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Exhibitions
Sculpture
Sculptural works by John Chamberlain, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly and Franz West. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Gagosian Gallery, 7/F Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St, Central. Inquiries: 2151 0555. Ends Apr 28 
Why Do Trees Grow Till the End?
Exhibition that opened with works by Roy Ng, Vivian Poon and Wendy Tai Wun-ting and will eventually grow to include works by more than 20 artists. Wed-Sat, 1pm-7pm, Gallery Exit at Southsite, 3/F Blue Box Factory Building, 25 Hing Wo St, Tin Wan, Aberdeen. Inquiries: 2541 1299. Ends May 5 
Paintings by Jeffrey Lo Wan-shu and Esther Tam Mei-yung
More than 40 paintings of flowers and birds by Lo and Tam, some of which are collaborations between the couple. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, 90 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5502. Ends May 6 
The Untouchables
Conor Backman, Kadar Brock, Hou Yong, Travess Smalley, Jo-ey Tang and Yan Xing 's works depicting their interpretations of the relationships between mediation, process, texture and the tangible. Tue-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, noon-6pm, Saamlung, 26B Two Chinachem Plaza, 68 Connaught Rd Central. Inquiries: 5181 5156. Ends May 10 
I Love Lyuba: Baby Mammoth of the Ice Age
Exhibition on mammoth history showcasing the world's best preserved baby mammoth. Daily, 10am-10pm, Podium L1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central. Inquiries: 2295 3308. Ends May 10 
Wood Sculpture and Chinese Lion Head Exhibition
Sculptural works and Chinese lion heads made from environmentally-friendly materials by HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity students. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Gallery, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon. Inquiries: 2339 7348. Ends May 17 
Chinese Jades - The Dr. S. Y. Kwan Collection
More than 100 pieces of Chinese jade collected over 30 years by the centenarian surgeon. Daily, 10am-5pm, Art Museum, Institute of Chinese Studies, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin, free. Inquiries: 3943 7416. Ends May 20 
Marlene Mocquet
Mixed-media works by the French painter that are populated with characters, animals and anthropomorphous objects that exist in her personal, poetic and fantastic universe. A Le French May programme. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. Tue-Sat, noon-7pm, FEAST Projects, Unit 307, 3/F Harbour Industrial Centre, 10 Lee Hing St, Ap Lei Chau. Inquiries: frenchmay.com. Ends May 26 
Incomplete Finale
Yip Kai-chun's sound installation made from recordings he made of his mother's reminiscences as she was nearing the end of her life. Opening reception today, 6.30pm-8.30pm. From Apr 21: Wed-Sun, 1pm-8pm, soundpocket, Unit 10C, Gee Chang Industrial Building, 108 Lok Shan Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2356 2226. Ends May 27 
Beauty In Ruin
Kounosuke Kawakami's mixed-media depictions of landscapes that have been irrevocably changed by natural disasters or humans. Opening reception today, 7pm-9pm. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Identity Art Gallery, 53 Tung St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2540 5353. Ends May 31 
Superheroes
Michael Scoggins' paintings of superheroes use the aesthetics of comic books and notebook doodles as a sources of inspiration. Mon-Fri, 8.30am-5.30pm, Scad HK, 292 Tai Po Rd, Sham Shui Po. Inquiries: 2253 8000. Ends Jun 1 
Hong Kong Currency
Exhibition about the different currencies that have emerged in Hong Kong and how such money has changed over the years. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Jun 4 
Performing Arts
Hansel and Gretel
James Gitsham directs and stars in Gingerbread Theatre's family theatre reimagination of the fairy tale about a brother and sister pair who venture deep into a forest in search of food. In English. Apr 20-22, 4.30pm, also Apr 21-22, 11am, 2.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5192 6717 
Pains of Youth
We Draman performs Austrian playwright Ferdinand Bruckner's 1920s drama about a week in the life of seven youths associated with the medical school at the University of Vienna. In Cantonese. Until Apr 21, 7.45pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9448 3574
Titus Andronicus (2012)
 Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio's adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragic play about a Roman general engaged in a cycle of revenge with the Queen of the Goths. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English-scene synopsis. Apr 20-21, 7.45pm, also Apr 21, 2.45pm, HK Academy for the Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$250 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 3555 
Aladdin and H?nsel & Gretel (Abridged version)
Austria's Marionettentheater Schloss Sch?nbrunn's puppet theatre productions of the One Thousand and One Nights story about a boy forced by a greedy magician to look for a magic lamp with a genie inside it and the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale about two children who come across a house made out of gingerbread with a witch living inside it. In English with Chinese surtitles. Apr 20-21, 8pm, also Apr 21, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Blind Chance 
City Contemporary Dance Company's production exploring the curious and mysterious interplay between choice, chance and fate as choreographed by Dominic Wong Dick-man; with music composed by Shum Lok-man. Apr 20-21, 8pm, also Apr 21-22, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2329 7803 
Fat Pig
Bravo Theatre's adaptation of Neil LaBute's comedy about a man who falls for a woman his workmates do not approve of. In Cantonese. Apr 20-22, 8pm, also Apr 22, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3172 1780
HK Saxophone Ensemble Debut Concert
The local group performs works including Nigel Wood's Schwarzer Tanzer and Astor Piazzolla's Adio Nonino. Apr 20, 8pm,Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6193 4170
Rockapella
The American a cappella pop rock group performs. Apr 20, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2395 5753
The Dining Room
American Community Theatre stages a comedy of manners, set in a dining room,  revolving around members of a vanishing species: the American upper-middle-class WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant). In English. Until Apr 21, 8pm, also Apr 21, 2pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$220 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
The Truth About Lying
Wong Wing-sze and Lee Chun-chow direct and star in Wong's play about a new legal employee who gets too involved in all aspects of her bosses' lives. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Until Apr 22, 8pm, also Apr 21-22, 3pm, HK Academy for the Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$320 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Tat Ming Pair Live 2012
Canto-pop-alternative rock singer Anthony Wong Yiu-ming and guitarist-composer Tats Lau Yee-tat in concert. Apr 20-22, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134
Marina Horak Piano Recital
The Slovenian pianist plays works by Chopin, Debussy, Franck and Jurij Mihevc. Apr 21, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9464 1941
Concerts by HK Music Lover Chinese Orchestra
Wai Sing-fat conducts the orchestra performing works including Law Wai-lun's Seagulls Flying Above the Foaming Waves and Ma Shenglong and Gu Guanren's Song of Fishermen in the East Sea; Tang Wing-hong hosts and narrates (in Cantonese), and puppeteer-magician Santa Jim also features. Apr 21, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan; and Apr 28, 8pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po. Both concerts: HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Tchaikovsky Classics - Charles Castleman and HK Children's Symphony Orchestra
Yip Wai-hong, Gabriel Leung and Law Po-kwan conduct American violinist Castleman and the local orchestra performing works by Tchaikovsky. Apr 21, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin; and Apr 22, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$110-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Concert by HK Zheng Orchestra
Chan Wing-wah conducts zheng soloists So Chun-bo and Wang Zhongshan, pianist Vivian Cheng Wai, cellist Chuen Kin, the HK Strings and HK Zheng Orchestra performing works such as Chow Shu-san's China Fantasia and Wang Zhongshan's An Elegy for a Lost City in the Desert. Apr 22, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$110-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Essence of Love
Musica Viva presents a concert with sopranos Amanda Li and Sandy Leung, mezzo-soprano Mandy Sze and Carol Lin, tenor David Quah, baritone Albert Lim and pianists Stella Chang, Kam Wing-chong and Felix Suen performing Renaissance and Elizabethan poetry set to music by Liszt, Britten, Ivor Gurney, Gerald Finzi, Roger Quilter and Vaughan Williams. Apr 22, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6976 2877
Cinema
Morning Matinee: Return of the Crime Busters
The HK Film Archive presents a programme of four films featuring appearances by character actors Lee Pang-fei and Sima Wah-lung, including the following one. Until Apr 27. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$20 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139 
Dragnet
The debut instalment of the Dial 999 crime series sees a journalist (Patrick Tse Yin) coming across a young woman (Patsy Kar Ling) fleeing from the advances of her stepfather who subsequently is accused of murdering the older man. In Cantonese. Apr 20, 11am, HK Film Archive. 
The HK Turkish Film Festival
Izmir Cinema Association presents a programme of eight Turkish films, including the following two. Until Apr 22. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$75 thegrandcinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2196 8170 
What Remains
Drama about a woman who decides to take revenge on the female divorcee with whom her husband has an affair. In Turkish with English subtitles. Apr 20, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema.
Hair
 Drama about a lonely wigmaker dying of cancer who is given new reason to live by a woman who wishes to sell her long and beautiful hair. In Turkish with English subtitles. Apr 20, 9.30pm, The Grand Cinema.
Mexican Film Festival in Hong Kong - Mexican Tapestries
Mexcham Limited (Mexican Chamber of Commerce in China) presents a programme of 13 short and feature-length Mexican films, including the following three.Ends Apr 20. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free with ticket. Inquiries: bmtancock@mexcham.org
Sin Frenos (Without Brakes) + Nino de Mis Ojos (Apple of My Eyes) + Amor, Dolor y Vice Versa (Love, Pain and Vice Versa)
Two short films and Alfonso Pineda Ulloa's psychological thriller centring on a pair of strangers who become connected after their recurring dreams turn into reality. In Spanish with English subtitles. Apr 20, 8pm, HK Arts Centre.



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