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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions 
In the Memories of HK
Exhibition of old photographs, including a series by Yau Leung and associated items,  that bring back memories of 1970s-1980s Hong Kong. An October Contemporary exhibition.  Today, noon-7pm, G.O.D. Street Culture Museum, L3-06 Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 2542 8550.  Ends today 
Time Travel to 40s Hong Kong 
Photographs by Hedda Morrison  taken between 1946 and 1947 of Hong Kong's  main streets and back alleys, harbour front and countryside.  Today, 10am-6pm, G & 1/F Murray House, Stanley Plaza, Stanley. Inquiries: 2267 4184. Ends today 
Golden Moments
Pham Luan's paintings of Vietnamese landscapes. Today, 10am-6.30pm, Arch Angel Art, 58 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2851 6882. Ends today  
Homage to Nature
Myanmese painter Win Pe Myint's oil landscapes. Today, 11am-7pm, Karin Weber Gallery, G/F, 20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends todayNew Works by Luo Qi  Abstract works by the painter-calligrapher. Today, by appointment, Alisan Fine Arts, Room 2305, Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Way Praya Rd, Aberdeen. Inquiries: 2526 1091. Ends today 
Trot, Canter, Jump!
Paintings of horses by Russian artists such as Andrew Sichko, Dmitry  Grigorovich,  Ramil Gappasov,  Dmitri Tadeev and Pavel Pokidishev.  Today, 11am-6.30pm, King's Gallery, Shop 215, 2/F The Galleria, 9 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2117 0731. Ends today 
Back to Beijing
Ling Jian's  portraits of women.  Today-Sat, 10.30am-6.30pm, Tang Contemporary Art, B/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2544 9918. Ends Sat
Revant des Revolutions
Photographs taken in Happy Valley featuring actress Eugenia Yuan  by New Yorker Monique Lai.   Daily, 11am-7pm, Red Elation Gallery, G/F, 5-6 Lung On St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2893 7837. Ends Jan 3 
A Century of China 
Historical photos, documents and artefacts, including 36 grade one cultural relics on loan from the National Museum of China, that illustrate how China has developed from a dynastic empire  into a modern country. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun (and public holidays), 10am-7pm, HK Museum of History,  100 Chatham Rd South,  HK$20, Wed, HK$10. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Jan 4 
People's Liberation Army  Hong Kong Garrison Exhibition
Exhibition about the garrison's history and activities in Hong Kong since July 1, 1997.  Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-5pm, closed today, HK Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, HK$10, Wed free. Inquiries: 2569 1500. Ends Jan 6 
Over The Wall, Hong Kong  2009-2010
Street art and graphics by eight members of Britain's Scrawl Collective including Will Barras, Steff Plaetz, PhlAsh (Phil Ashcroft), Hutch and RYCA. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, No Borders, G/F, 39 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2517 6003.  Ends Jan 12 
A Place Changes As We Look 
Works by Ho Sin-tung, Silvia Chan,  Sarah Lai  and Silas Fong  that are influenced by the city of Hong Kong and its changing rhythms. Mon-Sat, 11.30am-8pm, Agnes B's Librarie Galerie, 1/F, 18 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2869 5505.  Ends Jan 16   
I am Rich
Works by  Chinese artists - Liao Yibai, Chen Wenling, Yang Tiejun, Zhang Qikai, Wang Xu and Xia Yu - on China's newly-rich and their effect on mainland  society.  Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Contemporary by Angela Li, G/F, 90-92 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 3571 8200. Ends Jan 15   
Pioneer Archaeologist in South China 
Artefacts from the collection of Italian missionary Father Raphael Maglioni  (1891-1953) give insights into early archaeological work in eastern Guangdong and Hong Kong. Mon,  Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun (and public holidays), 10am-7pm, closed Tue,  HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$10, free on Wed.  Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Feb 1 
In a Perfect World ...
Photographer Xing Danwen's  works comment on modernisation and contemporary culture.  Tue-Fri, 3pm-7pm, Sat, noon-6pm, and by appointment,  Ooi Botos Gallery, 5 Gresson St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2527 9733. Ends Feb 27 
The Enchanting Brush
Chinese paintings and calligraphic works by Lingnan School artist, Chao Shao-an (1905-1998). Today, 10am-5pm, Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun and public holidays, 10am-7pm, closed Tue,  HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends May 10 
Performing Arts
Scrooge - The Musical
Michael Dobbin  directs the HK Repertory Theatre's production of Leslie Bricusse's  stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' story about a miser who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles:  Today, 9.15pm, tomorrow-Sat, Jan 5-9, 7.45pm, also Sat, Jan 9, 2.45pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
MicroSex Office
Jim Chim Sui-man  directs PIP Theatre's comedy about gender relations in the workplace. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Jan 3, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, HK$180, HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2511 0139 
(No)rwegian Wood
Adrian Yeung Chun-yip writes and directs underground workshop's  multi-media theatre adaptation of Haruki Murakami's  novel about a man who looks back on his days as a Tokyo university student with a sense of loss. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Jan 3, 8pm, also  Sat-Jan 3, 3pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6133 0901
The Edo Legendaries
Chivalry Creative Theatre's  period drama about two men's struggle to be the only hero in Edo. In Cantonese.  Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, also Sat-Jan 3, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$210 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6188 5578
The Little Snowman & Sunflower
Make Friends with Puppet's  musical about a little snowman who, following a simple promise, sets off on a journey in search of the sun. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, also Sat-Jan 3, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120, HK$160 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2268 7323
La Jeunesse of the May  4th Movement
Ko Tin-lung  writes and directs Chung  Ying Theatre Company's drama about a female university student seeking  the true meaning of the May 4th movement. In Cantonese. Sat, 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd,  Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9803 
The First Strings Appassionato
Joseph Kam conducts violinist Wu  Chung-fan and the musical ensemble in  works by Bach and Mendelssohn. Sat, 7.30pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre,  11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2559 5882
Behind
Xie Shu directs a City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) Dance Centre and HK Dance Alliance presentation in which Wayson Poon and Ivy Tsui  perform a dance choreographed by Poon. Sat-Jan 3, 8pm, CCDC Dance Centre Jockey Club Dance Theatre, G/F, 110 Sha Tin Pass Rd, Wong Tai Sin, HK$50. Inquiries  (and ticketing): 2328 9205 
Akira Kurosawa 100th Birth  Anniversary Film Concert
Tomomi Nishimoto  conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in playing music from Kurosawa's Ran and Kagemusha. Jan 3, 6.30pm, ArtisTree, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay, free,  booking required. Inquiries: 2811 3036
La Noche Musica Latino
Henry Shek  and Stephen Ng conduct the New Philharmonia Orchestra of HK and HK Chorus in performing Latin music at a charity concert. Jan 3, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, HK$200, HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2411 6203 
Dear Friend, I Miss You
Shu Ning Presentation Unit and Dancing Angels' musical multi-media presentation of Taiwanese illustrator-author Jimmy Liao Fu-bin's  Then the Moon Forgets, a fantasy tale about how a boy's friendship with the moon after it falls from the sky helps it to remember how to find its way back home. In Cantonese. Jan 7-10, 8pm, also Jan 9-10, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2394 5401
I am Chairman Mao's Bitch
Perry Chiu  stars in the Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's biographical drama about Jiang Qing. In Cantonese.  Jan 7-9, Jan 13-16, 8.15pm, also Jan 9-10, 5pm, Jan 10, 2.15 pm, Sheung Wan  Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150-HK$195 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6377 7240
The Call of Shangri-la -  A Tibetan Dance Showcase
Zhao Hong  directs the Song and Dance Troupe of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan  in performing Tibetan dances choreographed by Xi Zhongsheng. Jan 7, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$180; Jan 8, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$180; and Jan 9, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Dance Moves, Kung Fu and Tofu
Ong Yong Lock performs a solo dance show in which he revisits dance pieces  choreographed by Willy Tsao,  Helen Lai,  Yuri Ng  and Pun Shiu-fai.  Jan 8-9, 8pm, Jan 10, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Insight
Turbulence River Dance Theatre, Down's Dancing Group and the HK Down Syndrome Association perform dances choreographed by SK Cathy and Song Nan. Jan 8-9, 8pm, also Jan 9, 3pm,  Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear  Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$95 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2549 0823
Eroica - Tan Dun
Composer Tan Dun  conducts Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen,  local percussionist Chau Chin-tung  and the  HK Chinese Orchestra in performing  his  Internet Symphony - Eroica, Northwestern Suite No 1, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Concerto for Improvisation. Jan 8-9, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Trout Quintet
John Harding conducts pianist Chen Sa and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in performing Schubert's Trout Quintet, Rosamunde: overture and Symphony  No 2. Jan 8, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
3x11
The Mummenschanz Swiss Mime Mask Theatre  create fantasy creatures and performances using whole-body masks and movement. Jan 9-10, 8pm, also Jan 10, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Chen Sa  in Recital
The Chinese pianist plays works by Gubaidulina,  Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Chopin and Ravel. Jan 9, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Romeo and Juliet
Andy Burt directs Orpheus Theatre's version of William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy about young love  torn apart by bitter family feuding, revenge, exile and fate. In English.  Jan 13-16, 7.30pm, also Jan 16-17, 2.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: orpheustheatre@yahoo.com
Room on the Broom
ABA Productions presents Tall Stories Theatre Company's (UK) musical theatre adaptation of Julia Donaldson  and  Axel Scheffler's  picture book about a witch with space problems after she is joined on her broomstick by a dog,  a bird and frog, as well as cat. In English. Jan 13-15, 20-22, 4.30pm, Jan 16-17,  23-24, 11am, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$295-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150
De Ling and Empress Dowager Ci Xi 
Law Ka-ying directs singer-actress Liza Wang Ming-chun in a Cantonese opera adaptation of He Jiping's palace drama about a powerful older woman who is touched by a younger female's pure heart and love for their country. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Jan 13-17, 7.30pm, also Jan 17, 2pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2388 3850 
Extra-curricular
Montage
The USA WonderWorld Entertainment's 11-member circus troupe performs a Cirque du Soleil-style dance that combines ballet and acro-dancing elements. Today, 1.30pm, 3pm, 6.30pm,   tomorrow-Jan 3, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm, Atrium, 2/F Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing, free. Inquiries: 2568 8665
Arabic Nadwah
Literary salon featuring discussions on Arabic literature and other literary  topics. In English. Today, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 9030 8167
2009 New Year's Eve  Countdown Carnival
Festive event featuring music and dance performances, and interactive games.  Today, 8.30pm, Sha Tin Park, Sha Tin Town Hall Plaza and City Art Square,  Sha Tin, free. Inquiries: 2591 1340 
New Year's Eve  Dance Party
Canto-pop trio Grasshopper host and Australian acrobats and TVB artists perform at a dance party. Today, 10.30pm, Entrance Arena, L1, New Town Plaza, Sha Tin Centre St, Sha Tin, free. Inquiries: 2684 9175
Victoria Harbour Firework Display
Two IFC and nine other landmarks on Hong Kong Island will be part of the new year firework display. Tonight, midnight. For best vantage points head to:  Avenue of the Stars, TST; West Kowloon Waterfront promenade; Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai; Central ferry piers. Inquiries: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/hkwf/eng/highlights/nyCountdown.jsp
1+1 Dance Workshop
Members of the HK Dance Company conduct a workshop geared towards strengthening the body's expressive abilities. In Cantonese.  Sat, 2pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$30. Inquiries: 3103 1889
HK Brands and Products Expo
Consumer expo featuring brands and products from local and overseas designers, a photography contest and a children's drawing competition. Until Jan 4: Daily, 11am-10pm (except today, 11am-1am), Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, HK$10. Inquiries: 3421 2012



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