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Exhibitions
Reconstructing the Exit
Tai Iat-kuan's abstract geometric oils and acrylics.  Today, 10am-7pm, Murmur Gallery, Shop 6, G/F, 1 Lyndhurst Tower, 1-7 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central.  Inquiries: 2524 6828. Ends today
Ten Years ? Life ? G
Architect Wallace Chang's photos and videos document the changes of the Star Street district over the past decade. Mon-Sat, 2pm-7pm, UMA G, G/F, 12 St. Francis St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2528 3669.  Ends Thu
Hong Kong Treasures
Local artists rebuild the city's heritage sites in miniature.  Daily, 8am-9pm,  Taikoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay. Inquiries: 2844 5094. Ends Nov 30
Post-Avant garde Chinese Contemporary Art
More than 130 works on view from  artists including Zhu Fadong, Ma Baozhong   and Wang Tiande.  Daily, noon-8pm,  633 King's Rd, Quarry Bay.  Inquiries: 3441 8088.   Ends Nov 30
Thep Thavonsouk
The Laotian painter's oils and watercolours of saffron-robed monks.  Tue-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, 2pm-7pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, G/F, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels; Sin Sin Annexe, 53 Sai St, Central. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends Dec 7
The Conquerors from Asia
Works by more than 60 artists from China, Korea and Japan, including Wang Guangyi  and Yayoi Kusuma.   Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun and public holidays, 11.30am-7.30pm,  Opera Gallery, 2-8 Wellington St, Central. Inquiries: 2810 1208. Ends Dec 10
Minimum & Maximum
An exploration of contrast, in terms of colour, volume, space and texture by  19 local artists and designers including Beatrix Pang and Kam Chi-keung.   Tue-Sun, 2pm-8pm, YY9 Gallery, G/F,  6 Kwai Fong St, Happy Valley; Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, 2B Square Design Gallery, G/F, 83-85 Sing Woo Rd, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2574 3370. Ends Dec 12
La Musique
An exhibition of video works by the Korean animator and cartoonist Dong Hun-shin. Moon Gallery, Shop 1, G/F ua Fu Commercial Building, 111 Queen's Rd West, Central. Inquiries: 2858 1771. Ends Dec 15
Abstract Naturalism
Alex Beard's works inspired by calligraphy, surrealism and M.C. Escher's works.  Daily, by appointment, Cat Street Gallery, 14/F,  38 Lok Ku Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2544 6223. Ends Dec 21
Earthy Wings
Fiona Wong Lai-ching's sculptures of amphibious costumes on medieval themes. Opens Nov 28. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Grotto Fine Art, 2/F, 31c-d Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2121 2270. Ends Dec 22
Trace and Transfer
US artist Chris Rothermel develops his observations in a foreign country in sculpture. Tue-Sun, noon-8pm,  1a space, Cattle Depot Artists Village,  63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan.  Inquiries: 2529 0087. Artist's talk on  Dec 1, 3pm-5pm. Ends Dec 23
Out West
About 70 paintings, photos, mixed-media works and movie posters portray the landscape, culture and heritage of the American west. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sun until 7pm), closed Thu, HK Heritage Discovery Centre, Kowloon Park, Haiphong Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2208 4400. Ends Dec 31
Performing Arts
ISCM-ACL World Music Days
The International Society for Contemporary Music and the Asian Composers' League present 24 concerts with the theme of 'music and beyond', including the following three.   Today-Dec 1, Various times and venues. Inquiries: 2722 1650
Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Rene Gulikers  conducts cellist Artem Konstantinov,  sheng player Loo Sze-wang,  dizi player Chu Siu-wai  and the orchestra in works by Ye Xiaogang,  Park Tae-jong,  Chan Hing-yan  and others.  Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix.
Chamber Concert
Lo Hau-man  conducts Hong Kong Pure Strings, Hong Kong Kamerata, and  percussionists Raymond Leung  and Shaun Tilburg.   Tue, 4.30pm, Loke Yew Hall, University of HK, Pok Fu Lam, free.
Fronteras del Silencio
The Argentine group plays Latin music on traditional Chinese instruments, with Loo Sze-wang on sheng, Chu Siu-wai on dizi, Leung Oi-ying on guzheng, Alejandro Iglesias Rossi on maracas, and vocalist Susana Ferreres.  Thu, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$150 Urbtix. (Free performance  Tue, 2.30pm, Loke Yew Hall, University of HK, Pok Fu Lam).
Soaring Notes from  Glorious China
Hu Bingxu  conducts pianist Shi Shucheng,  erhu player Ching Sau-wing  and the HK City Chinese Orchestra in ensembles and concertos of Chinese songs including The Yellow River.  Today, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$90-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Improv All-Stars
The US improvisational comedy troupe performs.   Today-Nov 29, 8.30pm, Dec 1, 8.30pm, 11.30pm, Dec 2, 4pm, 8.30pm,  Le Rideau, 1/F Hilltop Plaza,  49 Hollywood Rd, HK$350-HK$550 (with dinner). Inquiries: 2850 8833
Alexander Kobrin  Recital
Premiere Performances' Rising Stars Piano Series with the Russian pianist playing Mozart and Beethoven's sonatas, and Chopin's etudes.   Tomorrow, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$180-HK$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3518 7290
Masterpieces for the  Violin by Mozart
British violinist Benedict Cruft  teams  up with fortepianist Amy Sze  in  Mozart's complete sonatas for  fortepiano and violin.   Tue, Dec 4, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150,  HK$75 (concessions) HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2584 8592
Swan Lake on Ice
The Imperial Ice Stars presents an  ice-skating theatre of the Tchaikovsky classic. With Olympic gold medallists Evgeni Platov  and Alexei Nemov  in the lead roles.  Tue-Dec 9 (except Mon),  8pm (Sat-Sun also at 2.30pm),  HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai,  HK$250-HK$645 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 3128 8288
Snow White
Hong Kong Players' musical based on the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale. In English.  Wed-Fri, 7.30pm, Dec 1, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, Dec 2, 11.30am, 4pm, Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.hongkongplayers.com
Boris Godunov
Declan Donnellan  directs a Russian cast  in Alexander Pushkin's  play that fictionalises the Tsar's life.  Thu-Dec 1, 8pm, Dec 1-2, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$220-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Pinocchio
Faust International Youth Theatre presents the classic about a puppet who yearns to be a real boy. In English.  Thu-Dec 8, 7.30pm (except Dec 3-4), Dec 1 and Dec 8 also at 2pm, Dec 5-7 also at 10.30am, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$145 (members), HK$110 (concessions). Inquiries: 2521 7251
Swire Symphony under the Stars
Outdoor performance by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra featuring 19-year-old pianist Zuo Zhang in works by   Tchaikovsky, Handel, Rossini and Rachmaninov.  Fri, 7pm, Happy Valley Racecourse Recreation Ground, free tickets available from Tom Lee Music. Inquiries: 2721 2030 or www.hkpo.com
Spirit of Two Strings
A crossover between east and west with erhu soloist Hsin Hsiao-hung  from Taiwan and Hong Kong violinist Ho Hong-ying  performing together. Accompanied by the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong.  Fri, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3420 0107
Piano Recital by Colleen Lee
The programme features works by Chopin, Brahms, Scriabin  and Schumann.  Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2774 9133
Know Your Ballet Music 2
Yip Wing-sie  conducts the HK Sinfonietta in popular ballet music by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Debussy, Prokofiev and others, with guest John Meehan, artistic director of the HK Ballet.  Sat, 7.30pm, Dec 2, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Extra-curricular
CyberRun for Rehab
The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation and Cyberport Tenants' Club organise a charity run and walk. Proceeds go to rehabilitation training programmes for the disabled.  Today, 9am, Cyberport. Inquiries: 2817 2651 or www.cyberrun.hk
Cantonese Opera Day
Features performances, make-up demonstrations, games, stalls, a percussion workshop and a karaoke session.  Today, 12.45pm-5.30pm, Foyer/Piazza, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Community Drum Circle
US percussionist Arthur Hull  leads a drum jam.  Today, 4pm-6pm, Tom Lee, Academy Hall, Level 12, MegaBox,  38 Wang Chiu Rd, Kowloon Bay, free. Inquiries: 2737 7617
The Silent Scream -  A Workshop on Work Fulfilment
Angela Spaxman  and Carole Lewis  lead an interactive workshop on how to get the work you love and love the work you have.  Tomorrow, 7pm-9pm, 14/F Sincere Insurance Building, 6 Hennessy Rd, Wan Chai, HK$300. Inquiries: 2135 5044 or carolelewis@lovingyourwork.hk
Jane Goodall's Public Lecture  and Book Signing
The British anthropologist talks about  her research on chimpanzees and environmental issues.  Tue, 7.30pm,  HK Central Library, 66 Causeway Rd, Causeway Bay, HK$100, HK$50 (students). Inquiries: 2191 3007
Lecture by Chow Fan-fu
The music critic  discusses Mozart's opera Don Giovanni. In Cantonese.  Wed, 7.30pm, HK Space Museum,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$30 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7321
Lectures on Aesthetics
Taiwanese academic Chiang Hsun  gives a talk on Song Dynasty calligrapher Su Dong-po's Han Shi Tie  on  Wed; and on poems by Song emperor Song Hui Zong  on  Thu. In Putonghua, 7pm, Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Centre,  49/F Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Rd,  Wan Chai, free, booking required.  Inquiries: 2588 7980
Cinema
The Eighth Hong Kong Jewish  Film Festival
Features 14 international films on the theme of Jewish experience, including the following two films.  Various times, Palace IFC, Podium L1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$80 (adults), HK$60 (concessions). Inquiries: www.hkjewishfilmfest.org. Ends today
Anne Frank Remembered
Combines personal testimony, previously undiscovered  letters and archive footage of the young  victim of the Nazis whose diary has sold 31 million copies. Directed by Jon Blair.  In English and Dutch with English subtitles.  Today, 2.20pm.
Imaginary Witness:  Hollywood and the Holocaust
Uses scenes from over 40 films, newsreels, and interviews with filmmakers and witnesses to examine  60 years of Hollywood's supposed ambivalence towards the Holocaust. Directed by Daniel Anker.  In English.   Today, 5.20pm.
Macau
Fantasia
Performed by Theatre Farmers and written by Lawrence Lei, the show combines theatre with Cantonese opera. Stars Perry Chiu.  Today, 8pm, Small Auditorium, Macau Cultural Centre,  Av. Xian Xing Hai, 120 patacas.  In Cantonese. Inquiries: (853) 2870 0699 or www.ccm.gov.mo
Romeo & Juliet
The classic ballet choreographed by John Cranko  and performed by the National Ballet of China. Tue, 8pm, Grand Auditorium, Macau Cultural Centre,  Av Xian Xing Hai, 50-150 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 2855 5555
Pink Floyd Ballet
Roland Petit's choreographs moves to songs by Pink Floyd. A mix of ballet, tribal, street and modern dance  by the National Ballet of China.  Fri, 8pm, Grand Auditorium, Macau Cultural Centre,  Av Xian Xing Hai, 50-150 patacas.  Inquiries: (853) 2855 5555
Macau Food Festival
One hundred booths present delicacies from  places around the world. Tomorrow-Thu, 5pm-1pm, Fri-Sun, 3pm-midnight, Sai Van Lake Square, opposite Macau Tower, free.  Inquiries: (853) 2857 5765. Ends Dec 2
Beijing
China Philharmonic Orchestra
Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts mezzo-soprano Liang Ning  in works by  Bach, Mozart, Strauss and others.   Sat, 7.30pm, Forbidden City Music Hall, Zhongshan Park, 50-680 yuan.  Inquiries: www.piao.com.cn
'85 New Wave
Works created between 1985 and 1990 by artists including Xu Bing  and Gu Wenda,  marking the birth of Chinese contemporary art. Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm, Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art, 798 Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Rd, Chaoyang District, 30 yuan. Inquiries: www.ullens-center.org. Ends Feb 17
Shanghai
Gong Zhen  - Sport in Art
More than 70 artists, including Yue Minjun  and Wang Guangyi,  create works with the theme of sports to celebrate the Olympic Games. Daily, 10am-6pm (Wed until 10pm), Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, People's Park,  231 Nanjing West Rd, 20 yuan. Inquiries: www.mocashanghai.org. Ends Dec 9
Taipei
Nine Songs
The revival of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's 1993 classic presents a world inhabited by  humans and gods. Today, Dec 2, 2.45pm; tomorrow-Dec 1, 7.45pm, National Theatre, 21-1 Zhongshan S Rd, NT$400-2,000, Inquiries: (88 62) 3393 9888 or www.artsticket.com.tw
Bavarian Radio  Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Mariss Jansons,  the orchestra will perform works by Strauss, Brahms, Schumann and Mahler. Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, National Concert Hall, 21-1 Zhongshan S Rd, NT$2,600-5,600, Inquiries: (88 62) 3393 9888 or www.artsticket.com.tw
Desire and Consumption
A kaiyodo exhibition presenting models and figurines related to Japanese history and the modern obsession with manga and anime. Tue-Sun, 9.30pm-5.30pm, closed Mon. NT$30, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 181 Zhongshan N Rd, Sec 3, NT$30. Inquiries: (886 2) 2595 7656 or www.tfam.museum. Ends Feb 17
Singapore
Sadao Watanabe
The Japanese jazz saxophonist performs numbers ranging from bossa nova to jazz fusion and bebop.  Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive, S$25-$108. Inquiries: (65) 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com
Alex Kobrin  Piano Recital
The 2005 Van Cliburn international piano competition winner will play sonatas by Haydn and Beethoven, as well as Chopin's Etudes Op 10. Wed,  7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive, S$25-$85. Inquiries: www.sistic.com
Gao Xingjian
Recent ink paintings by the Nobel laureate. Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm, Sat, 11am- 3pm, iPreciation, The Fullerton Hotel. Inquiries: (65) 6339 0678. Ends Dec 1
From Everyday to the Imagined
An exhibition with major artists of the modern Indian art movement. Mon-Sun, 10am-7pm (Fri until 9pm), Singapore Art Museum, 61 Stamford Road, S$5. Inquiries (65) 6332 3291. Ends Jan 16
Bangkok
Japanese Koto Music Concert
Soloists Sawai Hikaru  and Sawai Kazue  join the Sawai Koto Orchestra  to play the traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument.  Wed, 7.30pm, Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadapisek Rd,  500 and 800 baht. Inquiries: www.thaiticketmaster.com
Muse
The new progressive rock band from Devon, England perform their hits.   Wed, 8pm, Bangkok Hall, Suanlum Night Bazaar, Rama 4 Rd, Koongteay,  900-2,500 baht. Inquiries: www.thaiticketmaster.com
Tokyo
Carmen
Jacques Delacote  conducts Russian mezzo-soprano Marina Domashenko  and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in the popular opera by Georges Bizet. Today-Dec 9, various times, New National Theatre, 1-1-1, Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, 4,200-23,100 yen. Inquiries: metropolis.co.jp
Edvard Munch  -  The Decorative Projects
More than 100 paintings and architectural projects by the  Norwegian symbolist artist, with a  focus on their decorative quality.  Tue-Sun, 9.30am-5pm (Fri until 8pm), National Museum of Western Art,  7-7 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, 420 yen. Inquiries: www.nmwa.go.jp.  Ends Jan 6



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