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SCMP Reporter

Exhibitions
Time Ligaments
Exhibition of works by nine Vietnamese artists (Khanh Cong Bui,  Tiffany Chung,  Phu Nam Thuc Ha,  Christine Nguyen,  Thi Trinh Nguyen,  Tuan Andrew Nguyen,  Tuan Thai Nguyen, Rich Streitmatter-Tran and Tu Duc Nguyen).  Today, noon-5pm, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Art Projects and Annex, 6/F Chai Wan Industrial City Phase 1, 60 Wing Tai Rd, Chai Wan. Inquiries: 2558 5665. Ends today   
Their Melodic Palette
More than 200 2D and 3D artworks, by  300 child artists from the nine  Hong Kong Christian Service nursery schools, that express their impressions of the world. Today, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends today    
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 examine how individual space is created beyond the constraints of physical space. Today, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends today  
Fishes and Birds
Wong Tin-yan's  junk wood sculptures of animal forms. Exhibition proceeds go to the Arts for Disabled Association Hong Kong. Daily, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour,  Shop 207, L2, Ocean Centre, Harbour City,  TST. Inquiries: 2543 3808. Ends Aug 23 
Two Sides of the Same Coin
Black-and-white photographs by  Wu Jialin and colour photographs by his wife Wu Yuehua  that contrast with 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  
Kitty Lab
Exhibition to commemorate Hello Kitty's  35th anniversary featuring a simulated city containing 'artifacts from Kitty's everyday life', set designs and interactive games. Daily, 10am-8pm, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$100 (standard), HK$120 (fast lane). Inquiries: enquiry@kittylab.com. Ends Aug 30  
Complaints Choir of Hong Kong
Exhibition of the choir's video art, which shows how complaining can bring about positive change. Tue-Sun, 2pm-8pm, closed Mon,  1a space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2529 0087. Ends Aug 31  
Prototype
Sculptures by Teddy Lo  that make use of  LED/fibre-optic technology.  Thu-Sat, 11am-6.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm,  I/O (Input/Output), UG/F Tung Yiu Commercial Building, 31A Wyndham  St, Central. Inquiries: 3105 1127.  Ends Sept 20 
Candy Unwrapped
Seventeen groups of interactive exhibits that reveal the science behind the world of candy and other sweet treats. Mon-Wed, Fri, 1pm-9pm,  Sat-Sun, 10am-9pm, closed Thu,  HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$25, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2732 3232. Ends Oct 28 
Performing Arts
Kids at Room 2009
Chung Ying Theatre Company's play 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. Today, Sat-Aug 23, 2.30pm, also  Tue-Fri, 7.30pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$200. Also playing (Proceeds to Oxfam): Sat, 7.30pm, HK$175-HK$400 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 3961 9803
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. Today, 2.30pm, also 5pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6377 7240
Having Fun, Seriously
Choreographer-dancer Cody Choi's Cody's Moving Group perform four fun-themed dances (Mm, Untitled, Devil Art and Play);  with live musical accompaniment by the McCadden Place Collective. Today, 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 rest home. In Cantonese. Today, 3pm, also 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$180-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5100 2254
Summer Pop - Live In Hong Kong 
Performances by various singers and bands from Hong Kong, the mainland, Taiwan and the region including Justin Lo Ting-wei,  24Herbs,  Karen Mok Man-wai,  Soler,  Miriam Yeung Chin-wah  and Leon Lai Ming.   Today, 3pm-11pm, AsiaWorld-Arena, HK International Airport, Lantau, HK$350, HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2866 8262 or www.summerpop.hk 
The Little Prince
Justine Woo directs the HK Children's Musical Theatre's musical adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's  novel about a  prince from the planet Asteroid B-612 who learns about the importance of life through encounters with a fox, snake and pilot. With music by Peter Kam Pui-tat. In Cantonese.  Today, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 6677
Fame
Face Productions' version of the musical about a group of students at New York's High School for the Performing Arts who work hard to become famous. Tomorrow-Tue, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2111 5999
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. Tue-Wed, 7.15pm, 9pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$160 (for all performances except Wed, 9pm, charity performance), HK$500  (Wed, 9pm, charity performance), HK$130 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Teresa Carpio  Concert 
The Hong Kong-born Filipino pop singer performs with students at the Teresa Carpio International School of Performing Arts. Wed, 7.15pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd,  Sha Tin, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3109 7333
The Sound of Music
Spring-Time Stage Productions' production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical about a  woman who steals the heart of a retired naval captain after she is appointed governess of his seven children. In Cantonese (with Chinese surtitles for the lyrics). Wed-Sat, 7.45pm, also Sat-Aug 23, 5pm, Aug 23, 2.30pm, Jockey Club Auditorium,  HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$130-HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
FanFan 2009 Concert 
Taiwanese singer-actress Christine Fan Weiqi  sings Mando-pop tunes. Wed, 8.15pm, Hitec,  1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$280-HK$580 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2715 3850 
In the Nursery Movie X Music
British music-technologist twins Klive and Nigel Humberstone  perform music scores they have composed to accompany screenings of classic silent films: Dziga Vertov's   Man with a Movie Camera, a portrayal of Russian city life in the era between Lenin and Stalin, Thu, 7.30pm, Sat, 4pm; and Carl Theodore Dreyer's   The Passion of Joan of Arc, a biographical drama about the French peasant girl turned Catholic martyr, Fri-Sat, 7.30pm. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0273
The Punchline Comedy Club 
British trio Mike Wilkinson,  Simon Bligh  and Bennett Arron  perform stand-up comedy. In English. Thu-Sat, 9pm, Duetto, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320 www.cityline.com.hk.  Inquiries: 2598 1222
Cinderella
The HK Ballet performs a dance version of the fairy tale about an orphaned girl who dreams of going to the ball. Choreography by David Allan; music composed by Sergei Prokofiev and played by the  HK Sinfonietta. Fri-Aug 23, 7.30pm, also Sat-Aug 23, 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724 
Jingkun Theatre and Shandong  Peking Opera Theatre
The Chinese opera troupes perform: Jin Yunu, a Peking opera about the innocent daughter of Jin Song, the leader of a beggar gang, and what ensues after she meets the man she thinks is Mr Right, Fri-Sat; and excerpts from Peking opera works Rescuing His Sister at the Bright Sun Mansion and Li Kui Visits His Mother, and Pursuing the Dream and The Portrait from The Peony Pavilion Kunqu opera. In traditional Peking and Jiangxi dialects with Chinese and English surtitles, Aug 23. All shows: 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 
Inferno et Paradiso
Shu Ning Presentation Unit's drama about a pianist who loses hope. In Cantonese. Fri-Aug 23, 26-30, 8pm, also Sat-Aug 23, 29-30, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2394 5401
The Covenant Journey
Remnants with the Covenant's version of a Korean musical about a  woman who draws inspiration from the Biblical story of Joseph  to answer questions about who she is  and how she must live her life. In English with Chinese surtitles. Fri-Aug 23, 8pm, also Sat-Aug 23, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$295-HK$895 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: wonever@ hanmail.net or thecovenantjourney.com 
Three Sisters
Japanese contemporary dance-theatre company Pappa Tarahumara  performs its version of Anton Chekov's  novel about three sisters grappling with issues of female identity, coming-of-age and the Japanese obsession with youth culture. In Japanese with Chinese and English surtitles. Fri-Aug 23, 8pm, Cattle Depot Theatre, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, HK$100, HK$160 www.onandon.org.hk.  Inquiries: 2503 1630 
Welcome to My World Asia Live Tour  Malaysian singer Gary Chaw Ge  performs Mando-pop and R&B songs. Fri, 8pm, AsiaWorld Arena, HK International Airport, Lantau, HK$200-HK$580 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2886 9000
Green Live
Fahrenheit,  Wu Bai  and China Blue,  Mavis Fan Hsiao-shuan,  Paul Wong Koon-chung,  Juno Mak Chun-lung,  Kay Tse On-kei  and other Canto- and Mando-pop singers and musicians perform in the open air to promote environmental protection.  Sat-Aug 23, 3pm, West Kowloon Cultural District, HK$280, HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3741 1033 
Cross All Borders
The Arts with the Disabled Association  HK presents a multi-arts gala showcase featuring performances by artists with disabilities including the mime theatre group 4-D Space, the Ebenezer School for the Blind's dance group and the HK Wheelchair Dance Sport Association. Sat-Aug 23, 7.30pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei  Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$60, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2855 9548
HK Voices Sings Bach and Copland
Ken Lam conducts the choir, mezzo-soprano Grace Chiang  and organist Ng Siu-wai  in performing J.S. Bach's Jesu, Meine Freude, Prelude and Fugue in C Major and Trio  Sonata No 5 in C Major, and Copland's  In the Beginning.  Sat, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$130 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: info@hkvoices.org  
Extra-curricular
Food Expo 2009
Annual event organised by the HK Trade Development Council offering food and beverage exhibitions, gourmet cooking demonstrations, giveaways, games, performances and other culinary activities. Today, 10am-10pm,  tomorrow, 10am-6pm,  HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$25, HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 1830 668 
ArtJamaLama
Paint to music at the mall. Canvas, paint supplies and aprons provided. Today, 3pm-6pm, Star City Link, Harbour City, TST, free with proof of HK$300 purchases from Harbour City shops and HK$100 donation to Community Chest. Inquiries: 2541 8816
Subversion or Experimentation? Performance Art in Vietnam Today
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Nora Taylor  lectures on performance art practices in Vietnam, particularly within the context of the history of contemporary art. In English. Tomorrow, 6.30pm, 11/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan, free, registration required. Inquiries: 2815 1112
Creating Dance Video in Hong Kong
Local dance video-makers, including independent dance video artists Happy Wan  and Maurice Lai, choreographer Sofaye Chan,  City Contemporary Dance Company dancer-choreographer Noel Pong  and singer-songwriter Jonathan Wong explain how to make Hollywood and Bollywood dance videos on an indie budget. A Jumping Frames: International Dance Video Showcase 2009 programme. In Cantonese. Tomorrow, 8.15pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2329 7803 
Milonga Lunes
S.C. Lee is the DJ at a tango evening that includes: tango lessons from Kam Ping,  with assistance from Ken, 8.30pm-9.30pm; and a milonga, 9.30pm-12.30am. Every Mon (inc tomorrow)  8.30pm-12.30am, Xperience, G/F, 33 Lockhart Rd, Wan Chai, HK$80, includes one drink. Inquiries: 9472 3007 
Is Asia's Decoupling Wishful Thinking?
Standard and Poor's global chief economist David Wyss  gives his views on questions such as whether Asia really is decoupling, whether China's economic growth is sustainable and his forecast for the global economy.  In English. Tue, 1.10pm (reception, 12.15pm; lunch, 12.30pm), Conrad Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, HK$490, HK$390 (Asia Society members), includes lunch, registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508
Euthanasia in Asia:  The Need for an Exit Plan
Exit International founder-director Philip Nitschke  talks about voluntary euthanasia, legislative change in Asia and individual choice. In English. Tue, 1.15pm (reception, 12.30pm; lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members),  includes lunch, reservation required.  Inquiries: 2521 1511
Contemporary Theatre Master Class Series V: Philippe Gaulier 
French physical theatre specialist Gaullier conducts four theatre workshops; Jim Chim Sui-man  facilitates. In English with Cantonese interpretation. Le Jeu One:  Wed-Aug 23, 10am-1pm; Greek Tragedy: Wed-Aug 23, 2pm-4pm; Le Jeu Two, Aug 26-30, 10am-1pm; and Clown, Aug 26-30, 2pm-4pm. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$3,500 (each workshop). Inquiries: 2421 6081
In the Nursery Movie X  Music: Masterclass
British cinematic-music-specialist twins Klive and Nigel Humberstone  talk about their art using examples of good and bad scores, and within the context of the history of music for silent films. Wong Chi-chung  moderates.  In English with Cantonese interpretation. Wed, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free, reservations required. Inquiries: hhing@hkac.org.hk
Tongzhi Literary Group
Readings of writings on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual subjects, including by RTHK presenter Brian Leung  and playwright Pak Li.  In Cantonese and English.  Wed, 7.30pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, free.  Inquiries: 6407 5117
Cinema
InDPanda International  Short Film Festival
InD Blue presents independent short films from around the world, including the following two film programmes. Until Wed. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55. Inquiries: www.cinema.com.hk  or 2572 7202
Focus on Animator: The Amazing Kingdom of Ivan Maximov
Thirteen short films made by the Russian animator including: From Left to Right, an animated sketch about transformation and vanity; and The Additional Capacities of The Snout, an animated film about a small pig  and his neighbours. With no dialogue. Today, 5.45pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
The Best of the Oscars and  Baftas 2009 (2)
Six short films including: Smile Pinki, Megan Mylan's  documentary about a five-year-old poor Indian girl born with a cleft lip who meets a social worker helping to send patients to hospital for free surgery (in Hindi and Bhojpuri  with English subtitles); and Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death, Nick Park's  animated tale about Wallace and Gromit opening a new bakery  at a time when a murderer is targeting the town's bakers (in English). Today, 7.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
HK Summer IFF
The HK International Film Festival Society presents more than 30 films from around the world, including the following one.  Until Sept 7. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai;  HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East; HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon; and UA Langham Place, L8-11 Langham Place, 8 Argyle St, Mong Kok, HK$60 (Springtime in a Small Town, HK$80) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2572 7202
Stranger than Paradise
Jim Jarmusch's  comedy-drama revolving around a self-styled New York hipster and his 16-year-old Hungarian cousin who decide to journey to Cleveland to visit their aunt, then go from there to what they believe is Paradise, Florida. In English with Chinese subtitles.  Today, 2.30pm, also Sat 9.30pm,  HK Space Museum. 
The Legend & The Beauty:  The Films of Lin Dai
The HK Film Archive presents 18 films starring the late actress Lin Dai,  including the following three.  Until Oct 1. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
The Battle of Love
Griffin Yueh Feng  directs and Eileen Chang writes the drama about a modern city girl's search for love. In Putonghua. Today, 12.30pm, Sept 20, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive.
The Blue and the Black
The first part of a two-film period romantic drama set during the second world war and the Chinese civil war about a woman who develops from an innocent girl into a woman who has endured many hardships.  In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 4.30pm, Oct 1, 2.30pm,  HK Film Archive. 
The Blue and the Black 2
The second part of a two-film period  romantic drama set during the 1940s about  woman whose life teeters between hope  and tragedy. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 7pm, Oct 1, 5pm,  HK Film Archive. 
Pearl River Delta
On the Road - Tianzhu
Joey Ho  reinterprets the Chinese literary classic Journey to the West using a mix of tradition and modernity and various art forms. Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, closed Mon, St Paul's Fine Arts, Travessa de Sao Paulo 3-7, Macau, free. Inquiries: (853) 2842 2842 or www.stpaulscorner.com. Ends Aug 31  
Linkin Park
The American rock band performs. Today, 7.30pm, Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macao, Cotai Strip, Macau, 280-880 patacas,  Macau. Inquiries: (853) 2882 8818 or www.cotaiticketing.com
Jay Chou  2009 World Tour Foshan Stop
The Taiwanese entertainer sings Mando-pop tunes. Sat, 7.30pm, Foshan Shijilian Stadium, Lingnan Da Dao South, Xincheng District, Foshan, Guangdong, 180-1,280 yuan. Inquiries: en.piao.com.cn/guangzhou
Leon Lai  Guangzhou Concert 2009
The Canto-pop singer-actor performs. Sat, 7.30pm, Guangzhou Gymnasium, 783 Baiyun Dadao, Guangzhou, 180-1,280 yuan.  Inquiries: en.piao.com.cn/guangzhou
Sandy Lam 
The Hong Kong Canto-pop singer performs. Sat, 8pm, Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macao, Cotai Strip, Macau, Macau, 200-600 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 2882 8818 or www.cotaiticketing.com



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