Shifting Ground

Works by Faiza Butt and Naiza Khan that explore cultural transformation. Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, G/F, 6-10 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2548 2286. Ends Oct 29

Peace and Harmony - The Divine Spectra of China's Fragrant Harbour with 108 Aloes of Sacred Scripture and Related Artifacts

Items from Paul Kan's collection of incense oil and perfume bottles, agarwood and related artifacts. Opens today. Today-Oct 29, 10am-8pm, Oct 30, 10am-6pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, free admission by ticket. Inquiries: 2898 6683. Ends Oct 30

January 4th

Works by three designers (Andr?Dubreuil, Patrice Butler and Danful Yang) whose birthdays all fall on January 4. Opening reception today, 6pm-8pm. Tomorrow-Oct 30, 10am-8pm, Oct 31, 10am-3pm, Pao Galleries, 4/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 6323 1989. Ends Oct 31

Zeng Fanzhi

The Chinese painter's depictions of the human figure charged with an underlying psychological tension. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Gagosian Gallery, 7/F Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St, Central. Inquiries: 2151 0555. Ends Nov 5

Floating Forest

Works by abstract painter Tim Summerton inspired by Australian landscapes. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends Nov 5

Water and Sky

Photographs by Tony Price concerned with the play of light on water and Norman de Brackinghe that also reveal a fascination with the nature of light. Opening reception today, 7pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, YY9 Gallery, G/F, 83-85 Sing Woo Rd, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2574 3370. Ends Nov 15

From Clay to Teapot: Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters 1986-2010

Variously themed ceramic tea ware including works inspired by nature or the joys of everyday life. Mon, Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm, closed Tue, Museum of Tea Ware, 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, free. Inquiries: 2869 0690. Ends Feb 13, 2012

Performing Arts

Revolution and Romanticism

Wu Shengzhong plays works by Chopin and Liszt. Oct 13, 1.10pm, Loke Yew Hall, University of HK, Main Campus, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 2859 7045

Awakening

East Asia Entertainment and Tomson International Entertainment present a musical inspired by the Chinese literary classic Dream of the Red Chamber about love and fate. In Putonghua and Cantonese. Oct 13-16, Oct 18-23, 7.45pm, also Oct 15-16, Oct 22-23, 2.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2905 8134

Dr Sun Yat-sen

Opera HK's opera production about Dr Sun Yat-sen and his relations with his friend Charlie Soong and Soong's daughter Ching-ling; Yan Huichang conducts the HK Chinese Orchestra and Jimmy Chan directs the Opera HK Chorus. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Oct 13-15, 7.45pm, Oct 16, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$130-HK$880 (Oct 16: HK$130-HK$780) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2234 0303

Coffee and Cigarettes

Aurora Theatre presents short plays in which characters explore a variety of themes and try to put the world to rights over coffee and cigarettes; 20 per cent of proceeds go to Cambodian orphanage Sunrise Children's Village. In English. Until Oct 15, 8pm, also Oct 15, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$150) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

HK Comedy Festival 2011

English-language comedy improvisation with People's Liberation Improv, Oct 13, 8pm, HK$150. Butch Bradley performs in English, Oct 13-14, 10pm, HK$300. Chinese comedy competition, Oct 14, 8pm, HK$200. English comedy competition finals, Oct 15, 9pm, HK$350. All shows: TakeOut Comedy Club, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436

Macbeth

Paul Stebbings directs TNT theatre Britain's performance of Shakespeare's tragedy centring on a Scottish warrior who commits regicide to become king. In English with Chinese surtitles. Oct 13-15, 8pm, also Oct 15-16, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160, HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325

Taste the Life: Colour

Drama about a woman with many failed relationships behind her who decides to hold a special party for her 23rd birthday with the 10 most important people in her life as guests. In Cantonese. Until Oct 16, 8pm, also Oct 15-16, 3pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3599 9755

Tri Theatre - Death at Dawn!

Perilous Mouths and Not So Loud Theatre present a theatrical triple bill consisting of: Measure for Measure, William Shakespeare's comedy about a wanna-be nun who struggles to keep her honour intact while the city's powerbrokers vie for her body and soul, Oct 13, 15, 8.15pm, also Oct 14, 4.30pm, Oct 16, 11am; Caged, Karen Cheung's drama centring on an Alzheimer's patient, Oct 14, 8.15pm, Oct 15, 11am, Oct 16, 4pm; and Forget Herostratus!, a satire about the man who burned down Ephesus' famed Temple of Artemis, Oct 15, 4pm, Oct 16, 8.15pm; All shows in English. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220 (single ticket), HK$570 (ticket for all three plays) Urbtix. Inquiries: tritheatre.com

Punchline Comedy Club

New Zealand comedian Andre King, Irish comic Ian Coppinger and British funnyman Gordon Southern perform stand-up comedy. In English. Oct 13-15, 9pm, Duetto, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320 Cityline. Inquiries: 2598 1222

The Snow Dragon

ABA Production and Tall Stories (UK) present a play with storytelling, comedy and musical elements based on Toby Mitchell and Anna Lewenhaupt's picture book about a young goat that encounters the legendary snow dragon. In English. Oct 14-15, 5pm, also Oct 15-Oct 16, 11am, 2pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, HK$195-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150

Jazz World Festival

The HK Big Band Jazz Federation presents: a Youth Big Band Fest featuring performances by the Middle School Band and the High School Band of the International Christian School and the HK Youth Jazz Orchestra, Oct 14, 7.30pm, HK$200; and a performance by the Eddie Gomez Quintet, Oct 15, 8pm, HK$180-HK$380 HK Ticketing. Both concerts: Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom. Inquiries: 2523 8292, Mon-Sat, 1pm-7pm

Microsex Office 4.0

PIP Theatre's latest comedy about male and female office worker relations. In Cantonese. Oct 14-16, 7.30pm, also Oct 15-16, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195, HK$295 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2294 8004

Alexandre Tharaud Plays Bach and Mozart

Alexander Liebreich conducts French pianist Tharaud and the HK Sinfonietta playing J.S. Bach's Piano Concerto No 5 in F Minor, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 9 in E-Flat, Jeunehomme, and Schubert's Symphony No 9 in C, The Great. Oct 14, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336

Andr?Watts Plays Grieg

Andreas Delfs conducts American pianist Watts and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Sibelius' The Swan of Tuonela, Grieg's Piano Concerto and Stravinsky's Firebird. Oct 14-15, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

Forever Miss To

Spring-Time Chinese Opera and Hon Fung Creative Chinese Opera perform Raymond To Kwok-wai's drama about legendary courtesan Du Shiniang. In Cantonese. Oct 14-15, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123

S Potato Meet B Apple

Harmonic Theatre's drama revolving around a group of problematic female teens who are invited to be extras for the 16-hour shoot of a short film. In Cantonese. Oct 14-15, 8pm, also Oct 15-16, 3pm, District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$100, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8101 3200

Ubermensch

Shu Ning Presentation Unit's multimedia production centring on an ordinary man whose life and disposition dramatically changes after he is struck by lightning. In Cantonese. Oct 14-15, 8pm, also Oct 15-16, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$140, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323

Try My Breast

Error Box's play about people's perceptions of their and other people's breasts. In Cantonese. Oct 15-16, 2.15pm, 8.15pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9720 9763

DJ Spooky: Rebirth of a Nation

The American DJ-video artist performs a multimedia three-screen and surround-sound live remix of D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation. With English intertitles. Oct 15, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320, HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0273

Pipe Organ Recital

Helon Kwan, Ben Law and Wang Chun-yin play works by composers such as Guilmant, Langlais and Sweelinck. Oct 15, 5pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free with ticket. Inquiries: 2734 2009

Ming Chee Sing Chinese Opera: A Showcase of Tong Tik-sang's Classics

The Cantonese opera troupe performs: Crying on the Erlang Bridge, Oct 15, 7.30pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix; West Mansion, Oct 16, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100-HK$280; and Goddess of the Ninth Heaven, Oct 30, 7.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. All shows in Cantonese with Chinese surtitles. Inquiries: 2268 7325

w-inds. 10th Anniversary Best Live Tour 2011

The J-pop boy band in concert. Oct 15-16, 8.15pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$880, HK$1,280 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3549 8998

The 3rd Hong Kong International Piano Competition

Triennial event organised by the Chopin Society of HK. Competition: Round One: Oct 16-20, 10am-10.40am, 10.45am-11.25am, 11.45pm-12.25pm, also Oct 16-19, 5pm-5.40pm, 5.45pm-6.25pm, 6.45pm-7.25pm, 7.30pm-8.10pm, HK$50 (day pass), HK$200 (Round One pass); quarter finals: Oct 22-24, 10am-11.10am, 11.15am-12.25pm, 12.50pm-2pm, also Oct 22-23, 5.30pm-6.40pm, 6.45pm-7.55pm, 8.20pm-9.30pm, HK$100 (day pass), HK$200 (quarter finals pass); semi-finals: Oct 26-27, 7pm-7.45pm, 8pm-8.45pm, 9pm-9.45pm, HK$150 (day pass), HK$250 (semi-finals pass); and finals: Oct 28-30, 7pm-8.15pm, 8.45pm-10pm, HK$200 (day pass), HK$450 (finals pass). In addition, pianists Cristina Ortiz and Pascal Roge, guitarist Alvaro Pierri and cellist Richard Bamping play works by J.S. Bach, Giuliani-Moscheles, Piazzolla, Luck, Santorsola and Bogdanovic, Oct 21, 8pm, HK$150-HK$350 Urbtix. All concerts: HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: 2868 3325

Piano Recital by Murray Perahia

The American pianist plays works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann and Chopin. Oct 17, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

HTC Jan Lamb 30mething Scary Stand-up Comedy

Actor-comedian Jan Lamb Hoi-fung performs. In Cantonese. Oct 17-22, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2338 5522

Human Fruit Bowl

HK Microfest and Harmony Stempel present a drama examining the roles artists and their models play in each others' lives. In English. Oct 18-22, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150 (all tickets Oct 18), HK$200 (members HK$180) (Oct 19-22) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Steven Isserlis in Recital

The British cellist and pianist accompanist Chuang Ya-fei play works by Saint-Saens, Britten Beethoven and Shostakovich. Oct 18, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190-HK$600 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3518 7290

The National Ballet of China

Feng Ying directs the Chinese ballet troupe performing: a ballet gala, Oct 20, 7.30pm; The Red Detachment of Women, Oct 21, 7.30pm; and Swan Lake, Oct 23, 2.30pm. Zhang Yi and Liu Ju conduct The National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra providing live musical accompaniment. All shows: HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$520 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044