 1950s. Daily, 10am-6pm, (Sun and public holidays until 7pm), closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Mar 2
Performing Arts
The Open Couple
Nonsensemakers' production of Dario Fo's comedy about a husband who, after ten years of marriage, declares to his wife that they should have an open marriage. In Cantonese. Today, 2.30pm, 8.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160-$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5219
East Wing West Wing 7 - Hong Kong Civil Servant Death Note
Zuni Icosahedron presents playwright-director Matthias Woo's political satire comprising sections entitled The Death of Ideal Civil Servants, The Stance of the Legislative Councillors, The Arrogance Accountability Officials and What Else Can the HK City Do? In Cantonese with Chinese surtitles. Today, 3pm, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696
Giselle
The HK Ballet's presentation of Adolphe Adam's ballet about an innocent maiden who falls for a deceitful nobleman. Today, 3pm, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts,
1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100-HK$1,000 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2105 9724
Tino/Am/Used
Class 7A's multi-media show about a girl who goes on a fantasy journey with a toy elephant. In Cantonese. Today, 3pm, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$100-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Hong Kong Flute Party
The HK Flute Centre presents flutists Mary Karen Clardy and Ringo Chan, pianist Jacqueline Leung and the HK Flute Quartet playing works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Trevor Wye and others. Today, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3520 2686
Asharpsingers
The local a capella group sings arrangements including Flourescent Adolescent, This Masquerade and Shut Up. Today, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6071 4641
La Scala and CBFSO
Pier Carlo Orizio conducts soprano Silvia Dalla Benetta, tenor Mario Malagnini, pianist Enrica Ciccarelli, the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra, the China Broadcasting-Film Symphony Orchestra and the Michelangeli Festival Orchestra in works by Puccini. Today,
8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2323 0663
Marc-Andre Hamelin
The French-Canadian pianist plays works by Haydn, Chopin and Debussy. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9027 1429
The Advent of Christmas
Michael Ryan conducts the University Chamber Choir and HK Chamber Orchestra for Vivaldi's Magnificat, Corelli's Christmas Concerto and a selection of Christmas carols. Wed, 7.30pm, Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Centre Theatre, University of HK, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 2859 7045
Cinderella - The Panto
A Little Princess
Faust International's adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale of a girl who is struck by tragedy while she is a student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies. In English. Thu-Fri, Dec 10-13, 7.30pm, also Sat, 10.30am and Sat, Dec 13, 2.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$145 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
The Folk Connection
Thomas Folan conducts the HK Bach Choir in music from South America, Europe and Asia including Ariel Ramirez' Misa Criolla and Ralph Vaughan Williams' O Clap Your Hands. Thu, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9659 8687
Jazz Up For the Party
Veteran singer Rebecca Pan and Canto-pop duo at17's Eman Lam and Ellen Joyce Loo perform jazz and Latino songs. Thu-Sat, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$400 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500
The Brothers Four
The American folk group's 50th anniversary concert. Thu, 8.15pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$280, HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2835 6688
Chinese Dance Drama
The HK Dance Company performs selections from Mulan, Snow Fox and Qingming Riverside. Fri, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$30, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2415 7379
The Snowman and the Bear
Jonathan Douglas and Matthew Hale narrate Raymond Briggs' stories and Richard Honner conducts the City Chamber Orchestra of HK in the soundtracks from Howard Blake's animated film (as it plays on a big screen). In English. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, also Sat, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2864 2154
A Man For All Seasons
TNT Theatre stages Robert Bolt's play about Thomas More, the chancellor of England under King Henry VIII. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, Dec 7, 2.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$110-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3017 0740
No End
The City Contemporary Dance Company performs choreographer Helen Lai's tribute to Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski which explores themes in his films including the uncertainties of life and the mystery of death. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2329 7803
Rising Stars of HKCO
Chew Hee-chiat conducts a concert that showcases the talents of twelve young musicians from the HK Chinese Orchestra including Liao Yi-ping, Lee Pak-wai, Xu Hui and Zhao Lei. Fri-Dec 7, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
HK Youth Symphony Orchestra
Ng Ka-ming, Joseph Kam and Pak Wing-heng conduct the orchestra, violinist Leung Kin-fung and the HK Junior Chamber Ensemble in works by Bruch, Sibelius, Williams and Enesco. Sat, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$40-HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2796 1003
Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna
Tom Lee HK Youth NeoWinds Orchestra/Dunearn Secondary School Military Band
The youth ensembles from Hong Kong and Singapore play music including JL Hosay's Persis Overture, Wong Kah-chun's Pecos Pueblo, Richard Rodgers' The Sound of Music and William Walton's Crown Imperial. Sat, 8.15pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$100, HK$150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2731 4193
Extra-curricular
Pre-Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair
Artists operate stalls of arts and crafts including ceramics, prints, glasswork and paper art and also offer art demonstrations, Today, noon-6pm. Guided tours: Today, 3pm (in Cantonese), 4pm (in English), Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, free. Inquiries: 2353 1311
Cantonese Opera Day
Celebration of traditional Chinese performing arts including a parade, 12.30pm; performances of Cantonese Opera excerpts (including The Novice Monk, Shi Qian the Chicken-poacher, Liang Shanbo's Visit and The Pavilion of the Phoenix Grace), 1.30pm; game stalls, 1.30pm-5.30pm; demonstration workshop on the stylised movements and postures in Cantonese Opera by the Young Peacocks Cantonese Opera Troupe of Zhanjiang, 2pm-3pm; demonstration workshops by the Dawn Radiance Opera Troupe, with bilingual presenter Barbara Tang, on Cantonese Opera makeup, 2.30pm-3pm, and Cantonese Opera dress-up, 3.15pm-4.55pm, in English and Cantonese. Today, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free (tickets for workshops distributed from 1pm at the Command Post). Inquiries: 2268 7325
Pop Art Princess
World Aids Day charity exhibition and sale of prints of the late Princess Diana of Britain (HK$1,997 per print). Proceeds go to Aids Concern. DJ Steve Bruce also is on hand to mix music. Tomorrow, 6pm-9pm, Club 97, 9 Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Inquiries: 2186 1897
Stand-up Comedy Open Mic
Socialism is Great
Former Chinese missile factory worker turned journalist Zhang Lijia discusses her new book, personal experiences of change in China and thoughts on Chinese contemporary society. In English. Tue, 1.15pm (reception, 12.30pm; lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members), advance booking required, lunch included. Inquiries: 2521 1511
The Orality and Literacy of Japanese Togaku: Its Past and Present
Polytechnic University Community College lecturer Ng Kwok-wai talks about the oldest continuous tradition of instrumental music in the world. In English. Tue, 5pm, Hui Yeung Shing Building, Chung Chi College, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin, free. Inquiries: 2609 6716
Moira Johnston
Myanmar: What's Happened? Why? What Comes Next?
City University of HK professor Kyaw Yin Hlaing gives anthropological explanations for why the political deadlock in Myanmar has lasted for such a long time and presents his forecast of what might happen in the coming years. In English. Wed, 6.30pm, City University of HK, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, free. Inquiries: 6842 1394
The 5th- and 6th-Century Silk Road and Buddhist Arts in Gansu
The Grottoes Art Research Institute's deputy director Wei Wenbin lectures on the Bingling Temple and Maijishan Grottoes of Linxia (ancient Hezhou) and Tianshui (ancient Qinzhou) in Gansu Province that were built by the Xianbei tribe of the Western Qin and Qiang tribe of the Later Qin. In Putonghua with simultaneous translation in English. Wed, 7pm (registration, 6.30pm, dinner, 8.15pm), The Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Rd, Central, HK$100 (lecture only), HK$450 (Oriental Ceramic Society of HK members), HK$500 (with dinner), registration required. Inquiries: 2527 0696
Cinema
Rising Stars of the Pear Garden
Six films presented in association with the Cantonese Opera Day event aimed at promoting Cantonese operatic art to young people, including the following two. Ends today. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 27392139
Eternal Love
Connie Chan Po-chu and Josephine Siao Fong-fong star in a teen idol version of Sit Kok-sin's Why Not Return? about a scholar who falls for a retired official's daughter. In Cantonese. Today, 12.30pm, HK Film Archive.
Princess Chang Ping
John Woo's Cantonese opera of the Chinese legend about love against the odds between a Ming dynasty princess and a scholar. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive.
HK Asian Independent Film Festival
A Gentle Breeze in the Village
Nobuhiro Yamashita's film adaptation of Fusako Kuramochi's shojo (manga for girls) centres on a schoolgirl (Kaho) whose village school's newest pupil has come from Tokyo. In Japanese with English subtitles. Today, 2pm, The Grand Cinema.
The Rebirth
Masahiro Kobayashi's drama about grief which centres on the case of a Tokyo schoolgirl stabbed to death by her classmate and the lives of the culprit's mother and the victim's father. In Japanese with English subtitles. Today, 7.10pm, The Grand Cinema.
Three Narrow Gates
Vincent Chui's drama about three people brought together by a murder in a law firm who work to unmask secret deals between business tycoons and government officials. Liu Kai-chi stars. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 9.40pm, The Grand Cinema.
Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Ciao Yen Tan's drama about the boyfriend and best friend of a man who only meet after his sudden death. In English, Italian and Putonghua with English subtitles. Sat, 4.10pm, Broadway Cinematheque; Today, 5.40pm, Palace IFC.
The Amazing Truth about Queen Raquela
Icelandic director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson's biographical drama about a transsexual Filipina prostitute who dreams of escaping for a fairytale life in the west. In Tagalog and English with English subtitles. Today, 4.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Documentary about the avant-garde composer-singer-songwriter-cellist cum disco producer. Today, 6.25pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Pearl River Delta
The View Finder to Asian Film
Macau Watercolour Scenery
Prelude to the 10th Anniversary of 1999 Macau Handover
Artists from Macau and Hong Kong reflect on the two territories' post-Handover experiences. Mon, Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Ox Warehouse, Intersection of Av Coronel Mesquita and Av do Almirante Lacerda, free. Inquiries: (853) 2853 0026 or oxwarehouse.blogspot.com. Ends Jan 19
ZAIA
Broadway Express