British Aid Army Group Drawings

Small but detailed drawings collected by British Army Aid Group founder Colonel Lindsay Ride that were used for military intelligence work behind enemy lines during the second world war. Today, 10am-5pm, Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2569 1500. Ends today

The 'Dao' Art of Paulo Zheng and Guo Xiaoling

Works by Canadian-Chinese calligrapher-stone engraver Zheng and painter Guo Xiaoling highlighting the two artists' multicultural backgrounds. Opens today. Mon, Wed-Sun, 10am-9pm, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Rd, Central. Inquiries: 9243 5018. Ends Mar 24

Images of Women IX

More than 20 Chinese artists' representations of women and the female form. Opening reception today, 5pm-midnight (admission with ArtWalk tickets). Mon-Sat, 10.30am-6.30pm, Schoeni Art Gallery, Main Gallery, 21-31 Old Bailey St, Central. Inquiries: 2869 8802. Ends Apr 4

Urban Zoo

Works by artists including Graphic Airlines, Siuman, Dorophy Tang and Yamagchi Soichi exploring the relationship between animals and the city. Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm, Madhouse Contemporary, G/F, 10 Kau U Fong, Central. Inquiries: 2815 6007. Ends Apr 21

Rupture

Pixilated works by French photographer Laurent Segretier in which a woman's willowy silhouette is contorted. Opening reception today, 6.30pm-9pm. Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, Jiang Art Gallery, G/F and 1/F, 39 Staunton St, SoHo. Inquiries: 3119 2012. Ends Apr 30

Performing Arts

An Ordinary Man

HK Arts Festival's production of a drama about a man forced to find himself in the face of death. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Mar 15-20, 22-27, 8.15pm, also Mar 19-20, 26-27, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Moo & Toi Concert in HK 2011

Mando-pop singers Eric Moo Chii Yuan and Samuel Toi Ching-siu perform. Mar 15, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2541 6778

Glengarry Glen Ross

Aurora Theatre stages David Mamet's play about two days in the lives of four real-estate agents who are prepared to do almost anything to close a home sale. In English. Mar 15-19, 9pm, also Mar 18-19, 3.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$220 (members HK$180) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

A'Lone'

HK Repertory Theatre's production involving a man and woman pondering one night whether something has been forgotten or simply never existed. In Cantonese. Mar 16-20, 7.45pm, also Mar 19-20, 2.45pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urtbix. Inquiries: 3103 5900

Death and the Maiden

The HK Repertory Theatre's production of Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman's dramatic exploration of human mistrust, fear and violence involving a former political prisoner who was raped by her captors, while Schubert's Death and the Maiden was played in the background. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Mar 16-19, 23-26, 31, Apr 1-2, 7.45pm, also Mar 19-20, 26-27, Apr 3, 2.45pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900

Elias String Quartet

Violinists Sara Bitlloch and Donald Grant, violist Martin Saving and cellist Marie Bitlloch perform string quartets by Mozart, Britten and Smetana. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 16, 8.15pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$300 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Flow

Audio-visual artist Ryoichi Kurokawa, local electronic musician Nerve and media artist npool present a show that examines the perception of time and space. Mar 17-18, 8pm, Multimedia Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323

The Whitest Boy Alive Live in HK

Wong Wai-yin Piano Recital

The local pianist plays works by composers such as Schumann and Rautavaara. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 17, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Tristan und Isolde

Willy Decker directs the Leipzig Opera's production of Richard Wagner's opera revolving around a love triangle involving a nobleman, his Irish princess love and the king she is betrothed to; Axel Kober conducts the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra providing live musical accompaniment. A HK Arts Festival programme. In German with Chinese and English surtitles. Mar 18, 7pm, Mar 20, 5pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$380-HK$1,380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

The Painted Faces

Meng Guanglu, the Tianjin Youth Peking Opera Troupe and the Dalian Peking Opera Troupe perform: Combat between Zhang Fei and Ma Chao and Ambush at the Jiujiang River, Mar 18, 7.30pm; and Yang Chi, the Dalian Peking Opera Troupe and the Tianjin Youth Peking Opera Troupe perform At White Water Beach and The Beheading of The Judge, Mar 19, 7.30pm. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Beijing dialect with Chinese surtitles and scene synopses in English. Both shows: Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$350 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Dance Roots

Leung Kwok-shing conducts the HK Dance Company's performance of a dance poem choreographed by Zhao Tiechun and Jin Miaomiao that captures different spirits of movement from China's many ethnic groups; Beijing Dance Academy dancers Wu Shuai, Luo Wenbo, Wang Ke and Zeng Xizhuo guest. Mar 18-19, 7.45pm, Mar 19-20, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806

Chan Chi-chun and Chan Chi-yuk Dizi Recital

Dizi playing twins Chi-chun and Chi-yuk perform works including Huang Tiechui's Celebrating Harvest. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 18, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Eagles 'Long Road Out of Eden' Tour, HK

The American rock band performs. Mar 18, 8pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$1,288-HK$2,088 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2629 6240

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

Alexander Lazarev conducts the Japanese orchestra performing works by Britten and Prokofiev; Jimmy Shiu narrates in Cantonese. Mar 18, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$200. Lazarev conducts soloist Hiroko Kouda and the orchestra performing works by Akutagawa, Gliere, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev. Mar 19, 3pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$480 Urbtix. A HK Arts Festival programme. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Jazz, Rituals and War: Stravinsky's Revolution

The Australian Ballet's Lana Jones and the HK Ballet perform George Balanchine's Rubies, Natalie Weir's The Rite of Spring and Nils Christie's Symphony in Three Movements (all set to the music of Igor Stravinsky). Mar 18-19, 8pm, also Mar 19-20, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$120-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724

Memorial Concert of Hwang Yau Tai

Barbara Fei conducts soprano Chen Liping, tenor David Lui, the Allegro Singers, The Horns Chorus, HK Institute of Education Chorus, Lai Cho-tin Memorial Music Development Association Chorus, The Educators' Singers and Tien Ma Chorus performing works such as Hei Wu. Mar 18, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, HK$80-HK$150 Urbtix Inquiries: 9673 9031Cinema

The 16th ifva Festival

The HK Arts Centre presents a selection of independent short films and videos, including the following two film programmes. Until Mar 20. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; and Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 5328

ifva x 7-Eleven @ community

Seven short films with convenience store settings including: Heiward Mak Hei-yan's Eleven to Seven, revolving around a female white-collar worker who works from 7am to 11pm and a part-time worker in a convenience store who works from 11pm to 7am (in Cantonese). Mar 16, 6.30pm, HK Arts Centre.

The 16th ifva Open Category Finalist Showcase (Programme 1) + Jenny

Five short films focusing on individuals, family and society including Shek Yi-ching, Yiu Wing-ho, Tang Heng, Seung Yu-hang and Ho Fung-lun's Tsoi Yuen Villagers (in Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles). Also showing: Wong Ching-po's short film about love at first sight in a convenience store (in Cantonese). Mar 16, 8pm, HK Arts Centre.