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SCMP Reporter

Exhibitions
Mexico: Characters and Dreams
Mexican Painter Fernando Plasencia's  portraits of famous historical personalities, ordinary people and fictional characters mix together fantasy and reality. Today,  noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends today
Negotiations
New Zealander Tan Yuk King's  mixed-media works represent her views on global social concerns. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, The Cat Street Gallery,  222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends Sept 27
Hong Kong - Surface Unseen
American Peter Steinhauer's  photographs reveal Hong Kong's beauty. Opening reception, today, 6pm-8.30pm. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Plum Blossoms Gallery, G6, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 2189. Ends Sept 27
China's 1911 Revolution
Francis Stafford's  photos capture China's late Qing and early Republican periods. Daily, 10am-6pm, closed Thu, Sun until 7pm, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, 7 Castle Rd, Central, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 3580 6780. Ends Nov 19
Performing Arts
Art
Comedian Dayo Wong Chi-wah  stars in  the comedy about friends debating the cost of an expensive painting one  of them has purchased. In Cantonese.   Today-tomorrow,  8pm,  tomorrow also at 3pm, HK Academy for Performing  Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai,  HK$180-HK$400 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2835 6688
Love, Sex & the Whole Shebang
Stylus Theatre's production of love and sex-themed short plays. Proceeds go to the Sunrise Foundation to help Cambodian orphans. In English.  Today-tomorrow, 8pm (Tomorrow also at 2.30pm), HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9127 4020
Judgement at Nuremberg
Theatre Space's adaptation of the 1961 Hollywood drama about the Nuremberg Trials explores issues of individual complicity in crimes committed by the state. Dominic Cheung directs.  In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow,   7.30pm, (Tomorrow-Sept 14 also at 2.30pm), HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$180 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2540 1011
Beyond the Horizon
FM Theatre Power's rock music theatre based on songs  by the late Beyond frontman Wong Ka-kui.  In Cantonese. Today-Sept 18, 8pm.   Tomorrow-Sept 14 also at 3pm), HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3599 9755
Punchline Comedy Club
Welshman Rhod Gilbert,  Irishman Neil Delamere  and Briton Greg Davies  deliver live stand-up. Today-tomorrow,  9pm,  The Viceroy, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre,  30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320.  Inquiries: 2827 7777
29+1
The fifth run of Kearen Pang's  play about a woman turning 30. In Cantonese.  Today-Sept 15, Sept 17-19, 8pm, Sept 14-15, Sept 20, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$280 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 9032 5272
Marge Szkaluba (Pissy's Wife)
Bigbox Theatre  stages Ron Chambers'  one-woman country and western musical about a self-proclaimed 'hard woman'. Scott Sauer directs and Wendy Herbert stars. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, Gecko Lounge & Wine Bar, Ezra Lane, Lower Hollywood Rd, Central, HK$180.  Inquiries: 2537 4680
Titan The HK Philharmonic Orchestra plays Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream: overture, Berg's Seven Early Songs and Mahler's Symphony No 1 Titan.  Dagmar Schellenberger performs.  Today-tomorrow, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Wetlands of a Woman
Dancer Abby Chan  and actress Wong Wing-sze   explore women's love and sex lives. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, Sept 14, 3pm, HK Art Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100- HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9273 3479
Tat Ming Show
Comedian Cheung Tat-ming's   show on how Hongkongers are influenced by the mainland.  In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, Sept 15, 8pm, Hitec,  1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay,  HK$100-HK$350 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2881 5256
Augustin Dumay  Plays Beethoven
The violinist joins conductor Andrew Grams  and the HK Sinfonietta to perform Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D. The orchestra also plays Stravinsky's Concerto in D and Brahms' Symphony  No 3 in F. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Extra-curricular
Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival
Outdoor arts shows, open air lantern installations and performances in Cantonese.  Today, Tuen Mun Park, Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Rd, Tuen Mun, 7.30pm-10.30pm; Tomorrow, Fanling Recreation Ground, 55 San Wan Rd, Fanling, 7.30pm-10.30pm; Sept 14, 8pm-11pm, Victoria Park, Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, free. Inquiries: 2591 1340
Youth Theatre Workshop
Faust International offers a workshop to introduce children to theatre performance. Tomorrow, 10am-11am (ages 4-5), 11.30am-12.30pm (ages 6-7), 1.30pm-2.30pm (ages 8-11), 3.30pm- 4.30pm (ages 12-16), Island School,  20 Borrett Rd, Mid-Levels; Beacon Hill School, 23 Ede Rd, Kowloon Tong, free, reservations required. Inquiries:  2547 9114 or Info@FaustWorld.com
Charity Ball
Former members of Santana,  Journey,  Steppenwolf,  Lynyrd Skynyrd,  Toto and Boston perform at the Foreign Correspondents' Club's event to aid the Po Leung Kuk Scholarship Fund and Language Training Programme.  Tomorrow, 6.30pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$1998. Inquiries: 2521 1511 Cinema
1960s Japanese New  Wave Cinema
Featuring movies directed by 10 Japanese new wave filmmakers,  including the following  two films.  Today-Sept 28,  HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST, HK$50 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2734 2900
Foundry Town
Kirio Urayama's  directorial debut about a pair of poverty-stricken siblings struggling to survive. Starring Eijiro Tono  and Sayuri Yoshinaga.  In Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 7.30pm, HK Science Museum.
Akitsu Springs
This drama spanning 17 years, from the end of the second world war to the early 1960s, revolves around Shinko and Shusaku who meet five times at Akitsu Springs. Starring Mariko Okada.    In Japanese with English subtitles. Tomorrow, 2pm, HK Science Museum.
Nightscene
Samantha James
The American dance musician performs electronic sounds and chill-out house music. Tonight, 10pm-midnight, MO Bar, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental,  15 Queens Rd Central, Central, HK$198, includes one drink, booking required. Inquiries: 2132 0077
Pioneer DJ Quest Grand Final
Three hip hop and three dance music DJs compete to become the Pioneer DJ Quest champion. Tonight, 9pm-midnight, Club No 9, 9 Queens Rd Central, free. Inquiries: 3620 3720
Bang Gang Deejays  (Doom & Hoodrat)
The Australian electro and disco duo  spin.  Tonight, 10pm, Volar, B/F,  39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$250, includes a drink, free for members  (free for all before midnight), booking required. Inquiries: 2810 1276
Excess Luggage
Pianist Vigleik Storaas,  organist Steinar Nickelsen  and drummer Hakon Mjaset Johansen  play jazz. Tonight,  10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$100, includes one drink, free for members. Inquiries: 2521 7251



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