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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions
The Burst, The Moment
Abstract art works by Italian Raffaele Rossi, Jean-Pierre Poisson  and Christine Ankaoua of France and German Christel Hermann, all of whom employ different media to capture intangible life experiences. Today-tomorrow, 10am-6.30pm, Kwai Fung Hin Art  Gallery, G/F, 20 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends tomorrow
Cisinski and Roc-Roussey
Paris-based Viviane Cisinski's  tempera and mixed-media works on canvas depict a cocoon-like universe, while Jean-Pierre Roc-Roussey's  oil-on-canvas paintings are of ancestral figures who hail from memories, myths and legends. Today-tomorrow, 10.30am-7.30pm, Opera Gallery, G2/F, 2-8 Wellington St, Central. Inquiries: 2810 1208. Ends tomorrow
Island Waterlily
American Wayne Bregulla's  documentary-style photographs of the South Pacific and large-scale wall paintings of lotus flowers.  Mon-Thu, 2pm-10.30pm, Fri-Sat, 2pm-12.30am, Culture Club Gallery, 15 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2127 7936. Ends Feb 7
Microcosm
Mixed-media exhibition of Beijing-based artist Miao Xiaochun's  new works that is built around a 10-metre-wide by three-metre-high interpretation of Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights. Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun  Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building,  73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong.  Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Feb 8
Nurture the Sculpture
Keyee Lam  reveals the secret tools and techniques that go into creating sculptures through her own sculptural works. Tue-Sun, 2pm-6pm, Neuberg Art Space, Unit L1-03, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 2319 1992. Ends Feb 15
in?attic
Stephanie Sin Long-yee  and Damon Tong Wai-kit's  abstract paintings evolved from their personal experiences of living in a crowded urban environment.  Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, 2pm-7pm,  Sin Sin Annex, 53, Sai St, Central. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends Feb 21
Bloom in Gloom
Chinese painters Huang Zheng,  Deng Yu,  Deng Bin,  Lu Pei,  Mei Zijia  and Mo Di  provide insights into how their generation that grew up during China's reform and opening-up view the world.  Mon-Sat, 11.30am-7pm, Gallery EXIT, G/F,  1 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2541 1299. Ends Feb 21
South
Veteran documentary photographer Wong Kan-tai's  shots taken in various developing cities in southern China.   Tue-Sun, 11am-7pm, Lumenvisum, L2-10 Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 3177 9159. Ends Feb 22
The History of Tea
More than 100 tea wares dating from the Tang dynasty (618-907). Daily, 10am-5pm, closed Tue, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central. Inquiries: 2869 0690. Ends Feb 23
A Study of Hong Kong Alternative Art Community (Parallel with Beijing/Singapore)
Exhibition of photographs and documents chronicling the rise of alternative art communities in Hong Kong, Beijing and Singapore. Tue-Sun, 2pm-8pm, 1a space, Unit 14D, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd,  To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2529 0087.  Ends Mar 7
The Silk Road in Ningxia
More than 100  artefacts including pottery,  sculptures, wood carvings and coins dating back to the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). 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
The Majestic Stage
The story of classic Cantonese opera theatres told through photographs, architectural plans, models and other artefacts. 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 May 18
Old Factory, Emerging Arts
Exhibition documenting the evolution of the Shek Kip Mei Factory Estate building from industrial  space to the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre. Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm, HK Racing Museum, 2/F Happy Valley Stand, Happy Valley Racecourse. Inquiries: 2966 8065. Ends Jun 28
Performing Arts
Cantonese Opera Charity Show
The Tung Sing Cantonese Opera Company perform a story about Chinese herbs and medicines. In Cantonese. Today, 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 Auers' Mozart
Cho Ho-man  conducts pianist couple Edward and Junghwa Moon Auer  and the Pro Arte Orchestra of HK for Li's Spring Festival Suite (Overture), Mozart's Concerto No 10 in E-flat major for Two Pianos, Strauss' Die Fledermaus (Overture) Dvorak's Symphony No 9 in E Minor, New World Symphony. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2143 3671
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. 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 Children's Symphony Orchestra (Orch B) Spring Concert
Edmond Cheng King-chung  conducts the orchestra, pianist Evelyn Lam Wing-yan and double bassists Barry Chan Ping-chi and Evette Chiu Yat-wing in works by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, JS Bach, Haydn and Beethoven. Sat, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, HK$80, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2317 0681
HK Youth Wind Philharmonia  Annual Concert
Victor Tam  conducts the orchestra and percussionist Ronald Chin  in 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
Seventh Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival Celebration Concert
Concert to celebrate Hong Kong representatives winning 20 prizes at the 2008 festival in Hangzhou. Performers, including the HKHA St James' Settlement Junior Harmonica Orchestra, King's College Harmonica Band, St Paul's Co-educational College representatives and the Cheukyueman Trio,  play works by Gershwin, Mozart, Offenbach, Schubert and Shostakovich. Feb 1, 3.20pm (prize-giving ceremony, 3pm),  HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place,  Central, HK$90-HK$150 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 8102 6258
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 W. Smith's Ireland: Of Legend and Lore   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
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$1,680 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
Caring for Children Foundation 15th Anniversary Charity Concert
Pianist Hsu Tse-chen,   child pianist Aristo Sham  and singer Ivana Wong Yuen-chi  perform. Feb 7, 8.15pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$2,000 Urbtix (All proceeds to the Caring for Children Foundation's Rehabilitation Programme  for children and adults with disabilities in China). Inquiries: 2681 2659
Romantic Russians:  The Forgotten Masters
Pianists Ernest So,  Cheri Chung,  Frederic Koon,  Jacqueling Leung,  Phoenix Poon, Eugene Tse  and Gladys Wong  play works by Balakirev,  Blumenfeld,  Ginka, Lyadov,  Lyapunov,  Medtner  and Stanchinsky.   Feb 8, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9727 2182
The Chicago Symphony  Orchestra Brass
The American orchestra's brass section performs works including Gabrieli's Canzon Septimi Toni,  Weill's Suite from The Three Penny Orchestra and highlights from Wagner's Die Meistersinger   Act III. An HK Arts Festival event. Feb 8, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd,
Tsuen Wan, HK$200-HK$500 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2824 2430
Romance Ray Wong Erhu  Concert
The erhu player, special guest Wang Guotong  and electric piano player Gary Tze perform works including Amazing Grace, All I Ask of You and Smoke Gets  in Your Eyes. Feb 9, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2891 2752
Spanish Guitar Music  with Stephen Chau
The local guitarist's concert  features 16th-century vihuela  music, modern works, and flamenco-flavoured folk music. Feb 11, 1.10pm, Loke Yew Hall, University of HK Main Campus, Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 2859 7045
The Visit
Li Po Chun UWC Theatre presents Swiss dramatist Durrenmatt's   morality tale about a millionairess who returns to her impoverished hometown after 40 years and offers to help the townspeople if they kill the ex-boyfriend who mistreated her decades ago. In English. Feb 11-13, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$100 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Hekulada
Heiquan Theatre's mime show about a man from millions of years ago who accidentally intrudes into the modern world and proceeds,  with a ballerina and a robot, to turn the city into a playground. Chiu Kin-tong  directs and performs. Feb 12-15, 8pm, also Feb 15, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Northern Sinfonia and Chorus
Thomas Zehetmair  conducts the English chamber orchestra and chorus in works by Colin Matthews,  Britten  and Beethoven,  Feb 12; and in works by Mozart, Hartmann and Haydn, Feb 13.  A HK Arts Festival event. Both concerts: 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury  Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$720 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
The Foundling
Burnt Mango Dance Theatre's drama about a 14-year old girl abandoned by  her parents and raised by dogs who encounters problems even after she is adopted by her uncle's family. In English. Feb 12-14, 8pm, also Feb 14, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Danny Yung Experimental Theatre - Book of Ghosts
Danny Yung directs a dance theatre  inspired by Zhong Sicheng's  Lu Gui Bu (Book of Ghosts) and performed by China's Ke Jun, Indonesian Sardono Kusumo,  Taiwan's Li Baochun  and Thailand's Patravadi Mejudhon. A HK Arts Festival event. With Chinese and English text. Feb 13-14, 3.15pm, 8.15pm,  HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK260 HK Ticketing and Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2824 2430
Circus Aereo
Finnish circus artist Jani Nuttinen  plays with light and shadow in his one-man show. A HK Arts Festival event. Feb 13-15, 7.30pm, also Feb 14-15, 2.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen I Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Shanghai Yueju Opera Theatre
The Chinese opera troupe perform: A Dream of Red Mansion, Feb 13, 7.30pm; a collection of excerpts from various stories, Feb 14, 2.30pm; Love with a Fairy Carp, Feb 14, 7.30pm; and Romance of the West Chamber, Feb 15, 7.30pm.  In Shanghainese with Chinese surtitles and English scene synopses. A HK Arts Festival event. HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
All Bach
The HK Ballet's mixed bill of dances choreographed by William Forsythe,  George Balanchine,  Stanton Welch  and Wang Xinpeng  to the music of JS Bach.  A HK Arts Festival event. Feb 13-14,  8pm, Feb 15, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200-HK$580 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2105 9724
Nodame Live! 2
Edo de Waart  conducts pianist Wong Wai-yin,  oboe player Michael Wilson  and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in works by  Dvorak, Ravel, Rossini and Mozart. Feb 13-14, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Stadium,  18 Oi Kwan Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Extra-curricular
Lunar New Year Fiesta
Attractions include a display of Lunar New Year Night Parade floats, stage performances by multicultural acts (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
Meditation: The Art  of the Moment
Lama Ole Nydahl  talks about Buddhist meditation and how preoccupation with the past and future often obscures many  unique opportunities for happiness  in the present. In English. Today, 7.30pm,  HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2537 7553
Less-Lethal
Roc Jimenez de Cisneros  lectures on subliminal messages, human perception and the use of music as a weapon.  In English (Chinese translation available upon early request). Sat, 3pm-4.30pm, Videotage, Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2573 1869
Deadly Night in 1898
Interactive murder mystery dinner theatre involving the assembling together of suspected murderers of innocent Sarah Dorritt at the grand opening of the Cooked Goose Tavern.   Sat, 7.30pm, InterContinental Grand Stanford, 70 Mody Rd, TST East, HK$898, includes a four-course dinner and one drink, booking required. Inquiries: murdermystery.hk or 2407 9090
Imaging Hong Kong Contemporary Photography Exhibition Forum
Curators Edwin Lai and Blues Wong critique the recent  exhibition and consider how photography in Hong Kong can further progress. In Cantonese. Feb 1, 3-5pm, Out Focus Group, L07-22, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, free, advance registration required. Inquiries (and registration): thresholdxnsai@gmail.com
Book Launch
Author David Pickerill launches his book detailing 15 treks in the territory. In English. Feb 3, 5.30pm-7pm, M at the Fringe, 1/F, South Block, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free, reservations recommended. Inquiries: 2850 5065
Building Collective Bargaining  in the Workplace
China Labour Bulletin Director Han Dongfang  discusses whether China is ready to accept the practice of collective workplace bargaining. In English. Feb 3, 1.15pm (reception, 12.30pm, lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members), registration required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
An Evening of All Bach
The HK Ballet's All Bach rehearsal choreographers Agnes Noltenius and Thierry Guiderdoni  discuss how music composer JS Bach has been an inspiration for different ballet masters. The HK Ballet's dancers give a preview of the All Bach  programme. South China Morning Post dance critic Natasha Rogai  hosts. A HK Arts Festival programme.  In English. Feb 3, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST,  free, registration required.  Inquiries: 2105 9724
China's Growth Prospects in 2009
JP Morgan managing director and chairman, China Equities, Jing Ulrich,  presents her views on whether China's recent policy actions are sufficient to stimulate an economic turnaround and her outlook for key sectors of the economy. In English. Feb 4, 1.15pm (reception, 12.30pm, lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members), registration required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
Primary Shapes: Talk and a Live Gig
Singer-composer Tang Chi-wai talks about writing theme songs for soap dramas, becoming a karaoke hit and playing music as part of local indie group Primary Shapes. He also performs with his band. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese. Feb 4, 6pm, Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Centre, University of HK, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 2824 2430



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