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SCMP Reporter

Exhibitions
Arts Diary Exchange Project
Local youth and children collect memories and exchange ideas using arts diaries. Today, 1pm-8pm, Shanghai Street Artspace, 404 Shanghai St, Yau Ma Tei. Inquiries: 2770 2157. Ends today
A Life in Fashion
An exhibition of more than 140 designs and 70 objects from the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection and Vivienne Westwood's personal archive, showcasing  the creations of the English fashion designer over her 40-year career. Mon-Thu, 10am-8pm, Fri-Sun, 10am-6pm, ArtisTree,  3/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, Quarry Bay. Inquiries: viviennewestwood.com.hk or 2284 4877. Ends Sat
Winter Magic
Myanmese painter-illustrator-photographer Maung Maung Hla Myint's  paintings of dream-like tropical winter landscapes. Daily (except public holidays), 10.30am-7pm, Asia Fine Art, Gallery at Sik On Street, 99 Queen's Rd East, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2522 0405. Ends Jan 31
French Ships . Friendship
An exhibition that chronicles French relations with China, before and after the British annexation of Hong Kong, by focusing on French ships that have visited the area. Tue-Sun (except the first two days of  the Lunar New Year), 10am-6pm, HK Maritime Museum, G/F Murray House, Stanley Plaza, Stanley, HK$20. Inquiries: 2813 2322. Ends Feb 1
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 and  Lunar New Year's Eve until 5pm), closed the first two days of the Lunar New Year and Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Feb 1
Old Master Q 45th Anniversary
Charity exhibition of 40 original Old Master Q manuscripts, by creators Alfonso and Joseph Wong, that have never been seen before,  figurines and illustrations by 45 comic artists and designers from Hong Kong, the mainland and Malaysia inspired by the comic character, and six five-foot tall figures of Old Master Q. Daily (including Lunar New Year), noon-10pm, Fantasy Island, 1/F Maritime Square, 33 Tsing King Rd, Tsing Yi,  donations suggested (all proceeds to the HK Community Chest). Inquiries: 2186 7284. Ends Feb 8
The Children's Paradise
A look at the illustrations of Lo Koon-chiu  through the children's comic book that was launched in the 1950s. Daily, 10am-6pm, (Sun until 7pm, Lunar New Year's Eve until 5pm), closed on the first two days of the Lunar New Year,  HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Mar 2
Scribbles, Dribbles, Ripples
Around 50 calligraphic works by Chan Man-kam, many of which are poems or couplets composed by the artist himself, on handscrolls, hanging scrolls and fan leaves. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, closed on public holidays, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK,  94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam.  Inquiries: 2241 5500. Ends Mar 15
Red
So Hing-keung's  photographs of walls, shadows, nature, fabric, the city, people and symbols, focus on the colour red. Daily (except the first day of the Lunar New Year), 10am-8pm, The Louis Vuitton Gallery, Louis Vuitton Maison, 5 Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 8100 1182. Ends Apr 30
Performing Arts
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. Kam Kwok-leung  writes and directs. In Cantonese. Today, 2.30pm,  HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$800 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2835 3986
Cantonese Opera Charity Show
The Tung Sing Cantonese Opera Company perform a story about Chinese herbs and medicines. In Cantonese. Thu, 7.30pm, Sunbeam Theatre, 423 King's Rd, North  Point, HK$90-HK$400 (All proceeds to  building and running medical clinics in  rural Hunan). Inquiries: 2736 7383 or info@harvest.org.hk
The Gruffalo
ABA Productions & Tall Stories Theatre Company (UK)'s musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson  and Axel Scheffler's  children's book about a mouse who goes for a walk in the woods and meets up with a creature he made up in tall stories that was designed to scare away other creatures. In English.  Sat-Feb 1, Feb 7-8, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, also Feb 4-6, 4.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$275- HK$375 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150
HK Youth Wind Philharmonia  Annual Concert
Victor Tam  conducts the orchestra and percussionist Ronald Chin  for works by  JS Bach, Hultgren,  Li Minxiong  and Elgar. Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2468 4597
HK Tak Ming Philharmonic Winds
Pak Wing-fai  and Pak Wing-heng  conduct the ensemble and trombone soloists Gou Zheng  and Terry Shiu  in works including Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, Robert Jager's Heroic Saga,  Robert W. Smith's Ireland:  Of Legend and Lore  and The Winds of Poseidon, and Joanne Yip's Hero's Quest. Feb 1, 7.30pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$80, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6973 6157
Ang Li  Plays Chopin
Jean Thorel  from France conducts the Chinese pianist and the City Chamber Orchestra of HK for Part's  Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten,  Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2 in F Minor and Haydn's Symphony No 73 in D Major, La Chasse. Feb 4, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2864 2154
Pygmalion
Peter Hall  directs a revival of George Bernard Shaw's  romantic comedy about an arrogant professor who bets that he can transform a Cockney flower-seller into a posh lady.  In English with Chinese surtitles. An HK Arts Festival event. Feb 5-8, 8pm, also Feb 7-8, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200-HK$680 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Bernard Haitink  and the  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Dutch  conductor leads the American orchestra in Mozart's Symphony No 41 in C Major and Richard Strauss' Ein Heldenleben, Feb 6, HK$380-HK$1680 Urbtix; and Mahler's Symphony No 6 in A Minor, Feb 7, HK$380-HK$1,480 Urbtix. Both HK Arts Festival concerts at 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2824 2430
England
British writer-actor Tim Crouch  and actress Hannah Ringham  perform a play about identity and culture,  sickness and the search for good health at any cost.  In English. An HK Arts Festival event. Feb 6, Feb 10-13, 8pm,  also Feb 7-8, 3pm, 6pm, Tang Contemporary Art, Basement, 233 Hollywood Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2824 2430
The Peony Pavilion
The National Ballet of China's adaptation of Tang Xianzu's  Ming  dynasty story of  love, death and resurrection. An HK Arts Festival event. Feb 7-10, 7.30pm, also Feb 8, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
The Lio Brothers  Play Carnival of the Animals
Edo de Waart  conducts pianist brothers  Lio Kuok-man  and Lio Kuok-wai  and the  HK Philharmonic Orchestra for Respighi's   Gli Uccelli (The Birds), Saint-Saens'  Carnival of the Animals and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4. Feb 7, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin; Feb 8, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Extra-curricular
Lunar New Year Fairs
Outdoor fairs featuring stalls selling flowers and plants deemed auspicious including kumquat trees, narcissus, peonies, peach blossoms and tangerine plants.  Today, 6pm-9pm, 14 parks and playgrounds all  over Hong Kong, including Victoria Park,  Causeway Bay, and Fa Hui Park, Mong Kok. Inquiries: www.fehd.gov.hk/events/lnyf2009/public_notice.html
International  Lunar New  Year Night Parade
International outdoor extravaganza featuring themed floats with performers from Korea, Macau, Spain and Thailand, American and Australian cheerleaders, costumed characters and traditional cultural performances from Denmark, Japan and Spain, cultural dances from China, Japan and the US, marching bands and music troupes from Russia and South Africa, and local dragon and lion dancers, dance troupes, costumed characters and marching bands. Tomorrow, 8pm-9.30pm, starting at the  HK Cultural Centre Piazza, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST and proceeding along Salisbury Rd to Mody Lane, before making a U-turn and ending at the New World Centre, 20 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-300 (spectator stands seating), free  along the parade route. Inquiries: 2508 1234
Stand-up Comedy Open Mic
Cantonese (tomorrow) and English-language (Tue)  sessions, free to perform five to seven minutes, HK$50 to watch, 8pm. Take Out Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436 or jami@takeoutcomedy.com
Lunar New Year Fiesta
Attractions include a display of Lunar New Year Night Parade floats, stage performances by multicultural acts (Tue-Wed, Sat, Feb 1), arts and crafts stands, and stalls selling souvenirs and festive snacks. Tue, 1pm-5pm,  Wed-Feb 1, 1pm-8pm, New World Centre, 20 Salisbury Rd, TST, and Avenue of the Stars, Victoria Harbour front, TST, free admission. Inquiries: www.discoverhongkong.com/chinesenewyear/eng/html/fiesta.html
Lunar New Year Fireworks Display
Pyrotechnic display lasting approximately  23 minutes to scare away demons and  ensure good luck. Tue, 8pm, Victoria  Harbour between Central and TST, free.  Inquiries: 2591 1340
Cinema
Sonatine
Takeshi Kitano  (Beat Takeshi) directs, writes and stars in this crime drama about a middle-aged yakuza considering retirement who reluctantly goes to Okinawa to settle a gang dispute but, upon getting there, finds himself in danger of being killed by his rivals.  In Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 12.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St,  Yau Ma Tei, HK$45. Inquiries: 2388 0002
1960s Polish New Wave Cinema
Nineteen films by seven Polish filmmakers including Andrzej Munk,  Roman Polanski  and Andrzej Wajda,  including the following six.  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
Hands Up!
Satire about Joseph Stalin  revolving around memories of student days and life under Soviet control during the 10th anniversary reunion of a group of Polish medical school graduates. Jerzy Skolimowski  stars, directs and writes. In Polish with English subtitles. Fri, 7.30pm, HK Space Museum, Feb 15, 8pm, HK Film Archive.
Canal
Historical drama about a group of Polish resistance fighters who are trying to  escape from the Nazis by the underground waterways during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. Andrzej Wajda  and Jerzy Stefan Stawinski   co-direct. Stars Wienczyslaw Glinski and Teresa Izewska. In Polish and German with Chinese and English subtitles. Sat, 2pm,  HK Space Museum.
Ashes and Diamonds
Andrzej Wajda writes and directs this tragedy set shortly after the end of the second world war about a man assigned to assassinate Poland's then new party secretary.  In Polish with English subtitles. Sat, 4.15pm, HK Space Museum.
Mother Joan of the Angels
Reality-based horror drama about  a Jesuit priest who is sent to cast out demons in a monastery. However,  he falls in love with the institution's head nun and  grows desperate with a sense of sin within him.  In Polish and Latin with English subtitles.  Sat, 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  are rejected and beaten when they  lift a wardrobe from the sea and head  into a nearby town; and a feature film about a sports columnist and his wife who meet trouble in the form of a young hitchhiker.  In Polish with English subtitles.  Sat, 9pm, HK Space Museum.
Victory - From Ashes to Glory
Ajitpal Mangat  directs and produces a cricket drama about a father with a dream for his son to become a cricket superstar. Stars Harman S. Baweja, Anupam Kher and Amrita Rao.   In Hindi with English subtitles. Sat, 8.30pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre,  1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$125, HK$150. Inquiries and ticketing: 9641 8214
Pearl River Delta
The Four Treasures of the Writing Table
Exhibition about the making of Chinese calligraphy brushes and carbon ink-stones that includes on-site artist demonstrations. Tue-Sun, 9am-7pm, Lou Kau Mansion, Travessa da Se, 7, Macau, free. Inquiries: (853) 8399 6691 or www.icm.gov.mo. Ends Feb 1
From the Academia to Impressionism
European paintings from the Perez Simon Collection  including works by John Everett Millais  and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.  Tue-Sun, 9am-5pm,  Guangdong Museum of Art,  38 Yan Yu Lane, Ersha Island, Guangzhou,  15 yuan. Inquiries: (86 20) 8735 1468 or www.gdmoa.org. Ends Feb 8
Traditional Spring Festival Customs
Exhibition on New Year customs in Hunan and Hubei  provinces through associated festive material  including embroidery, shadow play and paper cut-outs. Tue-Sun, 9am-7pm, Pavilion of the Lou Lim Ieok Garden and Macau Tea Culture House, Estrada Adolfo Loureiro 10, Macau, free. Inquiries: (853) 8988 4100 or www.iacm.gov.mo. Ends Mar 1
Macau Philharmonic Association  10th Anniversary Concert
The musical ensemble and the Macau Wind Orchestra play works by Mozart, Chan Chen, Alfred Reed  and Shostakovitch. Sat, 8pm, Macau Cultural Centre, Ave Xian Xing Hai, Macau, 10 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 2855 2907 or www.ccm.gov.mo
Sam Hui Live in Macau
The veteran Hong Kong Cantopop singer-actor in concert. Sat, 8pm, Cotai Arena,  The Venetian Macao, Cotai Strip, Macau,  180-980 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 2882 8818 or www.cotaiticketing.com



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