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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions  
La La Land
Drawings by Jill Tse and Elsie Wong that are intended to spread colour and cheer. Today, 5pm-1am, Gusto, G/F, 41 Yik Yam St, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 3488 1106. Ends today  
French Kiss
Group show of works by French street artists Dran, Bom.K, Brusk, Michal Viviani and Jaw. A Le French May programme. Today, noon-7pm, No Borders Art Gallery, 39 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2517 6003. Ends today 
Beyond Gravity
Works by performance photographer Li Wei  that deal with desire. Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery,  G/F 10 Chancery Lane, Central.  Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends Jun 12  
The C Word
Mixed-media works exploring the reality of cancer by writer-artist Rae Leung and young adults living with cancer. Opening reception today, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Daily, 10am-8pm, ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay. Inquiries: 2877 2625. Ends Jun 12  
Archiving Fingers, Hands, Faces and Anonymities
Ethnographic video installations and animations by Linda Lai, Jolene Mok, Lilian Fu and Cheung Yu-tsz. Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, Floating Projects Collective, 1/F, 99 Queen's Rd East, Wan Chai. Inquiries: contact@floatingprojectscollective.net. Ends Jun 13  
Toy. Hong Kong
Photographs taken with a Holga and a Diana toy camera by Tony Lim. Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Jun 14  
New Works by Jia Juanli 
Paintings by the Paris-based Chinese artist. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7pm, Sun, noon-6pm, Connoisseur Art Gallery, Shop G3, Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2868 5358. Ends Jun 15  
From the Wall and Further Tales
Works by Italian sculptor Matteo Puglies  that focus on the human form and animals. Mon-Sat, 10am-6.30pm, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, G/F, 20 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends Jun 19 
Candida H?fer 
The German's photographs of rooms in public places regarded as pivotal centres of cultural life.  Mon-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 1pm-6pm, Ben Brown Fine Arts, 301 Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St, Central. Inquiries: 2522 9600. Ends Jul 10 
Silence 
Works by Koon Wai-bong, Tsang Chui-mei, Hanison Lau and Wang Yanru that portray a sense of stillness and calm.  Thu-Sun, 2pm-6pm, Blue Lotus Gallery, Unit 24, 5/F Block A, Wah Luen Industrial Building, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 2526 6716.  Ends Jul 11  
EchoChina - HK Sculpture Biennial 2010
Group exhibition of sculptures by Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts faculty and students. Daily, 10am-5pm, Hui Gallery and open space of New Asia College, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 2609 7615. Ends Jul 11 
Splendour of Cantonese Opera: Masters Tong Tik-sang and Yam Kim-fai
Exhibition (featuring librettos, postbills, film stills and clips, records, stage costumes and Tong and Yam's personal memorabilia) celebrating Cantonese Opera's inclusion on Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Sept 27   
Performing Arts 
The Faust Festival 2010
Faust International Youth Theatre performs plays for the family including: Oliver Twist, Jun 3, 15, 10.30am, Jun 12, 5pm, Jun 20, 2pm; Have You Ever Seen a Very Hungry Caterpillar?, Jun 3-4, 6pm; The Baker Street Irregulars, Jun 3, 8pm; So You Think You Can Act?, Jun 4-5, 8pm; and Aladdin, Jun 5, 2pm, Jun 6, 5pm; The Ugly Duckling, Jun 5, 5pm; Journey to the West, Jun 6, 2pm, Jun 7, 8pm; Terrible Tales, Jun 6, 9, 8pm; Splat, Jun 8, 17, 10.30am; Fractured Fairytales, Jun 8, 10, 6pm; and Robin Hood, Jun 9, 6pm, Jun 13, 5pm. In English. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2547 9114 
MicroSex Office (Season 2) 
PIP Theatre's comedy about gender relations in the workplace. In Cantonese. Jun 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 7.30pm, also  Jun 5-6, 12-13, 2.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190, HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2511 0139 
A Kid Story
Prospects Theatre's drama about a social worker who works with autistic people and lives with her younger autistic sister. In Cantonese. Jun 3-6, 8pm, Jun 5-6,  3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing  Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140  Urbtix. Inquiries: 2606 2989
Chicago - The Musical 
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises, John Frost, and Barry and Fran Weissler present John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical about an ambitious nightclub dancer turned murderess who convinces her husband  to hire Chicago's  top lawyer  to defend her. In English with Chinese side-titles. Jun 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 8pm, also Jun 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 2pm, also  Jun 6, 13, 20, 7pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$895 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299 
The 25th Annual Putnam  County Spelling Bee
The American Community Theatre performs William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin's  musical comedy in which six quirky adolescents compete in a spelling contest run by three eccentric adults. In English. Until Jun 5, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$220, HK$180 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
Underpaid? Don't Pay!
Lo's Production's version of Italian Dario Fo's comedy about housewives who shoplift from a supermarket. In Cantonese. Jun 3-6, 11-12, 8pm, also Jun 5-6, 12-13, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5133 3767 
Roar!
Children's entertainers Scotty and Lulu star in a musical  in which they attempt to help Thor the dinosaur get his roar back.  In English. Jun 4-6, 4.30pm, also Jun 5-6, 10am, 2pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai,  HK$128-HK$388 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2987 7370
Guangdong Chiu Chow Opera Theatre Number Two Troupe and HK Sun Hon Kwong Chiu Chow Opera Troupe
The two opera troupes perform: Wreaking Havoc in Kaifeng, Wandering in the Garden, The Incident at the Temple of Three Gods and A Misunderstanding Caused by a Hairpin (excerpts), Jun 4, 7.30pm; A Fairy Who Gets Hit by a Coin (excerpt) and Filing Four Petitions, Jun 5, 7.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan; and A Brother and Sister's Tearful Parting, A Heartbreaking Reunion, The Righteous Lan Jizi and Executing Chen Shimei (excerpts), Jun 6, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan. In Chiuchow dialect with Chinese and English surtitles. HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
The Legacy of Cheng Yanqiu - A Peking Opera Stylistic Study
The Peking Opera Theatre of Beijing performs: Weng Ouhong's The Purse of the Auspicious Unicorn about two women married on the same day who end up experiencing vastly differing fortunes (performance preceded by a screening of short film The Life of Cheng Yangqin), Jun 4, 7.30pm; excerpts from Castigation from a Former Empress, Testing His Wife at Wujiapo and A Spring Dream in the Boudoir, Jun 5, 2.30pm; The Trial (from The Incarceration of Su San) and Tears on the Desolate Mountain, Jun 5, 7.30pm; and excerpts from Looking at the Betrothal Gifts (from Zhu Yingtai Refuses to Be Married), Snow in Summer and Paying Respects to Wang Zhaojun on the Way Home (from Cai Wenji Returning to Han Land), Jun 6, 7.30pm. In Beijing dialect with Chinese and English surtitles. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$100-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 
Classical Symphonic Concert
Trevor Pinnock conducts cellist Jonathan Manson and the HK Academy for Performing Arts' Academy Symphony Orchestra in works by Haydn and Mozart. Jun 4, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$100 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2584 8500
Emerson String Quartet 
Violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, viola player Lawerence Dutton and cellist David Finckel play works by Mozart, Dvor?k and Shostakovich. Jun 4, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7321 
Tuesdays with Morrie
Ko Tin-lung directs Chung Ying Theatre's stage version of Mitch Albom's book about the 14 Tuesdays he spends with his dying professor  Morrie Schwartz. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Jun 4-5, 8-12, 8pm, also Jun 6, 13, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9800
Who's in Control
Asian People's Theatre Festival Society, Philippine Educational Theatre Association and Arannyak Natyadal's dance theatre work examines how man pursues his dreams in a society of puppeteers and puppets. Jun 4-5, 8pm, also Jun 5, 3pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2891 8488
HK Voices
Grace Chiang and Felix Shuen conduct the chamber choir performing works by Britten, Haydn, Handel and Bach. Jun 5, 6.30pm, St John's Cathedral, 4-8 Garden Rd, Central, HK$60. Inquiries: info@hkvoices.org
Mosaique Musicale
The HK Wind Kamerata  performs works by Grabut,  Garnier,  Debussy, Clarence Mak and Fran?a?x. A Le French May programme. Jun 5, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: frenchmay.com 
Orphee aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld)
The City Opera performs Offenbach's operetta which parodies Gluck's opera based on the Greek myth of Orpheus; 
the City Chamber Orchestra of HK accompanies; and the Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Legacy European Folk Dance Troupe also feature. A Le French May programme. Sung in French with dialogue in Cantonese and Chinese and English surtitles. Jun 9-10, 7.30pm,  HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place,  Central, HK$280-HK$480 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9020 5692
Shelter
The Not So Loud Theatre Company performs Jaymee Ng, Flickie Lapish and Neil Harris'  three-part drama set in a shelter on a mountain top in Hong Kong. In English. Jun 9-12, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$200, HK$160 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
I am the Wind
The Eolipile and Zahrbat Dance Companies perform works in which contemporary dance meets kung fu and hip hop. A Le French May programme. Jun 9-10, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160-HK$280 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: frenchmay.com 
Harpsichord Recital
Jennifer Huang Zheng  gives a recital of works by Handel, J.S. Bach, Scarlatti and Rameau. Jun 10, 6.30pm, HK Academy  for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$50 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2584 8517 
1001 Nights of Pasolini
Alice Theatre Laboratory's drama inspired by the real-life murder of Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini  by a  17-year-old youth. In Cantonese. Jun 10-12, 8pm, also Jun 12-13, 3pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St,  Shek Kip Mei, HK$140 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2784 7938
Jobless
Black Bird Theatre's comedy about four 20-somethings'  job-hunting travails. In Cantonese. Jun 10-13, 8pm, Jun 12, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theature,12 Hing Ning Rd,  Kwai Chung, HK$140 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9050 9421
A Virtuosic Showcase of Yue Opera Classics
The Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe of Shaoxing performs: The Lady General Mu Guiying Leads Her Army to War, Jun 11, 7.30pm; excerpts from A Clever Girl Called Jiujin, Ghost of a Woman Who Hangs Herself, A Mother and Son Reunion at the Nunnery, Recalling the  18 Hints at Parting and A Heartbreaking Reunion, Jun 12, 2.30pm; Three Glimpses of the Princess, Jun 12, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$350; and Interrogating the Husband, Jun 13, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. All shows: in  regional dialect with Chinese and English surtitles.  Inquiries: 2268 7325
Giovanni Sollima & City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
Jean Thorel conducts the Italian cellist-composer and the City Chamber Orchetsra of HK playing Respighi's Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No 3, Boccherini's Concerto No 3 for Cello in G Major, Puccini's Crisantemi and his L.B. Files. Jun 11, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$900 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2864 2154
Isserlis - Le Maitre et  le Violoncelle
Yan Pascal Tortelier  conducts cellist Steven Isserlis and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra playing works by Berlioz, Debussy and Ravel. A Le French May programme. Jun 11-12, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Sunday in the Park with George
Theatre Space's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's  musical  A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. In Cantonese. Jun 11-12, 8pm, also Jun 12-13, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2540 1011
Oliver!
The HK Singers perform Lionel Bart's musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist about an orphan boy who runs away from a workhouse and finds himself among a gang of pickpockets. In English. Jun 16-20, 7.30pm, also Jun 19-20, 2.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$250-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: hksingers@hotmail.com 
Joshua Bell & The Academy of St Martin in the Fields
The violinist and the ensemble he directs play works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Jun 16, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, HK$200-HK$520 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Extra-curricular
Pirate Panto Principals Sought
The HK Players seek  actors (aged 16 years and above) for their Pirate Panto to be staged in Dec. Auditions: Jun 2-3, 7-8. Inquiries: 9105 3061 
Hong Kong Nature Landscapes: Of What Value?
The Photographic Heritage Foundation founder-director Edward Stokes argues that Hong Kong is not merely an urban and economic phenomenon. In English. Jun 3, 1.15pm (lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members), includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
Going Green
Author-environmentalist Catherine  Touzard  discusses ecologically responsible lifestyles. In English. Jun 3, 6.30pm, Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$200, HK$100 (HK Women in Publishing Society members), registration required. Inquiries: events@hkwips.org
Pecha Kucha Night #11
Ten designers  discuss their influences and work. In English. Jun 3, 8pm (doors open, 7.30pm), Room One, Lobby, The Mira Hotel, 118 Nathan Rd, TST, HK$80, includes one drink, booking required. Inquiries: 2739 6889
The Big Picture: Exploring the Art and Business of Children's Book Illustration
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers art director Laurent Linn  conducts a master class for illustrators, Jun 5, 9am-noon, HK$550, HK$450 (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators members). He  discusses: the role of an art director and what is involved in creating cover art and illustrations that help to sell books, Jun 5, 1.45pm, HK$300, HK$250 (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators members); and how drawing for literature differs from any other type of art, Jun 5, 3.40pm, HK$325, HK$275 (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators members). In English. KPMG, 8/F Prince's Building, 10 Chater Rd, Central, registration required.  Inquiries: scbwihk@gmail.com
Handmade Mart
Local artists sell their handmade gift creations such as fashion accessories, jewellery and gadgetry. Jun 5, 2pm-6pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, free entry. Inquiries: 2127 7936 
Art and Life
Jingkun Theatre founder-director Tang Yuen-ha, Jingkun Theatre director-actor Geng Tianyuan and Peking Opera Theatre of Hebei director Pei Yanling discuss: how they were initiated into the Chinese opera, their love for Xigu, their careers and  other aspects of art and life, Jun 5, 3pm; and their life, professional experiences, views on the developments of Chinese traditional theatre and how they envision the future of the teaching of Chinese traditional theatre, Jun 6, 3pm. In Cantonese and Putonghua. AC2, Level 4, Administration Building, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 
BASF Kids' Lab 2010
University of HK and HK University of Science and Technology students help children conduct scientific experiments.  In Cantonese. Jun 5, 3.30pm-5.20pm, Jun 6, 2.30pm-5.20pm, Main lobby, HK Science Museum,  2 Science Museum Rd, TST East,  free entry, registration required.  Inquiries: 2732 3220
Baby Loves Disco
Family-oriented event featuring a 1980s-style disco, games, dancing, live performers and other activities. Jun 6, 2pm-5pm, Dragon-i, UG/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, HK$250. Inquiries: 3110 1222 
The Life and Drama of Ruan Lingyu 
Film scholar Law Kar, HK Academy of Performing Arts dean of film and television Shu Kei  (aka Kenneth Ip) and Taiwanese film scholar-producer Peggy Chiao Hung-bing discuss the late Chinese silent film actress (1910-1935) whose life was filled with not just film works but also drama. In Cantonese and Putonghua. Jun 6, 5pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, free. Inquiries: 2739 2139



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