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SCMP Reporter

Exhibitions

The Fluidity of Wood -  A Dichotomy

Sun Yi  transforms wood into fluid pieces of liquid and fabric such as a cheongsam. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, noon-6.30pm, Galerie du Monde, 328 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Inquiries: 2525 0529. Ends Jan 27

City.Living

Awarded the Cultural Medallion, the highest national award for an artist in Singapore, visually impaired artist Chng Seok Tin  takes on social rules through sculpture and printmaking. Daily, noon-10pm,  Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Jan 28

Victor Tan

Victor Tan's  sculptures are made from simple wire twisted to form humans with movement. Mon-Thu, 3pm-midnight, Fri-Sat, 3pm-3am, Fringe Gallery, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2521 7251 or www.vsa.org.sg. Ends Jan 28

Piece of Memory

Two different stories of memories by artists Helen Lau  and Dennis Ng.  Daily, 10am-10pm, White Tube, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 9747 4381. Ends Jan 28

Unity - Wall Drawing Installation

Jolans Fung  traces everyday life, memories and his imagination with a combination of loose drawings and installation. Tue-Sun, 2pm-8pm, 1a space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village,

63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2529 0087. Ends Feb 3

Inspired by Jean Cocteau

Works inspired by filmmaker, artist and writer Jean Cocteau, including musician Anthony Wong's song, choreographer Yuri Ng and video artist Maurice Lai's ballet collaboration, Yank  Wong's paintings, and Julian Lee's photographs and caricaturist TatTat Wing's sketches.  Daily, 10am-8pm (closed Thu), HK Film Archive, Exhibition Hall, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 2739 2139. Ends Feb 5

Suitman Hong Kong Invasion

Young Kim takes travel photographs of himself as well as random people in his black suit and yellow-tinted glasses. Tue-Sun, noon-8.30pm, Agnes b. Librairie Galerie, 22 Elgin St, Central. Inquiries: 2869 5505.  Ends Feb 12

Of Tea I Sing, Of Tea I Drink

Li Xinping's impressionist paintings of tea production and tea-making. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Osage Gallery, L/G Shop 1,  45 Caine Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2537 0688. End Feb 14

Bliss of Vision VI: Merging

Art show promoting healthy eye-sight by artists aged from five to 93.  Proceeds go to World Eye Organisation. Daily, 11am-7pm, Lee Gardens, G/F Office Lobby,  33 Hysan Ave, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2525 2099. Ends Feb 15

Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2005

More than 100 works by 86 Hong Kong artists with award-winning pieces including Huangpu by Cedric Maridet   and Family History Textbook by Zheng Bo.  Daily, 10am-6pm  (closed Thu),  HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $10, $5. Inquiries:  2721 0116. Ends Mar 5

The Silk Road: Treasures from Xinjiang

Bronze Age to 14th-century treasures collected from Xinjiang, including gold ornaments, bronze ware, textile products and funerary items. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun and public holidays, 10am-7pm (closed Tue), and  HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Mar 19

Performing ArtsHappy Birthday, Amadeus!

The HK Chamber Music Society presents a concert celebrating Mozart's 250th birthday, with performances by flutist Izaskun Erdocia,  cellist Wolfgang Nuesslein,  pianist Mary Wu  and oboe player Yiu Song-lam.  Today, 7.30pm (concert), 9pm (dinner), The Pacific Club, Harbour City, TST, $100-$250, $470 (includes dinner). Inquiries: 2719 4749

Hamlet

Tang Shu-wing  directs the Academy School of Technical Arts in the Shakespearean tragedy.  Starring Chan Hiu-wa, Chan Kin-ho and Chan Kwan-kin. Live music by Nelson Hiu.  In Cantonese. Today-Sat, 7.45pm (Sat also at 2.30pm), HK Academy for Performing Arts, Academy Studio Theatre, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $45-$90 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2884 8500

City Festival 2006

Festival showcasing music, dance, theatre and visual arts (including the following five performances) from local and international artists, with Singapore as this year's city spotlight. Today-Jan 28, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free to $280. Inquiries: www.hkfringeclub.com

Whatever...

Tibetan-Australian comedian Nick Sun makes fun of ethnic comedy. Winner of Britain's 2004 top comedy competition, So You Think You're Funny. In English. Today-Sat, 7.45pm, Fringe Gallery, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $120 (members), $150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 521 7251

Josephine Baker

Dawn Hope  stars in a one-woman song and dance show celebrating the birth of the first international black female superstar, Josephine Baker, 100 years ago. In English. Tomorrow-Sat, 9.30pm, Fringe Club, Fringe Theatre, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $120 (members), $150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Tomio Morota Sextet

Hard bop jazz group from Japan  perform jazz standards and original numbers with Tomio Morota  (drums), Yasushi Miyamoto  (trumpet), Katsuo Miyazaki  (alto and soprano saxophone), Masanori Okazaki  (tenor saxophone), Mamoru Ishida  (piano) and Nobuyuki Yano  (bass). Tomorrow-Sat, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, Fringe Gallery,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $150 (members), $180 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Anton Chekov, The Last Chapter Performance Exchange's drama about short story writer Anton Chekov's (Daniel Foley) last days in his Russian home. In English. Fri-Sun, 8pm, Fringe Club, Fringe Studio, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $80 (members), $120 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Richard III, A Short Sharp Session

One-man show with Daniel Foley playing Shakespeare's Richard III in a session with his shrink disclosing his hang-ups, deformity, murderous tendencies and strange way of speaking. In English. Fri-Sat, 10pm (20 minutes), Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $40 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Peter Pan

The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre and British director Leon Rubin  present James M. Barrie's  stage version of the fantasy tale of Peter Pan and the evil Captain Hook in Neverland. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Today-Jan 23, 7.30pm, Sat  also at 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $100-$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.hkrep.com

Sleeping Beauty

The Hong Kong Players present a pantomime Sleeping Beauty, a tale of one princess, two fools, three dames, and a wicked fairy named Horrifica, also with a children's chorus of 30. Today-Sat, 7.30pm (Sat also at 2.30pm), Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, $200, $220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009

Classics and Beyond

Selection of classic and contemporary ballets, from Swan Lake and Don Quixote to Carlo Pacis' There's a Fly in this Soup and Beh Chang-ching's  jazzy piece Swing It! performed by the Hong Kong Ballet. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 2-3/F Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Bldg, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, 70, $100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724

Happy Birthday Mozart!

Pianist Cristina Marton,  award winner at the Mozart Competition in Salzburg, performs with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and the Sinfonetta's principal flutist Eilidh Gillespie  in an all-Mozart programme. Fri, 8pm, HK City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $100-$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336

Extra-curricular

Anthropological Talk

Professor Robert Dentan,  State University of New York in Buffalo, leads a talk on Protection (Rackets) and Ethnic Differences in West Malaysia, the US and China. Today, 7pm, HK Museum of History, Lecture Theatre, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, free. Inquiries: 6010 0364

Getting Organised for the  New Year

The Women Business Owners Club hosts a luncheon seminar. Non-members and men welcome. Today, 12.15pm-2pm, Admiralty Learning Centre, 3/F Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Rd, Admiralty, $230 (members), $250, includes lunch. Inquiries: esther@hkwboc.org

Guitar Workshop/Master Classes

Guitar workshop by Alvaro Pierri  who teaches at the Conservatory in Vienna. Today-Fri, 4pm-8pm, Tom Lee Music Theatre,

1 Cameron Lane, TST. $500 per session. Registration required. Inquiries: afreris@pacific.net.hk

One Couple Two Cultures

Dan and Vera Waters  discuss the importance of communication in Chinese-western marriages. Fri, 6.15pm, Extension Activities Rm, 8/F City Hall High Block, Central, free. Inquiries: 2813 7500

FilmThe Human Body

An internal journey of the human body through thermal imaging, X-ray and computer graphics. Daily, 3.50, 7.20pm (Sat-Sun and public holidays also at 12.20pm), Omnimax Space Theatre, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. $24, $32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Mar 31

Hong Kong Film/Video Artist Series #7 Ellen Pau -  Programme Two

Ellen Pau's  poetic video shorts of her feelings for Hong Kong over the years, including The Disenchantment of Statue (1987) which reflects on art and communication; She Moves (1988-1989) experiments with movement as language; and Drained II (1989)  rethinks the framed image and video. In Cantonese and English. Post-screening talk with the filmmaker. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, $40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0200

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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