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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions 
Bodies in Motion, Bodies at Rest  
Photographer Gareth Brown's dance exploration of Hong Kong. Tue-Fri, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sat, 2pm-8pm, EDGE Gallery, G/F, 60C Leighton Rd, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2887 0313. Ends Jan 30 
Story of Stone
Ma Desheng's paintings of stones are inspired by Qing dynasty novel Dream of the Red Chamber (aka The Story of the Stone). Daily, 10am-8pm, Pao Galleries, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends Jan 31 
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,  10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Feb 1 
Antoine+Manuel Graphic Village
French design duo Antoine Audiau  and Manuel Warosz's  works are set in a  world where dreams, the bizarre and surrealism rub shoulders.  Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam  Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Feb 15  
Walking to Canton x  Canton Canton 
Works by 15 local artists and  15 from Guangzhou on the money that has  flowed between Hong Kong and Guangzhou over several decades.  A City Festival programme.  Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Feb 12. Also: Daily, 11am-7pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 2353 1311. Ends Feb 21 
Delightful
Hongkonger Elise Lai,  Frenchman Frank Vigneron  and Chinese artist Yan Renkui's  interpretations of the meaning of delightful. Daily, 10am-7.30pm, Lobbies of China HK City Office Towers, 33 Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2132 8600. Ends Feb 22 
The Other Side 
Oil paintings by journalist-artist Walter Kwong Kwok-wai decode Hong Kong's political environment after 1997 and its complex relations with the mainland. Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village,  63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends Jan 21. From Jan 23: Tue-Thu, 1pm-8pm, Fri-Sun, 3pm-10pm, Art & Culture Outreach, 1/F Foo Tak Building, 365 Hennessy Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2893 4808. Ends Feb 22   
Poetic Scene
Works by sculptor Hanison Lau Hok-shing  and painter To Jiwye  that have classical Chinese poetry as their inspiration. Opening reception today, 7pm-9pm.  Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, YY9 Gallery,  G/F, 83-85 Sing Woo Rd, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2574 3370. Ends Feb 27  
Images of a Great Nation
Works by members of the Greater China Photographic Society and invited artists. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5513. Ends Mar 14   
Nature's Pulse
Nature-themed installation art by Taiwan's Lee Chao-chang,  Pan Ping-yu and Yang Chun-sen  and local artists Ho Yuen-leung  and Janice Lee.  Daily, 9.30am-4.30pm, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Lam Kam Rd,  Tai Po, free (with HK$10 admission to Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden). Inquiries: 2483 7186. Ends Apr 15  
Performing Arts
Alice in Wonderland
Lee Keon-woong  and Jessica McClellan  direct Faust International Youth Theatre's stage version of Lewis Carroll's story about girl who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by strange characters. In English. Today-tomorrow, 10am, also today-Sat, 7.30pm, Sat-Jan 24, 2pm, Jan 24, 6pm, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2547 9114 
Room on the Broom
ABA Productions presents Tall Stories Theatre Company's (UK) musical theatre adaptation of Julia Donaldson  and Axel Scheffler's   book about a witch with space problems after she is joined on her broom  by a dog, a bird, a frog and a cat. In English. Today-tomorrow, 4.30pm, also  Sat-Jan 24, 11am, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$295-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150
Design for Living
Sylvia Chang Ai-chia  stars in  Edward Lam Dance Theatre's office drama about a female boss who plays mind games with others to  keep her power. In Putonghua with Chinese surtitles. Today-Sat, 7.30pm, also  Jan 24, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2893 8732
Martyrs on an Uphill Road
Lo Ching-man directs Amity Drama Club's historical drama about the efforts in the early 1900s of Hong Kong Christians and local merchants to overthrow the Qing government. In Cantonese. Today-Jan 24, 7.45pm, also Sat-Jan 24, 2.45pm, HK City Hall, Theatre, Central, HK$120, $160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9424 3475 
University of Laughs
The Nonsensemakers' adaptation of a Japanese comedy about a passionate scriptwriter who faces censorship problems. In Cantonese. Today-Jan 24, 27-30, 8pm, also Jan 24, 31, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5219  
Why Not 1.0
Fringe Mime and Movement Laboratory's performance theatre about   a  battle of human nature.  A City Festival programme. With some Cantonese. Today, 8.15pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$100, HK$80 (members). Inquiries: 2521 7251 
Snow Fox   
Leung Kwok-shing directs the HK Dance Company's adaptation of martial arts novelist Louis Cha's Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain and Other Tales of the Flying Fox about a scramble for hidden treasures that leads to a duel to the death. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.45pm, also  Sat-Jan 24, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806 
Male Power
E-Side Dance Company performs choreographer Force Fong's Multi-faces, Chou Shu-yi's Start with the Body and Jacky Yu's Key to Songs. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, Jan 24, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2372 9351
Marcovaldo
Bonni Chan  directs and stars in Theatre du Pif's stage adaptation of Italo Calvino's  short stories about a scheming, unskilled worker living with his family in a drab industrial city. Sean Curran  and Kim Dae-gun also star. A City Festival programme. In English.  Tomorrow-Sat, Jan 26-30, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$160, HK$130 (members)  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Planet Love
Dance Art's  theatre show about four women who express ideas about life, love, hope and their dreams through dance. Pewan Chow choreographs. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, also Sat, 3pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 9957
The Great Wall Capriccio
Composer Liu Wenjin  conducts liuqin player Zhang Xinhua,  soprano Wang Yige,  pipa player Zhang Ying,  jinghu player Ngai Kwun-wa,  erhu players Liu Yang  and Lu Yunxia  and the HK Chinese Orchestra in  his works including The Great Wall Capriccio (excerpts), My Motherland, A Drinking Song, Jasmine and other works.  Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Bar Tapper
R&T's (Rhythm & Tempo) musical tap dance show featuring performances by tap dancers Ken Kwok,  Michael Lin, and musicians CM  and Patrick Ng. A City Festival programme. Tomorrow, also Jan 29, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
Selections from Early  20th Century
Felix Shuen conducts the HK Voices in works by Distler, Thompson, Finzi and Poulenc. Sat, 7.30pm, St John's  Cathedral, 4-8 Garden Rd, Central, HK$50. Inquiries:  info@hkvoices.org 
The Magic Harp of Dan Yu
Lu Jia conducts harpist Dan Yu,  flautist  Megan Sterling  (Jan 24 only) and the  HK Philharmonic Orchestra in works by Marquez,  Ginastera,  Copland  and Bernstein, Sat, 8pm; and Mozart, Copland and Bernstein, Jan 24, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 
World Harmonica Festival Concert
The HK Harmonica Association's concert includes performances by Wong Chun-man of Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen,  Chan Ho-king and Chong ting-ho of Halvorsen's Passacaglia  and the HK Harmonic Association of Mui Kwong-chiu's  Harmonica Rainbow.  Jan 24, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8102 6258
Wuji Summit - The Symphony of Sentiment
The Wuji ensemble play Chinese music that showcases the ruan and pipa. Jan 27, 1.10pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 2859 7045 
MicroSex Office
Jim Chim Sui-man directs PIP Theatre's comedy about gender relations in the workplace. In Cantonese. Jan 27-31, 7.30pm, also Jan 30-31, 2.30pm,  Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd,  Kwai Chung, HK$180, HK$230 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2511 0139
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai
Pianist Cheng plays works by JS Bach, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Tan Dun and Chopin. Jan 27, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 
Show Out!
Eighteen  people who participated in a training workshop led by actor-directors Paul Poon,  Bonni Chan  and Lee Chun-chow  last year present 18 15-minute plays (four or five plays per day, with a different programme each day). A City Festival programme. In Cantonese. Jan 28-31, 7.45pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$95, HK$80 (members)  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251   
Classical Music for Babies
Jason Lai presents and conducts the  HK Sinfonietta in  works by Grieg, Bizet, Tchaikovsky,  Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, JS Bach and Haydn. In English. Jan 29-30, 7.30pm, also Jan 30-31, 3.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150, HK$250 (children under two years: HK$30, HK$50; children three years  and above, HK$75, HK$125) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment)
Lio Kuok-man  conducts and Lo King-man  directs Musica Viva's production of Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges  and  Jean-Francois Alfred Bayard's comic opera about a young woman  who was adopted and raised by the soldiers of  the 21st Regiment of the French Army. In French with Chinese and English surtitles. Jan 29-31, 8pm, also Jan 30, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$600 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Green Dance
DanceArt HK performs choreographer Andy Wong's dance exploration into the disoriented and self-denying world of youths. Jan 29, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 9957
Simon Trpceski  in  Double Rachmaninov
Lu Jia  conducts the Macedonian pianist and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in  Rachmaninov's Caprice Boh?mien, Prince Rostislav  Symphonic Poem, Piano Concerto No 1, and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.   Jan 29-30, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Zhao Lei: Romantic Stories  as Told by The Huqin
Gaohu, zhonghu and erhu player Zhao plays work such as Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Massenet's Meditation, Hua Yanjun's Reflection of the Moon on the Waters  and Lu Rirong's Nebulous Tune.  Pianist Yim Wan,  harp player Amy Tam Wai-li,  erhu player Zhang Chongxue,  zhonghu player Han Jingna  and sanzian player Zhao Taisheng  accompany. Jan 30, 4.30pm, HK Chinese Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, 7/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building,  345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Concert by China  Philharmonic Orchestra 
David Gwilt conducts  violinist Lim Kek-han  and the orchestra in works by Verdi, Bruch, Glazunov  and Tchaikovsky. Jan 30, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Extra-curricular
Asean: Sustaining the Recovery, New Opportunities
Malaysia's Minister of Finance  Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah,  Thai Minister of Finance Korn Chatikavanij  and others  discuss issues such as  the soundness and outlook of Asean nations' economies.  In English. Today, 12.15pm (reception, noon), JW Marriott Hotel, L3 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, HK$490, HK$390 (Asia Society members), registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508
Poorly Made in China
Author-consultant Paul Midler  discusses why there are product failures on the mainland and what can be done to  improve the manufacturing situation there. In English. Today, 1.15pm (lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members), includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Demon Diseases, Doctors  and Monks: Taking Religion Seriously for Medicine
City University of HK anthropologist Ivette Vargas-O'Bryan  lectures on how religion intersects with  medicine from Tibetan and South Asian perspectives.  In English. Today, 7pm, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 9746 9537
Wanna Try to Dance Workshop
Greensco's Rebecca Wong conducts a workshop on pas de deux in ballet.  In Cantonese. Today, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Restoration of Set Pieces
Cantonese opera veterans Li Kee-fung,  Yuen Siu-fai,  Lung Koon-tin  and Law Kar-ying  discuss the difficulties of restoring Cantonese opera set pieces and their work in preserving traditional Cantonese opera treasures. Lingnan University cultural studies professor  Li Siu-leung moderates. A HK Arts Festival Plus programme. In Cantonese. Tomorrow, 4pm, Library, 2/F Main Building, Lingnan University, 8 Castle Peak Rd, Tuen Mun, free. Inquiries: 2824 2430
City Speak IX: Street Culture:  Art + Design + Activism
Graphic designer Henry Steiner,  Fringe Club director Benny Chia Chun-heng,  conceptual artist Law Man-lok,  University of HK comparative literature professor Mirana May Szeto,  architect-heritage conservationist Tony Lam  and artist Oscar Ho  discuss the art, design, activism and forces that are shaping Hong Kong's street culture. Designing Hong Kong  founder Paul Zimmerman  moderates.  A City Festival event. In English. Sat, 10am, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Fotanian Open Studios 2010
Artists from 59 studios present glimpses of life in  Fo Tan's art studios.  Sat-Jan 24, 2pm-7pm. Also featuring  tours (in Cantonese) that include visits with artists in their studios,  Sat-Jan 24, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, from the Information Centre, Sha Tin Galleria, 18-24 Shan Mei St,  Fo Tan. Inquiries: 9194 0886 
Look for White-bellied Sea Eagle
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department official Lee Wai-hung talks about one of Hong Kong's resident raptor species. In Cantonese. Sat, 2.30pm, Theatre, HK Wetland Park, Wetland Park Rd, Tin Shui Wai, free (with HK$30 general admission). Inquiries: 3152 2666 
Touching Sound
Musician John Lee presents a video screening of one of his frame drum performances and  gives a  drumming and throat-singing demonstration.  In Cantonese. Sat, 3pm, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free, booking required. Inquiries: 3106 4010
Silent Shout
Deaf Finnish hip hop artist Signmark,  local hip hop dance group U-Know and HKFYG Hong Kong Rap Ambassador  give a  talk. In English, Cantonese and sign language. Sat, 7.30pm, Arts with the Disabled Association in HK  Inclusive Arts, L3-04 Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, free. They also give a street rap and hip hop performance. Jan 24, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre Piazza, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2855 9548



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