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Exhibitions 
Spectrum: East, West and Beyond
Works by 14 artists including American portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz,  Tantric painter Sohan Qadri  and Japanese painter Hiroshi Senju. Today, 11am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends today  
Vision of Nature: Lost and Found in Asian Contemporary Art
Works in various media by eight Asian artists (including mainland painter Zeng Fanzhi and  local installation artist Pak Sheung-chuen). Today, 10am-8pm, Entrance and the Pao Galleries, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2582 0200. Ends today  
Dragon's Incubator
David Chan's  dragon-themed installation work and calligraphy. Today, 11am-10pm, Gallery by the Harbour, L2, Harbour City, TST; and Seaview Balcony, Ocean Terminal Forecourt, Harbour City, TST. Inquiries:  2118 8697. Ends today 
It's a Tasty World - Food Science Now!
Exhibition looking at food from a scientific perspective.  Today, 10am-9pm, Mon-Wed, 1pm-9pm, closed Thu, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$25, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2732 3232. Ends Wed    
Lucky 13 
Works by more than 30 artists taking part in the To Kwa Wan 13 Streets Community Art Programme. Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends Feb 11  
Troglodyte See the Light
Adrian Wong's exhibition exploring the boundaries and limitations of language features photographic portraits of friends. Daily, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Feb 12  
The Wheel of Time: 100 Years of Light  and Shadow
Exhibition recounting the development of Hong Kong cinema in connection with many significant social changes that the city underwent from 1898 to 2010. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-8pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 2739 2139. Ends Mar 4  
Wu Guanzhong: Painting . Dance . Music
Exhibition of works by the late artist (1919-2010) that looks at the tempo, rhythm and interplay between void and solidity that characterise his paintings in the use of visual elements such as dots, lines and planes. 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: 27210116. Ends Apr 15 
Performing Arts 
Stick Man
ABA Productions' KidsFest presentation of a musical theatre adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's  story about a stick man who, after being mistaken for a stick by a dog and embarking on a series of adventures, wonders if he will ever be able to return home to his family. In English. Jan 29, noon, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150  
Bigap - Dragon Ma and Phoenix Son
Chuang Dian Theatre's drama about two youngsters  who  learn how to communicate with their elders.  In Cantonese. Jan 29, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, HK$128 Urbtix. Inquiries:  5171 0963  
Forward Bar
Open Quotation Mark Theatre's drama about a man with a girlfriend who discovers the true meaning of love in a gay bar. In Cantonese. Jan 29, 3pm, also 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6178 2508 
Kijima Taiko Japan 2012
The all-schoolgirl drumming team from North Shinshu, Japan,  performs. Jan 29, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, free with ticket. Inquiries: 2811 3036 
 World of WearableArt 
Hundreds of performers don wearable artworks created by designers from around the world in a multimedia show of dance, music and light originating from New Zealand.  A HK Arts Festival programme. Jan 29, Feb 4-5, 3pm, also Jan 29-30, Feb 3-4, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$160-HK$350 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
A Meeting of Two Pianists
Pianists Shirley Lo and Jacqueline Leung play works by Poulenc, Mozart, Brahms, Shostakovich, Beethoven, Chaminade,  Grieg and Bizet-Greg Anderson; all profits from the concert go to the Peace International Foundation.  Jan 29, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: ramhkaa@gmail.com
Edmond Leung 2012 Big Man Concert
Canto-pop singer Edmond Leung Hon-man  performs. Jan 29, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2996 3988  
Piano Recital by Stefano Rover
The Italian pianist plays works by J.S. Bach-Busoni, Schubert and Chopin. Jan 31, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150, HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5624 4672 
The Importance of Being Earnest
Rose Theatre Kingston performs Oscar Wilde's comedy about the antics of two young men who create false personae so they can escape their otherwise humdrum lives.  A HK Arts Festival programme. In English with Chinese surtitles. Feb 2-5, 7.30pm, also Feb 4-5, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200-HK$560 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
Bar City Happy 2012
Spring-Time Experimental Theatre's musical about popular bars during the 1980s.  In Cantonese. Feb 2-3, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, 18 Oi Kwan Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2768 9768 
L'Arpeggiata
The French Baroque ensemble performs: music by Monteverdi and his contemporaries, Feb 2, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, HK$140-HK$360; and Baroque music from the Kingdom of Naples, Feb 3, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$250 Urbtix. A HK Arts Festival programme. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Recital by Sam Kan 2012: A Journey Through Love Songs
Tenor Sam Kan, pianist Peter Yue, flautist Lam Wing-cheong and the Dolci Flutti Flute Choir perform works by composers including Schumann, Schubert and J.S. Bach. Feb 2, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9200 2008 
The Best Wretches 
Chasing Theatre's drama about a groom  who asks three  old schoolmates to be his groomsmen, only to belatedly discover they have changed a lot  over the years. In Cantonese. Feb 2-4, 8pm, also Feb 4-5, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9708 7779 
Good Music This Morning
HK Sinfonietta violinist James Cuddeford and oboeist Marrie Rose Kim play works by J.S. Bach and Tchaikovsky. Feb 3, 11am, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$70 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
The Wild Boar
Olivia Yan Wing-pui  directs Candace Chong Mui-ngam's new play exploring how urbanites react when they are trapped like wild animals. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Feb 3-5, 7-12, 14-19, 8pm, also Feb 5, 12, 19, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$280-HK$420 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
With Love, William Shakespeare 
Theatre Noir's production of Fong Chun-kit's comic musical  that reveals timeless parallels between Shakespeare's romantic world and modern trials of love. In Cantonese: Feb 3-4, 14, 8pm, also Feb 3, 3pm, Feb 12, 2.30pm, 5pm; in English: Feb 5, 2.30pm, 5pm, Feb 6, 10-11, 8pm, also Feb 11, 3pm. HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2904 7818  
From the Songstress Stage: Cantonese Operatic Songs and Spirit Music Concert
Fung Kwai-sum sings Nocturnal Tears over an Epistle and Chow Chung-nga sings The Return of the Swallow Lovers, Feb 4, 7.30pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$100, HK$140; Tang Siu-wai sings Auspicious Signs and Cheung Yim-hung sings Heartbreaking Regret, Calamity Befalling Lovers in Weiyang Palace, Feb 19, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Road, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$180; and To Ho-wan sings Drifting Flowers and Yip Wai-fun sings The Spring River Flows East, Mar 1, 7.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$100, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 
Music That Transcends Time and Space
Yip Wai-hong  presents (in Cantonese) and Fan Tao  guest conducts the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra and pianist Xie Yaou  performing works by Mozart and Joe  Hisaishi. Feb 4, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$110-HK$160; and Feb 5, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$80-HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2268 7321 
The Fortune Buddies Show 
The TVB comedic trio performs. In Cantonese. Feb 4, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$450 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2335 9123
Cinema 
The Inspired Island: The  Untrammeled Traveller Documentary about the homecoming journey of Taiwanese writer Yu Kuang-chung.  In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. Jan 29, 11.30am, Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 and Apr 1, 2pm, Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55 www.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 0002
Celebrating Chinese New Year
The HK Film Archive presents a programme of five Chinese New Year films from the 1960s to late 1980s, including the following three. Until Feb 5. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2739 2139 
Foolish to Be Wise
Mok Hong-si's 1966 comedy revolving around a pair of twin brothers - one of whom becomes rich, while the other  ends up in financial trouble and concocts a scheme that sees his brother as his last hope for redemption. In Cantonese. Jan 29, Feb 4, 2pm, HK Film Archive.  
Aces Go Places
Eric Tsang Chi-wai's 1982 action comedy has a cat burglar (Sam Hui Koon-kit)  teaming up with a bald Chinese-American detective   and volatile local policewoman   to catch an evil jewel thief known as White Glove. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jan 29, 4.30pm, HK Film Archive. 
It's a Mad Mad Mad World
Clifton Ko Chi-sum's  1987 comedy centring on a family who win the Mark Six Lottery's first prize but then look to have lost it all after the investment company with which they place the money goes bust. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jan 29, 7pm,  HK Film Archive.  
Classical in Cinema
Music Art & Film Culture Promotion Association of HK presents a high-definition programme of classical music concerts and opera films and transmissions including the following two HD films. Ongoing. Cyberport outdoor cinema, Podium, L4, Cyberport 2, 100 Cyberport Rd, Cyberport; GH Mongkok, G/F Grand Century Plaza, 193 Prince Edward Rd West, Mong Kok; The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon; and UA iSquare, 7/F iSquare, 63 Nathan Rd, TST, various prices, HK Ticketing (for Cyberport outdoor cinema) and respective cinemas. Inquiries: 6336 3595 
Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic: Brahms' Symphony No 2 and 3
Concert film directed by Herbert von Karajan who also conducts the German orchestra playing two of Brahms' symphonies. Feb 1, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema, HK$100.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Outdoor screening of a film in which Placido Domingo stars in Franco Alfano's operatic adaptation of Edmond Rostand's play about a big-nosed man of many talents who falls for a beautiful woman but believes that his physical appearance will make it impossible for her to love him. In French with English subtitles. Feb 4, 7pm, Cyberport ourdoor cinema, HK$130, HK$190.
HK Egyptian Film Festival
The Global Egyptian Film Festival society presents a programme of six Egyptian films, including the following four. Feb 1-6. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$75 thegrandcinema.com.hk. Inquiries: facebook.com/globaleff
Demons of Cairo 
Drama revolving around the young pregnant female de facto leader of a group of homeless Cairo youth, a boy who ran away from home  and a former gang boss just freed from prison who is determined to claim some new turf. In Arabic with English subtitles. Feb 1, 9.30pm, The Grand Cinema. 
Cry of an Ant (aka Ant Scream) 
Drama showing the trials and tribulations of daily life in Egypt as viewed through the eyes of a downtrodden man. In Arabic with  English subtitles. Feb 2, 9.30pm, The  Grand Cinema.  
Chaos, This Is
Youssef Chahine and Khaled Youssef's  romantic crime drama revolving around a love triangle involving a hated police officer, a young woman he lusts after and the uncorrupt deputy public prosecutor she is secretly in love with. In Arabic with English subtitles. Feb 3, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema. 
Egyptian Maidens
Mohamed Amin's  drama centring on two virginal women in a male-dominated society who are expected to comply with a rigid set of values. In Arabic with English subtitles. Feb 4, 9.30pm, The Grand Cinema. 
The Inspired Island: The Coming of Tulku 
Documentary about Chou Meng-tieh, a 90-year-old Buddhist-influenced poet whose bookstall on Wuchang St was an iconic part of Taipei's '60s and '70s literary scene. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Feb 2, 4.50pm, Apr 4, 11am, Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60; and Feb 5, 11.05am, Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$80 www.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 0002 
Celebrating the Year of the Dragon 
The HK Film Archive presents a programme of four films whose Chinese titles have the word 'dragon' in them, including the following film. Feb 3-24. Film Archive,  50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$20 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139  
Sing Her a Love Song
Musical comedy whose Chinese title of Dragon and Tiger Play Phoenix a Song refers to two male friends (Sun Ma Si Tsang and Yam Kim-fai),  one of whom has a  lover (Pak Suet-sin)  who is a singer at a nightclub. In Cantonese. Feb 3, 11am, HK Film Archive.  
Dance on Screen 2
The HK Arts Festival presents a programme of three dance documentaries, including the following film. Feb 4-5. Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 www.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Dreams of Babel
Documentary looking at the life and work of gay Belgian  choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.  In French with English subtitles. Feb 4, 2pm, Palace IFC. 
Gundam Movie Festival
Media Link Entertainment Limited presents a programme of Gundam-themed Japanese anime films, including the following one. Feb 4-Mar 10. MCL Telford Cinema, Telford Gardens, 33 Wai Yip St, Kowloon Bay, HK$60. Inquiries: mclcinema.com 
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie I
Anime set in a fictional universe  revolving around the war between the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation it declares independence from. In Japanese with Chinese subtitles. Feb 4, 4pm, MCL Telford Cinema.
Around Town 
HK Well-wishing Festival
Make your wishes for the Year of the Dragon at the Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees. Until Feb 6: Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm, Sat-Sun, 9am-10pm, Lam Tsuen Wishing Square, Lam Tsuen, Fong Ma Po, Tai Po, free admission to venue (fees for some associated programmes). Inquiries: 2638 8026 
Civic Debates
Former head of Invest HK Mike Rowse proposes that The Civic Party is history while Civic Party leader Alan Leong Kah-kit  argues against the motion. In English. Jan 30, 6.30pm, Civic Party Headquarters, Unit 202, 2/F, Block B, Sea View Estate, 4-6 Watson Rd, North Point, free, registration required. Inquiries: 2865 2711  
Just Write: Mysterious People
The HK Writers Circle's writing workshop focusing on people whom we fleetingly encounter yet who tend to linger on in our thoughts, and describing these characters based on our memory of them. In English. Jan 31, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free, registration recommended. Inquiries: info@hkwriterscircle.com 
Philosophy Cafe
Karole Theaux  introduces the topic of whether it would be desirable for humankind to speak only one language; Jean-Michel Garcia  moderates. In French. Feb 1, 7.30pm, Les Boules Cafe P?tanque, 18 Woo Hop St, Shek Tong Tsui, free. Inquiries: jeanmichel.sourd2@gmail.com 
Schools in Rural Areas Are Not Just 'Talk and Chalk'
Filipino theatre artist-educator Al Santos  talks about his Filipino rural schools experiences and also shows a short documentary about the village schools he helped to set up.  In English. Feb 2, 7pn, Centre for Community Cultural Development, L4-03A, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, free. Inquiries: 2891 8488  
Tongzhi Literary Group
Writer Xu Xi reads excerpts from her book Access: Thirteen Tales,  author Marshall Moore reads passages from his short story collection The Infernal Republic   and poet Susan Scarlata reads poems from her poetry work It Might Turn Out We Are Real. In English. Feb 2, 8pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, free. Inquiries: 6977 2798
Confucius Carnival 
Fiesta featuring Chinese culture-themed activities such as lion dances, a Chinese costume catwalk, martial arts demonstrations and booth games demonstrating the 'Six Arts' of ancient China.  Feb 4, 2pm-7pm, pedestrian zones in Paterson St, Great George St, East Point Rd and Lockart Rd, Causeway Bay, free admission. Inquiries: 2891 0735
Lunar New Year Lantern  Carnivals 2012
New Territories West Lunar New Year Lantern Carnival, featuring presentations of Chinese traditional arts performances and lantern installations, Feb 4, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Tsuen Wan Sha Tsui Rd Playground, 171-199 Sha Tsui Rd, Tsuen Wan, free entry. New Territories East Lunar New Year Lantern Carnival, featuring lantern installations, demonstrations of folk craft and performances of Chinese ethnic songs and dances, Feb 5, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Tseung Kwan O Po Tsui Park, Yuk Nga Lane, Tseung Kwan O, free entry. Urban Lunar New Year Lantern Carnival, with lantern installations, Chinese folk art demonstrations and performances of songs, dances and Cantonese opera, Feb 6, 7.30pm-10.30pm, HK Cultural Centre Piazza, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free entry. Inquiries:  2591 1340




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