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Janice Leung

Exhibitions
Wandering Homes, Drifting Thoughts
Kacey Wong Kwok-choi's installation inspired by the 15 cities he visited in 2006.  Today, 10am-8pm,  Goethe-Institut, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: www.goethe.de/hongkong. Ends today
We...
Zuo Qilin's paintings  on how China is affected by individualism and the one-child policy.  Today-tomorrow, 10am-7pm, Cais Gallery, D2-D3 U/G, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Rd, Admiralty. Inquiries: 2527 7798. Ends tomorrow
Where Have All the Women Gone
Painters Marc Jesus, Ana Roldan and Alfredo Palmero pay tribute to women.  Today-tomorrow, by appointment, Sofia Gaspar Gallery, Unit 8b, Time Centre, 53-55 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 9261 6790. Ends tomorrow
Chie!
Tse Yim-on, Siu Hak, Kongkee, In-media, Community Museum Project and Autonomous 8/F present works about local culture and politics. Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Apr 27
The Path of Heart
Lou Zhenggang displays her abstract paintings and calligraphic works to raise funds for the Community Chest of HK,  with some of them to subsequently be collected by the National Museum of China. Daily, 9am-9pm, 1/F Lobby; Mon-Fri, 9am-8pm, Sat, 9am-2pm, 46/F Sky Lobby, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2132 8607. Ends Apr 28
Andrej Pirrwitz
The photographer's large-scale images capture time, movement and disappearance. Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Apr 29
Chow Chun-fai
Paintings, videos and photographic works by the local young artist. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat until 6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, Room 202, Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Apr 30
Lights
Li Shurui's large-scale abstract paintings explore the concepts of light and colour. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7pm, Sun, noon-6pm, Connoisseur Contemporary, Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2868 5358. Ends Apr 30
In Salute to Tong King-sum
A tribute to the artist who passed away in February, featuring four of his sculptures and an unfinished work. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sat until 8pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2724 9075. Ends May 22
Nocturne
Alfred Ko Chi-keung expresses his solitude through black and white photos of Hong Kong street scenes at night. Opening reception  today, 6pm-8pm. Tue-Sun, 11am-10pm, Lumenvisum, Unit L2-10, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Sham Shui Po. Inquiries: 9040 3877. Ends Jun 9
Performing Arts
The Poignant Sounds of the Huqin
Huqin soloists Liu Changfu and his son Liu Yang join the HK Chinese Orchestra to play  folk music.  Today-tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Bravo! Russia
Jakub Hrusa conducts Irish pianist Barry Douglas and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in an all-Russian programme, featuring Glinka's Russlan and Ludmilla,  Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 3, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Tchaikovsky's Overture 1812.  Today-tomorrow, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
TakeOut Comedy Club
Cantonese stand-up with local performers, including Indian comedian Vivek Mahbubani:  today, 8.30pm, Champs Bar, Charterhouse Hotel, 209-219 Wan Chai Rd, HK$150, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2833 9086; regular English shows:  today-tomorrow, 9.30pm, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$150. Inquiries: www.takeoutcomedy.com
Mulan
HK Dance Company presents Yang Yuntao's choreography adapted from the Chinese legend of a heroine who disguises herself as a man to take her elderly father's place in war.   Today, 7.45pm,  tomorrow, 3pm, 7.45pm (with a post-performance meet-the-artists session),  Apr 27, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806 (introduction session  tomorrow, 5.30pm-6.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, free, booking required)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director Olivia Yan Wing-pui explores the meanings of love by resituating  Shakespeare's  comedy in today's Hong Kong. In Cantonese.   Today-Apr 27, 7.30pm   (tomorrow and Apr 27 also at 2.45pm), Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2511 0139
Hamlet Maxhine
On and On Theatre Workshop presents playwrights Chan Ping-chiu and Loong Man-hong's adaptation of Heiner Muller's drama Hamletmachine, which is a postmodern interpretation of Shakespeare's Hamlet. In Cantonese.  Today, 8pm,  tomorrow, 3pm, 8pm, Apr 27, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Hong Komedy Kollective
Stand-up comedy with Chris Musni, Ryan Hynek, Nick Milnes, Dean Rainey, and Sean White. Tomorrow, 9pm, Club Cixi, G/F On Hing Building, 1 On Hing Terrace, Central, HK$150, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2286 0333
My Grandmother's Funeral
A re-run of playwright/actress Wong Wing-sze's black comedy about Chinese rituals, based on her grandmother's funeral. Directed by Lee Chun-chow. In Cantonese.  Tomorrow-Apr 27,  3.15pm, 8.15pm,   McAulay Studio, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9273 3479
1587, a Year of No Significance (Re-run)
Zuni Icosahedron presents Mathias Woo and Beijing screenwriter Zhang Jianwe's  adaptation of Ray Huang's book, depicting incidents in the year which changed the fate of China. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles.  Tomorrow-Apr 27, May 4, 2.45pm, Apr 28-May 3, 7.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696
Michelle Kim Recital
The Korean pianist plays works by Bach, Liszt, Schubert and Schumann. Apr 27, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$280-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2527 2961
Our Home
Erhu soloist Ray Wong and saxophonist Michael Wong team up with Japanese singer Yuki Daikohara in this fusion concert. Apr 27, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$450 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2811 3036
Denyce Graves Recital
The American mezzo-soprano joins pianist David Triestram and Opera HK to perform works by Handel, Brahms, Saint-Saens, Copland and more. Part of Le French May. Apr 30, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$880 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2234 0303
Extra-curricular
Bookbinding Workshop
Louise Garnaut teaches the Italian craft of bookbinding.  Participants have to bring their own fabrics. In English.  Tomorrow, 10am-12.30pm, Bookworks, Unit B, 12/F, 128 Wellington St, Central, HK$350, HK$300 (Textile Society of HK members), booking required. Inquiries: louise@bookworks.com.hk
Mothers & Daughters
A literary lunch with Australian  novelist Isobelle Carmody talking about her latest book, Little Fur, and the fantasy literary genre. In English.  Tomorrow, 12.30pm, M at the Fringe, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$288, includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: Dominique@m-restaurantgroup.com
Between Faith and Flesh
Film critics Long Tin and Thomas Shin talk on late Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and his works; with a screening of documentary The Women and Bergman. In Cantonese. Tomorrow, 4pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org.hk
Cinema
Angst
Oskar Roehler's 2003 drama about tolerance and forgiveness in love.  In German with English subtitles. Part of the German Film Forum presented by the Goethe-Institut HK.  Today, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.goethe.de/hongkong
Ingmar Bergman Forever
Part two of the 32nd HK International Film Festival includes a retrospective of the late Swedish director with the following two features. Various times and venues, HK$55 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org.hk. Ends May 4
Through a Glass Darkly
Set on an isolated island,  the first of Bergman's 'Silence of God' trilogy revolves around the relationship between a mentally ill woman  and her family.  In Swedish with English subtitles.   Today, 7.30pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai.
The Silence
The last phase of Bergman's 'Silence of God' trilogy explores female sexuality and follows  two sisters with very  different personalities. In Swedish with English subtitles.   Today, 9.15pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai.
Night Scene
Music Link Unexpected Shirley Kwan in Concert
The Canto-pop singer  makes a comeback. Tonight, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2111 5999
You Say Party! We Say Die!
The  Canadian  quintet perform with support from local metal-rock duo DP.  Tonight, 9pm, Grappa's Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, HK$200, includes one drink (HK$350 for package ticket with the New Pants show tomorrow).  Inquiries: 2591 0499
Kitsune
Gildas Loaec and Masaya Kuroki of the French electro house label spin along with DJs Anthony2, Morett's, Thomas C and Yeodie.  Tonight, 10pm, Volar, B/F, 39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$250, includes one drink, free for members, booking required. Inquiries: 2810 1276 or intoxicated@volar.com.hk
Matt Gooderson and Richie Vernon
The members of British electronic rock band Infadels hit the decks.  Tonight, 10pm, Q97, B/F California Tower, 30-32 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$250 (door), includes one drink, free for members. Inquiries: party@q97.com.hk
The Bastards
The 1990s Hong Kong punk rock band reunite.  Tonight, 9.30pm, The Wanch, 54 Jaffe Rd, Wan Chai, free;  they perform with Transnoodle and the Yung Shue Wankers tomorrow, 4pm, Bastardstock, Power Station Beach, Lamma Island, free. Inquiries: dwjgreen@netvigator.com



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