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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions  
Dragon Garden
Fundraising exhibition of works by painter Paul Davies, mixed-media artist Esther Yip Lai-man, graphic artist-illustrator Jonathan Jay Lee and others inspired by the Dragon Garden in Sham Tseng; proceeds go to site development. Today-Sun, 11am-7pm, Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries:  2291 0006. Ends Mar 7   
Images of a Great Nation
Works by members of the Greater China Photographic Society and invited artists. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5513. Ends Mar 14  
Back Home
Richard Winkworth's oil, acrylic and encaustic paint works are influenced  by Southeast Asian imagery. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, 2pm-8pm, Karin Weber Gallery, G/F, 20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends Mar 18   
People and Animals 
Works by Cho Ran-hyang, Han Sun-hyun and Kwon Young-sul  featuring anthropomorphic animals. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Shin Hwa Gallery, G/F, 32 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2803 7960. Ends Mar 20 
Diorama
Lam Tung-pang uses painting and mixed media to create landscapes  that reflect his changing perspectives on the world. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Mar 23   
Mind Painters 
Works by people with mental illnesses  from Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong who express their feelings through art. Daily, 9am-9pm, 1/F Lobby, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; and daily, 9am-9pm, OC Gallery, G/F Olympian City 1, 11 Hoi Fai Rd, West Kowloon. Inquiries: 2132 8600. Ends Mar 23 
Root
Group show of sculptures by Ho Yuen-leung,  Jaffa Lam Laam,  Kevin Fung Lik-yan  and Kacey Wong  that reveal the strong vitality of roots. Opening reception today, 7pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, YY9 Gallery, G/F 83-85 Sing Woo Rd, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2574 3370.  Ends Mar 30   
Move on Asia 
Video art by artists from South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, the mainland, Australia and Southeast Asia that considers the end of the medium.  Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries:  2517 4620. Ends Apr 1   
The Lost City
Surrealistic landscape paintings by Russian painters of a ruined ancient city.  Mon-Sat, 11am-6.30pm, King's Gallery, Shop 215, 2/F The Galleria, 9 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2117 0731. Ends Apr 1   
Labium
Visual explorations of Bataillean  obscenity by Ho Sin-tung, Huang Zheng, Mei Zijia, Ken-ichi Murata,  Angela Su and Takato  Yamamoto. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Gallery Exit, G/F, 1 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2541 1299. Ends Apr 3 
Legends of Luxury and Elegance: Lifestyles of the Han Nobility
More than 100 relics discovered in the Han tombs at Mawangdui and other historical sites of the ancient Changsha kingdom.  Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sunday, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends May 3   
Sissy Circus and  Other Singularities
Inter-related drawings, installations, photographs and video works of a fictional circus created by Swiss artist Robert Estermann. Mon-Sat, 11.30am-8pm, Agnes b.'s Librarie Galerie, 1/F, 18 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2869 5505. Ends May 15 
Performing Arts  
Li Chuanyun Solo Violin  Recital @ IFC55 
The violinist plays works by J.S. Bach  and Paganini, today, 8pm; Ysaye  and Paganini, tomorrow, 8pm; and Ysaye, Corigliano and Paganini, tomorrow, 10pm. A HK Arts Festival programme.  All concerts: 55F, Two IFC, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430 
Ning Feng Plays Brahms 
Yip Wing-sie conducts violinist Ning Feng, narrator Jason Lai and  the HK Sinfonietta performing works  by George Lam Tsz-kwan, Stravinsky and Brahms. A HK Arts Festival programme. Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, HK$140-HK$360 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2836 3336 
The Liaisons 
Fredric Mao Chun-fai directs his, Alan Mak Siu-fai's and Felix Chong Man-keung's contemporary reimagination of Cantonese opera librettist Tong Tik-sang's The Legend of the Purple Hairpin, about a modern heroine who is inspired by the legend of a woman who is steadfast in her love for her man.  A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Today-Mar 9, 8pm, also Sat, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$420 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Suzhou Kun Opera Theatre of Jiangsu Province
The Chinese opera troupe performs: The Story of Jade Hairpin (in dialect with Chinese and English surtitles), Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm; The Hairpin and the Bracelet (in dialect with Chinese surtitles and English scene synopses) Mar 7, 2.30pm; and Four Dreams of Yu Ming Hall (in dialect with Chinese surtitles and English scene synopses), Mar 7, 7.30pm. A HK Arts Festival programme. All shows:  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$140-HK$380 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Animal Farm 
Ivan Heng directs Singaporean theatre troupe Wild Rice's stage adaptation of George Orwell's tale of barnyard betrayal.  A HK Arts Festival programme. In English with Chinese surtitles. Tomorrow-Mar 7, 8pm, also Sat, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Cafe de los Maestros
The specially formed Buenos Aires orquesta t?pica performs 1940s and 1950s Argentinian tango music. A HK Arts Festival programme. Tomorrow-Mar 7, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$640 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
I Love Steamed Dumplings
Spring Time Chinese Opera and Hon Fung Creative Chinese Opera present a musical about a  maid who  becomes famous  for her delicious steamed dumplings. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2793 1123
Nunsense
Jacob Yu directs Theatre Space's adaptation of Dan Goggin's musical comedy about five nuns from a Hei Ling Chau convent who stage a variety show to raise funds for the burials of 52 members of their community who are accidentally poisoned by their soup. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, Mar 7, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$160; Mar 13, 8pm, Mar 14, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$120; and Mar 19-20, 8pm, Mar 21, 3pm, Youth Square - Y Theatre, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325  
On Youth - Recitation of Famous Poetry and Prose
The National Theatre of China presents readings and recitations of literary works such as Ba Jin's Family, Lu Xun's Foreword to Wild Grass and Alexander Pushkin's To the Sea; with live musical accompaniment. In Putonghua with Chinese surtitles and English programme information. Tomorrow, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan; and Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Tap Building
Tap dance group R&T (Rhythm and Tempo) performs a show choreographed by Ken Kwok and Eve Leung whose story revolves around a group of people who become friends by making non-verbal sounds.  Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, also Sat-Mar 7, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
These Childish Things 
We Draman's  adaptation of Frenchman Raymond Cousse's play  about a little boy who embarks on an unusual journey.  In Cantonese: Tomorrow, Mar 7-8, 8pm, also Sat-Mar 7, 3pm. In English (with Chinese surtitles): Sat, 8pm. All shows: HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$150, HK$200 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 6385 1514 
Wong Chi-yan Piano Recital
The local pianist  plays works by Beethoven, Liszt-Busoni, Liszt and Messiaen. A HK Arts Festival programme. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Not a Double Room 2010
Y-Space's dance drama exploring  what happens when two people live in the same room. Sat, 7.30pm, Mar 7, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2470 0511
A Concert of Popular  
Chinese Music Zhao Xintai conducts erhu player Wan Hei-man, guzheng player Yu Hong, jinhu player Rupert Woo Pak-tuen, suona player Wu Chun-hei and the orchestra performing works such as Peng Xiuwen's Hong Kong, the City that Never Sleeps. Mar 7, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$110, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 
Airs and Fancies -  A Musicall  Banquet
Countertenor Andreas Scholl and lutenist Edin Karamazov perform 16th- and 17th- century songs and airs by John Dowland, Holborne, Guedron, Caccini and others. A HK Arts Festival. Mar 9, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Underneath the Lintel  
Stylus Productions' charity performance of Glen Berger's tale of a Dutch librarian who sets out to solve the mystery of a book returned after being 113 years overdue. In English. Proceeds go to a Cambodian orphanage. Mar 9, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 91270420
Cantonese Opera Paichangxi - Continuation of a Legacy 
Cheng Wing-mui, Lai Yiu-wei and other Cantonese opera artists perform The Bound-feet Liu Jinding Crashes Four Barricades, Trapped in a Ravine, Testing His Faithful Wife and Fan Lihua Punishing Her Son. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles.  Mar 10, 7.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$100-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Unfinished Symphony
John Harding conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Schubert. Mar 10, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 
Yale Strom  and  Elizabeth Schwartz 
Filmmaker-musician Strom and singer Schwartz perform klezmer  music at an event that also features shtetl cuisine  and dancing. Mar 10, 8pm, Jewish Community Centre, 70 Robinson Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$100, HK$200 (includes dinner). Inquiries (and ticketing): 2801 5440
Dutch National Ballet 
Ted Brandsen directs the Dutch troupe performing dances choreographed by Hans van Manen  to music by Beethoven and others. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 11-12, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$500; and Mar 14, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$150-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430 
Meta4 Quartet 
The Finnish string quartet (violinists Antti Tikkanen and Minna Pensola, viola player Atte Kilpel?inen and cellist Tomas Djupsjobacka)  play works by  Szymanowski, Verneri Pohjola  and  Sibelius. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 11, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$140, HK$240; and Mar 12, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Roberto Zucco 
Tang Wai-kit directs We Draman's adaptation of French playwright  Bernard-Marie Koltes'  crime drama about a real-life Italian psychopathic killer. In Cantonese. Mar 11-16, 8pm, also Mar 13-14, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6385 1514 
Simone Osborne Lieder Recital 
The Canadian soprano sings works by Liszt, Schumann and Richard Strauss; pianist Andrea Grant  accompanies. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 11, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$170-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430
A Legacy of Exotic Lyricism V 
Yim Hok-man  leads the Folk Music Ensemble of the HK Chinese Orchestra  performing works such as In Remembrance of the Past, Drinking to the Moon  and Lament of Lady Zhaojun.  Mar 12-14, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Ashkenazy x 3 
Pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy  and sons, pianist Vovka and clarinettist Dimitri, play works by Schumann, Lutoslawski, Poulenc, Schubert and Ravel. Mar 12, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$600 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9027 1429 
Five Acts of Life: Lao She's  Short Stories 
Lin Zhaohua directs POLOARTS Entertainment's  and Lin Zhaohua Drama Studio's theatrical adaptation of the 20th-century playwright-novelist's: M?nage ? Trois, a psychological drama about two war buddies who decide to share one woman as a wife; Fruit, a drama revolving around an aspiring amateur actor eager to turn professional and the man who helps him; Assuming Office, a drama about the relations and boundaries between criminals and those in authority; Liu's Compound, a drama about a young woman who becomes suicidal after being constantly bullied by her husband and in-laws; and The Death Dealing Spear, a tale chronicling the dwindling fortune of an armed escort after the introduction of firearms. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Mar 12-13, 8pm, also Mar 13-14, 30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$150-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Extra-curricular  
The 'C' Word: Open Call
The HK Youth Arts Foundation is looking for young adults who are living with cancer or cancer survivors (includes those diagnosed with cancer, survived cancer and family members) to participate in art-expression workshops; the art created during the workshops will be presented publicly in June. Application deadline: Mar 8. Inquiries: 2877 2207 
The Artistry of Kun Opera
Suzhou Kun Opera Theatre of Jiangsu Province head Cai Shaohua talks about the artistry of kun opera while troupe members perform programme excerpts. A HK Arts Festival Plus programme. In Putonghua. Today, 6.30pm, Wei Hing Theatre, 6/F Amenities Building, City University of HK, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, free. Inquiries:  2824 2430
Forever and Again
Bring at least five used (but not abused) items of clothing, accessories, shoes or books to a swap party; proceeds go to the Ocean Park Conservation Fund. Today, 7pm-10pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$60, includes one drink. Inquiries: 6449 0153 
Visit to the Battlefield Sites  of the Six-Day War of 1899Historian Patrick H. Hase  leads a tour to sites at Flagstaff Hill  in Tai Po, the site of the Battle of Lam Tsuen Gap and the site of the Battle of Shek Tau Wai at Sheung Tsuen. In English. Sat, 9.15am, meet behind the Peninsula Hotel, TST, HK$250, HK$200 (Royal Asiatic Society members), booking required. Inquiries: 2813 7500 
Early Pioneers of Western Education in Colonial Hong Kong
Writer-historian Gillian Bickley leads an education-oriented heritage walk around the Hong Kong its early Western residents knew. In English. Sat, 10am, meet at Mid-Levels Escalator walkway above Queen's Rd Central, HK$230, HK$180 (English-Speaking Union members). Inquiries: 2186 8449 (Mon-Fri mornings only) or esuhk@netvigator.com 
Hong Kong Lyric
Architect-designer-artist Raymond Fung leads a gallery tour of his ink painting exhibition. In English. Sat, 10.45am, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam, HK$150, HK$100 (Asia Society members), registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508  
Writers' Day with Holly Thompson 
The American author-educator talks about how to  revise a draft version of a novel. In English. Sat, 11.30am, HK$250, HK$200 (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators members). She also conducts a workshop on writing intercultural fiction. In English. Sat, 2.45pm, HK$400, HK$350 ((Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators members). Both sessions: KPMG, 8/F Prince's Building, 10 Chater Rd,  Central, registration required (eventHKSCBWI@gmail.com). Inquiries: scbwihk@gmail.com
Stand-up Comedy Workshop
Comedian Jami Gong  leads the workshop.  In English. Sat, 2pm, Take Out Comedy Club HK, 34 Elgin St, SoHo, free, registration required. Inquiries: jami@takeoutcomedy.com 
The Aesthetics of Kun Opera
Novelist-kun opera aficionado Pai Hsien-yung, painter Xi Song and guqin player  Li Xiangting talk about The Story of Jade Hairpin and the delicacy of traditional Chinese art. A HK Arts Festival Plus programme. In Putonghua. Sat, 2pm,  Hui Pun Hing Lecture Hall, LE Lecture Room 1, LG 1/F, Library Extension Building, University of HK, Main Campus, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
When Visual Arts Meets  Literary Publication
Publishers Lawrence Pun Kwok-ing and Tang Siu-wa, book designer Ah Cheuk and visual artist Choi Yan-chi talk about literature book design. In Cantonese. Sat, 3pm, 1a Space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, free. Inquiries: 2529 0087   
The 6th Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair 
Community festival  featuring a parade with more than 500 participants, a cultural performance including acrobatics and Chinese dance, games  and souvenir stalls, and a 500-foot-long luminous dancing dragon. Mar 7, 10am-9.30pm, Fuk Tsun St, Tai Kok Tsui, free admission. Inquiries: 2395 3107  
All Hail - 'Humanimal'
Wild Rice theatre group's Animal  Farm director, Ivan Heng, conducts a workshop on author George Orwell's  fictional work. A HK Arts Festival Plus programme. In English. Mar 7, 5.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2824 2430



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