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Exhibitions
Two Thousand Eleven
Works by Olga Chernysheva, Heman Chong, Federico Herrero and John Smith that reflect on the state of the world as it was in 2011 from  a Hong Kong persepective. Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, 4 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Mar 4 
Pole
Australian artist Geoff Todd's drawings of pole dancers. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, 2pm-6pm, Karin Weber Gallery, 20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends Mar 11  
Hans Hartung
Works from the 1960s and 1970s by the 20th-century German-French painter (1904-1989)  known for his abstract gestural style. Opens today. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, de Sarthe Gallery, 8/F Club Lusitano Building, 16 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2167 8896. Ends Mar 30  
No One to Hear You Scream
Space and science-fiction  themed works by painters Chen Chien-jung and Gao Weigang, photographer Joao O, three-dimensional artists Frank Havermans, John Powers and Piers Secunda, and architect Wang Yaohua. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. Tue-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, noon-6pm, Saamlung, 26/F Two Chinachem Plaza, 68 Connaught Rd Central. Inquiries: gallery@saamlung.com. Ends Mar 31  
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: 2721 0116. Ends Apr 15   
Comfort Women Wanted
South Korean-born, New York-based visual artist Lee Chang-jin's  ad-like prints and multichannel video installation help bring to light the memory of 200,000 young women, known as 'comfort women,' who were  exploited as sex slaves in Asia during  the second world war and increases awareness of sexual violence against women during wartime. Opening reception today, 7pm-8.30pm. From tomorrow: Tue-Sun, 11am-7pm, 1a space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2529 0087. Ends May 31  
Performing Arts
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 fate. In Putonghua and Cantonese. Until Feb 19, 7.30pm, also Feb 18-19, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2905 8134
TeZukA
Sadler's Wells, Bunkamura and Eastman Production's dance-theatre show choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and inspired by the works of Japanese animator-manga artist Osamu Tezuka.  A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 17-18, 7.30pm, Feb 19, 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$520 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430   
The Geisha of Gion
Six Geisha and a Nagauta master (master of songs and shamisen) perform entertainment and ballads unique to Gion. A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 17, 7.30pm, 9.30pm, 55/F Two IFC, 8 Finance Street, Central, HK$430; and Feb 18-19, 2pm, 4pm, 7pm, Xiang Hai Xuan Multipurpose Hall, Nan Lian Garden, 60 Fung Tak Rd, Diamond Hill, HK$390 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
HK Epilogue (Here are the Years that Walk Between)
Soprano Yuki Ip Poh-ching and the HK New Music Ensemble perform in Aenon Loo Jie En's multimedia aria tracing a generation coming of age in the post-handover years. Feb 17, 7.45pm (opening reception 7pm), HK$400 (Asia Society members HK$300), Feb 18, 7.45pm, HK$300 (Asia Society members HK$200), Feb 19, 2pm, HK$150. All shows: Miller Theater, Asia Society HK Centre, The HK Jockey Club Former Explosives Magazine, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty, registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508
The Goose of Pipi
Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education's children's puppet theatre production about a goose who believes that the  possession of books will increase her intelligence. In Cantonese. Feb 17-18, 7.45pm, Feb 19, 2.30pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$100, HK$130; Feb 25, 7.45pm, Feb 26, 4.30pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$100; and Mar 3, 7.45pm, Mar 4, 4.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
3-D Museum in Motion
Unlock Dancing Plaza's dance production combining dance with Hakka folk songs, buskers and a video presentation. Until Feb 17, 8pm, Feb 18, 7pm, 8.30pm, Sam Tung Uk Museum, 2 Kwu Uk Lane, Tsuen Wan, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323  
Show Flat
Poon Wai-sum  directs a production of his play about the allure and illusions of the local property market. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Feb 17-19, 21-28, 8pm, also Feb 18-19, 26, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$200-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
The Perfect Strangers
Les Parfaits Inconnus' circus,  comedy and rock 'n' roll cross-over show. Feb 17, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$150, HK$190; Feb 18, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$170; and Feb 19, 4pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$130, HK$170 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
The Wild Boar
Olivia Yan Wing-pui  directs performances by a cast led by Wong Tze-wah of 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. Until Feb 19, 8pm, also Feb 19, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$280-HK$420 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
The Woman in Her Room
Cinematic Theatre's drama about the mysterious past a call girl shares with a client who asks her to quit prostitution. In Cantonese. Feb 17-18, 8pm, also Feb 18-19, 3pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2567 5888
Those Were The Days
Trinity Theatre's drama looking back at what it was like to grow up in the 1970s. In Cantonese. Until Feb 19, 8pm, also Feb 18-19, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2574 4968
The Bee
Hideki Noda directs the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre's production of his play about the consequences of a powerless victim becoming a controlling aggressor. Starring Kathryn Hunter.  A HK Arts Festival programme. In English with Chinese surtitles. Feb 17-18, 8.15pm, also Feb 18-19, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Punchline Comedy Club
British comedians Stephen Frost, Steve Sheen, Andy Smart and Ian Coppinger perform. In English. Feb 18, 9pm, Feb 19, 8pm, Duetto, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$290 Cityline. Inquiries: 2598 1222
Tom Cotter
The American stand-up comedian performs. In English. Feb 17, 9pm, HK$300, Feb 18, 8pm, HK$250, also 10pm, HK$300, Take Out Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436
Cinema
Celebrating 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. Until Feb 24. Film Archive,  50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$20 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139 
Dragon Lord
Jackie Chan stars in and directs this period martial arts stunt extravaganza centring on a rascal named Dragon Ho and his best friend (Mars) stumbling upon a conspiracy to smuggle ancient treasures out of China. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Feb 17, 11am, HK Film Archive.
Teddy Robin Panorama
Schoolmates Culture Club presents a programme of six Teddy Robin (aka Kwan Wai-pang)  films to celebrate his 30th anniversary as a film director, including the following two films. Feb 17-26. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$75 thegrandcinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2196 8170 
All The Wrong Spies
Teddy Robin stars  in and directs this 1982 spy comedy set in 1939 and revolving around a private detective (George Lam Chi-cheung)  on a secret mission to smuggle a weapon design from Germany to the US via China, who has to get help from others after the document gets intercepted by the Japanese. Also starring Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia.  In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Feb 17, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema.
Cops And Robbers
Alex Cheung Kwok-ming's 1979 crime drama about a young firearms fanatic who, after his application to become a cop is rejected due to his  poor eyesight, lashes out by going on a murderous rampage, and the special police task force assigned to arrest him. Starring  Wong Chung. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Feb 17, 9.30pm, The Grand Cinema.



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