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Exhibitions 
Chen Zhen
Sculptural installations by the late Chinese-born, Paris-based artist (1955-2000) that explore the relationships between the material and the spiritual, the community and the individual, and interior and exterior. Today, 11am-7pm, de Sarthe Gallery, 8/F Club Lusitano, 16 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2167 8896. Ends today   
Winter Salon
Works by gallery artists including Gav Barbey, Casper Chan and Caroline Yi Cheng.  A percentage of sales proceeds goes to the HK Cancer Fund. Today, 10.30am-6.30pm, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, G/F, 6-10 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2548 2286. Ends today  
Nude
Jonathan Trayte's painted bronze sculptures and aluminium paintings  reveal his  interest with still life, organic forms and the mimicry of domestic ornaments. Today, 11am-7pm, Identity Art Gallery, G/F, 53 Tung St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2540 5353. Ends today  
Charles LaBelle
Sketches of more than 170 buildings of religious or spiritual significance on the pages of a copy of Georges Bataille's Guilty by Charles LaBelle that are part of his ongoing Buildings Entered project. Today, noon-6pm, Saamlung, 26B Two Chinachem Plaza, 68 Connaught Rd Central. Inquiries: 5181 5156. Ends today  
Places I Haven't Been
Photographer Fan Ho, painters Amy Tai  and Stephanie Sin,  and screen printer Tao Hongling's works express where they want to go and what they want to achieve. Sat-Sun, 2pm-6pm, Blue Lotus Gallery, Wah Luen Industrial Building Block A, Floor 5, Unit 24, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 6100 1295. Ends Jan 20  
Two Thousand Eleven
Works by Olga Chernysheva, Heman Chong, Federico Herrero and John Smith  that reflect on the state of the world in 2011. Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, 4 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Mar 4  
Toys Paradise
Exhibition of more than 1,000 toys that tell the story of Hong Kong's 60 years of toy history. Daily, 10am-7pm, HKDI Gallery, HK Design Institute, 3 King Ling Rd, Tseung Kwan O. Inquiries: 2732 3111. Ends Mar 19   
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, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries:  2569 1500. Extended to Jun 30 
Performing Arts 
Chopin VS Ca II
The HK Dance Company performs an experimental dance theatre work choreographed by Ong Yong Lock that combines various dance styles.  Jan 7-8, 2.45pm, also 7.45pm, 8/F Platform, HK Dance Company, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lo King-man directs a Musica Viva production of Gaetano Donizetti's  romantic opera about an emotionally fragile woman caught in a feud between her family and her lover's family. Lio Kuok-man  conducts the HK Virtuosi in providing live musical accompaniment. In Italian with Chinese and English surtitles. Jan 7-8, 2.45pm, also Jan 7, 7.45pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$630 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321  
Nothing is Whole Without Love
Whole Theatre's musical satirising the government's incompetencies and inadequacies, and local people's consequent disappointments. In Cantonese. Jan 7-8, 14-15, 3pm, also Jan 7-9, 11-15, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, HK$240, HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8201 2989 
Shanghai Chinese Orchestra
Wang Fujian conducts the orchestra performing Chinese ethnic music. Jan 7, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2268 7321 
The Little Snowman and Sunflower II
Make Friends With Puppet's puppet show  that tells the story about how a sudden blizzard leads to a touching and genuine friendship between a little snowman and a sunflower.  In Cantonese. Jan 7-8, 3pm, also Jan 7, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Showcase of Law Kar-ying's Art 
Law Kar-ying stars in Art of Cantonese Opera's productions of: Loyal to Love, Jan 7, 7.30pm; Lover's Mirror, Jan 8, 1.30pm; and Woman Warrior: Mu Gui-ying, Jan 8, 7.30pm. All shows: in Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2388 3850  
The Liaisons
Fredric Mao  Chun-fai directs his, Alan Mak Siu-fai and Felix Chong Man-keung's contemporary music-theatre reimagination of Cantonese opera librettist Tong Tik-sang's The Legend of the Purple Hairpin, about a modern heroine who is inspired by the legend of a woman who is steadfast in her love for her man.  In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Jan 7-8, 10-14, 7.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160-HK$450 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8170 0662
A Musical Soir?e with the HKCO
Yan Huichang conducts a fund-raising  concert for the HK Chinese Orchestra whose performers include luminaries from the community as well as the orchestra itself. Jan 7, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$300-HK$2,000 donations. Inquiries: 3185 1612 
AS006 - Asharpsingers Special Flight
Asharpsingers  serve up Cantonese-language a cappella and beatbox versions of popular tunes. Jan 7-8, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9878 1983 
Being Poon Chan-leung - Chanting  in Silhouette
Roy Szeto Wai-cheuk directs the HK Repertory Theatre's black box theatre production of his and Poon Chan-leung's  work about Poon Chan-leung, a stage veteran of two decades, losing his ability to differentiate between his real life and on-stage personae. In Cantonese. Jan 7-8, 10-14, 16-17, 8pm, also Jan 8, 14, 3pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
Chinese Music Concerts
 Chao Chin-chung's CCC & Music Friends presents performances by dizi player Chao Chin-chung, erhu player Hung Sze-man and yangqin player Shiu Tsz-wai. Jan 7, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120 (members HK$100) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
CNBLUE 2012 Asia Tour Concert Bluestorm In Hong Kong
The South Korean rock band  performs. Jan 7-8, 8pm, AsiaWorld Expo, HK International Airport, Lantau, HK$280-HK$1,280 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2850 5825  
HK City Chinese Orchestra
Zhao Xintai conducts erhu players Ching Sau-wing and Wan Hei-man, guzheng players Yu Hong and Ng Hiu-hung,  dizi players Chan Chun-nin and Cheng Chawen,  pipa player Lam Siu-king  and the orchestra performing works such as Xu Jingxin and Chen Dawei's Flying Apsaras  and Liu Tianhua's A Beautiful Night. Jan 7, 8pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$100, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Moving/Void
Francis Leung, Cai Ying, Gabbie Chan and  Wu Xiaoou perform works choreographed by Leung and Cai in collaboration with multi-disciplinary performance artist Hoyingfung that make for exploratory exercises on the hidden aesthetics of Chinese dance. Jan 7, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160, HK$200 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323  
Scrooge - The Musical
Michael Dobbin directs the HK Repertory Theatre's musical production  of Leslie Bricusse's stage adaptation of the Charles Dickens story about a miser who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. In Cantonese (dialogue) and English (lyrics) with Chinese and English surtitles. Jan 7, 8pm, also Jan 7-8, 2.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$220, HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900   
Words of Christ in the Music of Bach
Cellist Artem Konstantinov of the City Chamber Orchestra of HK plays J.S. Bach's Suites No 4, 5 and 6. St Stephen's Chapel Stanley's Father Ciaran Kane reads words from the bible (in English). Jan 7, 8pm, St Stephen's Chapel Stanley, St Stephen's College, 22 Tung Tau Wan Rd, Stanley,  HK$150. Bookings and inquiries: 2864 2156 
Cinema 
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall  His Past Lives 
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's whimsical drama about a dying man who spends his last days in the countryside surrounded by his loved ones. In Thai with Chinese and English subtitles. Jan 7, 2.30pm, Jan 13, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free, reservation required. Inquiries: 2582 0200 
Lang Lang Concert: Franz Liszt's 200th Birthday 
Film in which Charles Dutoit conducts Chinese pianist Lang Lang and the Philadelphia Orchestra performing works by Franz Liszt. In English with Chinese subtitles. Jan 7, 5.30pm, UA iSquare, 7/F, iSquare, 63 Nathan Rd, TST, HK$120. Inquiries: 3516 8811. Jan 7, 7.30pm, GH Citywalk, Shop 121, Citywalk 2, 18 Yeung Uk Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$120; and Jan 7, 7.30pm, Jan 8, 4pm, GH Mongkok, G/F Grand Century Plaza, 193 Prince Edward Rd West, Mong Kok, HK$120. Inquiries: www.goldenharvest.com. Also: Jan 7, 7.30pm, Jan 8, 3.40pm, Jan 9, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$120. Inquiries: 3983 0033. Jan 7, 7.40pm, UA Cityplaza, 5/F Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing, HK$120. Inquiries: 3516 8811
Funny Girls: Do Do Cheng and Cora Miao
The Film Programmes Office presents a programme of four films starring actresses Carol (aka Do Do) Cheng Yu-ling and Cora Miao Hin-yan, including the following two. Until Jan 8. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2739 2139  
The Top Bet
Carol Cheng Yu-ling  stars in  this gambling comedy centring on a self-proclaimed queen of gambling who takes part in the Super King of Gambling Competition. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jan 7, 7pm, HK Film Archive.
The Other 1/2 and The Other 1/2
Clara Law Cheuk-yiu's  comedy-infused  pre-handover drama centring on the personal relationship between a man and a woman who are both one (other) half of a married pair of 'flying immigrants' - people seeking to secure residential privileges elsewhere besides Hong Kong. Starring  Cora Miao Hin-yan. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jan 7, 9pm, HK Film Archive. 
The Met: Live in HD in Hong Kong
Foundation for the Arts and Music in Asia presents a programme of 11 operas performed by the Metropolitan Opera of New York, including the following one. Until Jul 8, 2012. Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central; and UA Cityplaza, 5/F Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing, HK$180. Also AMC Pacific Place, L1 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, HK$220. Inquiries: 2880 9900 
Don Giovanni
HD broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera of New York's production of Mozart's opera based on the legend of Don Juan. Starring Marina Rebeka and Barbara Frittoli. In Italian with English subtitles. Jan 7, 7.40pm, Jan 8, 3.30pm, UA Cityplaza.



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