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Exhibitions
My Heart Laid Bare Video and installation artist Zhou Yi's multi-media installation has a 15-minute film exploration of death and love starring Charlotte Gainsbourg.  Today, 11am-6pm, Ooi Botos Gallery, 5 Gresson St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2527 9733.  Ends today
A Collection of Virtuousness II
Liu Hongyuan's  paintings of ancient figures wearing traditional costumes and performing Peking Opera.  Today, 10.30am-6.30pm, Schoeni Art Gallery,  21-31 Old Bailey St, Central.  Inquiries: 2869 8802. Ends today
Faith. Hope. Love
Thirteen photographs by the late Alan Chui (who passed away at the age of 30) express his courage, determination and passion for photography. Today, 2pm-12.30am, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2127 7936. Ends today
Journeys of Life
Finnish artist Riitta Kuisma's  Trees of Life abstract paintings and watercolours.  Opening reception today, 4pm-6pm. Daily, 10.30am-8.30pm, Public Art Platform @ GoMA (the Gallery of Modern Art), L115-116 New World Centre, 18-24 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2174 0089. Ends Jan 23
The Silk Road in Ningxia
More than 100 archaeological artefacts including pottery figures, stone sculptures, wood carvings and coins dating back to as early as the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534), provide proof of the region's role in the promotion of trade and cultural exchanges between the East and West. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5512. Ends Mar 15
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. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-8pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 2739 2139. Ends Mar 15 Performing Arts
Creative China -  A Stage of Possibilities
A marathon of  theatre  performances presented by  mainland performing artists including the Fat Bird Theatre's  FBI Shennong Project, dancer Guo Rui's  Wrapped in Red Silk and hip hop company Speed Crew's Siberian Night. A City Festival event. Today-tomorrow, noon-4pm, Around the Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 adults (weekend pass to all the shows),  HK$150 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Qingming Riverside
Rerun of the HK Dance Company's dance epic inspired by Northern Song  dynasty imperial court painter Zhang Zeduan's  silk-scroll paintings of street scenes in the capital city of Bianjing.   Today-tomorrow, 2.30pm, also  today, 7.30pm, Kwai  Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 3103 1806
Listen to Love
The National Theatre of China's Zhang Jiasheng,  Tang Quoqiang,  Kai Li,  Qin Hailu  and others recite poetry classics to live musical accompaniments.   In Putonghua with Chinese surtitles and English programme information.  Today, 7.30pm, tomorrow, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$180  Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2009
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, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Caligula
The HK Repertory Theatre perform  Anthony Chan's adaptation of Albert Camus'  drama about the life of the  Roman emperor.  In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Today-tomorrow, Jan 13-19, 7.45pm, also today, Jan 17, 2.45pm, HK City Hall Theatre,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
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  in Shakespeare's tragic play. In English. Today, 7.45pm, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9127 0420
The Lark
The HK Academy for Performing Arts and HK Repertory Theatre's adaptation of  Jean Anouilh's  historical drama about Joan of Arc.  In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, Jan 13-18, Jan 20-22, 7.45pm, also tomorrow, Jan 18, 2.45pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
Asunder - Virtual or Real
Dance Art HK's dance showcase of interlocking snippets made up of memories, lust and love. Choreographed by Taiwan's Zhang Xiao-xiong. Today, 8pm, also  tomorrow, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Crazy for Her
Connie Chan Po-chu  stars in Emperor Stage and OMI International's drama about the life of a 1970s HK TV star.   In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, Jan 13-18, Jan 20-24, 8pm, also tomorrow, Jan 18, Jan 24-25, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$800 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2835 3986
HK China Philharmonic Orchestra
Lim Kek-han  conducts the ensemble, violinist Wong Kwan-hung,  cellist Nie Jiapeng  and soprano Evelyn Chiu  for two Indonesian folk songs, one Kazakh folk song and works by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven. Today, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$60-HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Richard Tsang and the HKCO
Composer Richard Tsang  conducts the HK Chinese Orchestra, percussionist Ronald Chin  and the HK Children's Choir in works including  Ever-Changing and Sky Bridge. Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
The Chinese Tenors
Warren Mok,  Wei Song  and Zhang Jianyi sing Italian and French opera arias and songs by composers including Puccini, Verdi and Bizet. Lin Daye  conducts and the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra provides musical accompaniment. Today, 8pm, Concert Hall, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$780 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2810 5992
Wild Wild Rose The Musical
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's musical adaptation of filmmaker  Wong Tin-lam's drama about a  nightclub singer who falls for a young pianist. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, Jan 13-16, 8.15pm, also today-tomorrow, 4pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150-HK$220 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 6377 7240
Pussycat Theatre
A musical comedy about three  women  who  discuss their mid-life crises during  pole-dancing classes. In English. A City Festival event. Today, 9.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2523 9402
Extra-curricular
JCCAC Open Studio
Performing and visual artists open  more than 100 of their studios in the former Shek Kip Mei Factory Estate to  the public. Today-tomorrow, noon-6pm.  Guided tours also will be conducted around the facilities; language dependent on requests from the public.  Today-tomorrow, 3pm, 4pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC), 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, free, reservation recommended. Inquiries (and reservations): 2353 1311
Fotanian Open Studio Days
About 50 studios housed in Fo Tan's former industrial buildings and 180 artists open their doors to the public.  Today-tomorrow, Jan 17-18, 2pm-8pm. Also featuring live music at the Blue Lotus Gallery (5pm on event days) and Kiss on Fire (at random times) and guided tours, 2.30pm, 4.30pm, advance  booking required (call 2132 8607). All events free. Information centres: Lobby, Sha Tin Galleria, 18-24 Shan Mei St, Fo Tan; and G/F, Wah Luen Industrial Centre,  15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 6700 6591, 6578 8155 or www.fotanian.com
On Becoming a Working Photographer
Hong Kong-based Australian Michael Coyne  describes his experiences as  a professional photographer and photojournalist who has spent more  than 30 years covering wars,  revolutions and events around the  globe.   In English. A City Festival event. Today, 6.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, HK$180, HK$150 (members), includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Cinema
1960s Polish New Wave Cinema
Nineteen films by seven Polish filmmakers such as Andrzej Munk  and Andrez Wajda, including the following three. Until Feb 15. 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 East, HK$50. Inquiries: 2734 2900
Mother Joan of the Angels
Reality-based horror drama about a Jesuit priest sent to cast out demons in a monastery who falls in love with the institution's head nun. The guilt consumes him.  Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.  In Polish and Latin with English subtitles. Today, 2.30pm,  HK Film Archive, Jan 31, 6.30pm,  HK Space Museum.
Two Men and a Wardrobe & Knife in the Water
Roman Polanski double bill consists of a short film about two men who meet with rejections and  get beaten up after lifting a wardrobe from the sea and heading into a nearby town; and a feature film about a sports columnist and his wife who meet with trouble in the form of a young hitchhiker. In Polish with English sutbtitles. Today, 5pm, HK Film Archive, Jan 31, 9pm, HK Space Museum.
Passenger
Andrzej Munk's  historical drama (posthumously completed by his assistant, Witold Lesiewicz)  centres on a former Auschwitz concentration camp warden whose proclamations and real actions are markedly different.  In Polish with English subtitles.  Today, 7.30pm,  HK Film Archive, Feb 2, 2pm,  HK Science Museum.
Nightscene
Marilyn and Will
British actress Poppy Roe performs a cabaret about the inner worlds and internal struggles of Marilyn Monroe and Ophelia from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Pianist Warren Wills  provides musical accompaniment. In English. A City Festival event. Tonight, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 adults, HK$150 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2523 9402
Stand-up Comedy
James Lee,  Heather George,  Amberish Rathi,  James Morley,  Chris Musni,  Kay Ross,  Big Ben,  Stuart Schofield  and Chris Chan  perform in English. Tonight, 9.30pm, HK$150. Take Out Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436 or jami@takeoutcomedy.com
Casino Demon
The Chinese indie rock band  perform.  A City Festival event. Tonight, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$160 (advance), HK$180 (door), includes one drink. Fringe Club members free. Inquiries: 2521 7251



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