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Exhibitions 
Revitalising the Glorious Tradition: The Retrospective Exhibition of Pan Tianshou's Art
Landscape paintings, flower and bird paintings, and calligraphy by the late Chinese artist-educator (1897-1971). Today, 10am-6pm, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends today   
Wu Xing: Five Elements
Nepali artist Jyoti Duwadi's  site-specific multimedia installation on where nature and culture merge.  Today, 11am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends today  
Blessings - Enlightenment
Ink-and-colour paintings illuminated with gold by Sun Guangyi that are evocative of the Buddhist paintings at ancient sites such as Dunhuang. Today, 1.30pm-6.30pm, Tue-Fri, 9.30am-6.30pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, 53-54 Sai St, Central. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends Fri    
Art of Inspiration
Hu Hui's  paintings of Chinese landscapes. Daily, 10.30am-6.30pm, Asia Fine Art Gallery, G/F, 14 Sik On St, Wan Chai. Inquiries:  2522 0405. Ends Feb 10     
Affection in the Chinese Opera World
Olivia Cheng Man-nga's photographs printed on traditional rice paper of Chinese opera productions and performances. Daily, 10am-10pm, Exhibition Area, Cyberport 3. Inquiries: 3166 3111. Ends Feb 29 
Wilson Shieh Live in SoHo
Painter Wilson Shieh Ka-ho's  four-week artist residency project during which people are invited to experience with him the creation of a new body of work that, upon completion, will be exhibited in the same art space.  Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Osage Soho, LG/F Shop 1, 45 Caine Rd, SoHo. Inquiries: 2537 0688. Ends Mar 11   
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, HK Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries:  2569 1500. Ends Jun 30 
Performing Arts 
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 but,  in so doing, get caught up in complicated romantic entanglements. A HK Arts Festival programme. In English with Chinese surtitles.  Today, 2.30pm,  7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$560 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430   
With Love, William Shakespeare 
Theatre Noir  presents a comic musical   that reveals timeless parallels between Shakespeare's romantic world and modern trials of love. In English:  today, 2.30pm, 5pm,  tomorrow, Feb 10-11, 8pm, also Feb 11, 3pm; in Cantonese: Feb 12, 2.30pm, 5pm, also Feb 14, 8pm. HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2904 7818 
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.  Today, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9708 7779 
The Wild Boar
Olivia Yan Wing-pui directs Candace Chong Mui-ngam's  play exploring how urbanites react when they are trapped like wild animals. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles.  Today, Feb 12, 19, 3pm, also  today, Feb 7-12, Feb 14-19, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$280-HK$420 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
 World of WearableArt 
Performers don wearable artworks created by designers from around the world in a multimedia show of dance, music and light. A HK Arts Festival programme.  Today, 3pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$160-HK$350 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
The Hamburg Ballet 
John Neumeier  directs and choreographs the German ballet company's production of A Streetcar Named Desire. A HK Arts FestivalK programme.  Today, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Good Music This Lunch
HK Sinfonietta musicians including violinists Le Hoai-nam, Pang Hiu-wan, Tsai Loo and Eiko Hosaka  play works by Mozart and Grieg. Feb 7, 12.45pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
Hamlet
Perilous Mouths Entertainment presents an 80-minute, adapted for seven actors and a set in the 1950s version of Shakespeare's tragedy about a Danish prince who seeks revenge against his uncle for killing his father, taking the throne and marrying his mother.  In English. Feb 7-11, 7.30pm, also Feb 11, 3.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150 (Feb 7), HK$160 (members for Feb 8-11 shows), HK$200 (other days) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251   
HKU Music Department's 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Pianist Mary Wu Mei-loc, violinist James Cuddeford, percussionist Almond Yeung Kwun-man, taikoo drummers Ryo Shimamoto and Carrie Carter,  the HKU Balinese Gamelan and HKU Percussion Ensemble  play works by composers including Ryo Shimamoto, Claude Debussy  and Daniel Lo Ting-cheung.  Feb 8, 7.30pm, Loke Yew Hall, University of HK, Main Campus, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries:  2859 7045
June Lovers
Fifteen musicians and singers perform Angel Lam On-ki's  new narrative music theatre work  that tells a lyrical love story through semi-staged scenes, songs and narration. Indy Lee Chun-leung directs, and Perry So Pak-hin  conducts. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese and Putonghua with English scene synopsis. Feb 9-11, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Nigel Kennedy Plays  Bach/Fats Waller
The British-born violinist plays works by German Baroque composer J.S. Bach and American jazz musician-composer Fats Waller. A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 9, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$650 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
Concert YY
Canto-pop concert series with different  guests such as Canto-pop singers Denise Ho Wan-see, Joey Yung Cho-yee, Sammi Cheng Sau-man and Anthony Wong Yiu-ming  on different nights, singing songs with lyrics by  Wyman Wong Wai-man. Feb 9-14, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2835 6688 
Open Dance: A Night of World  Ethnic Dance
Daniel Yeung  curates an outdoor ethnic dance showcase featuring performances of Argentinian tango, Spanish flamenco, a dance from Xinjiang and belly dancing. Feb 10, 7pm-8.30pm, main entrance, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries:  2582 0273  
A Tribute to Laosheng Master  Ma Lianliang
The late grand master Ma (1901-1966)'s successors and stars from the Mei Lanfang Peking Opera Troupe perform: Orphan of the Zhao Family, Feb 10; excerpts of selected repertoires including Lotus Lantern, and Spring and Autumn Record, Feb 11; and 10 Veterans to Restore the Han, Feb 12. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Beijing dialect with Chinese surtitles and English scene synopses. 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Mika Singh Live in Concert
The Indian pop singer-rapper performs.  Feb 10, 7.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, 10 Oi Kwan Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$1,000. Inquiries: 2366 7725  
Spotlight on Young Musicians Series 2: Rendering
Ingrid Chan Tsz-yan, J. Den, Fung Yat-hei, Kwan Ming, Leung Chi-shing, Wyman Wat and Higgins Yuen Hei-kan perform composer Lesley Chan Ka-hei's  multimedia operetta based on the work of Chinese poet Xu Zhi-mo; Leung Yan-chiu, Li Wai-mei, Wyman Wat and Wong Tak-chiu perform composer Li Kar-yee's work involving a sensory journey that highlights questions about reality versus illusion, and composer Julian Chan and choreographer Arthur Mak Pui-hang present a multimedia exploration of superstitions and conflicts.   Feb 10-11, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8950
Journey to Home
Kate Yeung Kei stars in and Lee Chun-chow directs Santayana Li's  play about a young woman who goes to Taiwan to look for her estranged mother  but comes to realise that what she truly seeks is a home. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese and Putonghua with English surtitles. Feb 10-13, 8.15pm, also Feb 11-12, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Awakening
Media Asia Entertainment presents Edward Lam Yick-wah, Wong Wing-sze, Yuri Ng Yue-lit and Harris Ho's drama whose story begins from the last chapter of The Dream of the Red Chamber, with Jia Baoyu revisiting his own fate. In Putonghua and Cantonese. Feb 11-12, Feb 18-19, 2.30pm, also Feb 15-19, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2905 8134
Paik Kun-woo Plays Ravel
The South Korean pianist  plays the complete piano works of French composer Maurice Ravel. A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 11, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430   
The Vaccines
The English  indie rock band in concert.  Feb 11, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$390 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: www.untitled.asia  
China Folk Rock
Chinese folk rockers including blind singer Zhou Yunpeng  and members of the band Wild Children (Zhang Quan and Zhang Weiwei)  perform. A HK Arts Festival programme.  Feb 11-12, 8.15pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$280 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
An Enchanted Evening with Kit Chan and Chiu Tsang-hei featuring the HK Citypops
Singaporean Mando-pop singer Chan  and Canto-pop musician-composer Chiu  in concert. Feb 11-12, 8.15pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$240-HK$580 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2838 8569 
Cinema
Dance on Screen 2
The HK Arts Festival presents a programme of three dance documentaries, including the following two films. Ends today. Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 www.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries:  2824 2430
Miniatures
Documentary showing French choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot  crafting,  with some visual artists, a contemporary dance work for Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo  that takes the form of seven contemporary musical 'miniatures' reflecting seven  universes. No dialogue.  Today, 2pm, Palace IFC  
Zero Degrees
Documentary in which  British-Bangladeshi dance choreographer Akram Khan  and Belgian dance choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui explore the borders between countries and cultures, identity and the self, and life and death. In English.  Today, 3.25pm, Palace IFC 
Restored Treasures
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a continuing series of movies that have undergone restoration work, including the following film. Ongoing. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2901 
Contempt
Jean-Luc Godard's  drama about a scriptwriter (Michel Piccoli)  striving to make sense of his life while working on a rewrite of Homer's The Odyssey that is due to be turned into a film by an American producer and an European auteur  with a disillusioned wife.  In French and English with English subtitles.  Today, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive 
The Met: Live in HD in Hong Kong
Foundation for the Arts and Music in Asia presents a programme of high definition screenings of 11 operas performed by the Metropolitan Opera of New York, including the following one. Until Jul 8. 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; and HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2880 9555 
Siegfried 
The Metropolitan Opera of New York's production of part three of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.  In German with English subtitles.  Today, 2.30pm, HK Arts Centre, Feb 19, 5.50pm, AMC Pacific Place.
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
Krystian Zimerman plays Beethoven with the Vienna Philharmonic
Film of a concert in which Leonard Bernstein conducts the Polish pianist  and the Austrian orchestra playing piano concertos composed by Beethoven.  Today, 4pm, The Grand Cinema, HK$100 
Barenboim plays The Chopin  Piano Concertos
Outdoor screening of a film of a concert  at the Ruhr Piano Festival in Essen during which pianist-maestro Daniel Barenboim turns over the conducting reins to Andris Nelsons to perform works by Chopin with the Staatskapelle Berlin. Nelsons also conducts the orchestra performing Haydn's Symphony in E Minor, Mourning.  Today, 7pm, Cyberport outdoor cinema, HK$130, HK$190    
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 two films. Ends today. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2739 2139
Prince's Lovers
Chan Pei's 1964  period musical comedy about a crown prince (Lam Kar-sing)  who, bored by his assigned fiancee cousin, goes in search of a talented princess on a white horse. In Cantonese.  Today, 5pm, HK Film Archive.
Hire a Husband
Lo Yu-kei's 1965  comedy about a writer (Cheung Ying-choi)  who agrees to help his kindhearted neighbour (Nam Hung)  by pretending to be her husband so that she can become the sole heiress of her billionaire tycoon father's fortune. In Cantonese.  Today, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive  
HK Egyptian Film Festival
The Global Egyptian Film Festival society presents a programme of six Egyptian films, including the following one. Ends tomorrow. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$75 thegrandcinema.com.hk. Inquiries: facebook.com/globaleff   
A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief
Comedy-drama about a writer who unwittingly triggers an elaborate chain of events when he visits police headquarters to report his car has been stolen. Starring Khaled Abol Naga, Salah Abdallah and Shabaan Abdel Rehim. In Arabic with  English subtitles. Today, 7.30pm, The  Grand Cinema 
Around Town 
DB Farmers' Market Bazaar with stalls selling local produce, homemade breads, fresh local yogurt, organic skin products  as well as live music and story-telling for children. Today, 10am-2pm, North Plaza, Discovery Bay, free entry. Inquiries: 3651 2345     
Lunar New Year Lantern  Carnivals 2012
 New Territories East Lunar New Year Lantern Carnival, featuring lantern installations, demonstrations of folk craft and performances of Chinese ethnic songs and dances,  today, 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  and performances of songs, dances and Cantonese opera,  tomorrow, 7.30pm-10.30pm, HK Cultural Centre Piazza, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free entry. Inquiries:  2591 1340 
Intelligence Squared Asia Debate
Historian Edward Luttwak  and Geneva School of Diplomacy professor Zhang Weiwei  speak for the motion 'Let the Bad Guys Be: Foreign Intervention Does More Harm than Good', Legislative Council member-HK Democratic Party vice-chair Emily Lau Wai-hing  and India Today editorial director M.J. Akbar  speak against it, and television presenter Deborah Kan moderates. In English.  Tomorrow, 6.30pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6209 7957
Megalopolis: Challenges for Composers and Musicians in a Globalised World
HK Composers' Guild member Joshua Chan,  Academy of Music Cologne professor Johannes Sch?llhorn,  HKU Space Centre for Creative and Performing Arts professor Chan Wing-wah,  the International Ensemble Modern Academy's Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne and Dietmar Wiesner,  and local composer Daniel Lo Ting-cheung take part in an Inter-Tertiary Young Composers Platform round-table discussion.  In English.  Tomorrow, 7pm, Goethe-Institut HK, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 28020088 
Epicentre: Hong Kong
Geologist-civil engineer-novelist Ian McFeat-Smith  discusses his novel about an impetuous young geologist who discovers the horrible truth about an imminent threat to Hong Kong's highly vulnerable infrastructure and community. In English. Feb 8, 1.15pm (lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$150), includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511



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