Exhibitions 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. Today, 10am-6pm, HK Maritime Museum, G/F Murray House, Stanley Plaza, Stanley, HK$20. Inquiries: 2813 2322. Ends today 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). Today, 10am-6pm, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends today Microcosm Mixed-media exhibition of Beijing-based artist Miao Xiaochun's new works 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 Wishful Thinking Australian Kim Robinson's paintings juxtapose the old with the new and combine unusual textures of the outdoors with indoor aesthetics. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, 11am-6pm, The Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends Feb 8 Global Heart-Warming Austrian Margit Denz's ceramic heart series uses red, heaven, homeland, textile, blue moon, erotic, honey and sea as themes. Daily, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, TST. Inquiries: 2526 1133. Ends Feb 17 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 New Year of Impossimals in ART 2009 European artists Peter Smith, Caroline Shotton, Govinder Nazran and A.J. Callen's paintings of animals. Mon-Sun, 10.30am-8.30pm, The Gallery of Modern Art, Shop L115-116, New World Centre, 18-24 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2711 1199. Ends Feb 28 Ink Brush Painting Flower Photography Catherine SJ Zhang's works combine photography, ikebana flower arrangements and Chinese brush painting. Daily, 9am-9pm, 1/F Lobby, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2132 8607. Ends Mar 1 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 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 The French Revolutions France's 18th- and 19th-century revolutions depicted through 180 objects. Includes historical paintings such as The Tennis Court Oath, Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and Execution of Louis XVI, 21 January 1793 together with photographs recording the 1871 revolution and items like a Clock with an Argument between Voltaire and Rousseau. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$20, HK$10 (Wed). Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Mar 16 No Frontiers : The Art of Ding Yanyong Works by the late artist (1902-1978) testify to his life-long exploration of a synthesis of Chinese and western art. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sat until 8pm), closed Thu (except public holidays), HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Apr 5 Performing Arts 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 a creature it made up in tall stories. In English. Today, Sat-Feb 8, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, also Wed-Fri, 4.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$275-HK$375 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150 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. Today, 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 and Joanne Yip's Hero's Quest. Today, 7.30pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$80, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6973 6157 Starlight Avenue Flying Child Productions presents a Broadway-style musical show featuring more than 20 musical numbers. In Cantonese. Today-Wed, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$190-HK$490 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.starlightmusical.com Alan Tam and Hacken Lee The veteran Canto-pop singers perform. Today-Feb 10, Feb 13-14, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2760 4143 The Ting Tings The English pop duo of Jules De Martino and Katie White in concert. Tue, 8pm, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$380, HK$580 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2877 8260 Dance Showcase 2009 Face Productions and Kids Gallery Co present a showcase of ballet, jazz, hip hop and modern dances by young performers. Wed, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2501 4842 Ang Li Plays Chopin Jean Thorel from France conducts Chinese pianist Ang Li and the City Chamber Orchestra of HK in 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. Wed, 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 comedy about a professor who bets he can transform a Cockney flower-seller into a posh lady. In English with Chinese surtitles. An HK Arts Festival event. Thu-Feb 8, 8pm, also Sat-Feb 8, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200-HK$680 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2824 2430 Punchline Comedy Club Comedians Ian Coppinger, Andy Smart, Richard Vranch, Steven Steen and Stephen Frost present Whose Line Is It Anyway? In English. Thu-Sat, 9pm, Feb 8, 8pm, The Viceroy, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$360. Inquiries: 2827 7777 Don't Worry, Be Happy The New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association presents comedian Cheung Tat-ming and psychiatrist Tsang Fan-kwong performing stand-up light-heartedly reflecting on heavy issues, such as urban stress and mental health. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$70 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2332 4343 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, Fri, HK$380-HK$1,680 Urbtix; and Mahler's Symphony No 6 in A Minor, Sat, 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. Fri, Feb 10-13, 8pm, also Sat-Feb 8, 3pm, 6pm, Tang Contemporary Art, Basement, 233 Hollywood Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 Hei Wong The indie singer performs. Fri, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$125, includes one drink. Free for members. Inquiries: 2521 7251 Aniki & Micchi HK Live 09 Ichirou Mizuki and Mitsuko Horie sing songs from anime shows including Mazinger Z and Masked Rider Stronger. Sat, 7.30pm, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$250-HK$680 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3588 1731 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. Sat, 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. Sat, 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, Jacqueline 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 Extra-curricular Lunar New Year Fiesta Attractions include Lunar New Year Night Parade floats, shows by multicultural acts, arts and crafts stands, and food stalls. Today, 1pm-8pm, New World Centre, 20 Salisbury Rd, TST, and Avenue of the Stars, harbour front, TST, free Inquiries: www.discoverhongkong . com/chinesenewyear/eng/html/fiesta.html 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 progress further. In Cantonese. Today, 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 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. Tue, 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 Book Launch Author David Pickerill launches his Historical Hong Kong Hikes book detailing 15 treks in the territory. In English. Tue, 5.30pm-7pm, M at the Fringe, 1/F South Block, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free, reservations recommended. Inquiries: 2850 5065 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. Tue, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free, registration required. Inquiries: 2105 9724 Auditions Notice The HK Singers are looking for performers aged 9 years and older for their The Wizard of Oz production on May 17-27. Adult auditions for principal roles and chorus, Tue-Wed, 7.30pm-9pm; children's chorus auditions, Feb 8, noon-2pm, 2/F School Hall, Glenealy School, 7 Hornsey Rd, Mid-Levels. Inquiries and audition sign-up: www.hksingers.com Ceramic Workshop Pottery class for adults. The course consists of six weekly sessions each Wed beginning this week, 10am-noon or 7pm-9pm, Chameleon Workshop, 2B Yan King Court, 119-121 Queen's Rd East, Wan Chai, HK$2700, includes materials, booking required. Inquiries: 2527 2251 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. Wed, 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. Wed, 6pm, Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Centre, University of HK, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 2824 2430 Cinema Ensemble, C'est Tout Claude Berri's alternately comic and dramatic adaptation of Anna Gavalda's novel tells the story of two men, one young woman and an older woman, whose lives converge in an apartment. Audrey Tautou, Guillaume Canet and Laurent Stocker star. In French with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 12.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$45. Inquiries: 2388 0002 Love and Marriage The HK Film Archive presents a programme of five comedies to celebrate the Year of the Ox, including the following one. Until Feb 8. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139 The Missing Cinderella In this Hong Kong comedy version of Hollywood's Roman Holiday, a scion of a rich family runs away to Macau to escape her father's demand that she marry someone she considers a moron. Cheung Ying, Ha Ping and Leung Sing-po star. Ng Wui directs. In Cantonese. Today, 5.30pm, HK Film Archive. 1960s Polish New Wave Cinema Nineteen films by seven Polish filmmakers including Andrzej Munk, Roman Polanski and Andrzej Wajda, including the following two. 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 Mammal & Repulsion Roman Polanski double bill comprising: a silent short film about two men bickering on a snowy plain; and a feature-length psychological horror-thriller (in English with Chinese and English subtitles) starring Catherine Deneuve as a beautician with a contradictory attitude towards men. Today, 7.30pm, HK Science Museum. Pearl River Delta Modern Times More than 60 advertising graphics of Chinese women from the 1920s to the 1940s. Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm, Macau Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, Macau, 5 patacas, free on Sundays. Inquiries: (853) 8791 9814 or www.artmuseum.gov.mo . Ends Feb 8 The Seduction of Chinese Ink More than 120 sets of calligraphy, seal engravings and inscriptions on ceramic pieces by Shanghai-born Chen Mingwu. Daily, 9am-9pm, Temporary Exhibition Gallery of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, Ave Almeida Ribeiro 163, Macau, free. Inquiries: (853) 8988 4100 or www.iacm.gov.mo . Ends Mar 1 The Historical Influence of Portuguese Civilisation in Goa and Macau during the 15th-17th centuries Shanghai Normal University professor Gu Weimin gives a history lecture about Portugal's influence in two different coastal sections of Asia. In Putonghua with Cantonese, Portuguese and English simultaneous interpretation. Thu, 6.30pm, Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tap Seac Square, Macau, free. Inquiries: (853) 8399 6699 or www.icm.gov.mo Love With My Former Wife The Guangzhou Drama Troupe performs a comedy revolving around a divorced couple who, after the woman is introduced by the man to another man, starts dating her ex-husband's friend. In Cantonese. Sat-Feb 8, 7.45pm, Bei Lei Theatre, 167 Dongfeng Xi, Guangzhou, 50-150 yuan. Inquiries: (86 20) 8136 2572 Chinese New Year Concert 2009 Conductor Hu Bingxu leads soprano Zhou Xuan and the China National Orchestra of Guangdong in performing works including Legend of Nian, Spring Festival Overture and Spring is Here Again. Feb 8, 8pm, Xinghai Concert Hall, 33 Qing Bo Rd, Er Sha Island, Guangdong, 60-180 yuan. Inquiries: gz.piao.com.cn
