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Ben Sin

Exhibitions
Message In The Sky
Oil and ink paintings and 'stone' works created by painter-sculptor Eddie Lui  Fung-ngar between 1997 and 2010. Today, 11am-6pm, Moon Gallery, Shop 1, G/F Hua Fu Commercial Building, 111 Queen's Rd West, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2858 1771. Ends today   
A Visual Game
Group exhibition of works by 30 students of Ng's Art School.  Today, 10am-9pm, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2815 4344. Ends  today  
Art and Delight
Chinese calligraphy works and paintings of landscapes  by Amy Poon Suk-ling. Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries:  2521 7251. Ends Jul 30  
Revolve
Works on light-sensitive paper by British couple Rob and Nick Carter.   Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends Jul 31  
When Silence Speaks
Paintings by Viet Dung  of landscapes  in Vietnam.  Mon-Sat, 10.30am-6.30pm, Galerie La Vong, 13/F One Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Inquiries: 2869 6863. Ends Jul 31  
Hong Kong Diary: Response Exhibition of the 53rd Venice Biennale Hong Kong Exhibition II
Pak Sheung-chuen's works present his observations  on daily life in Hong Kong.  Mon-Wed, Fri, Sun, 10am-6pm, Sat, 10am-8pm, closed non-public holiday Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries:  2827 8786. Ends Aug 1 
Further Affinities
Group show featuring works by Edward Burtynsky, Fre Ilgen, Nathan Slate Joseph  and  four other artists.  Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, 11am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends Aug 1   
King for a Day
Australian street/graffiti artist Meggs' paintings and screenprints examine society's obsession with celebrity.   Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Above Second, 31 Eastern St, Sai Ying Pun. Inquiries: 6330 7759. Ends Aug 4  
Performing Arts  
When Sushi Meets Wasabi
Jim Chim Sui-man directs PIP Theatre's romantic comedy about a man and a woman (Tyson Chak Hoi-tai and Harriet Yeung Sze-man) who are brought together by a common love for sushi. In Cantonese. Jul 28-Aug 1, Aug 6-8, 7.30pm, also Jul 31-Aug 1, Aug 7-8, 2.30pm,  HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$160-HK$280 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2294 8004 
Dr Faustus
Anthony Chan Kam-kuen directs the HK Repertory Theatre's performance of his version of the story about a man (Poon Chan-leung) who makes a pact with the devil (Man Tsz-leung). In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Jul 31, Aug 1, 2.45pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$340 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
Sesame Street Live - When Elmo Grows Up (family)
Musical  in which Elmo and his Sesame Street friends share their dreams about what they want to be when they grow up. In English with Chinese surtitles. Jul 28-Aug 7, 7.30pm, also Jul 30-Aug 1, 6-8, 3pm, Jul 31-Aug 1, 7-8, 11am, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220-HK$450, HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2866 6622 
Wave
Spring Poetry presents five  dances choreographed by Terry Tsui and Lonce Yu. Jul 28-29, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120. Inquiries: 9127 4076  
Live Book
Torrance Ng Siu-lun and Alex Fung Kwok-lung direct and star in a comedy that is scripted to help people discover meaning in their lives. In Cantonese. Jul 28, 8.30pm, Y-Theatre, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9515 1080  
Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny (family)
Canada's Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's puppet-filled multi-media theatre double bill: with Goodnight Moon focusing on a bunny that goes through the comforting bedtime ritual of bidding goodnight to the objects in his room; and The Runaway Bunny about a young rabbit who imagines leaving home, only to always end up being found by his mother. In Cantonese: Jul 29-31, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$100-HK$200; and Aug 1, 5pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$100, HK$160. In English with Chinese and English surtitles: Jul 31, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2370 1044  
Gulliver (family)
Catherine Obraztsov directs the Sergei Obraztsov Puppet Theatre (formerly the Moscow State Puppets Theatre)'s large-scale puppet theatre production of her and Boris Goldovsky's re-imagining of Jonathan Swift's story about a shipwrecked man who is first taken prisoner by a group of tiny people in Liliput, then by giants in Brobdingnag. In English (dialogue) and Russian (music lyrics) with Chinese and English surtitles. Jul 30-31, 7.30pm, also Jul 31-Aug 1, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044  
The Young Hunger Artist k
Chan Ping-chiu directs On & On Theatre Workshop's performance of Dung Kai-cheung's adaptation of Franz Kafka's A Hunger Artist into a satirical play about a young artist who considers whether genuine art can survive after seeing the media turn her work into hype. In Cantonese. Jul 30-31, 7.30pm, Aug 1,  8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2370 1044  
The Magic Flute
Lai Tat-tat Wing and Cedric Chan direct Zuni Icosahedron's multi-media music theatre production inspired by - and featuring the music of - Mozart's opera which has the composer and cartoon characters relate the story of the battle between good and evil. In Cantonese. Jul 30-31, 8pm, also Jul 31-Aug 1, 3pm, Aug 1, 11am, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044  
 The Stranger (Hong Kong, 2010)
The Outsider Productions' version of  French writer Albert Camus' L'Etranger,  about a Frenchman who seemingly irrationally kills an Arab whom he  recognises in Algiers. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Jul 30-31, 8pm, also Jul 31, 3.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$130 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
The Will to Build (2010)
Bonni Chan directs Theatre du Pif and Burst TV's verbatim theatre piece about Hong Kong's cycle of construction and destruction, and its effects on the territory's people. In English and Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Jul 30-Aug 1, 8pm,  also Jul 31-Aug 1, 4pm, City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120,  HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325  
Cyril Beyond Imagination  in Hong Kong
 American-Japanese-French illusionist Cyril Takayama  performs. Jul 30-Aug 1, 8.15pm, also Aug 1, 2pm, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay,  HK$480-HK$1,080 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2368 8286
Winds Of Change
Chan Chu-hei and Emotion Cheung direct  and star in Theatre Horizon's drama about an artist living in a land with great economic disparity who decides to sacrifice himself for the people. In Cantonese. Jul 30-31, 8pm, also Jul 31, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3165 9394  
HeHe: Bryan Lai Yangqin Recital
 Yangqin player Lai, erhu player Hou Shih-chieh, zheng player Luo Jing, liuqin player Chan Shuk-har, pipa player Lam Tsan-tong, zhongruan player Fong Ka-po, daruan player Liu Hsin-lin, pianist Yu Pui-sze, the Purple String Quartet and VJ Welby play works including Phantom of the Opera, Beauty and the Beast and Over the Rainbow. Aug 1, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6881 4924
St Matthew Passion
Felix Yeung conducts tenors Stephen Ng and Alex Tam, baritones Alan Tsang and Albert Lim, sopranos Elizabeth Coupe and Florence Cheng, alto Louise Kwong, counter-tenor Ray Chan, bass-baritone Apollo Wong, Die Konzertisten, HK Children's Choir, City Chamber Orchestra of HK and organist Peter Yue performing J.S. Bach's work. Aug 2, 7.30pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2523 4157  
Cinderella (family)
The Christine Liao School of Ballet's students perform a ballet version of the fairytale about a  girl - ill-treated by her step-mother and ugly step-sisters - who dreams of going to a ball and meeting a  prince. Aug 3, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2736 6666
Cinema 
A Lean Night - Glorious Gangsters
The HK Arts Centre presents a programme of five classic works by master filmmakers from  around the world, including the following two films. Until Jul 31. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0273  
Accattone
Director-scriptwriter Pier Paolo Pasolini's  film about a pimp (Franco Citti)  who plies his trade in Rome.  In Italian with English subtitles. Jul 30, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.  
 Gods of the Plague
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's crime drama  about a small-time crook  who plans to rob a supermarket.  In German with English subtitles. Jul 16, 7.30pm, Jul 31, 5.30pm, HK Arts Centre.



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