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Exhibitions 
Red, China and Artistic Freedom
Works by 17 artists including Wang Keping, Xiao Lu and Cang Xin  that contribute to the  discussion of artistic freedom and expression in China and elsewhere. Today, noon-5pm,  10 Chancery Lane Gallery Art Projects, Art East Island, 6/F Chai Wan Industrial City Phase 1, 60 Wing Tai Rd, Chai Wan. Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends today  
Legacy and Creations
Exhibition of ink art and cross-media works providing examples of the ink painting tradition in Hong Kong and  showing the impact of global culture on contemporary local art. Today, 10am-6pm, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends today  
Continuum
Works by 13 artists including Edward Burtynsky, Sohan Qadri and Sebastiao Salgado. Today, 11am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends today  
Cherry Pop
Works by Trevor Yeung  that the artist says may or may not be imbued with meaning. Today, 2pm-6pm, The Blue Room, Unit 26, G/F Block A, Wah Luen Industrial Building,  15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 6100 1295. Ends today   
Know-ing not Knowing
Works by young artists Ann Dan, Tiana Wong and Aaron d'Aquino  that examine relationships in life and the world. Today, 10am-8pm, White Tube Gallery, 10/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 9805 6758. Ends today   
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Exhibition of more than 200 objects and documents that serve as an introduction to the influential physicist's life and times.  Today, 10am-9pm, tomorrow-Wed, 1pm-9pm, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$30. Inquiries: 2732 3232.  Ends Wed    
Surrealistic Dream Exhibition
Local artist Zono Lee's on-site graffiti wall and designs from xO by Starck collection cross lines between street art and home, and local artist versus international brand. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-7pm, Sun, 2pm-7pm, Numero 135, Eurodecor Furniture, G/F, 135-7 Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2890 1332. Ends Sept 18 
HK Jockey Club H.A.D. Walk Project - Sham Shui Po Creativity and Arts for All
Exhibition promoting Sham Shui Po's heritage, community art and design.  Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun, 10am-7pm, Central Courtyard, and L0 and L1 galleries, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 2780 2283.  Ends Sept 25    
A Passion for Tradition
Chinese landscape and flower-and-bird paintings by Li Yanshan (1898-1961).  Mon-Wed, Fri, Sun, 10am-6pm, Sat, 10am-8pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Art,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Oct 16 
Performing Arts 
Disney Live! Mickey's Music Festival
Mickey Mouse and friends serve up hip hop, pop, swing, reggae, rock and country music. In English with Chinese surtitles. Aug 28, 11am, 3pm, 7pm, also Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$100-HK$500 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2525 7406  
Concert in the Dark 2011
People Mountain People Sea's Anthony Wong Yiu-ming and other singers and musicians including  a group of visually impaired artists perform in complete darkness. Proceeds go to Dialogue in the Dark (HK) Foundation. Aug 28, noon, 3.30pm, 7.30pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$480-HK$1,500 (from HMV outlets). Inquiries: 6824 3613
Sleeping Beauty
Golden Voice Entertainment's children's musical production  about a beautiful princess  put to sleep for 100 years by a wicked witch. In English. Aug 28, noon, 2.30pm, Grappa's Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, HK$175, includes one drink and food. Inquiries: 6050 0529  
Dracula
Peter Jordan directs Chung Ying Theatre's adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel about a vampiric count who lives in a castle in the wilds of Transylvania. In Cantonese. Aug 28, 2.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$140-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9803
Reverie on an Empire
Lee Ming-sum directs the HK Repertory Theatre's production of Anthony Chan  Kam-kuen's period drama about Yuan Shikai, the military chief  who became the president of the Republic of China and crowned himself emperor. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Aug 28, Sept 3-4, 10-11, 2.45pm, also Aug 30-31, Sept 1-3, 6-10, 7.45pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$130-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900  
Cricket in My Life 
Prospects Theatre's drama about a family's ups and downs as viewed through  a cricket that  lives in their home. In Cantonese. Aug 28, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Dark Side
Busy Bee's drama about a woman put in a mental hospital after being convicted of murdering her brother but continues to maintain her innocence. In Cantonese. Aug  28, 3pm, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9492 9541
Know Your Ballet Music 
Yip Wing-sie presents (with dance choreographer Yuri Ng Yue-lit) and conducts the HK Sinfonietta performing excerpts from works such as Tchaikovsky's The Swan Lake and Prokofiev's Cinderella. HK Ballet dancers Justyne Li Sze-yeung, Li Ming and Yo Takahira also perform. Mainly in Cantonese. Aug 28, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336  
Broken Dreams Club
On and On Theatre Workshop's drama inspired by Virginia Woolf's Orlando: A Biography revolving around conversations three characters have about the relationship between their dreams, journeys of  self-discovery and the world. In Cantonese. Aug 28, 8pm, On & On Cattle Depot Theatre, Unit 7, Cattle Depot Artist Village,  63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, HK$110 onandon.org.hk. Inquiries: 2503 1630 
Inter-Session
Italian musicians Claudio Rocchetti (field recordings, feedbacks) and Klaus Janek (double bass, laptop), and Chinese saxophonist-voice musician Li Zhenghui perform; local musicians Nerve and Sin:Ned support. Aug 28, 8pm, Osage Soho, LG/F Shop 1, 45 Caine Rd, SoHo, HK$120, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2793 4817
Sing Out a Dream!
Kelvin Lau conducts the HK Virtuoso Chorus, pianist Leona Cheung and the Show Choir HK performing works including Moses Hogan's The Battle of Jericho and Mark Hayes' Glorious Music of Life. Proceeds go to the Lions Club of Central Charity Foundation. Aug 28, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6102 2268
Waiting for the Match
Cinematic Theatre and iStage's drama about three men   who patronise a  match-making company that guarantees success.  In Cantonese. Aug 31-Sep 3, 8pm, also Sept 3-4, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$260, HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2567 5888
Leung Sing-po's Classics Select
Hung Ka Po Cantonese Opera Troupe performs The Life-saving Medal. Sept 1, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Susanna Kwan In Concert 2011
Canto-pop singer-actress Susanna Kwan  Kuk-ying performs. Sept 1, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2381 2338
The Landscapes of Harmony
Pianist Adrian Lam Hon-chung and shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) player Yosuke Irie play classical, jazz, new age and contemporary music pieces. Sept 2, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2522 8349   
Can We Talk About This?
 DV8 Physical Theatre's dance production about freedom of speech, censorship and offence. Sept 2-3, 8pm, Sept 4, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$180-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Laugh Me to the Moon
Kearen Pang Production's one-woman show based on actress-playwright Kearen Pang's short stories centring on a disillusioned  school teacher who tries to reconnect with her childhood dreams by entering a stand-up comedy contest. In Cantonese. Sept 2-3, 8pm, also Sept 3, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140-HK$240; and Sept 9-10, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Mahler 100 - The Song of the Earth
Lawrence Renes conducts mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, tenor Stuart Skelton and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Mozart's Symphony No 41, Jupiter and Mahler's The Song of the Earth. Sept 2-3, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 
Totally Sondheim
Glen Chin directs SidebySidebySidebySide's musical-theatre show celebrating the music of Stephen Sondheim with a Hong Kong flavour. In English. Sept 2-3, 8pm, also Sept 3-4, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9413 9210 
Versailles World Tour 2011-Holy Grail-The Far East-In Hong Kong
The Japanese visual kei metal band in concert. Sept 2, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$600. Inquiries:  8100 0138
The Last Supper
HK Repertory Theatre's production of Matthew Cheng's drama revolving around  a meal shared by a mother and her suicidal 20-year-old son. In Cantonese. Sept 3-4, 6-11, 14-17, 8pm, also Sept 4, 10, 17, 3pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building,  345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
Mimi Choo In Concert 2011
The veteran Canto-pop singer-actress (aka Mimi Chu Mi-mi) performs. Sept 3-4, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2381 2338 
Cinema
Four Characters: A Tribute to Lee Hong-kum, Helena Law Lan, Lui Ming and Wang Lai
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a programme of 16 films showcasing the four character actors, including the following three films. Until Sept 13. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900  
Golden Lotus
Griffin Yueh Feng's  dramatic adaptation of the Ming dynasty novel about a lustful merchant whose road to ruin begins  after he takes an adulterous woman (Linda Lin Dai) as one of his concubines. Also starring Kelly Lai Chen and Wang Lai. In Mandarin. Aug 28, 2pm, HK Film Archive.  
Ten Brothers
Ng Wui's comedy inspired by a traditional fairy tale about 10 sons, all with special powers, born to a fisherman's wife after she swallows 10 magical pearls to prevent a covetous marshal, who has imprisoned her husband, from getting his hands on them. In Cantonese. Aug 28, 4.30pm, HK Film Archive. 
Enjoy Longevity - 300 Years
Comedy centring on a man who feels cursed - not blessed - with everlasting life after pulling a genie from a bottle. Starring Tam Ping-man, Meg Lam Kin-ming and Lee Hong-kum. In Cantonese. Aug 28, 7pm, HK Film Archive.  
A Lean Night 2011 - Fresh!
The HK Arts Centre presents a continuing programme of films made in the first  decade of this century, including the  following three. Ends Aug 28. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0273
Japon
Drama revolving around a suicidal painter from a big city who finds love when he goes and stays at the farmstead of an old religious woman. In Spanish with English subtitles. Aug 28, 2.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Distant
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's drama about a young villager who goes to Istanbul to look for a job and a photographer cousin with whom he stays there. In Turkish with English subtitles. Aug 28, 5.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Atanarjuat
Zacharias Kunuk's dramatic telling of an ancient Inuit legend of an evil spirit that causes strife in the community and an unusually fast warrior's battle against the menace. In Inuktitut with English subtitles. Aug 28, 8pm, HK Arts Centre. 
Classical in Cinema
Music Art & Film Culture Promotion Association of HK presents a HD programme of classical music concerts and operas, including the following HD film. Until Jan 2012. AMC Pacific Place, L1 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty; Broadway The One,  6-11/F The One, 100 Nathan Rd, TST; Grand Ocean, Ocean Centre, 3 Canton Rd, TST; and Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall,  8 Finance St, Central, HK$75-HK$120 www.amccinemas.com.hk (for AMC Pacific Place), cinema.com.hk (for Broadway cinemas) and 2377 2100 (for Grand Ocean). Inquiries: 6336 3595 
Der Ring des Nibelungen - G?tterd?mmerung
Film of a performance at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia of the concluding section of Richard Wagner's opera cycle in which a plan is enacted to get the ring from Siegfried. In German with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 28, 4pm, Grand Ocean, Aug 28, 7pm, Palace IFC.   
Jumping Frames Dance Video Festival
City Contemporary Dance Company presents an international dance video showcase including the following film. Until Sept 5. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei; HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; and Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$60 Urbtix (for HK Space Museum screenings) and HK$75-HK$120 cinema.com.hk (for other screenings). Inquiries: 2329 7803 
Pina
Wim Wenders' 3-D dance documentary about the late German choreographer Pina Bausch (1940-2009) and her work. Mainly in German and English with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 28-29, 7.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Around Town 
Kitty Intelligence beta
Hello Kitty-themed experiential exhibition game in which participants go to the Sanrio Robotics Institute to become trainee engineers under Kitty da Vinki. Aug 28,  Sept 3-4, 11am-9pm, Aug 29-Sept 2, noon-9pm, Discovery Park, 396 Castle Peak Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$85-HK$325 Cityline. Inquiries: ki-beta.com  
Yoga on the Beach
The Yoga Room's yoga class on the beach for people of all ages. Aug 28, 5.30pm, Repulse Bay Beach (meet on far right side near the volleyball courts), free, booking required. Inquiries: 2544 8398
The Road to 1911
Photo-journalist Liu Heung-shing discusses his book and photo exhibition, 1911, which presents a visual history of China in the period from the Second Opium War of 1860 to the end of the Warlord Era in 1930. In English. Aug 30, 1.10pm (reception, 12.15pm; lunch, 12.30pm), Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Rd, Central, HK$550 (Asia Society members HK$450), includes lunch, registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508 
A Talk on Dance Films
Britain's DV8 Physical Theatre director  Lloyd Newson talks about the process of translating his stage works to screen. In English. Aug 30, 7pm, Room 307-8, 3/F, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Rd, Admiralty, free, registration required. Inquiries: 2913 5100  
The Jane Goodall Institute: From Africa to Hong Kong and Around the Globe
 Jane Goodall Institute (HK) facilitator Joyce Lau talks about primatologist Jane Goodall and the global movement she started that aims to empower young people to create positive change. In English. Aug 31, 7pm, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 9746 9537 
No Nation Without a Donation
Charity event featuring a lucky draw throughout the night, music and guest bartenders (comprising financial district members). Proceeds (including a percentage of bar sales from the night) go to Vision First refugee centre. Sept 1, 6.30pm, Solas, G/F  The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, HK$300 suggested door donation. Inquiries: 9444 8990
The Moth
Storytelling event involving volunteers  telling a true story (funny or not!). In English. Sept 1, 9pm, TakeOut Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$120. Inquiries: 6220 4436  
Green is Cool Forum
Oval Partnership director Patrick Bruce, Miniwiz founder Arthur Huang, Milan Polytechnic professor Enzo Manzini, Tokyo Zokei University professor Fumikazu Masuda and thomas.matthews founding director Sophie Thomas discuss designing for sustainable living. In English. Sept 2, 2.30pm-5.45pm, HK Design Institute,  3 King Ling Rd, Tseung Kwan O, HK$400, registration required. Inquiries: susdesign.vtc.edu.hk 
Christie's Wine Auction
Autumn auction of 572 lots of wines including vintage 1981 to 2005 Ch?teau Lafite Rothschild . Sept 3-4, noon, Christie's HK, 22/F Alexandra House, 18 Chater Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 5396
 Lantern Wonderland
Mid-Autumn Festival lantern displays, with a giant fish-shaped lantern sculpture centrepiece, and associated carnival activities. Sept 3, 8pm-11pm, Sept 4-10, 6.30pm-11pm, Sept 11-13, 6.30pm-midnight, Soccer Pitch No 6, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, free. Inquiries: 2508 1234



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