Exhibitions Metamorphosis Zhang Hua's creased sculptures investigate concepts of anxiety and distortion. Today, 10.30am-7.30pm, Edge Gallery, G/F, 60c Leighton Rd, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2887 0313. Ends today Humanity Ken Heyman's photographs of ordinary people and celebrities throughout history and around the world, including Picasso, Mother Teresa and Andy Warhol. Today, 10am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends today Landscape is/for Me, I am/for Landscape Zhao Shaoruo displays oil landscape paintings to represent his states of mind. Today-tomorrow, 10am-6.30pm, Sat until 6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Sat Ink Painting and Beyond The gallery's first show featuring Kan Tai-keung's ink paintings, posters and sculptures. Daily, noon-3pm, 7pm-10pm, SoHo East Art Gallery, Shop 15-16, G/F, Site A, 55 Tai Hong St, Lei King Wan, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 2880 1883. Ends Aug 3 Hong Kong Back Door Photographer Michael Wolf captures common objects taken for granted in Hong Kong. Today-Sun, 11am-10pm, Lumenvisum, Unit L2-10, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Sham Shui Po. Inquiries: 3177 9159. Ends Aug 3 My Secondary Coming Franz Ackermann exhibits his Mental Map drawings and large wall paintings that explore movement, space and cityscape. Today-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Aug 3 The Real and the Mythical Burmese artist Nyein Chan Su paints ritual dancers on top of his photographs. Today-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, 2pm-6pm, Karin Weber Gallery, G/F, 20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends Aug 3 Riding a Melodic Tide Memorabilia including photos and audiovisual items trace the history of Canto-pop. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sun until 7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Aug 4 The Mini World of Luo Zhenhong The Fujian-born sculptor creates mushroom clouds and caricatured figures to explore themes of destruction, commercialism, and the loss of individuality. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Contemporary by Angela Li Gallery, G/F, 90-92 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 3571 8200. Ends Aug 5 Full Circle New York-based graffiti artist Eric Haze displays abstract minimalist works. Daily, noon-9pm, MOCA China, 2/F Delay No Mall, 68 Yee Wo St, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 3106 5579. Ends Aug 6 The Screening Ariane Michel's site specific film installation plays with the gallery space. Mon-Sat, 11.30am-3pm, 4pm-8pm, Agnes b.'s Librairie Galerie, 1/F, 18 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2869 5505. Ends Aug 9 Art. Times. Square Decades of Sui Jianguo's sculptures including Legacy Mantle series - Mao Jacket and Dinosaurs - Made in China. Daily, 10am-10pm, Open Piazza and 2/F Atrium, Times Square, 1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2118 8888. Ends Aug 19 Zhou Yilun Paintings, drawings and collages by the Chinese artist symbolising human desires through wildlife survival instincts. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7pm, or by appointment, Art Statements Gallery, 5 Mee Lun St, Central. Inquiries: 2122 9657. Ends Aug 23 Women's Work Works by 14 female artists from Hong Kong and the mainland, including Ivy Ma, Yuk King Tan and Sara Tse. Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Aug 29 Camera Obscura Photographs Shi Guorui's large-scale reverse negative images of cities taken by pinhole camera. Mon-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 11.30am-6pm, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, G/F, 10 Chancery Lane, Central. Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends Aug 30 Sense of a Place Sala Wong's interactive work defines the notion of 'a place'. Daily, 10am-9pm, closed Tue, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7a Kennedy Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 3008. Ends Aug 31 Under The Bird's Nest Seven Hong Kong artists reflect on their experiences in Beijing, including Chow Chun-fai, Lam Tung-pang and Kwok Mang-ho (Frog King). Thu-Mon, 2pm- 7.30pm, C & G Artpartment, 3/F, 222 Sai Yeung Choi St South, Prince Edward. Inquiries: 2390 9332. Ends Sept 21 Otium Ludens Leisure and Play Features 170 ancient relics of the Roman Empire, including terracotta, marbles and frescoes. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sat until 8pm), closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$20. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Oct 5 Children's Paradise A look at the illustrations of Lo Koon-chiu through the children's comic book launched in the 1950s. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sun and public holidays until 7pm), closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Mar 2, 2009 Performing Arts International Arts Carnival Fifteen performing groups from Romania, US, Spain, France, Canada, Japan, Germany, Britain and the Czech Republic along with 28 local groups perform theatre, music, dance, drama, juggling and puppetry for families and children, including the following seven shows. Today-Aug 17, HK$40-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044 The Bicycle Japan's Puppet Theatre Hitomi-za presents a story that follows two siblings' adventure with a magical bike, mixing scenarios from Edward Gorey's The Epiplectic Bicycle and The Hapless Child. Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, Sat, 11am, 3pm, 7.30pm, Aug 3, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$200 Urbtix. Park and Art Arts with the Disabled Association HK's physical theatre with members from Theatre of the Silence and the Youth Outreach joining the Wild Zappers from the US, fusing tai chi, yoga, mime and hip hop dance. Directed by Tang Wai-kit. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, Aug 3, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Choi Hung, HK$90-HK$150 Urbtix. HK Youth Music Camp Concerts About 400 youth musicians trained at the Music Office summer camp perform; featuring a symphonic band, a Chinese orchestra and a junior string orchestra. Aug 3, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. HK$40-HK$80 Urbtix. A Litter Nightmare Music A musical comedy show with violinist Aleksey Igudesman and pianist Richard Joo Hyung-ki performing. In English. Aug 6-7, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix. Ivi Sa Vic French ensemble Compagnie Mediane charts a boy's journey to a dreamy world, in a production that combines projection techniques, improvisational painting and electroacoustic music. Aug 8-10, 7.30pm (Aug 9-10 also at 3pm), HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$200 Urbtix. Once on this Island HK 3 Arts Musical Institute presents Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's musical about racism and class division, through a love story between a peasant girl and a rich man. In Cantonese. Directed by Alex Taylor. Stars Bonnie Lam Siu-po. Aug 8-9, 7.30pm, Aug 9-10, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Fantasy Travellers National Black Light Theatre of Prague presents Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels by using black-light animation, magic, marionettes and special effects. Aug 9, 3pm, 7.30pm, Aug 10, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix. A Mui Live (rerun) Spring-Time Experimental Theatre presents a story of late canto-pop singer Anita Mui based on her hits. In Cantonese. Stars Alice Lau Ngar-lai. Today, Sat-Aug 5, Aug 7, Aug 10, Aug 16, 8.15pm, Aug 9, 5.30pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123 TakeOut Comedy Club Peoples Liberation Improv Troupe perform tomorrow; English stand-up show with local comedians on Sat. 9.30pm, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$150. Inquiries: www.takeoutcomedy.com Hua-yen Sutra - Mind as a Skilful Painter (rerun) Zuni Icosahedron uses multi-media and experimental staging elements to interpret the Buddhist classic Hua-yen Sutra. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Today-Sat, 7.45pm, Sat-Aug 3, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696 (with post-show seminars). The Golden Gymnasts Olympic champion Sergej Charkov leads the SC Cottbus Sport Club in this gymnastics-acrobatics fusion show. Sat and Aug 3, 3pm, 6pm, Shung King St, Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa, Hung Hom, free. Inquiries: 2121 8344 A Showcase of Asian Dancers Featuring original pieces by choreographers and dancers from the region, including Wong Tan-ki (HK), Wu Yi-san (Taiwan) and Jay Jen Loo (Malaysia). Today-Sat, 8pm, Sat-Aug 3, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Choi Hung, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 (post-show meet-the-artists session on Sat, 8pm) Discovery: Dulcimers around the World Yan Huichang conducts the HK Chinese Orchestra and dulcimer soloists including Huang He and Li Lingling, and Viktoria Herencsar and Johannes Fuchs from the Cimbalom World Association. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600 We Have a Dream HK Dance Company's children's dance drama celebrates dream and aspiration. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, Sat-Aug 3, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806 (post-show meet-the-artists session on Sat, 7.30pm) Punchline Comedy Club Irish comedian Ian Coppinger teams up with Simon Bligh and Rob Rouse from Britain in this stand-up show. Aug 7-9, 9pm, Viceroy, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320. Inquiries: 2827 7777 Summer and Smoke Class 7A Drama Group presents Tennessee Williams's play about the struggle between spiritual love and sexual desire. Directed by Terence Chang and Yat Yau. In Cantonese. Aug 7-10, 8pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0237 World Youth Choir Eighty choral singers from 33 countries perform Asian traditional music, jazz and pop. Hak Won-yoon and Steve Zegree conduct. Aug 9-10, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2116 3212 Extra-curricular Nine Lives/Take Two Curator and writer Karen Smith talks on the changes of the Chinese avant-garde art scene over the last two years, focusing on the lives of artists, curatorial practices and artistic discourses. In English. Today, 6.30pm-8pm, Asia Art Archive, 11/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan, free, booking required. Inquiries: 2815 1112 Book Launch British photographer Helen Couchman presents her 143 portraits of Chinese workers engaged in the construction work for the Olympic Games. Today, 7pm-8pm, Kelly & Walsh, Shop 236, Pacific Place, Admiralty, free. Inquiries: kara.lau@kellyandwalsh.com HK Youth Arts Foundation Events Modern dance workshop conducted by dancer Cody Choi (in Cantonese and English): Aug 4, 7pm-9pm, YAP Studio, Unit 4, 2/F Westlands Centre, 20 Westlands Rd, Quarry Bay; standup comedy workshop for ages 16-25, conducted by comedian Jami Gong (mainly in English): Aug 9, 2pm-6pm, TakeOut Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Application deadline: today. Free. Inquiries: 2877 2656 Paper Offerings for the Worship of Tin Hau Royal Asiatic Society event with Harvard University's Janet Lee Scott speaking about the ritual paper offerings used when worshipping Chinese deities. In English. Tomorrow, 6.30pm, Activities Room, 8/F City Hall High Block, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, free. Inquiries: 2831 7500 10th Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong Featuring the latest computer games, animation, comics, software and toys. Tomorrow-Aug 4, 11am-10pm, Aug 5 until 8pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$25. Inquiries: 2344 0415 or www.ani-com.hk Summer Reading Sessions Folklore, myths, fairy tales, adventure story readings for children aged 5-8. In English. Aug 3, Aug 17, 3pm-4pm, HK Book Centre, Shop 211, Cityplaza, Taikoo Shing, free; Aug 9, 3pm-4pm, Kelly & Walsh, Shop 305-307, One Exchange Square, Central, free. Inquiries: 2376 2062
