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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions 
Abstracted
Norman de Brackinghe's  photographs are inspired by the distressed abstraction of Hong Kong's streets  while Tony Price's photographs are of reflective patterns  on the city's high-rise buildings. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm, Picture This, 13/F, 9 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries:  2525 2820. Ends Mar 27  
Moving Sideways
 Map Office (artist-architects Laurent Gutierrez  and Val?rie Portefaix)'s cross-disciplinary project employs the principle of motion to show the difficulty of moving from one point to another using unplanned paths. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-6.30pm, Tang Contemporary Art, B/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2544 9918. Ends Apr 2  
Haven't You Heard?
Group exhibition of works by 10 Asian  artists who were all born in the 1980s. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Contemporary by Angela Li, G/F, 90-92 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 3571 8200. Ends Apr 11  
WO MEN - We Are Our  Own Women
Works by five Chinese female artists  provide an insight into their inner worlds. Opening reception  today, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-6.30pm, Schoeni Art Gallery, Main Gallery, 21-31 Old Bailey St, Central. Inquiries: 2869 8802. Ends Apr 17  
Submissions to Beauty
Malaysian-born Singaporean artist Eric Chan's  paintings combine floral, faunal and human motifs. Opening reception today, 6.30pm-9pm. Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm, and by appointment, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, G/F, 6-10 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2548 2286.  Ends Apr 24  
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  
The Power of the Chinese Brush Stroke
J.D. Chou's Chinese ink paintings on rice paper  contain Taoist messages about nature, simplicity and the balance of yin and yang. Opens today. Wed-Sat, noon-8pm, Sun, noon-6pm, Tao Painting Gallery, 1F, 61 Wellington St, Central. Inquiries: 6904 4308. Ends Jun 16  
Performing Arts 
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.  Today-tomorrow, 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
The Odd Couple (Female Version) 
Paul Sheehan directs the HK Players' adaptation - with a gender twist - of Neil Simon's comedy about two friends who become highly mismatched room-mates after their respective marriages break down. In English. Today-Sat, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9852 2668 
Meta4 Quartet 
The Finnish string quartet play works by Szymanowski, Verneri Pohjola  and  Sibelius. A HK Arts Festival programme. Today, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$140, HK$240; and Fri, 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.  Today-Mar 16, 8pm, also Sat-Mar 14, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6385 1514 
Simone Osborne Lieder Recital 
The soprano sings works by Liszt, Schumann and Richard Strauss; pianist Andrea Grant  accompanies. A HK Arts Festival programme. Today, 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 Drinking to the Moon. Tomorrow-Mar 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. Tomorrow, 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 Menage a Trois,  Fruit,  Assuming Office,  Liu's Compound  and The Death Dealing Spear. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, also Sat-Mar 14, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$150-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
Asia Pacific Dance Platform 
Chinese choreographer-dancer Qu Jianan  performs Three Solos (White Chrysanthemum,  Surface and a new yet-to-be-named work inspired by certain Hong Kong qualities) and four dancers from Lucy Guerin Inc  perform Australian choreographer Lucy Guerin's  Untrained, Sat, 2.30pm, Mar 14, 7.30pm;  local contemporary dancer Dick Wong, Japanese performance artist Takao  Kawaguchi and Japanese filmmaker-actor Koichi  Imaizumi conceive and perform Tri-K and four dancers perform French-Cambodian dancer-choreographer Emmanuele Phuon's  Khmeropedies II, Sat, 7.30pm, Mar 14, 2.30pm. A HK Arts Festival programme. All shows: Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Concert by The HK  YWCA Chinese Orchestra
Alfred Wong and Chan Chiu-yin conducts soloists such as suona player Kenny Lai and dizi player Liu Zhi and the music ensemble performing works including Zhao Jiping's Struggle, Liu Tianhua's Song of Birds in a Desolate Mountain and Huang He's A Symphonic Poem of Tianshan. Sat, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town  Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun; Mar 21, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan; and  Mar 27, 8pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Concert of Ancient Chinese Instruments Revived and Improved Models of the Ruan by Yuen Shi-chun 
Ruan, pipa and qinqin player  Yuen Shi-chun directs and Bosco Kwok Kin-ming  conducts ruan player  Lem Ling-ling, the Ruan Ensemble  and other musicians performing works such as Shenqi Mipu's  Liquormania, Zhang Xiaofeng's Tidings and Liu  Xijing's Winter Hunt. Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central,  HK$150, HK$200 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7321    
Hallowed Be Thy Name - A Showcase of Sacred Music
The Chinese University of HK Chorus perform works including Monterverdi's Cantate Domino and Paul Rardin's  Walk in Jerusalem; with explanations in Cantonese by music director Leon Chu. Sat, 8pm, Tsuen  Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd,  Tsuen Wan, HK$60-HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9030 8570 
Nunsense 
Theatre Space's adaptation of Dan Goggin's musical comedy about five nuns  who stage a variety show to raise funds for the burials of 52 members of their community who  have been accidentally poisoned by their soup. In Cantonese. Sat, 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 
Rene Jacobs and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Belgian musician-maestro Jacobs conducts the German music ensemble performing works by Haydn  and Mozart.  A HK Arts Festival programme. Sat-Mar 14, 8pm. HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$220-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Sounds Great!!! 5
Jason Lai presents and conducts the HK Sinfonietta  performing works  by Debussy,  Wagner  and John Williams. Sat, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$80-HK$160; Mar 14, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$80-HK$160; and Mar 19, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
Extra-curricular 
The Art of the Essay
Singaporean-born Australian poet Kim-Cheng Boey  and American essayist Robin Hemley  discuss the art of writing essays. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Today, 10.30am, Ladies' Recreation Club, 10 Old Peak Rd, The Peak, HK$120. Inquiries: 2877 9770 
How Social Computing Impacts Society
Chinese University of HK professor Irwin King lectures on social computing's impact on our culture, commerce and community. In English. Today, 1.10pm (reception, 12.15pm; lunch, 12.30pm), Hong Kong Club, 1 Harcourt Rd, Central, HK$490, HK$390 (Asia Society members), includes lunch, registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508 
Asian Imagination
Filipino author Jose Dalisay  and local writer Alex Kuo  talk about Asian fiction writing. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Today, 3pm, Frites, 1/F Queen's Place, 74 Queen's Rd Central, HK$180. Inquiries: 2877 9770
The Great Lover
British novelist Jill Dawson  talks about her fictional account of English poet-campaigner-aesthete Rupert  Brooke. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Today, 3.30pm, East & West Room, Mandarin Oriental, 5 Connaught Rd, Central, HK$440. Inquiries: 2877 9770 
Maya Lin: A Retrospective
The architect-artist talks about her works and topics such as  sustainable building design. In English. Today, 7pm (reception, 6.30pm), Hong Kong Club, 1 Harcourt Rd, Central, HK$200, HK$150 (Asia Society members), includes lunch, registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508  
South Africa: Overcoming the Shadow of the Past
South African writers Andr? Brink  and Mandla Langa discuss how to write within a system of political oppression, how things have changed in South Africa and what the future holds. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Today, 7.30pm, Olympic House, 1 Stadium Path, So Kon Po, Causeway Bay, HK$250. Inquiries: 2877 9770
Baroque Orchestra Coaching Masterclass
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra concertmaster Gottfried von der Goltz  coaches HK Baptist University's Collegium Musicum Hong Kong and gives audiences a better understanding of the characteristic interpretations of Baroque music  and different instrumental techniques of the Baroque style. A HK Arts Festival Plus programme. In English. Tomorrow, 11am, University Chapel, Ho Sin Hang Campus, HK Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, free. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
5 Million People, 100 Festivals - The Experience of Finland 
Finland Festivals executive director Kai Amberla,  Meta4 Quartet members Minna Pensola and Tomas Djupsjobacka, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland's Director of Public Diplomacy Timo Heino  and Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival director Sari Rusanen  speak at a symposium on how their country manages to support over 100 festivals a year. A HK Arts Festival Plus programme. In English. Tomorrow, 2pm. Morgan Stanley Auditorium, Level 46, International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$120. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Back to the Future
Authors Robin Helmsley  and Janice  Lee  discuss Do Over!, his time-travel-themed book. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Tomorrow, 2.30pm, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Rd, Central, HK$120. Inquiries: 2877 9770
The Art of the Novel
Man Asian Literary Prize winners Xu Xi,  Jose Dalisay  and Justin Hill  share their perspectives on the role of prizes in literature, and, specifically, whether Asian Literature needs a prize category of its own. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Tomorrow, 3.30pm, Lecture Theatre 16, City University of HK, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, free, online registration required. Inquiries: 2877 9770
Skulduggery Pleasant
Irish author Derek Landy  talks about his inspiration for skeleton detective-student adventurer Stephanie Edgley (AKA Valkyrie Caine) and other crime-fighting characters in the children's mystery book series. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Tomorrow, 4pm, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Rd, Central, HK$90. Inquiries: 2877 9770 
Footbinding in Chinese Culture and Psychology
Jungian analyst Shirley See Yan Ma lectures on how the Chinese tradition of footbinding can be used as a metaphor for the suffering of women  but also a symbol for spiritual transformation. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Tomorrow, 6.30pm, The Helena May, 35 Garden Rd, Central, HK$70, HK$50 (Royal Asiatic Society members). Inquiries: 2813 7500
The Live Poets Society!
Vicki Holmes presents and Gillian Bickley, Kim Cheng Boey, Marilyn Chin, Jan Cornall, Tanya Hart, Jason Lee, Adam Radford and Ouyang Yu read poetry; with jazz music accompaniment. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$220. Inquiries: 2877 9770
Timeless Manners Versus  Modern Swagger
Author Betty Jamie Chung  and columnist Nury Vittachi discuss Life Recipes From My Mother,  her self-help book which uses family history to teach social graces. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Sat, 11am, W52 Italian Restaurant, 52 Wyndham St, Central, HK$120. Inquiries: 2877 9770 
Introducing Singapore 
Writer Mark Ravinder Frost  talks about lesser-known historical personalities from Singapore's past. Stephen McCarty moderates. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Sat, 1.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120. Inquiries: 2877 9770 
A Most Immoral Woman
Australian author Linda Jaivin  talks about her novel based on journalist George Morrison  and his affair in China with Mae Perkins,  the free-spirited daughter of a California millionaire. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Sat, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120. Inquiries: 2877 9770
From Film to Fiction
Author Vikram Chandra  discusses his career. In English. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Sat, 4.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120. Inquiries: 2877 9770
Sex and Literature
Author Linda Jaivin shares her thoughts. In English. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Sat, 6.30pm, M1NT, 108 Hollywood Rd, Central, HK$150. Inquiries: 2877 9770



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