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SCMP Reporter

Exhibitions 
Important Korean Contemporary Art
Group show of works by Oh Chi-gyun and other South Korean artists. Today-Wed, 10am-5pm, Seoul Auction HK, 1808 Alexander House, 18 Chater Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2537 1880. Ends Wed  
Incarnation 
Gongbi (fine-brush) paintings and drawings by Joe Lui Long-ting  and See Wai-chung. Mon-Tue, Thu-Sun, noon-7pm, G16, G/F, Block A, Wah Luen Industrial Centre, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 8110 1122. Ends Mar 14 
Diorama
Lam Tung-pang  uses painting and mixed media to create landscapes  that reflect his changing perspectives on the world.  Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Mar 23   
Identity
Japanese painter Eiten Oshiro's  visual expressions of his feelings and representations of himself while in Hong Kong. Opens today; opening reception Thu, 7pm-9pm. Mon-Thu, 2.30pm-10.30pm, Fri-Sat, 2.30pm-12.30am, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2127 7936. Ends Apr 3  
Legends of Luxury and Elegance: Lifestyles of the Han Nobility
More than 100 relics discovered in the Han tombs at Mawangdui and other historical sites of the ancient Changsha kingdom.  Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sunday, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends May 3  
Performing Arts 
These Childish Things
Tang Wai-kit  directs We Draman's adaptation of Frenchman Raymond Cousse's play  about a little boy who embarks on an unusual journey.  In Cantonese. Today, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6385 1514 
The Liaisons  
Reimagination of Cantonese opera librettist Tong Tik-sang's The Legend of the Purple Hairpin, about a modern heroine who is inspired by the legend of a woman who is steadfast in her love for her man.  A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$420 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
The Odd Couple (Female Version) 
Paul Sheehan directs the HK Players' adaptation - with a gender twist - of Neil Simon's comedy about two friends who become highly mismatched room-mates after their respective marriages break down. In English. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9852 2668 
Airs and Fancies - A  Musicall  Banquet
Countertenor Andreas Scholl and lutenist Edin Karamazov perform 16th- and 17th- century songs and airs by John Dowland, Holborne, Guedron, Caccini and others. A HK Arts Festival. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
David Murray Black Saint Quartet 
 The US tenor saxophonist  and his band play jazz. A HK Arts Festival programme. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
 Underneath the Lintel  
Stylus Productions' charity performance of Glen Berger's  tale of a Dutch librarian who sets out to solve the mystery of a book returned 113 years late. In English. Proceeds go to a Cambodian orphanage. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9127 0420
Cantonese Opera Paichangxi - Continuation of a Legacy 
Cheng Wing-mui, Lai Yiu-wei and other Cantonese opera artists perform The Bound-feet Liu Jinding Crashes Four Barricades, Trapped in a Ravine, Testing His Faithful Wife and Fan Lihua Punishing Her Son. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Wed, 7.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$100-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Unfinished Symphony
John Harding conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Schubert. Wed, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 
Yale Strom and Elizabeth Schwartz 
Filmmaker-musician Strom and singer Schwartz perform klezmer  music at an event that also features shtetl cuisine and dancing. Wed, 8pm, Jewish Community Centre, 70 Robinson Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$100, HK$200 (includes dinner). Inquiries (and ticketing): 2801 5440
Dutch National Ballet 
Ted Brandsen directs the Dutch troupe performing dances choreographed by Hans van Manen  to music by Beethoven and others. A HK Arts Festival programme. Thu-Fri, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$500; and Mar 14, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$150-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Meta4 Quartet 
The Finnish string quartet play works by  Szymanowski, Verneri Pohjola and Sibelius. A HK Arts Festival programme. Thu, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$140, HK$240; and Fri, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
Roberto Zucco 
Tang Wai-kit directs We Draman's adaptation of French playwright Bernard-Marie Koltes'  crime drama about a real-life Italian psychopathic killer. In Cantonese. Thu-Mar 16, 8pm, also Sat-Mar 14, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6385 1514
Simone Osborne Lieder Recital 
The  soprano sings works by Liszt, Schumann and Richard Strauss; pianist Andrea Grant  accompanies. A HK Arts Festival programme. Thu, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$170-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
The Big Four World Tour -  Hong Kong 
Canto-pop singers Andy Hui Chi-on, Dicky Cheung Wai-kit, Edmond Leung Hon-man  and William So Wing-hong  in concert. Thu-Mar 14, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134 
A Legacy of Exotic Lyricism V 
Yim Hok-man  leads the Folk Music Ensemble of the HK Chinese Orchestra  performing works such as In Remembrance of the Past and Lament of Lady Zhaojun. Fri-Mar 14, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Ashkenazy x 3 
Pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy  and sons, pianist Vovka and clarinettist Dimitri, play works by Schumann, Lutoslawski, Poulenc, Schubert and Ravel. Fri, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$200-HK$600 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9027 1429  
Five Acts of Life: Lao She's  Short Stories 
Lin Zhaohua directs POLOARTS Entertainment's and Lin Zhaohua Drama Studio's theatrical adaptation of the 20th-century playwright-novelist's: Menage a Trois,  Fruit,  Assuming Office,  Liu's Compound  and The Death Dealing Spear. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Fri-Sat, 8pm, also Sat-Mar 14, 30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$150-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
Only You - Herb Reed & the Platters Live in Hong Kong 
Original Platters member Reed and his veteran American soul and rock 'n' roll group in concert. Fri, 8pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$280-HK$880 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2882 1689 
Extra-curricular  
The 'C' Word: Open Call
The HK Youth Arts Foundation is looking for young adults who are living with cancer or cancer survivors (includes those diagnosed with cancer, survived cancer and family members) to participate in art-expression workshops; the art created during the workshops will be presented publicly in June. Application deadline: today. Inquiries: 2877 2207
Commonwealth Day Reception
Commemorative event featuring British Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macau Andrew Seaton  reading out  Queen Elizabeth II's Commonwealth Day speech. In English. Today, 6.30pm-8.30pm, China Club, 13/F The Old Bank of China Building, Bank St, Central, HK$325, HK$300 (Royal Over-Seas League, HK), booking required. Inquiries: 9723 5439 
Digital Everywhere
Content Asia editorial director Janine Stein,  Financial Times, Asia Pacific, executive director Angela Mackay, Royal Bank of Scotland senior media/internet analyst Wendy Huang  and Taiwan Broadband Communications president Loke Kheng Tham  discuss how digital technology  platforms are changing the face of media.  In English. Today, 6.30pm Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$200, registration required. Free for Women Media Networks members. Inquiries: 2203 2106 
Against Manipulation -  The Role of the Critic in Empowering the Audience
Muse editorial director Perry Lam,  HK Academy for Performing Arts dean of drama Tang Shu-wing  and Muse critic-in-residence Christian Caryl  discuss the role and importance of arts and culture criticism in creating a strong cultural environment. In English. Today, 7pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2219 4416  
Books Launch
Poet Patty Ho (Heart to Heart)  and novelist Jennifer Ching (A Painted Moment)  briefly read from their latest books at a reception to commemorate their publication. In English. Today, 7pm, The Helena May, 35 Garden Rd, Central, free, registration required. Inquiries: 2259 3456  
Stand-up Comedy Open Mic
Sessions in Cantonese (today) and English (tomorrow). 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 
Mummies: Secrets of  the Pharaohs
Journey back thousands of years to the age of the pharaohs and explore why mummification was vital to ancient Egyptian life. In Cantonese (English shows Mon, Thu, 7.20pm). Narrations  in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue),  3.50pm, 7.20pm, also Sat-Sun, 12.20pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Apr 30   
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
Follow a family of Dolichorhynchops, ocean creatures that lived 80 million years ago, as they traverse ancient waters populated with sabre-toothed fish, prehistoric sharks and giant squids. In Cantonese (English shows Sat-Sun, 8.30pm). Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 1.30pm, 5pm, 8.30pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Aug 30



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