The Planner
Exhibitions
Memories and Superimposition
Wei Guangqing's paintings incorporate pop elements into traditional Chinese culture. Today-tomorrow, 10am-6pm, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, G/F, 20 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends tomorrow
Refabricating City
Early Hong Kong's Kowloon Peninsula
More than 70 photos collected by historian Cheng Po-hung show Kowloon's changes over the past century. Mon-Sat, 9am-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 16
ReForm
Thirteen artists including Kwan Sheung-chi, Michael Lee Hong-hwee and Otto Li Tin-lun's mixed-media installations made of everyday materials. Mon-Sat, noon- 10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Mar 17
Altered Ambiance
Animations, videos and installations by Nadim Abbas, Yuk King Tan, YY Ma, Anastasia Wong with the theme of ambience. Opening reception today, 6pm-8pm. Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, 1a space, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2529 0087. Inquiries: Ends Apr 13
Performing Arts
Gay Singers
The local a cappella ensemble perform Cantonese hits of the past three decades. Today, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$90-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Gong Concert for World Peace
Gong players Don Conreaux, Sheila Whittaker, Aidan McIntyre and Tom Czartyoski perform. Today, 8pm, 6/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$375. Inquiries: 2504 1333
The Punchline Comedy Club
Jim Tavare, Wayne Deakin and Zoe Lyons perform stand-up. In English. Today-tomorrow, 9pm, Viceroy, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320. Inquiries: 2827 7777
TakeOut Comedy Club
Bugs
British presenter and percussionist Alasdair Malloy joins the HK Sinfonietta in music inspired by insects, including Vaughan Williams' The Wasps, Rimsky-Korsakov's The Flight of the Bumblebee, Elgar's Moths and Butterflies and more. Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho; Mar 16, 3pm, 5/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
HKPO. Ronald. Edmond Live
Henry Shek conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra to perform with Canto-pop singers Edmond Leung Hon-man and Ronald Cheng Chung-kei, and a band led by Joey Tang. Today-Mar 16, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$120-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
The 36th Hong Kong Arts Festival
Sheng It Up
A fusion of rock and Chinese music with composer Ng Cheuk-yin and his band. Today, 8.15pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$180.
Ode to Joy L.I.V.E.
Canadian choreographer Marie Chouinard leads her troupe in an experimental dance inspired by Beethoven's Ode to Joy. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$380 (post-performance meet-the-artist session today)
The Timeless Works of Guan Hanqing
Local Cantonese opera singers, including Law Ka-ying and Yuen Siu-fai, stage three plays written by the Yuan dynasty dramatist. Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, Mar 16, 1.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$320
The Shape of Things
Lee Chung-chuen adapts Neil LaBute's play about seduction and betrayal, in which a young man tries to please the attractive art student he's infatuated with. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Today-Mar 17, 7.45pm (tomorrow and Mar 16 also at 3pm), HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$340.
Hungarian Concerto
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble perform traditional folk dance set to music by Bela Bartok. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Mar 16, 3pm, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$350 (dance workshop on Mar 16, 11am-1pm, HK Cultural Centre, HK$250, in English. Inquiries: 2824 2430)
Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra
The young Russian conductor leads the orchestra in two concerts: with Danish violinist Nikolaj Znaider in Turnage's Lullaby for Hans, a Brahms violin concerto and a Tchaikovsky symphony, tomorrow, 8pm; and with French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in Turnage's Evening Songs, a Ravel piano concerto and a Prokofiev symphony, Mar 16, 8pm. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$720.
Agricantus
The world music trio from Sicily play southern Italian ethnic music with a modern twist. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Extra-curricular
Hong Kong Flower Show
A showcase of flowers, potted plants, floral arrangements and landscape displays, with gerbera as this year's theme flower. Also includes floral art demonstrations, plant maintenance workshops, and stalls selling horticultural products. Daily, 9am-9pm, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, HK$14, HK$7 (children), free for seniors. Inquiries: 2697 8030. Ends Mar 24
The Olympics in East Asia
Conference with Yale University's William Kelly, University of Missouri-Saint Louis' Susan Brownell and other academics on the importance of the Beijing Olympics to the region. In English. Tomorrow, 9am- 5pm, Room 809, Meng Wah Complex, University of HK, Pok Fu Lam, booking recommended. Inquiries: 2241 5025
Cinema
The 13th ifva Festival
World Vision
Picks from Germany's Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, including Indian director Amit Dutta's To Be Continued, Matthias Muller's experimental piece Album, and Chinese animation Shock Of Time by Sun Xun. Today, 9pm, Agnes b. Cinema. With English subtitles (without subtitles for those in English).
Night Scene
IDC
The Londoner plays electronic rock with support from Anthony, Morett's, Thomas and Yeodie. Tonight, 10pm, Volar, B/F, 39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$200, includes one drink, members free (free for all before midnight), booking required. Inquiries: 2810 1276
Gayamyan Marching Live
Vocalist Chan Ho-fung leads his group Gayamyan in Canto-pop-rock. Tonight, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150, free for members, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 7251