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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions 
The Bohemian Jungle
Paintings by Ernesto that are inspired by Paris and abstract works by Wang Yehan that resemble cityscapes. Today, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, Opera Gallery, G2/F, M88, 2-8 Wellington St, Central. Inquiries: 2810 1208. Ends Today  
Grey Imageries
Chinese artists Hua Peng,  Wu Junyong, Yang Bo and Ye Nan explore their own perspectives on life. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-6.30pm, Tang Contemporary Art, B/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2544 9918. Ends Feb 12  
Our Beloved 'Happy Fruit'  Lydia Sum
Retrospective exhibition that revisits the show business career of the late actress-comedienne.  Daily, 10am-6pm (Sun until 7pm), closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum,  1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Feb 22 
In a Perfect World ...
Photographer Xing Danwen's  works comment on  modernisation and contemporary culture.  Tue-Fri, 3pm-7pm, Sat, noon-6pm, and by appointment, Ooi Botos Gallery, 5 Gresson St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2527 9733. Ends Feb 27 
The Floating Grassroot Market
Local architect Wallace Chang Ping-hung,  Swedish architect Mart Bohlmark and local art culture practitioner Tse Yin-mo  imagine what it would be like if a floating market existed on the Kai Tak River. Tue-Fri, 11am-11pm, Waterfront Promenade (Spot W75), West Kowloon. Inquiries: 2529 0087. Ends Feb 27 
Performing Arts
MicroSex Office
Jim Chim Sui-man directs PIP Theatre's comedy about gender relations in the workplace. In Cantonese. Today-Jan 31, 7.30pm, also Sat-Jan 31, 2.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$180, HK$230 Urbtix. 
Inquiries: 2511 0139
Show Out!
Eighteen  people who participated in a training workshop led by actor-directors Paul Poon,  Bonni Chan  and Lee Chun-chow  last year present 18 15-minute plays (four or five plays per day, with a different programme each day). A City Festival programme. In Cantonese. Today-Jan 31, 7.45pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$95, HK$80 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251   
Marcovaldo
Bonni Chan  directs and stars in Theatre du Pif's stage adaptation of Italo Calvino's  short stories about a dreaming, scheming, unskilled worker living  with his family in an drab industrial city.  A City Festival programme. In English. Today-Sat, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$160, HK$130 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries:  2521 7251
University of Laughs
The Nonsensemakers' adaptation of a Japanese comedy about a passionate scriptwriter who faces censorship problems. In Cantonese. Today-Sat, 8pm, also Jan 31, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$220  Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5219  
Classical Music for Babies
Jason Lai presents and conducts the  HK Sinfonietta in  works by Grieg, Bizet, Tchaikovsky,  Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, J.S. Bach and Haydn. In English. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, also Sat-Jan 31, 3.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150, HK$250 (children under two years: HK$30, HK$50; children three years and above, HK$75, HK$125) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Hung Ka Po Cantonese Opera Troupe
The troupe performs The Lady Prime Minister, tomorrow, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$90-HK$260; and Dream of Yangzhou, Feb 6, 7.30pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$90-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
The Chalk Circle in China
Class 7A Drama Group's stage adaptation  of German Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle,  a dramatic parable about a maid  who steals a baby and becomes a better mother than his natural parent. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.45pm, also Sat-Jan 31, 2.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix and HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2582 0274
Green Dance
DanceArt HK performs choreographer Andy Wong's dance exploration into the disoriented and self-denying world of youths. Tomorrow, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 9957
IMPK2 - Fight back to School
Describe Dramatic Dream and Film Light Production's comedy about students who cheat on tests, copy others' work and skip class to help them get through school. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm,  Sat-Jan 31, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9709 3797
Bar Tapper
R&T's (Rhythm & Tempo) musical tap dance show featuring performances  by Ken Kwok and Michael Lin, and musicians CM  and Patrick Ng. A City Festival programme. Tomorrow, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
Zhao Lei: Romantic Stories  as Told by The Huqin
Gaohu, zhonghu and erhu player Zhao performs work such as Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) and Massenet's Meditation.  Sat, 4.30pm, HK Chinese Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, 7/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Concert by China Philharmonic Orchestra 
David Gwilt conducts  violinist Lim Kek-han  and the orchestra in works by Verdi,  Bruch, Glazunov  and Tchaikovsky. Sat,  8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$140 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7321
Jugalbandhi
Ragini Chander Sekhar and Rashmi Vaidialingam perform Indian classical dances. Jan 31, 4.30pm, TST Community Hall, 136A Nathan Rd, TST, free.  Inquiries: 6019 0621
Karl Lo
The pianist gives a recital of works by Chopin. Jan 31, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$130, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9816 3106
The Merchants of Bollywood 
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions & David Atkins Enterprises present a dance musical about the history of Bollywood. In English. Feb 2-6, 9-13, 8pm, also Feb 6-7, 13-14, 2.30pm, Feb 7, 14, 7pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$396-HK$795 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299 
Extra-curricular
Wanna Try to Dance Workshop
Greensco's Mon Ling conducts a workshop on improvisation in dance. In Cantonese. Today, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Roles in Prime Minister of Six States
Cantonese opera performers Wong Chiu -kwan,  Yuen Siu-fai and Liu Kwok-sum talk about the unique routines of characters in  Cantonese opera  productions. A HK Arts Festival Plus programme. In Cantonese. Tomorrow, 4.30pm, AV Room/R6143, L6, Amenities Building, City University of HK, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, free. Inquiries: 2824 2430
China's Giant Pandas - a Case for Conservation
Ocean Park's executive director of Zoological Operations Suzanne Gendron talks about the  bears' situation in Sichuan since the 2008 earthquake.  In English. Tomorrow, 6.30pm, The Helena May, 35 Garden Rd, Central, HK$70, HK$50 (Royal Asiatic Society members). Inquiries: 2813 7500 
Stand-up for Mental Health
Entertainer Cheung Tat-ming,  comedian Vivek Mahbubani  and psychiatrist Tsang Fan-kwong  perform stand-up routines that  shed light on mental health issues.  In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$80 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2332 4343
The Art of Creating Cultural Spaces: Between Ideal  and Realisation
 Speakers including local entrepreneur Allan Zeman and National Arts Council (Singapore) CEO Benson Puah speak about  the creation process of cultural spaces.   A City Festival programme. In English. Sat, 10am, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries:  2521 7251




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