Exhibitions War and Peace Doctor Pierre Lam captures scenery along the Silk Road in 120 photos. Today, 10am-10pm, Piazza, Times Square, 1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 9277 9138. Ends today The Poetic Spirit Paintings by Henry Wo Yue-kee, a student of Lingnan School painters such as Chao Shao-an and Yeung Sin-sum. Today, 10am-7pm, tomorrow, 10am-6pm, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends tomorrow Major Archaeological Discoveries of China in Recent Years Relics from the Neolithic period to the Qing dynasty, featuring bronze objects, pottery, lacquerware and jade. Today, 10am-7pm, tomorrow, 10am-6pm, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$20. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends tomorrow Design 9707 A look at the development of Hong Kong's design industry with 90 works. Today-Tue, 9am-7pm, Atrium, G/F InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong. Inquiries: 2522 8688. Ends Tue Meat as a Metaphor of Construction Chen Ke's early impressionistic paintings of meat, reflecting China's material culture. Today and Tue, 2pm-8pm, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan (seminar today, 3pm-4.30pm; followed by a closing ceremony, 5pm-7pm). Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends Tue Sheraton Dreamscape Stained Glass Exhibition Teenagers from the Adolescent Medical Centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital use stained glass and mosaic to depict their surreal dreamscapes. Today-Tue, 9am-10pm, Foyer, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries: www.hkyaf.com . Ends Tue To Wrecks with Love Mui Chong-ki's critique of consumerism through sketches, watercolours, mixed-media paintings and sculptures of dismantled vehicles. Tomorrow-Thu, 11.30am-7.30pm, Art Beatus Gallery, G/F, 35-39 Graham St, Central. Inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends Thu The Alternative Look - OpposWalk Anita Ng's fashion photography reflects her concerns about animal welfare. Today-Fri, 8am-9pm, 1/F Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay. Inquiries: 2844 5094. Ends Fri Mirrors Reflection Seventeen artists from around the world, including Italy's Mimmo Rotella, Japan's Yayoi Kusama and China's Wang Guangyi, play with reflection in their mixed-media mirror works. Tomorrow-Sat, 10am-6pm, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, G/F, 20 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends Sat Orchestration Simon Go documents Hong Kong's old shops and their owners in large-scale black and white photos. Tue-Sun, 1pm-8pm, Shanghai Street Artspace, G/F, 404 Shanghai St, Yau Ma Tei. Inquiries: 2770 2157. Ends Sept 30 Trapped for 15 Years Local musician and singer Paul Wong Koon-chungs photographs Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Opens today. Daily until Oct 2, 10am-9pm, Park Court, Level 1, Pacific Place, Admiralty; then daily from Oct 8, 11am-8pm, Central Atrium, G/F Olympian City Two, Kowloon. Inquiries: 2959 4229. Ends Oct 12 Coloratura Nancy Chu Woo's retrospective emphasises her use of colour through abstract paintings of nudes, still-lifes and landscapes that fuse western and Chinese techniques. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1.30pm-5.30pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5500. Ends Oct 7 Andy Warhol - Bernard Buffet About 60 works by French painter Bernard Buffet and US pop artist Andy Warhol. Mon-Sat, 10.30am- 7.30pm, Sun, 11.30am-7.30pm, Opera Gallery, G2/F, M88, 2-8 Wellington St, Central. Inquiries: 2810 1208. Ends Oct 15 The Origin Local illustrators and poets, including Clement Yick, Stanley Wong, Lo Kwai-cheung and Kwan Nam, collaborate to explore the theme of 'origin'. Proceeds of sale go to WWF (HK). Daily, 9am-9pm, OC Gallery, G/F Olympian City I, 11 Hoi Fai Rd, West Kowloon. Inquiries: 2132 8718. Ends Oct 21 Sculpture with the Wind Van King teams up with five emerging sculptors to present mixed-media works that explore figures and space. Opens today. Daily, 8.30am-10pm, Central Atrium, UG/F China HK City, 33 Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 3527 0614. Ends Oct 21 Treasures of the World's Cultures from the British Museum About 270 artefacts of sculpture, painting, jewellery, porcelain and stone dating from two million years ago, from the British Museum. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sat until 8pm), closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$30, HK$15 (concessions). Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Dec 2 Performing Arts Forever Young Slovakia's national folklore ballet group Lucnica presents its ethnic dance pieces. Today, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan. HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 Sunday in the Park with George Hong Kong version of Stephen Sondheim's musical inspired by French painter George Seurat's impressionist work A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. In Cantonese. Today, 2.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 Traditions Windpipe Chinese Ensemble presents a retrospective of Chinese ensemble music written by local composers over the past century. Today, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 Liza Wang in Concert 2007 The local actress-singer performs. Today, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2111-5999 Boston Brass Asian Tour - Brass Clinic and Concert The Boston Brass quintet plays from classical to jazz and vocal music, along with Tom Lee Neowinds Brass Quintet and students from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and Ying Wa College. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Tom Lee Music Academy Hall, Unit 2-20, Level 12, MegaBox, Enterprise Square 5, 38 Wang Chiu Rd, Kowloon Bay, free, tickets distributed in Tom Lee Music stores. Inquiries: 2737 7651 (the quintet also perform in Macau on Tue, 8pm, inquiries: www.macauticket.com ) The Scat Jazz Choir Youth singers and musicians from the New Zealand group perform. Tue, 1pm-2pm, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2525 5044 The Theatrical Legacy of the Tang Dynasty Veterans from Chinese Artists Association of HK perform Cantonese operas with the theme of the Tang dynasty (618-907), including The Pear Garden - Chronicle of a Golden Age (Wed, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; Oct 9, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin), The Heroes of Tang (Fri-Sat, HK Cultural Centre), Plucking the Laurels (Oct 1-2, HK Cultural Centre), and Operatic Aria Concert with excerpts from other operas (Oct 6, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun; Oct 7, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan), HK$100-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 Der Rosenkavalier Edo de Waart conducts an international cast, featuring mezzo-soprano Michelle Breedt, sopranos Dagmar Schellenberger and Heidi Elisabeth Meier, in Strauss' comic opera. In German with Chinese and English surtitles. Thu and Sat, 7pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$580 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 The Lost Lords Steven Mitchell Wright directs 28 students from Island School in this physical theatre about the lives of 21st century teenagers. Thu-Sat, 7.30pm, Island School, 20 Borrett Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$150, booking required. Inquiries: 2230 4761 Geoffrey Lancaster The Australian forte pianist plays four sonatas by Haydn. Fri, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150 HK Ticketing. (He also gives a lecture on Thu, 6.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, in English, free, with tickets distributed from 6pm). Inquiries: 2584 8580 When Shadows Come Alive Shadow puppet theatre for families with Richard Bradshaw. Fri, 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin; Sat, 3pm, 7.30pm, Sept 30, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$180 Urbitx. Inquiries: 3520 3172 Cinderella Hong Kong Ballet presents David Allan's choreography of Prokofiev's classic fairytale. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sept 30, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$80-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724 Sound the Trumpet with Allen Vizzutti Jean Thorel conducts the American trumpeter and the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong in Bach and Hertel's concertos, Frederick the Great's symphony, Schnittke's suite and Vizzutti arranged The Carnival Venus. Oct 2, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 Semiscon Vocal Band The a cappella group from Taiwan sing from classical to jazz and pop, including the James Bond Theme, Eternal Flame, and David Tao's Medley. Oct 3, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central; Oct 4, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Choi Hung. HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 268 7321 American Treasures Tammy Lum's piano recital features pieces by American composers including Copland, Gershwin, MacDowell, Piazzolla and Rachmaninoff. Oct 4, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 Birthday Rhapsody Yip Wing-sie conducts Brazilian pianist Cristina Ortiz in Rachmaninov's rhapsody, and Austria's Grainger Quartet in works by Elgar and Angel Lam On-ki. Also features a Peter Heidrich variations and a Stravinsky divertimento. Accompanied by the HK Sinfonietta. Oct 5, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336 Warrior Lanling City Contemporary Dance Company presents a fusion of dance and new music, with pianist Mary Wu, suona player Guo Yazhi, sheng and dizi duo Chinese Music Virtuosi and dancers Xing Liang, Dominic Wong, Yang Yuntao and Chan Yi-jing performing to Chang Hing-yan's composition and Willy Tsao's choreography. The story is a tragedy about an ancient Chinese general famed for wearing a fearsome mask into battle. Oct 5-6, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2329 7803 Extra-curricular City Organic Farmers' Market Local farmers sell organic vegetables directly to the public on Sundays. 11am-4pm, Gloucester Rd Park, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 9849 2319 or www.hofa.org.hk Mediterranean Talk Writer Leung Ping-kwan gives a talk on Mediterranean culture and its influence on literature. In Cantonese. Today, 4.30pm-6pm, Starbucks Coffee, 3/F Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Rd East, Wan Chai, free, includes a coffee, booking required. Inquiries: 2370 1044 Who Runs the HK Economy? Researcher and Hong Kong Monetary Authority's former deputy chief executive Tony Latter gives a talk on the economy and Hong Kong's democratic progress. Tomorrow, 12.30pm, Foreign Correspondents' Club, 1/F, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members), includes lunch, booking is required. Inquiries: 2521 1511 Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival Chinese Ethnic Arts Parade Features traditional dance and music of the Mongolian, Tibetan, Miao, Korean, Yi, Tujia, Uygur, Dai and Han groups. Tomorrow, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Piazza, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; Tue, 8pm-11pm, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. Free. Inquiries: 2591 1340 Standup Comedy Cantonese- (Mondays) and English-language (Tuesdays) open-mic sessions, 8pm, free to perform five to seven minutes, HK$50 to watch. Takeout Comedy, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436 or jami@takeoutcomedy.com Musical Memory and Tradition of Erich Korngold and Paul Wittgenstein Hong Kong University's Georg Predota talks about the two Viennese musicians. In English. Oct 2, 4.30pm, Room G03, Hui Yeung Shing Building, Chung Chi College, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin, free. Inquiries: 2609 6716 Drum Jam Kumi Masunaga leads the event with more than 70 percussion instruments. Tue, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2982 1846 Cinema Memories of Matsuko Tetsuya Nakashima directs this surreal fairytale tragedy about an ill-fated woman (Miki Nakatani) searching for love. In Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, noon, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$40. Inquiries: 2388 0002 or www.cinema.com.hk Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Ying E Chi and Broadway Cinematheque present the event with more than 80 Asian films, including the following two. Until Oct 10, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei; Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central; Palace apm, Level 6, apm, Millennium City Five, 418 Kwun Tong Rd, Kwun Tong; AMC Festival Walk, Level UG, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, HK$30-HK$70. Inquiries: bc.cinema.com.hk Breeze of July Stanley Tam Kwok-ming's feature debut about a woman's self-discovery, starring Monie Tung Man-lee as a woman with debts who flees to Shanghai, where she meets her childhood best friend and learns of her mother's past. In Cantonese, Putonghua and Shanghainese with Chinese and English subtitles. Opening film of the festival. Today, 2pm, Sat, 7.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque. Oasis Lee Chang-dong directs this love story between a murderer released from prison (Sol Kyung-gu) and a woman with cerebral palsy (Moon So-ri). In Korean with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 5.20pm, AMC Festival Walk; Oct 5, 9.40pm, Palace IFC. Luis Bunuel A retrospective of the Spanish surrealist filmmaker's career with 15 works, including the following three. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST; and HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900. Ends Sept 30 Viridiana Young novice Viridiana's visit to her uncle's house leads to a chain of unpredictable events. Stars Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal and Fernando Rey. In Spanish with English subtitles. Today, 2.30pm, HK Space Museum. Diary of a Chambermaid An adaptation of Octave Mirbeau's novel set in 1930s France, starring Jeanne Moreau as a Parisian chambermaid among people in a country house. Also stars Michel Piccoli and Georges Geret. In French with English subtitles. Today, 6.30pm, HK Space Museum. The Milky Way On their way to Spain, two pilgrims meet saints, devils, and even the Marquis de Sade. Stars Laurent Terzieff and Paul Frankeur. In French with English subtitles. Today, 9pm, HK Space Museum. Chinese Film Panorama Featuring 10 films that highlight the achievements of Chinese cinema in the past year, including the following two. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST. HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900. Ends Oct 14 Postman in Shangri-la Yu Zhong directs this realistic film based on a true story of a devoted postman, who risks his life to serve the residents of the Himalayan mountains. Stars Qiu Lin. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 5pm, HK Film Archive; Oct 1, 2pm, HK Space Museum; Oct 12, 7.30pm, HK Science Museum. Call for Love Zhang Jianya directs this surreal comedy about a married man (Xu Zheng) who gets a mobile phone from an angel, with which he can date 10 pretty women by making 10 calls. Also stars Annie Shizuka Inoh, Fan Bingbing and Eva Huang Shengyi. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 7pm, HK Film Archive; Oct 5, 7.30pm, HK Science Museum; Oct 7, 8.30pm, HK Space Museum. Macau 19th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest Annual contest with teams from around the globe participating. Tue and Sat, 9pm, 10pm, Macau Tower, free. Inquiries: (853) 2831 5566 or www.macautourism.gov.mo A Raffle Retrospective Lottery and raffle tickets dating from the Qing dynasty. Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm, Exhibition Gallery, Taipa Houses Museum, Av da Praia, Taipa Island, free. Inquiries: (853) 988 4100 or www.iacm.gov.mo . Ends Oct 7 From Versailles to the Forbidden City Over 100 engravings from the 17th-19th centuries, from the Louvre Museum. Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm, Macau Museum, Praceta do Museu de Macau, 15 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 2835 7911 or www.icm.gov.mo . Ends Dec 2 Beijing Alberta Ballet's Carmen China Tour The Canadian dance group performs Bizet's classic opera. Tue, 7.30pm, Tian Qiao Theatre, 30 Beiwei Rd, Xuanwu District, 80-880 yuan. Inquiries: www.piao.com.cn A Concert to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Death of Maria Callas Tribute to the late Greek opera singer with Nikos Athineos conducting Greek mezzo-soprano Agnes Baltsa, tenor Angelo Simos and the Orchestra of China National Opera House in arias by Verdi, Mascagni, Bizet, Rossini, Puccini and Theodorakis. Thu, 7.30pm, Poly Theatre, Poly Plaza, 14 Dongzhimen South St, Dongcheng District, 60-680 yuan. Inquiries: www.piao.com.cn Shanghai Dancing Queen Ireland's Spirit of Dance performs Abba's hits from the Mamma Mia musical. Tomorrow-Tue, 7.15pm, Shanghai Majestic Theatre, 66 Jiangning Rd, 100-680 yuan. Inquiries: www.piao.com.cn Cloud Liang Shaoji interprets modern living with ancient Chinese philosophy in his photos, videos and installations. Tue-Sun, 1pm-6pm, Shanghart H-space, Building 18, 50 Moganshan Rd, free. Inquiries: www.shanghartgallery.com . Ends Oct 10 Taipei Of Mice and Men A Taiwanese version of John Steinbeck's novella about two British ranch workers dreaming of a better life in California during the Great Depression. Today-tomorrow, Fri-Sept 30, 7.30pm (today and Sept 30 also at 2.30pm), City Stage, 25 Bade Rd, Sec 3, NT$500-NT$1,800. Inquiries: (886 2) 2341 9898 or www.ticket.com.tw Masurca Fogo Pina Bausch's episodic modern dance piece explores human suffering with Portuguese music, pop tunes, jazz, tango and Brazilian waltzes. Thu-Sat, 7.30pm, Sept 30, 2.30pm, National Theatre, 21-1 Zhongshan South Rd, NT$900-NT$2,500. Inquiries: (886 2) 3393 9888 or www.artsticket.com.tw The Butterfly Lovers Violinist Lu Si-qing joins the National Chinese Orchestra in a modern version of Chinese romantic legend Liang Zhu. Fri, 7.30pm, National Concert Hall, 21-1 Zhongshan South Rd, NT$300-NT$800. Inquiries: (886 2) 3393 9888 Singapore The Marriage of Figaro Seiji Ozawa conducts Vienna State Opera in Mozart's comic opera about a count who tries to take advantage of his servant's bride behind his wife's back. Wed, 7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive, S$80-S$500. Inquiries: (65) 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com JAMUAN Bisu ... PARAdise...? Dutch-Indonesian theatre maker Gerard Mosterd and Sumatran choreographer Boi Sakti create a modern dance piece in which women rule. Fri, 8pm, University Cultural Centre Hall, National University of Singapore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, S$23-S$30. Inquiries: www.sistic.com Remembrance of Things Past Cellist Wang Jian performs with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra Elgar's cello concerto. Sat, 7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Dr, S$11-S$60. Inquiries: www.sistic.com Bangkok La Traviata Mikhail Granovsky conducts Italian soprano Natalia Margrit and Russia's Ekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theatre in Verdi's opera. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadapisek Rd, Huaykwang, 1,000-4,000 baht. Inquiries: www.thaiticketmaster.com Romeo and Juliet Mario Bigonzetti directs Italy's Compagnia Aterballetto in a contemporary ballet version of Shakespeare's tragic love story. Thu, 7.30pm, Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadapisek Rd, Huaykwang, 600-3,000 baht. Inquiries: www.thaiticketmaster.com Tokyo Tokyo Game Show Japan's largest video and computer game expo. Today, 10am-5pm, Makuhari Messe, 2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, 1,200 yen, children free. Inquiries: tgs.cesa.or.jp
