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Exhibitions
LSSIISLTENNT
Video, photography and installation works by Manila-based artist Poklong Anading. Today, 10.30am-7.30pm, Osage Soho, LG/F, Shop 1, 45 Caine Rd, SoHo. Inquiries: 2537 0688. Ends today
A Partnership with the People: KAAA and Post-war Agricultural Hong Kong
Exhibition detailing how, through hard work and tenacity, as well as the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association's assistance, the agrarian community of the New Territories became self-supporting after the second world war. Today, 10am-6pm, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends today
The Scent of Korea
Mixed-media works by Kim Sang-ho that convey different Korean scents. Today-Thu, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village,63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends Thu
Plurality
Local oil painter Lucille Lo Yuk-yin's landscapes, cityscapes and conceptual works draw attention to the prominence of plurality in Hong Kong society. Today-Sat, 11am-7pm, Grotto Fine Art, 2/F, 31C-D Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2121 2270. Ends Sat
The Raft
American photographer-filmmaker David LaChapelle's mixed-media collages explore reconciliation between humans and nature. Mon-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 1pm-6pm, de Sarthe Fine Art, 8/F Club Lusitano Building, 16 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2167 8896. Ends Jul 2
Escape from Hong Kong - the Road to Waichow
Historical exhibition detailing the daring Christmas Day escape from Japanese-occupied Hong Kong by a one-legged Chinese admiral escorted by a group of British intelligence officers and sailors. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun 10am-5pm, closed Thu, Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, free today and on Wed, HK$10 on other days. Inquiries: 2569 1500. Ends Dec 31
Performing Arts
Good Music This Lunch
HK Sinfonietta members including oboists Marrie Rose Kim and Mami Fukuhara, and clarinettist Johnny Fong Hiu-kai play works by Ibert, Barber and Ligeti, Jun 20; and Beethoven and Mozart, Jun 22. Both concerts: 1pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Bang Bang
Not So Loud Theatre Company's drama about two journalists on board the USS Delaware during the 2003 Iraq war. In English. Jun 21-25, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$190 (HK$150 for members). Inquiries: 2521 7251
Boundless Movement
HK Repertory Theatre stages an historical drama about the 72 martyrs of Huanghuagang. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Jun 21-25, 27-28, 7.45pm, also Jun 25, 2.45pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$340 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
Joint-University Charity Concert: 'Music Heals Japan'
Sean Li and Sharen Lau conduct sopranos Jeffie Leung (Jun 21) and Yuki Ip (Jun 22), and the HK Joint-University Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir performing works including Japanese traditional song Sakura Sakura, Barber's Adagio for Strings and Rutter's Requiem. Jun 21-22, 8pm, Loke Yew Hall, University of HK, Main Campus, Pok Fu Lam, HK$100-HK$500 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6056 4507
Cinematique
Compagnie Adrien's multi-arts show in which classical dancer Satchie Noro and autodidactic juggler Adrien Mondot journey through a virtual landscape transformed by hi-tech computer programming and digital arts elements. A Le French May programme. Jun 22-23, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: frenchmay.com
Plum Blossom Award Winning Showcase
Jingkun Theatre and Peking Opera Theatre of Hebei perform: The Story of the Actor Xiang Jiuxiao, Jun 23; The Great Heroine (The Iron Bow), Jun 24; and opera excerpts Revealing the True Identity (from The Captive General Visits his Mother), The Pulley, The Marriage Proposal (from Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream) and Wu Song Beating the Tiger Barehanded (from The Water Margin), Jun 25. All shows: in regional dialect with Chinese and English surtitles. 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$100-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Chan Ho-fung East Wing West Wing Concert
The Canto-pop singer performs. June 23-24, 8pm, Y-Theatre, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696
HK Mas Vueltas Flamencas
Dancer Clara Ramona headlines a flamenco showcase. Jun 23, 8pm, Dance Culture Association, 20/F, Richmond Plaza, 496 Jaffe Rd, Causeway Bay, HK$150. Inquiries: 6255 1493
Sylvia
Kearen Pang Production's adaptation of American playwright A.R. Gurney's play about a middle-aged man who adopts a stray dog despite fierce opposition from his wife. In Cantonese. Jun 23-26, 28-30, Jul 1-3, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240, HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6438 2557
Classical Music for Babies with Peter Moore
Peter Moore presents (in English) and conducts the HK Sinfonietta performing works including Grieg's Peer Gynt. Jun 24, 7.30pm, Jun 25-26, 2.30pm, 5pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180, HK$280 (HK$50 for babies aged under three) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
A Hollow Room
HK Repertory Theatre puts on a suspense drama about a troubled man who enters a room in his office nobody dares to visit because terrible things have occurred there in the past. In Cantonese. Jun 24-25, 28-30, Jul 1-2, 8-10, 8pm, also Jun 25-26, Jul 2-3, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 8/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
One Hundred Years Of Solitude
Alice Theatre Laboratory's drama inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel about the lives of several generations of the same family living in an old house as viewed by the lingering soul of a woman in it. In Cantonese. Jun 24-25, 8pm, also Jun 25-26, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2784 7938
Midori's Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Edo de Waart conducts violinist Midori and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and Symphony No 5. Jun 24-25, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
The HK Virtuosi
Lio Kuok-man plays the piano and conducts violinist Vera Tsu and the orchestra playing works by Mendelssohn, Piazzolla and Mozart. Jun 24, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9042 4090
Jolin Tsai Myself World Tour Live in Hong Kong
Mando-pop singer Jolin Tsai Yi-lin in concert. Jun 24-25, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2541 6778
Clair de Lune
Musical incorporating tango and other elements featuring pianist Joanne Wong, guitarist Spencer Chao and vocalist Gabriel Kwok. Jun 24, 8.30pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$180, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2127 7936
HK Chamber Orchestra and Wong Ka-lap
Zun Hin-woo conducts cellist Wong and the orchestra playing works by Stamitz, Haydn and Mozart. Jun 25, 8pm, Multimedia Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$200-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2728 7906
HKPW x Jazz
Steve Kwan Tsz-lai and Szeto Chun-yeung conduct the HK Performers Winds performing works such as Jobim, Gilber and de Moraes' The Girl from Ipanema. Jun 25, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3488 1550
Cinema
Refugee Film Festival
The United Nations Refugee Agency presents a programme of five films about refugees, including the following two. Until Jun 23. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55 cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 0002
Reporter
Erid Daniel Metzgar's documentary about Nicholas Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for The New York Times, who almost single-handedly brought the crisis in Darfur to the world's attention. In English with Chinese subtitles. Jun 20, 8pm, Jun 23, 9.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Slingshot Hip Hop
Documentary about Palestinian hip hop musicians who offer alternative voices of resistance to the Israeli-Palestinian struggle. In Arabic, English and Hebrew with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 20, 9.45pm, Jun 22, 8pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Noir: A Film Noir Retrospective Bridging France and Hong Kong
Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau presents a Le French May programme of 27 French and Hong Kong film noir works, including the following film. Until Jun 28. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60 cinema.com.hk; Broadway Mong Kok, 6-12 Sai Yeung Choi St, Mong Kok, HK$55 cinema.com.hk; and Palace IFC, Podium L1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: bc.cinema.com.hk
The Young Lieutenant
Crime drama about a rookie policeman and the middle-aged female detective he is assigned to work under. Xavier Beauvois directs. In French with English subtitles. Jun 20, 9.40pm, Palace IFC.