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Janice Leung

Exhibitions
i.e.llusion
US artists including Benjamin Bellas,  Stuart Keeler   and Magdalen Wong explore illusion in performance, photos, video and sound.  Today, 2pm-8pm,  1a space, Cattle Depot Artists Village,  63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan.  Inquiries: 2529 0087. Ends today
The Alternative Look - OpposWalk
Anita Ng's large-scale fashion photos feature animals as models reflecting
her concerns about animal welfare.  Today, 8am-9pm, 1/F Devon House,  Taikoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay.  Inquiries: 2844 5094. Ends today
Sunshine in Hanoi
Vietnamese painter Pham Luan's  impressionistic oils depict the city's old markets and street scenes.  Today-tomorrow, 10.30am-6.30pm, Galerie La Vong, 13/F One Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Inquiries: 2869 6863. Ends tomorrow
Mirrors Reflection
Artists including Italy's Mimmo Rotella, Japan's Yayoi Kusama  and China's Wang Guangyi  play with reflection in their mixed-media  works.  Today-tomorrow, 10am-6pm, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, G/F, 20 Ice House St, Central.  Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends tomorrow
Global Brand Art Exhibition
Austrian painter Hannes Rossbacher   uses brands as his subjects. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sunday by appointment,  State-of-the-Arts Gallery, G/F,  194 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan.  Inquiries: 2526 1133. Ends Sept 30
Point
Japanese painter Shu Yuzuki illustrates her view that the world is made up of 'points'. Sat-Sun, noon-6pm,  or by appointment, Gallery Benten 17,  G/F, 17 Wan In Fong East, Central. Inquiries: 2559 0054. Ends Sept 30
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
Collective Memories in  Movie Posters
A collection of Hong Kong film posters dating from the 1940s. Daily, 10am-8pm, closed Thu, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 2739 2139.  Ends Oct 1
Performing Arts
The Lost Lords
Steven Mitchell Wright  directs 28 students from Island School in this physical theatre about the lives of 21st century teenagers.  Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, Island School, 20 Borrett Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$150, booking required. Inquiries: 2230 4761
Self-forgetful
The third performance of Dance Forest, a 10-year collaborative project between local choreographer Andy Wong Ting-lam  and Tokyo's Taiju Matsumoto.   Today-tomorrow, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150, HK$120 (members), HK$70 (concessions). Inquiries: 2521 7251
When Shadows Come Alive
Shadow puppet theatre for families with Australia's Richard Bradshaw.    Today, 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin;  tomorrow, 3pm, 7.30pm, Sept 30, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$180 Urbitx.  Inquiries: 3520 3172
Cinderella
HK Ballet presents David Allan's choreography of Prokofiev's classic fairytale.  Today-tomorrow, 8pm,
Sept 30, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$80-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724
Circus Oz
The Australian  group combine acrobatics, comedy and music.  Today-Sept 30, 8pm (tomorrow and Sept 30 also  2.30pm), HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$395-HK$645
HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299
The Theatrical Legacy of  the Tang Dynasty
Veterans from Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong perform Cantonese operas with the theme
of the Tang dynasty (618-907), including The Heroes of Tang (today-tomorrow,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST), Plucking the Laurels (Oct 1-2, HK Cultural Centre), The Pear Garden - Chronicle of a Golden Age (Oct 9, Sha Tin Town Hall,  1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin) 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 the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, along with 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 subtitles.  Tomorrow, 7pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$580 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Sound the Trumpet with Allen Vizzutti
Jean Thorel  conducts the trumpeter and the City Chamber Orchestra of HK 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
Extra-curricular
Chinese Knotting Class
Textile Society of Hong Kong's event with Paula Griffiths teaching Turk's Head knot.  Tomorrow, 9.30am-noon, Helena May,  35 Garden Rd, Central, HK$350, HK$300 (members), includes refreshments  and materials, booking required.  Inquiries: sabyron@hkucc.hku.hk
HistoriCITY
Discussion with curator Jaspar Lau Kin-wah, local and mainland art historians and cultural researchers on art historical writing in and on Hong Kong.  Tomorrow, 2pm-6pm, B/F HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2815 1112
Cinema
The Phantom of Liberty
Luis Bu?uel abandons the conventional narrative structure and instead  connects unrelated situations through small details. Stars Adriana Asti  and Jean-Claude Brialy.  In French with  English subtitles.  Today, 7.30pm,  HK Science Museum, 2 Science  Museum Rd, TST, HK$50 Urbtix. Yusuke Santa Maria, Kyoka Suzuki Inquiries: 2734 2900
Gun of Mercy
Xiao Feng's  thriller about the  love-hate relationships between a prison guard, a prisoner, a thief, a criminal and a teacher. Stars Liu Peiqi,  Jiang Wu  and David Wu.  In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Part of the Chinese Film Panorama.   Today, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho;  Oct 14, 2pm, HK Science Museum,  2 Science Museum Rd, TST, HK$40 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2734 2900
Breath
Kim Ki-duk directs this love story, with minimal dialogue, between a prisoner on death row (Chang Chen)  and a suburban housewife (Park Ji-a)  whose husband cheats on her. In Korean with Chinese and English subtitles. Part of the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival.  Today,  9.50pm, Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central; Oct 2, 9.55pm,  Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55-HK$70. Inquiries: bc.cinema.com.hk
Night Scene
John Acquaviva
The Canadian DJ spins electro house and techno with support from Morett's  and Anthony.  Tonight, 10pm, Volar, B/F,  39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$200, free for members, includes one drink.  Inquiries: 2810 1276
Deborah Coleman
The American blues singer-guitarist performs.  Tonight and tomorrow, 9pm, Grappa's Cellar, B/F Jardine House,  1 Connaught Place, Central, HK$350. Inquiries: 2521 2322
Juice Knowledge Sessions -  Latin Flavas
Bossa nova, funk, Latin house and reggae  from Nat King Soul,  Steve Bruce  and the Ultra Lounge.  Tomorrow, 2pm-midnight, South Bay Beach, Southern District, free. Inquiries: www.hkclubbing.com
Saturday Night Jazz Orchestra
Taka Hirohama  leads a group of local, Japanese, American and British players, with vocalist Elaine Liu,  in jazz.  Tomorrow, 10.30pm, Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$90, free for members, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 7251



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