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SCMP Reporter

Exhibitions
On the Postmodern  Frontier of Adventure
Photographs and video works by Polish artist Ewa Kuras  exploring contemporary society's quest for freedom, admiration and recognition. Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Sept 13  
New Trend 2010
Group exhibition of works by students  from the Chinese University of Hong  Kong's Department of Fine Arts, the HK  Art School and HK Baptist University's Academy of Visual Arts that provide  insights into  art development in the  territory.  Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12 Cattle Depot Artist  Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends Sept 21  
Sea of Mountains
Media artist Joao Vasco Paiva's computational video dealing with the abstract nature of open water. Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Sept 23  
Mist T
Photographs of trees, some shot in mist, by jazz vocalist Elaine Liu.  Opens today. Daily, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, L2, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, TST. Inquiries: 6622 7086. Ends Sept 18  
Splendour of Cantonese Opera: Masters Tong Tik-sang  and  Yam Kim-fai
Stage and performers' memorabilia in an exhibition 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   
Honeymoon
Taiwanese painter Yao Jui-chung's   works depict  destinations he visited on his honeymoon. Opening reception today, 6pm-8pm. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, Rm 202, Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Sept 28  
Intimacy
Carol Lee Mei-kuen's explores her memories of childhood,  personal  relationships and   philosophy  on  life  by playing with light and shadows.  Opening reception today, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, 10 Chancery Lane, Central. Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends Oct 2  
The Beautiful and the Bold
Large-scale paintings and intimate tapestries  by Australian David Bromley are inspired by female nudes  and Boys Own magazines. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2291 0006.  Ends Oct 2  
Texture
Norman de Brackinghe's  photographic explorations of how texture can be more  than the  appearance of a surface. Opening reception today, 7pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, YY9 Gallery, G/F, 83-85 Sing Woo Rd, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2574 3370. Ends Oct 15  
Hong Kong As It Was
Photographs of 1950s and 60s Hong Kong by the late Mak Fung (1918-2009).  Tue-Sun, noon-7pm, The Upper Station, 22 Upper Station St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 6130 5137. Ends Oct 17  
Fabrication
Sculptures, paintings and mixed-media installations by Shi Jindian  that are based on destruction and reconstruction of  objects. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Contemporary by Angela Li, G/F, 90-92 Hollywood Rd, Central. Ends Oct 31  
At the Beginning North was Here
Ellie Ga's  photographs and video works depicting different geographical and psychological stages of a scientific expedition that conducted research near the North Pole. Opening reception today, 7pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 11.30am-8pm, Agnes b.'s Librairie Galerie, 1/F, 18 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2869 5505. Ends Dec 31  
Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters 2010
Ceramic tea ware sets by 78 local potters showcasing a cross-section of production and decorative skills. Mon, Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm, closed Tue, Museum of Tea Ware, HK Park, 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, free. Inquiries: 2869 0690. Ends May 16, 2011  
Performing Arts 
De Ling and Empress Dowager Ci Xi
Art of Cantonese Opera's  adaptation of He Jiping's play about how the powerful  Qing empress is touched by a young woman's pure heart and love for her country. In Cantonese. Until Sept 12, 7.30pm, also Sept 12, 1.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2388 3850
Other People
Bench Productions' drama about what happens when two best friends acquire an awkward new roommate. Starring Jamie Hansen, Eric Khoo and Hamish Campbell. In English. Sept 9-11, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150, HK$120 (members). Inquiries: 2521 7251
Betrayal
We Draman Group's adaptation of Harold Pinter's drama about  a love triangle involving a woman (Alice Lau), her husband (Lee Chun-chow) and his married friend (Tang Wai-kit). In Cantonese. Sept 9-12, 14-19, 8pm, also Sept 11-12, 18-19, 3pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220-HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 9050 9421
Give Me a Pen!
Cinematic Theatre's drama showcase of seven plays with  different styles and themes  written by seven  young playwrights. In Cantonese. Sept 9-12, 8pm, also Sept 11-12, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2567 5888
Woman Talks About Women
Mo Lai Yan-chi's solo show about different women's lives and stories. In Cantonese. Until Sept 19, 8pm, also Sept 11-12, 18-19, 3pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$160, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3599 9755  
De Waart's Mahler 7
Edo de Waart conducts bass-baritone Shen Yang and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in performing Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt, Der Tamboursg'sell, Rheinlegendchen and Trost im Unglueck, and Symphony No 7. Sept 10-11, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 
Princess and the City 2010
Champion Arts Association's comedy about 30-something single women  looking for love in the city. In Cantonese. Sept 10-11, 8pm, also Sept 11, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen  Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$120, HK$150 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 6121 4241
The Legend of Zhang Baozai
Lo King-man directs Musica Viva's chamber opera about the life of  Cheung Po-tsai, a local pirate leader famed for being ruthless to Mandarin officials but generous to indigenous villagers. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Sept 10-12, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$90-HK$180 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 6976 2877
The Living Split
Chloe Wong's Dance Theatre presents  dances choreographed by  Wong and performed by Cyrus Hui, Cherry Leung, Alice Ma and Lau Tin-ming. Sept 10-11, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9172 5416
Le Dieu du Carnage 
Roy Szeto Wai-cheuk directs the HK Repertory Theatre's adaptation of French playwright Yasmina Reza's comedy about two outwardly upstanding couples who cross paths and argue after their sons have a fight.  In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Sept 11-12, 14-18, 21, 23-25, 7.45pm, also Sept 12, 18-19, 23, 2.45pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
Tchaikovsky: Pathetique
Yip Wing-sie conducts pianist Conrad Tao and the HK Sinfonietta performing works  such as Chen Yi's Duo Ye, Mozart's Piano Concerto No23 in A and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No6 in B Minor, Pathetique. Sept 11, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336   
Dr Tim Ding's Factory
Poon Pik-wan  directs the HK Repertory Theatre's fantasy drama in which individuals intent on having children gather at a doctor's dream factory geared to help them achieve their desires. In Cantonese. Sept 12-13, 15-19, 7.45pm, also Sept 18-19, 2.45pm, HK Rep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
Wednesday Annual Concert
Wednesday Singers perform works such as Let it Be, Hava Nageela and All I Ask of You. Sept 12, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$60 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9600 2505
Good Music This Lunch
HK Sinfonietta violinists Joseph Vickers and Le Hoai-nam, viola players Elvis Chan Tsz-shun  and Meidad Yehudayan and cellists Laurent Perrin and Park Si-won play Brahms' String Sextet No1 in B-Flat. Sept 14, 12.45pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Soulmate
iStage performs Elton Lau's drama about a psychiatrist who falls for his patient, a woman who continues to feel her boyfriend's presence three years after he died in a car accident. In Cantonese. Sept 15-19, 8pm, also Sept 18-19, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5309 3575
The Passage Beyond
Actors' Family's musical adaptation of Miri Yu's novel about strange things happening after a single father's return from a trip spent hunting for a particular species of butterfly in Taiwan. In Cantonese. Sept 17-18, 7.45pm, Sept 19, 2.45pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$120-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9050 1941 
Galaxy Reflections
Six-act cross-media theatre presentation featuring music by Mui Kwong-chiu  and visuals by George Chang. Sept 17-18, 8pm, Sept 19, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$140, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Genghis Khan: A Choral Symphony
Yan Huichang conducts the Mongolian  Youth Chorus of the Inner Mongolia  National Song and Dance Opera Troupe, Inner Mongolia National Song and Dance Troupe of China, baritone Ma Jinquan,  horse-head fiddle lead performer Qinggele and the HK Chinese Orchestra performing Tang Jainping's  symphony inspired by  the historical Mongolian  figure. Sept  17-18, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Love, Accidentally
City Contemporary Dance Company performs Mui Cheuk-yin's dance theatre deconstruction of Tong Tik-sang's The Purple Hairpin into a modern lover's discourse exploring the themes of premonition, intuition and fate. Sept 17-18, 8pm, also Sept 18-19, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2329 7803
Show What?!
Victor Ma Choi-wo directs Y-Space's presentation of five dances about various concerns ranging from intimate relations to global issues. Sept 17-18, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2470 0511
Concert by Windpipe Chinese Ensemble
Wong Chi-chung conducts xylophone  player-Hawaiian guitarist Li Haoming, yangqin player Bryan Lai, erhu player  Chan Ka-man, gaohu-erxian player Chan  Pik-sum, yehu-tiqin player Ng Wai-yin, pipa-qinqin-sanxian player Wong Ling-yan and  dizi-xiao player Yeung Wai-kit  performing works such as the theme song of Once Upon  a Time in China and the capriccio from Princess Chang Ping. Sept 18, 8pm, Y-Theatre, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan; and Sept 19, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall,  72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
CLP Light Classics Concert
Yip Wing-sie conducts pianist Helen Cha, violinist James Cuddeford and the HK Sinfonietta playing works including Tchaikovsky's Serenade in C: Waltz, Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre and Arthur Benjamin's Jamaican Rhumba. Sept 19, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$80-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Shanghai Quartet
 Violinists Li Weigang and Jiang Yiwen, viola player Li Honggang and cellist Nicholas Tzavaras, viola player Andrew Ling and cellist Richard Bamping play works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms. Sept 20, 7.30pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9333 8836
Nanyin Concert by Au Kwan-cheung
Nanyin performer Au, qinqin player Yu Siu-wah, yehu player To Wing and zheng player Chen Xiaohua perform Outcry in Governor Mui's Office and Pik-yung Visiting her Fianc?in Prison (from The Jade Palm-leaf). Sept 21, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
The Battle of Love
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's musical comedy adaptation of Yue Feng's film (with a script by Eileen Chang) about romantic complications involving sisters, their cousin and a professor suitor. In Cantonese. Sept 22-25, 29, Oct 1, 8.15pm, also Sept 23, 25-26, 5pm, Sep 26, 2.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$180-HK$265 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6377 7240



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