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Exhibitions 
CatmaSutra - From the Depths  of My Lullaby
Singaporean artist-designer Paul Koh's  paintings of cats. Today, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Level 2, Shop 207, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, TST. Inquiries: 2118 8008. End today  
Constant Stream: China 09
Exhibition aimed at stimulating dialogue between China and other cultures featuring works by photojournalist Dan Chung,  3D artist Cao Fei  (aka China Tracy), photographers Yang Yong  and Zhang O,  and local artist Stanley Wong  (aka anothermountainman). Today-Thu, 10am-8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2582 0200. Ends Thu  
Gen-Y Chinese Contemporary Artists - Zeng Guoqing, Hao Jiantao and Chen Hongbo 
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute painters that were born in the 1980s, Zeng, Hao and Chen's generational works on Chinese art heritage and social issues. Today-Fri, 11am-8pm, Sat, 11am-5pm, Galerie Ora-Ora, 12/F, 41-43 Graham St, Central. Inquiries: 2851 1171. Ends Fri  
Ancient Chinese Bronzes from the Shouyang Studio 
Artefacts from the Katherine and George Fan Collection  in New York that illustrate the development of bronze art and technology from China's Xia to the Western Han dynasties.  Today-Sun, 10am-5pm, Art Museum, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin.  Inquiries: 2609 7416. Ends Aug 2   
Ebb and Flow: Reflections on  the Tides of Lantau
Photographs and mixed-media work  by Hong Kong-based British artist Bridget Uebel  that explore nature's cycles. Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Aug 5 
Louis Vuitton: A Passion  for Creation 
Pieces from the Fondation Louis Vuitton pour la Creation, including works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paul Chan, Cao Fei, Yang Fudong and Jeff Koons that show the strong relationship between art and commerce. A Le French May programme. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sat until 8pm), closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$30. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Aug 9 
Game of Identity
Chinese-British artists Cai Yuan and Xi Jianjun's works explore the way people perceive one another. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-6.30pm, Tang Contemporary Art - Hong Kong, Basement, Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2544 9918. Ends Aug 15  
The Family of Chinese Nation
Exhibition about the Miao, Dong, Mongolian, Uygur, Tibetan and Han ethnic groups of China. Daily, 10am-9pm (Wed from 1pm), HK Central Library,  66 Causeway Rd, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2921 2660. Ends Aug 17 
When i draw, i think of...
Drawings by six local artists born in the 1980s: Furze Chan, Casper Chan,  Kong Chun-hei, Sarah Lai, Pongyu Wai and Cam Wong. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Gallery Exit, G/F, 1 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2541 1299. Ends Aug 22  
Light and Shade: Life Pass? in Old Estates
Photo and video exhibition about life in Shek Kip Mei Estate, So Uk Estate and Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate - three historical public rental housing estates which are soon to be demolished. Today-Thu, 10am-9pm, Park Court, L1 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Aug 11, 3pm-8pm, Aug 12-15, 10am-8pm, Aug 16, 10am-6pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin. Aug 23, 3pm-8pm, Aug 24-29, 10am-8pm, Aug 30, 10am-6pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun. Inquiries: 2761 7182. Ends Aug 30   
Performing Arts
The Labels 
HK Repertory Theatre's production of Karrie Tan Hui-lei's drama about an Eurasian woman who goes to Britain to pursue her studies and ends up living with a peculiar flatmate. Starring Karrie Tan, Christopher James Carroll, Lainy Scott  and Chan Yip. In Cantonese and some English. Today, 7.45pm, HK Rep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd, Central, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
Ghost Reader
Wong Ching-po directs Theatre 6's multi-media horror work about a widower who is 'guided' to write 99 ghost stories after he goes to an old house. In Cantonese.  Tomorrow-Aug 2, 7.30pm, 9.30pm,  HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$99 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9644 8919
Literati Evening: Qin Music
Lau Chor-wah, Tse Chun-yan, Sou Sitai  and Yang Yuanzheng give a guqin recital. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK,  94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam, free,  booking required. Inquiries: 2859 2606 
Pink Twins 
Finnish musician-video artist brothers Juha and Vesa Vehvilainen serve up a multi-media performance featuring electronic music and video art. Tomorrow, 8pm, Videotage, Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, free,  registration recommended. Inquiries: 2573 1869 
Cruel Hamlet
Nga Yu Happy Hoop's  adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, in the style of Antonin Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty. In Cantonese and English. Tomorrow-Sat, 8.30pm, also Sat, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$145 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
HKS McDull Music Project 4
Yip Wing-sie presents (with Fung Kwok-tung)  and conducts the HK Sinfonietta in a music education concert geared towards sharing the importance of melodies and tunes in an orchestral work. An International Arts Carnival programme. In Cantonese. Thu-Aug 2, 7.30pm, also Sat-Aug 2, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Antigone 
Jovanni Sy directs Theatre du Pif's production of Jean Anoulih's  adaptation of Sophocles' drama about a woman (Bonni Chan) who has to decide if  her principles are more important than public duty. Also starring Lee Chun-chow  and Sean Curran.  In English with Chinese surtitles.  Thu-Sat 8pm, also Sat, 3pm, Aug 2, 5pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Boxy George
Denmark's Teater Refleksion's  puppet theatre production about a man named George who is forced to think outside the box after suddenly encountering a lot of boxes with legs. An International Arts Carnival programme. Fri, Aug 4-7, 7.30pm, also Sat-Aug 2, 2.30pm,  Sat-Aug 7, 5pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre,  12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Circus INcognitus
Canadian Jamie Adkins  juggles a range of objects, including ladders, a chair and a hat. An International Arts Carnival programme. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, also Sat, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Clar de llunes (Moonlight)
Spanish visual theatre magician Pep Bou's multimedia theatre show features a bubble kingdom; with piano accompaniment by Jordi Maso. An International Arts Carnival programme. Fri, 7.30pm Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$100-HK$200; Aug 2, 5pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$90-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Lingnan Impressions
The HK Dance Company and the HK Dance Company's Children's Troupe and Youth Troupe perform a Guangdong dance poem choreographed by Leung Kwok-shing, Su Shu, Chen Lei, Mi Tao and Cai Fei. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, also Sat, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806  
The World
The Chinese University of HK's Chung Chi Drama Club's drama revolves around two young women trying to find what they want and need in a city full of temptations. In Cantonese and Putonghua. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, also Sat, 2.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$80, HK$60 (members)  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
The Development After the Earthquake in Sichuan
The A Plus Social Service Group presents a charity variety show featuring performances by singers and dancers from the mainland, including members of the Phoenix Chinese Folk Dance troupe. Fri, 7.45pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2151 8210
Radio Dept  Asia Tour 2009 
The Swedish pop band in concert. Fri, 8pm, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$380 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6128 6032 
University of Laughs
Nonsense Makers' adaptation of a Japanese comedy about a passionate scriptwriter who faces censorship problems. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 8pm, also Aug 2, 3pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$170, HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5219 
Caveman
Spring-Time Stage Productions' version of Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman, a comedy about the misunderstandings between men and women. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Fri-Aug 2, 8-9, 8.15pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung  Hom, HK$120-HK$195 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2793 1123
Extra-curricular
Hong Kong Book Fair 2009
Annual event organised by the HK Trade Development Council offering books, magazines and periodicals, book-themed exhibitions, seminars, storytelling  by local celebrities and other literary activities. Today 10am-5pm,  HK Convention and Exhibition Centre,  1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$10  (entry before 1pm), HK$25 (entry after 1pm) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 1830 670  or 1830 668  
Call For Entry
Applicants sought for the Design for Asia Award 2009. Online submission deadline: Fri. Inquiries: www.dfaaward.com
Cinema 
Indie Salon@The Grand
Ying E Chi presents independent films from around the  region, including the following two feature films.  Until Aug 15. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements,  1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$60  (Tel: 3413 6688). Inquiries: 2836 6282
Lovers on the Road
Tsang Tsui-shan's drama about a self-absorbed Hong Kong woman (Joman Chiang Cho-man) who meets a talkative Japanese man (Otsuka Masanobu)  in Beijing, and then travels with him to Shanxi province in search of Buddha statues. In Cantonese and Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles.  Tomorrow, 7.30pm,  Sat, 2.30pm,  The Grand Cinema. 
The Autumnal Equinox 
Kwong Po-wai and Thomas Lam's drama about a Suzhou woman and a Hong Kong man whose mutual passion for traditional Cantonese Blindman Nanyin music brings them together but later threatens to tear them apart.  In Cantonese and Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Tomorrow, 9.30pm,  Sat, 4.30pm, The Grand Cinema.



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