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Janice Leung

Exhibitions
Asia Art Knots
Warren Leung Chi-wo's  photos and research of independent art spaces and institutions in Asia. Today, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620.  Ends today
From Pottery to Ceramics
More than 30 students from the Pottery Workshop showcase works of different styles.  Today-tomorrow, 11am-7pm, Pottery Workshop Gallery, Fringe  Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central.  Inquiries: 2525 7949. Ends tomorrow
What is Your Dream Museum?
About 500 works from an Asia Art Archive project that invited artists, students and the local community to describe their ideal museums on 10,000 cards.  Today-tomorrow, 10am-6pm,  Shop G10, G/F Hollywood Centre,  233 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2815 1112. Ends tomorrow
Crawling Along the Edge  of a Straight Razor
Gary Simmons's  paintings of skulls and explosions suggest themes of isolation, horror and nostalgia. Opening reception  today, 6pm-8pm. Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm, Sat until 3pm, Cais Gallery, D2-D3 U/G, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Rd, Admiralty. Inquiries: 2527 7798.  Ends Jul 19
Digit@logue
Artists from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, including Henry Chu, Hung Keung and Kingsley Ng, present digital media works created over the past two decades. 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 Jul 20
Current
Graduation show of HK Baptist University's Academy of Visual Arts. Opening reception  today, 6pm. Daily, 10am-6pm, Kai Tak Campus, HK Baptist University, 51 Kwun Tong Rd, Kowloon Tong. Inquiries: 2353 5170. Ends Jul 20
History Will Repeat Itself
Re-enactments of Asian historical events through media works of 15 local and overseas artists, exploring how collective memory is constructed by the media.  Opening reception  today, 7pm. Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat, 2pm-6pm, Goethe-Institut, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2802 0088.  Ends Jul 27
Bond, Agent Bond
Singaporean artists Zack Razak (aka Lilpinkdevil),  Desmond Teo and Francis Poon explore themes of mobility and sociability in their interactive installations. Opening reception  today, 6pm. Tue-Sun, 2pm-8pm, 1a space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Ends Jul 27  (artists' talk  tomorrow, 3pm, Kubrick, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei. Inquiries: 2529 0087)
Metamorphosis
Zhang Hua's  creased sculptures investigate concepts of anxiety and distortion. Opening reception  today, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Tue-Fri, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sat, 2pm-6pm, Edge Gallery, G/F, 60c Leighton Rd, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2887 0313. Ends Jul 31
Performing Arts
TakeOut Comedy Club
Paul Ogata  from San Francisco headlines the shows with local comedians also performing. In English.  Today-tomorrow, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo,HK$250.   Inquiries: www.takeoutcomedy.com
A Czech Hero and an  Italian Journey
Jiri Belohlavek, chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leads violist Alexander Besa and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in Smetana's Ma Vlast: The Moldau, Janacek's Taras Bulba  and Berlioz's Harold in Italy.  Today-tomorrow, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury  Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2721 2030
Ticket to Ride
Singers from the SoHo Collective present this tribute concert to the Beatles. Today-tomorrow, 8.15pm, Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$200, HK$160 (members). Inquiries: 2521 7251
The Andersen Project
Robert Lepage's multimedia production about a songwriter who goes to Paris to write a children's opera based on an Andersen fairy tale, where he meets an odd bunch of characters. Stars Yves Jacques. In English and French with Chinese and some English subtitles.   Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, Jun 22, 2.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$160-HK$360 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7323
We Will Rock You
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions presents this musical  by Queen and Ben Elton.  In English with Chinese subtitles. Today, 8pm,  tomorrow, 2pm, 8pm,   Jun 22, 1pm, 7pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$895 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299
The Faust Festival
Feast of dramatic art featuring about 30 pieces by youth performers from the Faust International Youth Theatre. Adult storyteller Andrea Darvill also performs. In English.  Today-Jun 22, various times, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$80, HK$180 (students, HK$70, HK$110) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2547 9114
Love Baby
Pip Theatre's comedy centres on the emptiness of life for five teen internet addicts. In Cantonese.  Today-Jun 22, Jun 27-29, 7.30pm, Shouson Theatre,  HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$165, HK$195 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2511 0139
Academy's Best Pianists
Featuring 28 award-winning pianists from the HK Academy for Performing Arts, including Eric Fung, Rachel Cheung and Colleen Lee.  Tomorrow, 8pm, Jun 22, 2.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2584 8517
Fund-raising Concert for  Sichuan Earthquake Relief
HK Youth Choir hosts the concert, with  11 choirs and seven vocalists performing popular hits and excerpts from Mozart and Faure's Requiems, Mendelssohn's I Waited for the Lord and more.  Tomorrow and Jun 22, 4pm-5.30pm, St John's Cathedral, 4-8 Garden Rd, Central, HK$150, proceeds go to Sowers Action.  Inquiries: vocedacielo@gmail.com
De Ling and Empress  Dowager Ci Xi
HK Repertory Theatre stages He Jiping's drama that centres on the friendship and conflicts between Empress Dowager Ci Xi and her westernised courtier De Ling.  Directed by Daniel Yang. Stars Lisa Lu Yan, Fredric Mao Chun-fai and Kenneth Tsang Kong. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 22-24, 7.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 (charity show  tomorrow, 7.45pm,  HK Cultural Centre, HK$250-HK$1,200, proceeds go to Sowers Action's Sichuan earthquake relief. Inquiries: 2975 5885)
Extra-curricular
Wot is Good Inglish Really?
Local and overseas academics talk about English as a widely-used language and Hong Kong's language policy.  In English.  Today, 6pm, 3/F British Council,  3 Supreme Court Rd, Admiralty, free, booking required. Inquiries: 2913 5100
City Speak Session III
Local and overseas architects, urban planners and campaigners, including Christine Loh  of Civic Exchange and Paul Zimmerman of Designing HK, discuss the future use of the Central waterfront. In English.  Tomorrow, 10am-12.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free, booking required. Inquiries: 2525 4416
Cinema
Refugee Film Festival Documentaries on the plight of refugees around the world, including the following two.  Tomorrow, various times, Crossroads Village, 2 Castle Peak Rd,  Gold Coast, Tuen Mun, HK$15.  Inquiries: 2272 9370
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Zach Niles and Banker White  document how six Sierra Leonean musician-refugees form a band to keep their hopes alive. In English and Krio  with English subtitles.  Tomorrow, 6pm (also showing on Jun 22, 7.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55. Inquiries: 2388 0002).
Invisible Children
Three US college students capture how child soldiers in Uganda have been affected by the uprising of a local guerrilla army. In English and Arabic with Japanese subtitles.  Tomorrow, 7.30pm.
Night Scene
Asian Rock
Featuring Japanese rockers Trashbox, all-girl indie outfit The Ember,  pop group Wildcats, experimental act Sea Monsters  and hardcore band Shepherds the Weak.   Tonight, 8pm, Club Cixi, G/F On Hing Building, 1 On Hing Terrace, Central, HK$80-HK$100,  Inquiries: 9486 4648
Pimpin' Ain't Easy
2007 DMC World DJ champion Rafik spins an eclectic dance mix.  Tonight, 10pm, Cliq, 2/F On Hing Building, 1 On Hing Terrace, Central, HK$150, includes one drink, women free. Inquiries:2868 3111
Nicole Otero  The house DJ/producer spins with Miles Slater.   Tomorrow, 10.30pm, Armani/Bar HK, 2/F Chater House, 11 Chater Rd, Central, HK$150 (advance), HK$200 (door). Inquiries: 2805 0028



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