Exhibitions Homage to Ha Bik-chuen: Art of an Eternal Spring Exhibition in memory of the late artist who passed away on Oct 18 last year, featuring 12 of his works. Today, 10am-6pm, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends today Prodigal Daughters Chinese-American painter Hung Liu's colour interpretations of scenes from 1949 black and white film, Daughters of China. Today, noon-5pm, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Art Projects & Annex, 6/F Chai Wan Industrial City Phase 1, 60 Wing Tai Rd, Chai Wan. Inquiries: 2558 5665. Ends today The Bohemian Jungle Paintings by Ernesto that are inspired by Paris and abstract works by Wang Yehan that resemble cityscapes. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-8pm, Opera Gallery, G2/F, M88, 2-8 Wellington St, Central. Inquiries: 2810 1208. Ends Thu Moving Forward Paintings from Khin Zaw Latt's crowd series of ordinary Myanmese people. Daily, 11am-7pm, Asia Fine Art Gallery, 14 Sik On St, 99 Queen's Rd East, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2522 0405. Ends Feb 11 Berliner Luft Paintings by Berlin-based Tina Buchholtz and Stefan Haase that mirror the energy and vibrancy of the German city. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, 2pm-6pm, Karin Weber Gallery, G/F, 20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends Feb 12 Qi Xiao Fu 50th Anniversary Exhibition Photographs, film footage and interview materials about Yu Zhang Yuan's Hong Kong-China Opera Institute Academy whose students included the Qi Xiao Fu (Seven Little Fortunes). Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-8pm, closed Thu, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 2739 2139. Ends Feb 21 Walking to Canton x Canton Canton Works by 15 local artists and another 15 from Guangzhou on the money that has flowed between the two cities 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 77 Works by French painter Herv?Maury of animals with human-like attitudes and postures. Tue-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, 2pm-7pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, G/F, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends Feb 25 A Tribute to Professor Charles Kao - Father of Fibre Optics Exhibition about the life and achievements of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist. 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 Mar 10 Performing Arts 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, 11am, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$295-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150 Alice in Wonderland Lee Keon-woong and Jessica McClellan direct Faust International Youth Theatre's stage version of Lewis Carroll's story about a girl who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by strange characters. In English. Today, 2pm, also 6pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2547 9114 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, 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 merchants to overthrow the Qing government. In Cantonese. Today, 2.45pm, also 7.45pm, HK City Hall, Theatre, Central, HK$120, $160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9424 3475 Male Power E-Side Dance Company performs choreographers Force Fong's Multi-faces, Chou Shu-yi's Start with the Body and Jacky Yu's Key to Songs. Today, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2372 9351 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. Today, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806 The Magic Harp of Dan Yu Lu Jia conducts harpist Dan Yu, flautist Megan Sterling and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in works by Mozart, Copland and Bernstein. Today, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 University of Laughs The Nonsensemakers' adaptation of a Japanese comedy about a passionate scriptwriter who faces censorship problems. In Cantonese. Today, Jan 31, 3pm, also today, Wed-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5219 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 Mui Kwong-chiu's Harmonica Rainbow. Today, 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. Wed, 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. Wed-Jan 31, 7.30pm, also Sat-Jan 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. Wed, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 Subedowa Concert Joey Leung, Kwan, Edmong Tong and Wind Mill Grass Theatre sing Cantonese indie songs. Wed-Sat, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220, HK$270 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5100 2254 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. Thu-Jan 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. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, also Sat-Jan 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 Hung Ka Po Cantonese Opera Troupe Lung Koon-tin, Tang Mei-ling, Chan Hung-chun, Lui Hung-kwong, Cheng Wing-mui and Yuen Siu-fai perform: The Lady Prime Minister, Fri, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$90-HK$260; and Dream of Yangzhou, Feb 6, 7.30pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$90-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 The Chalk Circle in China Class 7A Drama Group's stage adaptation of German Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle, a dramatic parable about a maid who steals a baby and becomes a better mother than his natural parent. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 7.45pm, also Sat-Jan 31, 2.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix and HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2582 0274 Brian Eno's Music for Airports Experimental music group HK New Music Ensemble performs works including Gaybird's The Grid of Elasticity II, Aenon Loo's Towards the Air and Nerve's new electro-acoustic arrangement of Brian Eno's Music for Airports, with video projections by Adrian Yeung and Silas Fong. Fri-Sat, 8pm, also Sat, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$170 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 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-Fran?ois 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. Fri-Jan 31, 8pm, also Sat, 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. Fri, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 9957 Bar Tapper R&T's (Rhythm & Tempo) musical tap dance show featuring performances by tap dancers Ken Kwok and Michael Lin, and musicians CM and Patrick Ng. A City Festival programme. Fri, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 IMPK2 - Fight back to School Describe Dramatic Dream and Film Light Production's comedy about students who cheat on tests, copy others' work and skip class to help them get through school. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sat-Jan 31, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9709 3797 Simon Trpceski in Double Rachmaninov Lu Jia conducts the Macedonian pianist and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in Rachmaninov's Prince Rostislav Symphonic Poem, Piano Concerto No 1, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Caprice Boh?mien. Fri-Sat, 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. Sat, 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 The 32nd Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Presentation Concert Canto-pop singers and musicians such as Eason Chan Yik-shun, Joey Yung Cho-yee and Kay Tse On-kay attend the concert featuring performances by award winners. Sat 7.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, free entry (by ticket). Inquiries: 2339 6300 Concert by China Philharmonic Orchestra David Gwilt conducts violinist Lim Kek-han and the orchestra in works by Verdi, Bruch, Glazunov and Tchaikovsky. Sat, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 Extra-curricular Audition Notice The HK Singers seeks cast members for its production of Oliver! in June. Adult auditions: Tue, Thu, 7.30-10pm. Registration required. Inquiries: oliverhks2010@gmail.co Fotanian Open Studios 2010 Artists from 59 studios present glimpses of life in Fo Tan's art studios. Today, 2pm-7pm. Also featuring tours (in Cantonese) that include visits with artists in their studios, Today, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, from the Information Centre, Sha Tin Galleria, 18-24 Shan Mei St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 9194 0886 Silent Shout Deaf Finnish hip hop artist Signmark, local hip hop dance group U-Know and HKFYG Hong Kong Rap Ambassador give a street rap and hip hop performance. Today, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre Piazza, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2855 9548 Introduction to Cantonese Opera Cantonese opera artist Yuen Siu-fai gives a lecture-demonstration on the Chinese performing art. In Cantonese. Tomorrow, 6.30pm, Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, free (with ticket). Inquiries: 3400 3472 English Play-Reading Mike Ingham facilitates a reading of Denise Deegan's Daisy Pulls it Off, a comedy about life in a 1920's English girls' boarding school. In English. Tue, 7pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free, reservations required. Inquiries: 3105 0391 or 2186 8449 The Search for the Clouded Leopard Future Generations president Daniel Taylor tells the story of how he successfully led a team to locate and photograph the elusive clouded leopard. In English. Tue, 7.30pm (reception, 6.30pm), Pacific Place Conference Centre, 5/F One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, HK$150, HK$100 (Royal Geographical Society members). Inquiries: 2583 9700 Footbinding in Chinese Culture and Psychology Shirley See Yan Ma presents a Jungian psychoanalytic perspective on the Chinese tradition of footbinding. In English. Wed, 7pm (reception, 6.30pm; book signing, 8pm), HK Visual Art Centre, 7A, Kennedy Rd, Central, HK$200, HK$150 (Friends of the Art Museum, Chinese University of HK), booking required. Inquiries: 9282 0007 Raw Chocolate Creation Class I-Detox Wellness Centre's Anita Cheung and Sharon Galistan teach people how to make a healthy raw chocolate cake without sugar, diary, gluten or an oven. In English (with Chinese translation as needed). Wed, Feb 3, 10, 7pm, also Feb 10, 13, 10am, I-Detox Wellness Centre, 12A Carfield Commercial Building, 77 Wyndham St, Central, HK$450, includes ingredients, cake and box, booking recommended. Inquiries: 3904 1072 Wanna Try to Dance Workshop Greensco's Mon Ling conducts a workshop on improvisation in dance. In Cantonese. Thu, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 Cinema Tokyo Story Yasujiro Ozu's drama about family ethics and relationships. Stars Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama and Setsuko Hara. In Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, noon, Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$45 bc.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 0002 Eileen Chang and Film The HK Film Archive presents 14 films written or adapted from works by Eileen Chang Ai-ling, including the following three. Until Mar 7. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900 The Greatest Wedding on Earth In this comic sequel to Wong Tin-lam's The Greatest Civil War on Earth, Leung Sing-po and Liu Enjia return as Cantonese and northern restaurant owners whose rivalry intensifies when their children (Cheung Ching and Kitty Ting-hao) plan to get married. In Cantonese and Putonghua. Today, 12.30pm, also Mar 6, 4.30pm, HK Film Archive. The Greatest Love Affair on Earth The third of Wong Tin-lam's north-south rivalry comedy series stars Leung Sing-po as a man who lures a real-estate manager (Liu Enjia) by disguising himself as a rich woman returning from the US. Also starring Chung Ching. In Cantonese and Putonghua. Today, 3pm, also Mar 6, 7pm, HK Film Archive. Father Takes a Bride Wong Tin-lam's family drama about a daughter (Lucilla You Min) who rebels upon hearing of her widower father's (Wang Yin) desire to remarry. In Putonghua. Today, 5.30pm, also Mar 6, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive. European Film Festival The Office of the European Commission in Hong Kong and Macau presents 15 films from 15 European countries, including the following two. Until Feb 3. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60; and Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 bc.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 6268 Little Girl Blue Drama about a middle-aged woman (Iva Bittova) who is inspired by Nina Simone's music to do unusual things in the course of one day. In Czech with English subtitles. Today, 2pm, Palace IFC, Sat, 9.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque. The White Ribbon Michael Haneke's drama about a God-fearing German village that is plagued by a series of strange events. In German with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 9.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque, Thu, 7.15pm, Palace IFC. Pearl River Delta Ancient Silk Road Works by Chinese landscape painter Miao Chong'an made with materials he collected from different provinces along the Silk Road. Daily, 10am-7pm, Tap Seac Gallery, Ave Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida 95, Macau, Free. Inquiries: (853) 2833 5140 or www.icm.gov.mo . Ends Mar 7 A Strange New Neighbour The Hiu Kok Drama Association performs a play inspired by Hong Kong filmmaker Chor Yuen's The House of 72 Tenants comedy about the residents of an impoverished tenement. In Cantonese. Today, 8pm, Macau Cultural Centre, Ave Xian Xing Hai, Macau, 80, 100 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 2855 5555 Spanish Passion The Spanish Valencia Dancing Troupe performs flamenco dances. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, Zhong Shan Memorial Hall, 259 Dongfeng Zhong Lu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 80-480 yuan. Inquiries: en.piao.com.cn/guangzhou Jan Lamb: Yes I Do The local entertainer performs stand-up comedy. In Cantonese. Sat, 8pm, Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macao, Cotai Strip, Macau, 280-600. Inquiries: 6333 6660 or www.cotaiticketing.com The Marriage of Figaro Russia's Kremlin Ballet Theatre performs a dance theatre version of the comedy about a day of madness in a Spanish palace. Sat-Jan 31, 8pm, Shenzhen Poly Theatre, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 80-880 yuan. Inquiries: en.piao.com.cn/guangzhou/citypiao.asp?sz 2 Many Djs Asian Tour The Belgian DJ duo play mash-up. Local DJs Miss Yellow and Frankie Lam, Portuguese Hernandez, Macau's DJ D'Mond and VJ Voltage support. Sat, 10pm-6am, Bellini Lounge, The Venetian Macao, Cotai Strip, Macau, HK$340 (advance), HK$450 (door). Inquiries: www.cotaiticketing.com or (852) 6333 6660
