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SCMP Reporter

Exhibitions 
Desert Islands
MAP office (Laurent Gutierrez and  Valerie Portefaix)'s  depiction of the surface of the sea that looks as if it is reflected from 101 mirrors. Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat, 2pm-6pm, Goethe-Gallery, Goethe-Institut HK, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2802 0088. Ends Dec 23 
Intimate Reflections
Paintings and installation work by Japanese artist Sanae Takahata on womanhood and femininity. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, and by appointment, State-of-the-Arts Gallery, 36 Pottinger St, Central. Inquiries: 2526 1132. Ends Dec 30 
Time Travel to 40s Hong Kong
Documentary photographs by Hedda Morrison taken between 1946 and 1947 of Hong Kong's main streets and back alleys, harbour front and countryside.  Daily, 10am-6pm, G & 1/F Murray House, Stanley Plaza, Stanley. Inquiries: 2267 4184. Ends Dec 31 
Growth
Lo Wai-hang's  paintings of children's faces explore the impact of parent's expectations on the development of children. Opens today. Mon-Fri, noon-8pm, Sat, noon-10pm, Sun, noon-8pm, UG62, UG/F Citywalk, 1 Yeung Uk Rd, Tsuen Wan.  Inquiries: 2132 8600. Ends Jan 10  
Multi{ple}
Works by Stella Vine, Sally Smart, Kum Chi-keung, Peter Clark and Konstantin Bessmertny that celebrate the history of the multiple in art.  Tue-Fri, 10am-6pm, Sat, 11am-6pm (and by appointment), Amelia Johnson Contemporary,  G/F, 6-10 Shin Hing St, Central.  Inquiries: 2548 2286. Ends Jan 16 
I/O Futures 
Works by recent graduate artists Attor Cheung, Chilai Howard Cheng, Chow Kwok-wang,  Millie Chui  and Naomi Chan. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, noon-5pm,  I/ O (Input/Output), UG/F Tung Yiu Commercial Bldg, 31A Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 3105 1127. Ends Feb 7  
The Ultimate South China  Travel Guide - Canton 
Oil paintings, watercolours, sketches and prints depict daily life and landscapes in 19th-century Canton. Mon-Wed, Fri, Sun, 10am-6pm, Sat, 10am-8pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Mar 28  
Performing Arts
Christmas in the City
The HK Women's Choir's Nova choir and Grace Notes a cappella group, and the King George V School choir perform Christmas music. Proceeds go to Youth Outreach. Today, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$190, HK$230 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: info@thkwc.org
Out of Order
Emily Chan Mei-lee  directs the  HK Academy for Performing Arts' adaptation of Ray Cooney's comedy about a politician's attempts to cover up his affair with the leader of the opposition's secretary. In Cantonese. Today-Sat, 7.45pm, also Sat, 2.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500
Blindman Nanyin
Siu Yin performs works from the traditional musical art's repertoire. Today, 8pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$180, reservations recommended. Inquiries: 2127 7936
Soundscapes After Dark 
The HK New Music Ensemble and audio-visual artist Choi Sai-ho (aka S.T.) perform experimental and electronic music. Today, 8pm, Osage Soho, L/G, 45 Caine Rd, SoHo, HK$120, includes a drink. Inquiries: 2537 0688
Chloe - Girlittlemove
Girlittlehouse presents Wong Suet-mann's one-woman show about a single female pursuing love and her dreams in Hong Kong. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Dec 21, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9273 3479
The Mozart Effect
John Harding conducts horn player  Mark Vines, violinist Wang Liang, pianist Rachel Cheung, clarinettist Natalie Jen Hoe and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in playing an all-Mozart programme. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$80-HK$160; and Thu, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$60-HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Passion of Body Art
Writer Leung Ping-kwan, dancer Mui Cheuk-yin,  musician Kung Chi-sing, visual artist Leung Mee-ping and others' mini-dramas that examine contemporary sports culture.  In Cantonese. Thu-Dec 21, 8pm, also  Sat-Dec 20, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Pum Pum Fum Fum Christmas Eve
Chan Wing-wah, Bastien Tai  and Phoebe Lam conduct the HK Oratorio Society,  HK Children's Choir and Singapore International School Choir, baritone Petrus Cheung,  harpist Teresa Suen,  flautist Izaskun Erdocia,  organist Wong Kin-yu  and the HK Strings in performing works including J.S. Bach's Cantata  No 140 and Vaughan Williams'  Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Thu,  8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury  Rd, HK$70-HK$220 Urbtix.  Inquiries: hkos1956@gmail.com
Sistah Speak
Donalda A. McCarthy  directs Multus Productions' drama about a girl's journey  into the Sistahood. In English and Spanish. Thu-Fri, 8pm, Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$190  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Excerpts of Cantonese Operas  by Tong Tik-sang 
Wan Fei-yin, Yuen Siu-fai, Ng Mei-ying,  Lee Lung, Nam Fung, Chan Ho-kau, Koi Ming-fai  and Lung Koon-tin perform excerpts from works by Cantonese opera playwright Tong such as: Matching the Embroidered Shoes from (The Clever Girl Unravels the Case of the Headless Corpse) and The Grand Trial (from The Wrong Verdict), Fri; and The Wedding Night (from The Broken-hearted Cherry) and The Ascension to Heaven (from The Fairy of the Ninth Heaven), Sat, 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung. Both shows: In Cantonese, 7.30pm, HK$100-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325  
The Nutcracker
The HK Ballet performs the tale about a girl whose Christmas present, a nutcracker shaped like a soldier, comes to life. With choreography by Stephen Jefferies  and musical accompaniment by the HK Sinfonietta. Fri-Dec 20, 22-26, 7.30pm, also Sat-Dec 20, 25-27, 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$1,000 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2105 9724
A Life Journey
Jumbo Kids Theatre's children's play about the adventures of a girl and the toy car her father bought. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 8pm, also Sat-Dec 20, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2146 9466
After you left, I ...
M Theatre's dance theatre production  about lost love. In Putonghua and English. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$130, HK$100 (members). Inquiries: 2521 251
Hijacking the Northern Star
Dr Vicki Ooi directs the Seals Players Foundation's production of C. Joseph Bendy's drama about the hijacking of a Star Ferry in the winter of 1968.  In Cantonese, English and Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Fri-Sat, 8pm, also Dec 19-20, 3pm,  HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, HK$100, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2520 1716
Laugh Me to the Moon
Kearen Pang's  solo show about a freedom-loving woman beset by tragedy who takes part in a stand-up comedy competition. In Cantonese. Fri-Dec 21, 8pm, also Sat-Dec 20, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$200-HK$320 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6438 2557
Martinis & Mistletoe
The Kassia Women's Choir and Kassia Men's Chorus sing 1950s Christmas songs such as Jingle Bell Rock, Baby, It's Cold Outside, Frosty The Snowman and  I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus. Fri, 8pm, Island School, 20 Borrett Rd,  Mid-Levels, HK$200 (from Katterwall). Inquiries: 2575 3931
Popcorn
The Nonsensemakers adaptation of  Ben Elton's satirical comedy about a filmmaker who makes killing cool in his movies and two criminals who kill for fun. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sat-Dec 20, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
The Ghost Story
DG House's dance theatre adaptation of Pu Songling's Nie Xiaoqian,  a romantic tale of love between a young man  and a ghostly maiden.  Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9229 1029 
Canon Ekin Cheng Friends For Life 
The Canto-pop singer-actor in concert.  Fri-Sat, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134
Air Supply Never Ending  Love Concert 
Russell Hitchcock  and Graham Russell  perform ballads such as Lost In Love and Even the Nights are Better.  Sat, 8pm,  HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$280-HK$780 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2882 1689
Ring Over MMIX'Mas
Gloves Handbell performs rock versions  of Christmas Carols. Sat, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150. Inquiries: 2521 251 
The Music World of Animation 
Chew Hee-chiat  conducts the HK Chinese Orchestra in music from animated works such as Hayao Miyazaki's Laputa: Castle in the Sky and Howl's Moving Castle.  Sat, 8pm, also Dec 20, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600 
Extra-curricular
History of Early Chinese Cinema(s) Revisited
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HK Film Archive and the University of HK's Institute for the Humanities & Social Sciences present a conference on Chinese film history. Mainly in Putonghua. Today, 9.45am- 6.30pm, tomorrow, 10am-5.30pm, Thu, 10.30am-1pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, free, registration required. Inquiries: 2119 7372  or 2859 2460
Restoring Trust, Building Confidence
KPMG international chairman Timothy P. Flynn talks about what it takes to restore trust and confidence in capital markets, and the role of the accounting profession and business community. In English. Today, 1.10pm (reception, 12.15pm; lunch, 12.30pm), Island Shangri La Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, HK$490, HK$390 (Asia Society members), includes lunch, registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508
Stand-up Comedy Open Mic
Sessions in Cantonese (Mondays) and English (today). Free for performers of five- to seven-minute sets; HK$50 to watch, 8pm. Take Out Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436
Cinema
HK Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
The HK Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Society presents more than 30 gay feature films from around the world and two international short film programmes, including the following two films.  Ends today. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60.  Inquiries: 2311 8081
Protect Me From What  I Want + Boy
Double bill consisting of: Dominic Leclerc's  short film about a man looking for love who meets a man looking for sex (in English); and Auraeus Solito's drama about a poetry student who falls for a country boy-turned-go go dancer (in Tagalog with English subtitles).  Today, 9.45pm, Broadway Cinematheque.



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