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Exhibitions
Realismo Fantastico
Franco Anzelmo's figurative sculptural works express the importance of following one's dreams, and of beauty and poetry. Today, noon-6pm, Red Elation Gallery, 5-6 Lung On St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2893 7837. Ends today 
Art HK 12
International art fair featuring displays of works from 266 galleries in 39 territories. May 19, noon-7pm, May 20, noon-5pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$250 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3127 5529. Ends May 20 
Sotheby's London's June Sales of Impressionist and Modern and Contemporary Art
Preview of works that will be auctioned in London on Jun 19-20 (Impressionist and modern art) and Jun 26-27 (contemporary art). Opens today. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sotheby's HK Gallery, 5/F One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Inquiries: 2524 8121. Ends May 25 
Kareneverland
Vincenzo Floramo's photographs of life in Karen refugee camps; proceeds to refugee schools. Opens today. Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends May 30 
Corot to Monet - French Landscape Painting in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Paintings by artists including Gustave Courbet, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Camille Pissarro and Claude Monet. Opens today. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sotheby's HK Gallery, 5/F One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Inquiries: 2524 8121. Ends May 31 
Hong Kong Blooms in My Mind
Works in various media and encompassing many periods of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's artistic development from the 1950s to the present. Opens today. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sotheby's HK Gallery, 5/F One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Inquiries: 2524 8121. Ends May 31 
Crazy about Yves
Items from stylist Olivier Ch?tenet's private collection dedicated to the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. A Le French May programme. Opens today. Daily, 9am-8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: frenchmay.com. Ends Jun 11 
Inventing Dreams
 Silas Fong, Homan Ho, Clive Law Ki-hong, Li Ha-tik, Otto Li, Roy Ng Tin-ho, Siu Wai-hang, Tung Wing-hong and Soloman Yu look at men's fascination with technology. Opening reception today, 6pm-8pm. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Weeds Studio, 2C Mai On Building, 19 Kung Yip St, Kwai Chung. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Jun 19 
A Tribute to Hong Kong Masters
Paintings by Luis Chan, Irene Chou, Gaylord Chan, Liu Kuo-sung, Chu Hing-wah, Wucius Wong and Leung Kui-ting. Opening reception today, 6pm-8pm. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart Square, 2C Mai On Building, 19 Kung Yip St, Kwai Chung. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Jul 21 
Picasso - Masterpieces from Musee National Picasso, Paris
55 works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) on loan from Paris' Musee National Picasso. A Le French May programme. Opens today. Mon, Wed-Sun, 10am-8pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$20. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Jul 22 
Performing Arts
All's Well that Ends Well
HK Academy for Performing Arts' production of William Shakespeare's play about a low-born woman who follows her husband after he runs away to war. In Cantonese. May 19, 2.30pm, also 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500
Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo
The all-male company performs male and female roles from excerpts of classical ballets. May 19-20, 2.30pm, also May 19, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$950 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299 
Arts Xperience: Open Dance
Daniel Yeung curates a dance kaleidoscope with performances by Chinese dance performance artist Er Gao, alternative visual artist Luke Ching and others. May 19, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2582 0273 
So Long, Farewell! HK
Metro-Holik Studio's drama about two people in a relationship who were both involved in teacher-student relationships years earlier. In Cantonese. May 19-20, 3pm, also 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9258 2019
Plan Because I am a Girl Charity Show
Variety show featuring indie bands A-Day, Dovey and ISoFeel, the German Swiss International School Big Band, martial arts displays by Lisa Cheng and Fresh Fish Traders' School students, a drum show by Ban's Gig Drums, ballet and jazz performances by members of the Christine Liao School of Ballet and a drama performance by O Theatre Workshop; all proceeds to the Girls' Fund. May 19, 7.15pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, WanChai, HK$220, HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3583 3100 
Art of Cantonese Opera Association 5th Anniversary Showcase 
Danny Li Chi-kei directs performances by Wan Fei-yin, Law Kar-ying and other Cantonese Opera players in: Willow Beauty, May 19, 7.30pm; Sisterly Love Amidst Turmoil, May 20, 1.30pm; and Guan Yu, May 20, 7.30pm. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2388 3850
A Bowlful of Kindness
Anthony Chan Kam-kuen directs the HK Repertory Theatre's production of his play about Hong Kong people's struggles and social change through ordinary objects such as radios and rice cookers. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Until May 20, 22-26, 7.45pm, also May 26-27, 2.45pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$130-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
Le Centaure et l'Animal
Equestrian theatre specialist Bartabas and butoh dancer Ko Murobushi perform with four equine 'dancing partners'. A Le French May programme. In English. May 19, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$250-HK580 Urbtix. Inquiries: frenchmay.com
Ohlsson Plays Brahms
Johannes Wildner conducts American pianist Garrick Ohlsson and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra playing Britten's Peter Grimes - Four Sea Interludes, Debussy's La Mer and Brahms' Piano Concerto No 1. May 19, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Paul Ogata
The American stand-up comedian performs. In English. May 19, 8pm, HK$250, also 10pm, HK$300, Take Out Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436 
Kotoko Asia Tour 2012 in Hong Kong
The J-pop/trance/techno singer in concert. May 18, 8.15pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$430-HK$880 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3588 1731 
Punchline Comedy Club
Geoff Norcott, Dave Williams and Rob Brown perform stand-up comedy. In English. May 19, 9pm, Duetto, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$290 Cityline. Inquiries: 2598 1222
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 three. 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
The Last Affair
Shot entirely in Paris, Tony Au Ting-ping's drama follows a woman (Carol Cheng Yu-ling) whose affair with a musician (Chow Yun-fat) sparks a marital then mental breakdown. In Cantonese and French with Chinese and English subtitles. May 19, 4pm, Broadway Cinematheque, May 27, 1.30pm, Palace IFC.
Flight of the Red Balloon + Red Balloon
Double bill consisting of Hou Hsiao-hsien's drama revolving around a little boy, his baby-sitter and a shared imaginary world in which they are followed by a strange red balloon (in French with English subtitles); and Albert Lamorisse's 1956 fantasy short about a red balloon with a life of its own that follows a little boy around the streets of Paris (in French with Chinese and English subtitles). May 19, 9.50pm, Palace IFC.
Ecstatic Truth - The Documentary Films of Werner Herzog
HK Arts Centre and Goethe-Institut HK present 10 films by and about the German filmmaker, including the following three. Until May 20. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0273
Lessons of Darkness + La Soufriere
Double bill comprising: a non-fiction film presenting an apocalyptic vision featuring the oil well fires in Kuwait after the Gulf war (in German, English and Arabic with English subtitles); and a documentary examining the relationship towards death of a peasant man who refused to leave his home despite the threat from a major volcanic eruption (in German with English subtitles). May 19, 2.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Documentary tracing the remarkable escape from captivity of a US Navy pilot who was shot down over Laos and taken prisoner by the enemy. In English and German with English subtitles. May 19, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre. 
HK Salento International Film Festival
The Salento International Film Festival presents a selection of five films, including the following one. Until May 20. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$75 thegrandcinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2196 8170
Days Of Harvest
Set during harvest time in rural Italy, this drama revolves around a provincial teen and the young woman he meets in the fields who is back to visit her grandparents. In Italian with English subtitles. May 19, 4pm, The Grand Cinema.
100 Must-See Hong Kong Movies
The HK Film Archive presents a programme of 100 Hong Kong films from 1916 to 1999, including the following film. Until 2014. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55 www.cinema.com.hk; and HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900 
Homecoming
Yim Ho's drama centring on a woman (Josephine Koo Mei-wah) who returns to her Guangdong village after years living in Hong Kong and rekindles friendships and reignites long-extinguished romantic feelings. May 19, 7pm, HK Film Archive, May 27, 2pm, Broadway Cinematheque.




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