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Janice Leung

Exhibitions
Love Knots
Maria Lobo's abstract mixed-media paintings inspired by Asian calligraphy.  Today-Thu, 10.30am-7.30pm,  Sin Sin Fine Art, G/F, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels; Sin Sin Annex, 53 Sai St, Central. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends Thu
Heritage
German photographer Michael Wolf's images of Hong Kong's old corner houses.  Today-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat, 2pm-6pm, Goethe-Institut HK, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: www.goethe.de/hongkong. Ends Sat
Hu Xiancheng
The mainland artist's paintings and sculptures represent the structure of the universe. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central.  Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Feb 18
An Inheritance of Virtuosity
A retrospective of Lingnan School artist Ho Chat-yuen's  career featuring still life and landscapes.  Daily, 10am-6pm, Sat until 8pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Mar 9
Desire's Bazaar
Spanish artist Mario Pasqualotto's  light installations made of plastic bags. Daily, 10am-7pm, CityU Gallery, 6/F Amenities Building, City University of HK, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong. Inquiries: engarral@cityu.edu.hk Ends Mar 9
Feelings of the Brush
Three decades of Kan Tai-keung's  paintings inspired by Chinese calligraphic  works. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1.30pm-5.30pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5512. Ends Mar 9
Refabricating City
The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture showcases works by 60 local, mainland and international architects and artists including Chan Yuk-keung,  Ho Siu-kee  and Cao Fei.   Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm (Fri-Sat until 8pm), Central Police Station compound, 10 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: www.hkszbiennale.asia. Ends Mar 15
Performing Arts
Valentine's Concert
He Zhanhao conducts the HK Chinese Orchestra  in Chinese love songs including The Butterfly Lovers.  Today-tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Hong Kong Salsa Festival
International and local performers celebrate salsa music and dance in this one-week extravaganza featuring street dances, club parties and a competition.  Today-Feb 17, various times, venues and prices. Inquiries: www.hksalsafestival.com
Zingaro
An equestrian circus theatre from France, involving riders, acrobats, gypsy musicians and 36 horses.  Today-Mar 23: Tue, Wed and Fri, 8pm; Sat, Sun and public holidays, 6pm. Hung Hom Ferry Pier Lawn, HK$200-HK$600 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2877 1330
The 36th Hong Kong Arts Festival
The city's annual arts event features more than 30 programmes by international talent in opera, music, dance and theatre,  including the following four shows.  Tomorrow-Mar 16, various times, venues and prices, Urbtix (except shows at the HK Academy for Performing Arts through HK Ticketing). Inquiries: www.hk.artsfestival.org
Chatroom + Citizenship
National Theatre of Great Britain's double bill about youth cyber-culture and sexuality. In English with Chinese surtitles.  Tomorrow-Fri, 8pm,  Sat, 3pm, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$480 (post-performance discussion with the artists on  Thu).
Stuttgart Ballet
The German dance company presents John Cranko's choreography of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake:  Thu-Sat, 7.30pm; and a performance based on Pushkin's novel Eugene Onegin: Feb 19-21, 7.30pm. Accompanied by the HK Philharmonic Orchestra. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST,
HK$180-HK$780.
Fragments
British theatre director Peter Brook joins five of Samuel Beckett's short stories: Rough for Theatre I, Rockaby, Act without Words II, Neither and Come and Go. In English with Chinese surtitles. Fri-Feb 18, 8.15pm  (Sat and Feb 17 also at 3pm), HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$220-HK$620.
New York Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel conducts the United States'  oldest orchestra, with violinist Glenn Dicterow in Beethoven's Coriolan overture, a Barber violin concerto and a Dvorak symphony:  Fri, 8pm; with cellist Alisa Weilerstein in Rossini's La Scala di Seta overture, an Elgar cello concerto and a Mendelssohn symphony:  Sat, 8pm; with conductor Zhang Xian and oboist Wang Liang in a Richard Strauss oboe concerto, a Brahms concerto and more: Feb 18, 8pm. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$780.
Danzzzzzling
Final episode of HK Dance Alliance's emerging choreographers series features new works by Ng Yi-san, Lai Tak-wai, Jo Leung, Chloe Wong and Anthony Suen. Sat-Feb 17, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$80, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2584 8753
Extra-curricular
Poetry OutLoud
A monthly event for poetry lovers to read their works, joined by writers from Macau. Tomorrow, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: PoetryOutloud@gmail.com
Cultural Ecology Lecture Series
Chinese University's Helen Grace and Pang Lai-kwan talk on visual culture. In English.  Tomorrow, 7pm-9pm, McAulay Studio, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free, booking required. Inquiries: 2696 1255
Cinema
Full Metal Village
South Korean-born director Cho Sung-hyung documents the cultural clash that happens when a heavy metal music festival invades a quiet community in the northeast of her adopted homeland, Germany. In German with English subtitles.  Fri, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2802 0088



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