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Exhibitions
Royals vs Robots
Prints in various methods and media by Connecticut artist Suzanne Benton  and New Yorker Ray T Lam. Today, 10am-6pm, New Art Lab, 27 New St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2581 1852. Ends today
The Dimension of the Plane
The exhibition of leading-edge communication design in Germany  looks at typography,  signage systems, graphic design, corporate design and digital media. Today, 2pm-6pm, Goethe-Gallery, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: goethe.de/hongkong. Ends today
My Heart Laid Bare
Paris-based Chinese video and installation artist Zhou Yi's multi-media installation has a 15-minute film exploration of death and love starring Charlotte Gainsbourg.    Tue-Fri, 11.30am-3pm, 6pm-8pm, Sat, 11am-6pm (and by appointment), Ooi Botos Gallery, 5 Gresson St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2527 9733. Ends Jan 10
Coming of Good Fortune
Lunar New Year exhibition of 30 paintings bearing auspicious meaning by Chinese artists including Cao Mingran, Zhang Guan and Zhuo Zhongyao. Opening reception today, 3pm. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, Wan Fung Art Gallery, G/F Cityplaza Three, Taikoo Shing. Inquiries: 2736 9623. Ends Jan 23
Strolling in the Fragrant Garden
Late Qing  dynasty paintings of  plants, insects, small animals and village scenes by Guangdong cousins Ju Chao  (1811-1865) and Ju Lian  (1828-1904). Daily, 10am-6pm (Sat until 8pm), Open public holidays, closed Thursdays, (except public holidays), HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Feb 1
Modern Young People
Exhibition about youth and the post-Punk, Cold Wave and Novo Culture in France between 1978 and 1983. Also includes music, books and documentary films to be made available at the same venue. Mon-Sat, 11.15am-8pm, Agnes b.'s Librairie Galerie, 1/F, 18 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2869 5505.  Ends Mar 14
Movies on the Mind
A look at psychology and film since Sigmund Freud, with movie-themed installations that illustrate the complex relationships between analyst and patient, and profiler and psychopath, as well as various psychic phenomena and their cinematic conversions. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-8pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho.  Inquiries: 2739 2139. Ends Mar 15
Performing Arts
My Life as a TV
Re-run of Pip Theatre's one-man comedy show featuring Jim Chim poking fun at Hong Kong's entertainment industry and society as a whole. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 2.30pm, also today, 8 pm, HK$160-HK$420 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2511 0139
Madama Butterfly
Lo King-man produces and directs Musica Viva's production of Giacomo Puccini's opera about a Japanese geisha who attracts the attention of an American naval officer. With musical accompaniment by the HK Virtuoisi chamber orchestra and the Chorus of the Opera Society of HK. In Italian with Chinese and English surtitles.  Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, also tomorrow, 2.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$600 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
My Circus Will
Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education's  fantasy shadow puppet version of   Gudrun Meb's story about a girl whose dream of having her own circus comes true. In Cantonese.  Today, 7.30pm, tomorrow, 2.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120;  Jan 9-10, 7.30pm, Jan 11, 2.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7323
Peking Opera Classics
Peking Opera virtuosi such as Li Yufu, Li Changchun and Ye Jinyuan and the Mei Lanfang Company of the Peking Opera Theatre of Beijing perform:  The Lady General Mu Guiying Leads Her Army to War, today; and excerpts from five other Chinese opera works including Beating the Dragon Robe and Crossing the Ravine from The Lady Generals of the Yang Family, tomorrow. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Both performances: 7.30 pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$ 100-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Caligula
The HK Repertory Theatre performs director Anthony Chan's adaptation of Albert Camus's  drama about the life of the notorious Roman Emperor, Gaius Caligula.  In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Today-tomorrow, Jan 6-11, Jan 13-19, 7.45pm, also tomorrow, Jan 10, Jan 17, 2.45pm, HK City Hall Theatre, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
American Buffalo
Lo's Production's adaptation of David Mamet's comedic tragedy about four people who are conspiring to steal a wealthy man's coin collection. Lo Chun-ho and Freddy Wong direct. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Today-tomorrow, Jan 6-8, 8pm, also  today-tomorrow, 4pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160-HK$250 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 5133 3767
A Night of Ethnic  Music with Guzheng
Choi Kit Yee's Students Guzheng Ensemble perform.Today, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$80, HK$120 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2380 6085
Golden Classics and Soundtracks
The Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra and violinist Joyce Chen play Hollywood movie soundtracks including John Williams' Star Wars and John Barry's Out of Africa and works by composers such as Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Brahms and Bizet. Yip Wai-hong and Fan Tao conduct.  Tomorrow, 3pm, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan; HK$60-HK$100 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7321
Ode to China
Charity concert in celebration of the 60th National Day of China. Synthia Ko conducts pianist Michelle Kim, violinist Lu Siqing and the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra in Chinese music works such as The Yellow River piano concerto and The Butterfly Lovers violin concerto. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$ 160-HK$380. Inquiries: 2521 7673
Music, Love and Life
Baritone Felix Marr sings 24 German lieder by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and R Strauss. Jan 6, 7.30pm, St John's Cathedral, 4-8 Garden Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: felix.marr@gmail.com
Splice
Stylus Theatre  splices together two plays about human sexuality: David Hare's The Blue Room which revolves around sexual encounters in modern London; and Steven Berkoff's The Secret Love Life of Ophelia which explores the love affair between Hamlet and Ophelia beneath the text of Shakespeare's tragic play. In English. Jan 7-10, 7.45pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9127 0420
A Prelude to the 2009 HKPO China Tour
Edo de Waart conducts pianist Chen Sa and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in works by Beethoven and Mahler. Jan 7, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Extra-curricular
Chrysanthemum Show 2008
The Yuen Yuen Institute's annual display.   Today-tomorrow, 9am-6pm, The Yuen Yuen Institute, Lo Wai Rd, Lo Wai Village, Tsuen Wan, free. Inquiries: 2492 2220
Peeping Into the Subconscious
The HK Film Archive's Winnie Fu hosts a seminar in which psychiatrist SN Chiu and film critic Keeto Lam talk about how film and psychology interact. In Cantonese. Today, 4.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, free. Inquiries: 2739 2139
Singers Wanted
The HK Bach Choir seeks vocalists to sing Berlioz  as part of Le French May 2009. Auditions on Jan 5, 7pm-10pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, booking required. Inquiries: membership@bachchoir.org.hk
Cinema
Movies on the Mind
Cross-over exhibition and screening programme on psychology and film since Sigmund Freud comprising  10 films, including the following two. Until Feb 6. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
Secrets of a Soul
German drama from 1926 that revolves around a man's 'nightmare'  that makes him delusional to the point of wanting to kill his wife. Georg Wilhelm Pabst directs. Silent film with German inter-titles and Chinese and English subtitles; with live music accompaniment. Sat, 2.30pm,  HK Film Archive.
Dead of Night
Four directors (Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer) tell stories involving a man who has a sense of deja vu after arriving at a big country house for a party and meeting the other guests.  In English. Sat, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive.
Ghajini
Bollywood romantic action thriller about a vengeful businessman who suffers from short term memory loss following a violent encounter. Aamir Khan stars. In Hindi with English subtitles. Today, 9.30pm, UA Whampoa, Level 2, Whampoa Plaza, 7 Tak On St, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom, HK$120, HK$150. Inquiries (and tickets): 6019 0621
Nightscene
Dance to Infinity 2008-2009
Infinity Dance Studio's fourth annual hip hop, jazz funk and freestyle dance show. Boogiezone guest perform. Tonight-tomorrow, 8pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$100, HK$135 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2369 1632
Stand-up Comedy
Chris Chan, Chris Musni, Big Ben, Adrian Blackburn, James Morley, Mary Ho, Michael Dorsher and others.   In English. Tonight, 9.30pm, Take Out Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$150. Inquiries: 6220 4436
Clinton Sparks
The American DJ mixes hip hop. Tonight, 10pm, M1NT, 108 Hollywood Rd, Central, HK$200, free for members and guests, booking required. Inquiries: 2261 1111



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