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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions 
Sotheby's Hong Kong 
Spring Sales 2010 Chinese ceramics and associated works.  Auction today, 10.30am. HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai. Inquiries: sothebys.com/hongkong. Ends today 
Treasure Auctioneer 10th Anniversary Auction
 Chinese ceramics, Chinese paintings and calligraphy, jewellery, watches and jadeite items.  Auctions: today, 2.30pm, 4.30pm. Grand Hyatt HK,  1 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: www.treasure-auction.com. Ends today  
WO MEN - We Are  Our Own Women
Works by five Chinese female artists  (Liu Hong Yuan, Peng Wei, Shuai Mei, Qing Qing and Yu Chen) provide an insight into their inner worlds.  Mon-Sat, 10.30am-6.30pm, Schoeni Art Gallery, Main Gallery, 21-31 Old Bailey St, Central. Inquiries: 2869 8802. Ends Apr 17   
Tai O Panorama
Fifty paintings by 10 veteran local artists (including Au Yeung Nai-chim  and Shen Ping)  of Tai O's cultural and natural landscape. Sales proceeds go to the HK Heritage Conservation Foundation.  Daily, 9am-9pm, 1/F Lobby, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; and daily, 9am-9pm, OC Gallery, G/F Olympian City 1, 11 Hoi Fai Rd, West Kowloon. Inquiries: 2132 8811. Ends Apr 19   
Submissions to Beauty
Malaysian-born Singaporean artist Eric Chan's paintings combine floral, faunal and human motifs.  Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm, and by appointment, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, G/F, 6-10 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2548 2286.  Ends Apr 24  
The Space Around Us
Works in oil by American painter Joan Vennum that were influenced by her recent journey to India. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, 11am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends Apr 25 
Trip to the West,  Tribute to Ella Maillart
Works by photographers Eric Dessert, Sabine Weiss and Li Xueliang, and painter Ji Dahai retrace Swiss explorer Ella Maillart's journey to Xinjiang.  Daily, 10am-8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2582 0200.  Ends Apr 29 
Spring Showcase
Group exhibition of paintings, photographs and sculptures by Chinese artists including Liu Bolin, Liao Zhenwu, Wang Lang, Fuzi and Zhang Linfang.  Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Galerie du Monde, 108 Ruttonjee Centre, 11 Duddell St, Central. Inquiries: 2525 0529. Ends Apr 30   
I Can Fly
Zou Wei's flying themed oil paintings observe, examine and re-evaluate the way contemporary Chinese people are living their lives. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-5pm, Yan Gallery, 1/F, Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries:  2139 2345. Ends Apr 30   
Solid
New Zealander Emma Camden's  glass sculptures examine the cruciform's role as a signifier in Western culture. Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm, Koru Contemporary Art, Unit 1012, 10/F Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Rd, Aberdeen. Inquiries: 2580 9203. Ends May 8   
The Power of the  Chinese Brush Stroke
J.D. Chou's Chinese ink paintings on rice paper contain Taoist messages about nature, simplicity and the balance of yin and yang.  Wed-Sat, noon-8pm, Sun, noon-6pm, Tao Painting Gallery, 1F, 61 Wellington St, Central. Inquiries: 6904 4308. Ends Jun 16 
Splendour of Cantonese Opera: Masters Tong Tik-sang  and  Yam Kim-fai
Exhibition (featuring librettos, postbills, film stills and clips, records, stage costumes and Tong and Yam's personal memorabilia) celebrating Cantonese Opera's inclusion on Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.  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 Sept 27  
Performing Arts  
Copenhagen
Hardy Tsoi  directs the HK Repertory Theatre  and TNT Theatre's  adaptation of Michael Frayn's drama  about physicist Walter Heisenberg's visit to his former professor and employer, Niels Bohr, in Copenhagen. In Cantonese. Today, 7.45pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd  Central, Sheung Wan, HK$180 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 3103 5900 
5 is Such a Lonely Number 
Loft Stage's romantic drama about how love changes five youngsters'  lives. In Cantonese. Today-Sat, 8pm, Apr 11, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$150-HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5216 
HK Oratorio Society Easter Concert 2010
Chan Wing-wah  conducts the orchestra  performing Handel's Messiah.  The HK Welsh Male Voice Choir  and the SKH Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School's  choir also feature. Today, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$90-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: HKOS1956@gmail.com
Far Away
Vee Leong directs On & On Theatre Workshop's production of Caryl Churchill's dramatic fable about four inhabitants of a world in which everything in nature is at war with each other. In Cantonese with English surtitles, Today, Sat; in Cantonese, tomorrow,  Apr 11, 8pm, Cattle Depot Theatre, Unit 7, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau  Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, HK$150 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2503 1630
Shooting Star: The Musical 
Springtime Experimental Theatre and Lo's Production's musical drama about three talented but melancholic youths with problems  who also have  great aspirations. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Today, 8.15pm, tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, 9.45pm, also Apr 11, 5pm, 7.45pm, Apr 12-14, 8.15pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
Remembering the Sixties
Golden Voice Entertainment presents a tribute show featuring songs made famous by artists such as the Beatles, Petula Clark, Tom Jones and Dionne Warwick. In English. Today-Sat, 8.30pm, also Sat, 5.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6050 0529
2010 A Cappella in Town
American group Noteworthy, Japan's V.I.P.,  the HK  Melody Makers, Hongkonger RX,  local vocal ensemble Music Shake and the HK Children's Choir Chamber Youth  sing a cappella. Tomorrow, 8pm,  Y-Theatre, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$100, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3755 7070
Black Storm
Song Nan and Li Cheng perform an experimental dance exercise about human body expressions. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, Apr 11, 3pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9837 3716 
Eternity is ...?
Choreographers Flora Hon and Kelvin Lam perform dances that ponder the meaning of love;  Wong Sze-ling and Rick Cheung also feature. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, Apr 11, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Mozart & Haydn
Gerard Korsten  conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra  playing Mozart's Symphony No 25,  Tippett's Fantasia Concertante  on a Theme of Corelli and Haydn's Symphony No 104, London. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Waiting for the Match
Cinematic Theatre and The Nonsense Makers' drama about how a matchmaking agency helps men solve their relationship woes. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Apr 14, 8pm, also Sat-Apr 11, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$170, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5219 or 2567 5888 
4th Annual Wakayagi Ryu Konokai Japanese  Dance Performance
Chika Wakayagi's Konokai Culture Company  presents a traditional Japanese dance performance. Sat, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100, HK$150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6760 8477  
Genie Plays Music 1+1 Live in HK 
Taiwanese Mando-pop singer Genie Chuo Wen-hsuan in concert. Sat, 8pm, Hitec,  1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay,  HK$200, HK$280 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2330 8522 
Melodious Piano  Moments Concert
Yip Wai-hong and Gabriel Leung conduct pianist Angela Cheng and the HK Children's Symphony Orchestra  performing Wagner's Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg,  Prokofiev's Symphony No 1 in D,  Classical and Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No 2 in G Minor. Sat, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$140; and Apr 11, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$160 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7321
Rabbit Travelogue: Central Region 
Sound artist Edwin Lo gives a multi-channel sound performance; Bjorn_Ho opens the show. Sat, 8pm, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, free.  Inquiries: 2573 1869
The Battle of Chibi
Yan Huichang  conducts the HK Chinese Orchestra  performing works by Chen Ning-chi such as  Eight-Sound Tunes and The Battle of Chibi. Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600 
Concert by HK Music Lover Chinese Orchestra 
Wai Sing-fat  conducts the orchestra  performing works associated with different Chinese regions; magician Harry Wong (aka Harry Goh Goh) guest presents. In Cantonese. Apr 11, 3pm Y- Theatre, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan; Apr 17, 8pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po; and Apr 24, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
HK Chamber Choir - Handel's Messiah
Harpsichordist Michael Ryan  conducts sopranos Rosaline Pi  and Clara Yip,  alto Cindy Wong,  counter-tenor Enico Luk,  tenor Sam Lau,  baritone Alan Tsang, bass Edmund Kwan,  organist Wong Kin-yu,  the local choir and the HK Soloists performing the Dublin version of Handel's oratorio. Apr 11, 8pm, Tsuen  Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd,  Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$120 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7321
Queen It's A Kinda Magic
Showtime presents a theatrical re-enactment of Freddie Mercury and Queen's 1986 world tour. In English. Apr 13-17, 8pm, Apr 18, 7pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250-HK$695 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: itsakindamagic.com
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical 
ABA Productions and Seabright Productions (UK)'s show in which a brand new, full-length musical drama is created each evening from audience suggestions. Apr 13-18, 8pm, also Apr 18, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195-HK$495 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150
The Real Group 
The Swedish a cappella quintet perform in English and Swedish. Apr 13, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$200-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3755 7070  
'Art'
Emilie Guilot  directs HK Theatre Association's performance of Yasmina  Reza's comedy about three men who find their previously solid 15-year friendship is on shaky ground after one of them buys an expensive painting. In English. Apr 14-17, 7.45pm, also Apr 17, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2537 8066 
Crazy for Cats 
Princess' Blackbox's stand-up comedy about the battle between two women  and an abandoned cat they've  brought home. In Cantonese. Apr 14-18, 8pm, also Apr 17-18, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9032 2913 
 She Came From Beijing 
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's musical about an ambitious young woman from Beijing who hopes to become a superstar in Hong Kong. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Apr 15, 8.15pm, Apr 16-17, 7.30pm, 9.45pm, Apr 18, 5pm, 7.45pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$110-HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123 
Chinese Music Fun! Fun! Fun!
The HK Chinese Orchestra Virtuosi, HK Children Chinese Orchestra, HK Junior Chinese Orchestra and members of HK Chinese Orchestra instrumental classes play Chinese music. Apr 16-17, 7.30pm,  Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd,  Kwai Chung, HK$40 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 3185 1600  
Lingering in the Wind 
Theatre de R&D's  biographical drama about pioneering Chinese artist  Lin Fengmian. In Cantonese. April 16-17, 7.45pm, also April 17-18, 2.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9238 3158 
Breeze Across Us VII - I Dare See
The multi-media arts group with visually impaired and sighted participants performs works that combine dance movements with video projection, music and moving installations. Apr 16-17, 8pm, also Apr 17-18, 3pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6717 4351  
Gloves Handbell - Ring Over Tone 
The community handbell choir  performs. Apr 16, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3104 2355
Peter Donohoe Plays Tchaikovsky 
Yip Wing-sie conducts the British pianist, sheng player Loo Sze-wang  and the HK Sinfonietta performing works by Chan Hing-yan,  Tchaikovsky and Schumann. Apr 16, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336  
Seasons of the Sweet Gum 
Fantasy Puppet Theatre's show  about childhood memories and nature. In Cantonese. Apr 16-17, 7.30pm, also Apr 18, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$100, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Sarah Chang  plays Bruch
Andreas Delfs  conducts the Asian American violinist and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra playing John Adams' The Black Gondola,  Bruch's  Violin Concerto No 1 and Brahms' Symphony  No 1. Apr 16-17, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2332
Sheng It Up 2
SIU2  (Sheng player-organist Ng Cheuk-yin, zheng player Jason Lau, sanxian player Cass Lam, pianist Peter Fan, bass guitarist Liang Chun-wai, drummer Melchior Sareeal) and others play music from their Open Door and Konfusion albums. Apr 16-17, 8.15pm, HK City Hall, 
5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$130-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6021 6114
Peter Donohoe Plays Brahms
Yip Wing-sie conducts the British pianist, sheng player Loo Sze-wang and the HK Sinfonietta performing works by Chan Hing-yan, Schumann and Brahms. Apr 17, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336  
Extra-curricular 
Actors, Dancers and  Singers Sought
The HK Youth Arts Foundation is seeking  people aged 15-25 years to perform in its November production of Rent. Dance auditions: May 22, 10am-6pm; singing auditions: May 29, 10am-6pm. Registration deadline: May 14.  Inquiries: 2877 2625  
Resettlement of Indigenous Villagers: Challenges for  Panda Conservation
Panda Mountain founder-president Marc Brody discusses whether the Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan can serve as a model for panda conservation.  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 1511  
Raqs HK (International) Belly Dance Festival 2010: Opening Ceremony, Master Lecture and Workshops
Egyptian dance pioneer-choreographer Mahmoud Reda discusses the art of belly dancing. In English with Cantonese interpretation. Today, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$80 Urbtix. He also conducts workshops on various belly dance styles. In English.  Today-Sat, 7pm-10pm, also Sat, 2pm-5pm, Dance Culture, 20/F Richmond Plaza, 296 Jaffe Rd, Causeway Bay, HK$3,000 (per workshop), HK$5,200 (any two workshops), HK$10,600  (all four workshops) HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2575 5838 
The Brand New, Far More Invasive, US Tax Laws: What Do They Mean For You?
American certified public accountant Laurence Lipsher  discusses the new provisions in the US tax law passed  last month and  how US tax filers will be affected. In English. Tomorrow, 1.15pm (lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members), includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511 
Springtime Handmade Mart
Bazaar featuring  handmade goods such as fashion accessories, jewellery and gadgets for sale. Sat, 2pm-6pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, free entry. Inquiries: 2127 7936 
As Time Goes by
Art Retreat Museum (Singapore) advisor Fong Yuk Yan discusses Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong's  Hong Kong work. In Cantonese. Sat, 2.30pm, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free (with HK$10 museum admission). Inquiries: 2721 0116 
Guru Dutt, Bollywood Guru
Chan Chi-tak and Matthew Cheng discuss Indian film pioneer Guru Dutt's (1925-1964) life and  work. In Cantonese. Apr 11, 6pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org




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