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Exhibitions
SMS and Its Enemy
Drawings and other works by conceptual artist Wu Shanzhuan reflect a persistent concern with ontological issues. Today, 10am-6.30pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 407 Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends today
The Man Who Paints
Paintings by South Korean artist Suh Yong-sun, a man who describes himself as using 'violent colours'. Today, 10.30am-7.30pm, Shin Hwa Gallery, G/F, 32 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2803 7960. Ends today
Rose c'est Paris
Black and white photographs by Bettina Rheims tell the story of a beautiful, mysterious woman in search of her twin sister, and her adventures through a Parisian underworld. A Le French May programme. Today, 11am-8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: frenchmay.com. Ends today
Still Lifes and Waves
Iva Ma's visual art works inspired by classic films directed by Fei Mu, Yasujiro Ozu and Yoshimitsu Morita, and The Waves, a novel by Virginia Woolf. Today, 10am-8pm, Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 3101 2713. Ends today
Dynamic Metropolis
Paul Kenton, Neil Dawson and Lesley Ann Derks' paintings of busy cityscapes. Today, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, L2, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2118 8666. Ends today
Fashion Art
Daegu Haany University fashion design professor Kim Ji-heui's works illustrate the diversity of fashion materials and fashion design. 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
From Common to Uncommon: The Legend of Ha Bik-chuen
Eighty-two prints, sculptures, mixed media and other works by the late artist (1925-2009). Mon-Wed, Fri, Sun, 10am-6pm, Sat, 10am-8pm, closed Tue, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Jul 17
Performing Arts
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's production of Raymond To Kwok-wai's 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
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
Good Music This Lunch
HK Sinfonietta members including oboists Marrie Rose Kim and Mami Fukuhara and clarinettist Johnny Fong Hiu-kai play works by Beethoven and Mozart. Jun 22, 1pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336
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 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
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 including opera excerpt Revealing the True Identity (from The Captive General Visits his Mother). 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 and conducts the HK Sinfonietta performing works including Handel's Royal Fireworks Music and 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 children aged under three) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
A Hollow Room
HK Repertory Theatre stages 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
Thomas Chan directs and scripts a musical show incorporating tango and other elements featuring pianist Joanne Wong, guitarist Spencer Chao, pipa player Mavis Lam 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 and Shostakovich's Jazz Suite No 2. 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 (UNHCR) 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
Moving to Mars
Documentary charting the journey made by two Myanmese families from a refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border to new homes in the British city of Sheffield. In English, Myanmese and Karen, with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 21, 8pm, Jun 22, 9.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Sergio
Documentary looking at the life and work of United Nations high commissioner for human rights Sergio Vieira de Mello (1948-2003). In English, French and Portuguese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 21, 9.45pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Noir: A Film Noir Retrospective Bridging France and Hong Kong
The 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
A Better Tomorrow
John Woo Yu-sum's crime drama about two triads (Chow Yun-fat and Ti Lung), one of whom has a younger brother (Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing) on the right side of the law. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 21, 9.50pm, Palace IFC.