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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions 
History of Izzard
Paintings and installations by Korean Ahn Doo-jin. Today, 10am-7pm, CAIS Gallery, UG/F, 54 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2527 7798. Ends today
Spirit of a Nation
Multi-media exploration of the work and adventures of Chinese martial artists. Today, 10am-8pm, Pao Galleries, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$45 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2559 9436. Ends today 
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 
Dwelling
Group exhibition of works by 13 artists (including Gavin Au Ka-yiu, Hanison Lau Hok-shing, Leung Chi-wo, Samuel Adam Swope and Yeung Hok-tak) that focus on space. Daily, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Bldg, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Aug 16  
Modern Metropolis: Material Culture of Shanghai and Hong Kong
Exhibition showing how the two cities pioneered China's modernisation, as well as revealing their citizens' way of life through clothing, food, transport, living environment, culture and entertainment. Daily, 10am-6pm, (Sun, 10am-7pm), closed Tue, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Aug 17  
Signal 8 Works by artists such as Scottish collage artist maker David Mach, Australian painter  David Bromley and Australian sculptor Camie Lyons. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, The Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends Aug 29 
Two Sides of the Same Coin
Black-and-white photographs by Wu Jialin and colour photographs by his wife Wu Yuehua  that contrast and complement each other's work. Mon, Wed-Sun, Lumenvisum, L2-10, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 3177 9159.  Ends Aug 30  
Social Energy - Contemporary Communication Design from  the Netherlands
Exhibition of design products, including books and installation pieces, that showcase the transformation process from graphic to communication design. Opening  reception today, 6pm-7.15pm. Daily, 10am-7pm, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Rd, Kowloon Tong. Inquiries: 3586 3012. Ends Aug 30  
Flat Dance
Japanese artist Takehiro Yoshimitsu's drawings and paintings presented as an installation that resembles a large fishbowl with dancing and swimming goldfish. Thu-Sun, 1pm-7pm (or by appointment), Blue Lotus Gallery, Block A, Unit 24, 5/F Wah Luen Industrial Bld, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St,  Fo Tan. Inquiries: 6100 1295. Ends Sept 13  
The Perseverant Spirit: The Art of Lee Yue-hong 
Forty paintings of natural landscapes, birds and flowers by a student of master artist Chao Shao-an of the Lingnan School. 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 Sept 14    
Performing Arts
Boxy George
Denmark's Teater Refleksion's  puppet show about a man who is forced to think outside the box after encountering a lot of boxes with legs. An International Arts Carnival programme. Today-tomorrow, 5pm, also 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Rope of Love
Pak Li'aison's drama about a man tortured by his involvement with three other men: a secret lover, attractive roommate and spoiled boyfriend. In Cantonese. Today-Sat, 7.30pm, also Sat, 2.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150, HK$120 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
An Invitation of Love
International Christian Concern presents a musical drama about a young couple who have gone to Cambodia to preach, a theology student and the journalist she meets there. Starring Patrick Tang  Kin-wang and Sharon Chan Man-chi. In Cantonese with Chinese surtitles. Today-tomorrow, 7.45pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$80-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3118 8263
SMS 2009 - High School Musical 2
The HK Academy for Performing Arts' EXCEL 2009 Summer Musical School perform the Disney musical about what high school basketball star Troy, his brainy girlfriend Gabriella and the conniving Sharpay get up to one summer. In English. Tomorrow-Aug 9, 3pm, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai,  HK$180-HK$300 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2584 8761 or 2584 8721
B-Boyz & Ballerina
South Korea's Gorilla Crew's dance production about a ballerina who falls for a break-dancer. An International Arts Carnival programme. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, also Sat, 3pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Teen Wave
Freddy Wong writes and directs the Class 7A Drama Group in a show incorporating drama, dance and physical movements along with video and installation about a Tin Shui Wai teenager who decides to go to the seaside where he listens to his heart. An International Arts Carnival programme. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, Aug 9, 3.30pm, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Chemistry
Liu Dian, Eagle Ho, Maureen Law, Lian Guodong, Shi Jingxin and Jiang Fan perform in a  production combining modern dance and Tibetan culture. In Putonghua, Cantonese, English and Tibetan. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150, HK$120 (members). Inquiries: 2521 7251 
Core Side Out
Off the Ground presents contemporary dance pieces choreographed by Flora Hon  and Kelvin Lam. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6038 2881
Graeme Tyler 
The Australian pianist plays works by Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin and  Ginastera. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2194 3889
Les Choristes in Concert
Nicolas Porte conducts Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc (Little Singers of Saint Marc) in songs from the Le Tour Du Monde en Quartre-Vingt Jours (Around the World in 80 Days) operetta and others from Les Choristes. Leon Tong Shiu-wai conducts the HK Treble Choir and a choir comprised of 30 local school choirs. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, Aug 9, 2.30pm,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$130-HK$630 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2381 9262 
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 subtitles. Sat-Aug 9, 8.15pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$120-HK$195 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
HK Youth Music Camp Concerts
Lei Yu, Thomas Verrier, Sun Peng, Fred Sjoberg, Martha Walvoord, Chen Ruqi and others conduct performances by the HK Youth Music Camp's Youth Choir, Junior String Orchestra and Chinese Orchestra. An International Arts Carnival programme. Aug 9, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$40-HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Fly Beyond The Horizon
FM Theatre Power's comedy about a man who hijacks a plane so that he won't miss an important family meeting. In Cantonese. Aug 12-15, 8.30pm, also Aug 15, 2.30pm, HK Culture Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3488 4636
Sichuan Suite
TNT Theatre's dramatic exploration of the meaning of life in the wake of the Sichuan earthquakes from the perspective of several victims. In Cantonese. Aug 13-15, 18-19, 7.15pm, 9pm, also Aug 15, 2.45pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$160 (for all performances except Aug 19, 9pm, charity performance), HK$500 (Aug 19, 9pm, charity performance), HK$130 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
She Came From Beijing
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's musical about an ambitious young woman from Beijing who hopes to become a superstar in Hong Kong.  In Cantonese. Aug 13-15, 8.15pm, also Aug 15-16, 5pm, Aug 16, 2.30pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6377 7240
Dance Elegance
The HK Dance Company perform excerpts from the Lingnan Impressions dance poem and The Butterfly Lovers' excerpt from its Everlasting Love production. Aug 14, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$50, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1889 
Kids at Room 2009
Chung Ying Theatre Company's  fantasy about a brother and sister whose fantastical journey through secret doors and windows turns dangerous when they encounter a violent  monster. Tang Wai-kit writes and directs. In Cantonese. Proceeds go to Oxfam: Aug 14, 22, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$175-HK$400. Also playing: Aug 14-15, 18-21, 7.30pm, also Aug 15-16, 22-23, 2.30pm, HK$150-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9803
The Little Prince
Justine Woo directs the HK Children's Musical Theatre's  adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's novel about a little prince from the planet Asteroid B-612 who learns about the importance of life through encounters with a fox, snake and pilot in the Sahara desert. Music by Peter Kam Pui-tat. Aug 14-15, 7.30pm, also Aug 15-16, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 6677
Asian Youth Orchestra
Richard Pontzious conducts the orchestra and pianist Jean Louis Steuerman in Barber's Adagio for Strings,  Ravel's Bolero and Piano Concerto in G, and Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, Aug 13. Matthias Bamert conducts the orchestra and Steuerman for Brahms' Symphony No 4 in E minor, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor and Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini, Aug 14. Both concerts: 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$75-HK$340 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1650 
Having Fun, Seriously
Dancer Cody Choi's Cody's Moving Group perform four fun dances (Mm, Untitled, Devil Art and Play); with live musical accompaniment by the the McCadden Place Collective. Aug 14-15, 8pm, also Aug 15-16, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Shadow Box
Windmill Grass Theatre's musical about the love-hate relationships involving a dying man, his gigolo and a caring woman who all reside in the same nursing home. In Cantonese. Aug 14-16, 8pm, also Aug 15-16, 3pm, Kwai  Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd,  Kwai Chung, HK$180-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5100 2254
The Great War
Holland's Hotel Modern perform a re-enactment of first world war battles on a miniature film set installed on stage that is filmed using tiny cameras, with the images being simultaneously projected onto the screen. In English with Chinese surtitles. Aug 14-15, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$160, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Fame
Face Productions' version of the musical about students at New York's High School for the Performing Arts who work hard to become famous. Aug 17-18. 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2111 5999
Extra-curricular
Let's Hip Hop - Dance Workshop
Members of South Korean hip hop troupe Gorilla Crew offer breakdance and hip hop tips. Previous basic dance training required. An International Arts Carnival programme. In Korean with Cantonese interpretation. Today, 3pm-4pm,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$70 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Social Energy Design Forum
Social Energy exhibition curators Jiang  Hua and Li Degeng,  Typotheque (the Hague) designer Peter Bilak and Machine Studio (Amsterdam) designer Mark Klaverstijn discuss how design can change conventional images and lives. In English. Today, 6.30pm, G/F, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Ave, Kowloon Tong, free (reservations required). Inquiries: 3586 3012
The Tipping Point and Understanding the Financial Crisis
Author Malcolm Gladwell talks about the importance of 'social power' in creating change, the kind of people who hold this power, what the roots and consequences of over-confidence are, and how we might best counteract it. In English. Tomorrow, 9am-1pm, Four Seasons Hotel, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$5,200. Inquiries: 9038 1123
Keep the Beach Best  Recycling Tour
Recycling and anti-littering campaign, featuring exchange offers of old plastic bottles or aluminium cans for fun rides on a giant inflatable beach slide. Sat, 9am-6pm, Tong Fuk Beach, Lantau;  Aug 15, 9am-6pm, Butterfly Bay, Tuen Mun; Aug 22, 9am-6pm, Clear Water Bay, free. Inquiries: 2832 2914
First Exhibition  Management Campus
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art senior associate registrar Rose Candelaria  teaches a workshop on exhibition preparation and management. In English. Sat, 10am-6pm, Arts Development Council, Room C01,  14/F East Warwick House, Taikoo Place,  979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay, HK$1,000, registration required (by tomorrow). Inquiries: 2517 4620
Challenges and Opportunities  in Connecting Creativity  and Business
British animator Vicky Brophy,  production designer Anna Hart,  Thai toy designer Ruttikorn Vuttikorn,  Chinese interior and furniture designer Ming Xu  and Hong Kong multimedia, interactive and motion graphics designer Roland Yu  speak at a forum on creative entrepreneurship. HK Polytechnic University's Alvin Yip  is the facilitator.  In English. Sat, 11am, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, free, registration required. Inquiries: 2913 5100 
Shek Kip Mei Art Stall @ JCCAC
Arts market with stalls selling goods such as ceramics, hand-painted fabrics, glass ornaments and art books. Sat-Aug 9, 1pm-7pm, 2/F, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, free (to enter). Inquiries: 9128 5578 
Art of Collage
Sherri Maxwell teaches participants how to create a collage. Aug 9, 16, 2pm-5pm, Random Art Workshop, 12/F, Unit 1203, Island Beverly, 1 Great George St, Causeway Bay, HK$1,100. Inquiries: 2811 1845
Elementary Music Training Courses
The Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department seeks participants for its two-year 'Instrumental Music Training Scheme' and the 'School Instrumental Music Training Scheme'. One-hour group lessons to be held weekly. In Cantonese. Annual tuition fees: HK$1,260 for the first year and $1,540 for the second  year. Application deadline: Aug 10. Inquiries: 2582 5345 (Instrumental Music Training Scheme) or 2158 6462 (School Instrumental Music Training Scheme)



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