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Exhibitions
Language-Colour
Huang Rui's experimental paintings explore the relationship between text and colour, language and visual experience. Today, 10am-6pm, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, 10 Chancery Lane, SoHo. Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends today 
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. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Gallery, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon. Inquiries: 2339 7348. Ends May 17 
Square China
Veteran photojournalist Andrew Wong's series of photographs showing the daily life of Chinese people. Tue-Sun, 11am-7pm, Lumenvisum, L2-10, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 3177 9159. Ends May 27 
Bloom
Paper-cutout drawings on rice paper by Bovey Lee exploring the issues of identity and her bicultural experiences as a Hong Kong Chinese living in the US. Opening reception today, 5.30pm-8pm. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Grotto Fine Art, 2/F 31C-D Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2121 2270. Ends Jun 3 
Rhythm and Tone
French painter Jean-Paul Pancrazi's works incorporating fragments of text and Taiwanese mixed-media artist-sculptor Sunny Wang's installation work that simplifies ancient Chinese works' rhythms and tones into calligraphic lines and circles. A Le French May programme. Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm, Koru Contemporary Art, Koru2, 1604, 16/F Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Rd, Aberdeen. Inquiries: 2580 5922. Ends Jun 9 
Mark Demsteader
The British figurative artist's intimate depictions of the female form. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. From May 10: Mon-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat-Sun, 11am-5pm, The Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends Jun 10 
Ages of Model-calligraphy School
Classical Chinese works by master calligraphers from different eras including Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) and Wen Zhengming (1470-1559). 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 Jun 30 
Performing Arts
California Suite
Candice Moore directs Sweet & Sour Productions' performance of Neil Simon's comedy composed of four playlets set in a suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel. In English. May 9, 11-12, 8pm, May 13, 3pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9131 3387 
Psalms
Jerome Hoberman conducts the Bach Choir performing works by Leonard Bernstein, Mendelssohn, Elgar, Cyrillus Kreek, Villa-Lobos, Lukas Foss and Salamone Rossi. May 9, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9659 8687
Carmen 
Philippe Arlaud directs Opera HK's production of Georges Bizet's opera about a fiery-tempered Gypsy cigarette girl who falls for a bullfighter even while winning the heart of a soldier. A Le French May programme. In French with Chinese and English surtitles. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, May 10-13, 7.30pm, HK$150-HK$880, May 13, 2.30pm, HK$130-HK$780 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2234 0303 
Happy to Gather
Prospects Theatre performs Or Ka-kee's drama about a relationship involving a 50-year-old professor and a 25-year-old nurse. In Cantonese. May 10-12, 8pm, also May 12-13, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Flamenco sin Fronteras
Spain's Paco Pena Flamenco Dance Company performs. May 11-12, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$260; and May 14, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Happy Fly-Day
Black Bird Theatre performs a drama about failed romantic relationships. In Cantonese. May 11-13, 8pm, also May 12-13, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5100 2254
Hitch: When Hitchcock Faces Truffaut
Act 2 and Hitch et Compagnie's production of Alain Riou and Stephane Boulan's play imagining what happened when 'master of suspense' Alfred Hitchcock meets French filmmaker Francois Truffaut, who is planning to write a book about Hitchcock. A Le French May programme. In French: May 11, 8pm. In English: May 12, 8pm, May 13, 5pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$250, HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: frenchmay.com
Ray Chen Plays Bruch
Perry So Pak-hin conducts violinist Ray Chen and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Einojuhani Rautavaara, Bruch and Sibelius. May 11-12, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Pipe Organ Recital by Wong Kin-yu
The local organist plays works by JS Bach, Elgar, Buxtehude, Jongen and Nibelle. May 12, 5pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free with ticket. Inquiries: 2734 2009
Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert
Chan Kim-sing, Chan Wing-yee, Ng Chin-fung, Tang Mei-ling (May 12 only), Li Lung, Wong Chiu-kwan and Nam Fung (May 26 only) sing Cantonese Opera songs such as: The Sounds of Battle and Daiyu at Her Death Bed, May 12, 7,30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$260; and Rendezvous at River Luo in a Dream, May 26, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Miss Q Day Day Love
PIP Theatre's Harriet Yeung Sze-man's solo comedy show about a talk-show hostess who seeks to help people tackle their love problems. In Cantonese. May 12, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195, HK$295 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2294 8004
Amy Wu Live in Concert 2012
Cantonese opera and pop singer-actress Amy Wu Mei-yee performs. May 12-13, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$180-HK$380 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2730 8880 
New Horizons: Concert by Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble
Ho Man-chuen conducts zheng player Luo Jing, gaohu player Chan Pik-sum, pipa player Yu Wing-ka, liuqin player Lau Nga-ting, suona player Wu Chun-hei and the ensemble performing works such as Su Wenqing and Cheng Chui-Ping's The Courtyard After the Rain, and Liang Xin's Nostalgia for the Central Plains. May 12, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Cinema
Cities in Cinema: Paris - Hong Kong
The Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau, and Broadway Cinematheque present a programme of films set in Paris and Hong Kong, including the following film. Until May 30. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$70; and Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$85 www.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: bc.cinema.com.hk
Angel-A
Luc Besson's romantic comedy about a beautiful blonde (Rie Rasmussen) who helps an inept scam artist (Jamel Debbouze) get his game together. In French with English subtitles. May 9, 9.50pm, May 12, 8pm, Broadway Cinematheque.



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