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Exhibitions  
New Ink Art
Works by Wang Tiande,  Shen Fan, Jiang Dahai  and Ming Fay. Today, 10.30am-5.30pm, Alisan Fine Arts, Rm 2305, Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Rd, Aberdeen. Inquiries: 2526 1091. Ends today  
Breath of Black & White
Kim Eun-ju's pencil drawings of flowers, waves and human bodies. Today, 10.30am-7.30pm, Shin Hwa Gallery, G/F 32 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2803 7960. Ends today 
Forget Me Not
Oil paintings by  Proceso Gelladuga depicting the rituals of dressing and undressing. Today, 2.30pm-12.30am, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2127 7936. Ends today 
Urban Abstractions: Hong Kong
Photographs by  Alvin Mak  and Dana Shek of urban Hong Kong. Today, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends today 
Art HK 10
HK international art fair featuring exhibitions of works  from over 150 galleries. May 29, noon-7pm, May 30, noon-5pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$200 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2918 8793.  Ends May 30  
Sotheby's London's Impressionist & Modern Art and Contemporary Art Sales
More than 20 works by artists such as Henri Matisse, Edouard Manet and Andy Warhol.  Preview: May 29-30, 11am-7pm, Grand Hyatt HK, 1 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2822 8140. Ends May 30  
Echo (Contemporary) - HK Sculpture Biennial 2010 
Works by 21 sculptors including Movana Chen and Jaffa Lam Laam.  Opening ceremony today, 5pm. Daily, 10am-5pm, Hui Gallery and open space of New Asia College, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 2609 7615. Ends Jul 11   
A Blemish, A Beauty 
Three Japanese artists' works  that convey  a fleeting sense of beauty. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Gallery Exit, G/F, 1 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2541 1299. Ends Jul 17  
Performing Arts 
Dynamic Yunnan - In 
Search of Shangri-la Yang Liping and the Dynamic Yunnan Song and Dance Troupe perform an ethnic song and dance show. May 28-29, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
MicroSex Office (Season 2) 
PIP Theatre's comedy  on gender relations in the workplace. In Cantonese. May 27-30, Jun 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 7.30pm, May 29-30, Jun 5-6, 12-13, 2.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190, HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2511 0139 
Dancing Emotions
The HK Dance Company performs works by dancer-choreographers Liu Yinghong, Chen Rong and Mi Tao.  May 28-29, 7.45pm, also May 29-30, 3pm, HK Dance Company's 8/F Platform, 8/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan,  HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806 
Les Ombres de Nos Emotions (Shadows of Our Own Emotions) 
The HK Theatre Association's  drama about  human emotions and intertwined relationships. In English and French. Until May 29, 7.45pm, also May 29, 2.45pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$160 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Asphalte
Pierre Rigal choreographs and Compagnie Derniere Minute perform a blend of hip hop, contemporary dance and physical theatre. A Le French May programme. May 28-30, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$160-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: frenchmay.com
Chicago - The Musical 
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises, John Frost, and Barry and Fran Weissler present John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical about a nightclub dancer turned murderess  who convinces her husband to come up with the money to hire Chicago's  top lawyer  to defend her. In English with Chinese side-titles. May 25-29, Jun 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 8pm, also May 29-30, Jun 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 2pm, May 30, Jun 6, 13, 20, 7pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$895 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299 
Colleen Lee Plays Prokofiev
Dorian Wilson conducts pianist Colleen Lee Ka-ling and the HK Sinfonietta in  Bartok's Hungarian Sketches, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 3 in C and Dvorak's Symphony No9 in E Minor, From the New World. May 29, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
David Alan Miller conducts soprano Indra Thomas, pianist Kevin Cole and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Gershwin such as Summertime, Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris. May 28-29, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 
Tales of Two Cities - Hong Kong ? Shanghai ? Eileen Chang 
City Contemporary Dance Company performs choreographer Helen Lai Hoi-ling's dance theatre reconstruction of writer Eileen Chang's life and times in Hong Kong and Shanghai. May 28-29, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2329 7803 
Extra-curricular 
Backroom Conversations 
Artists Martha Rosler, Zanny Begg, Wong Hoy-cheong and Ger Choi Tsz-kwan  discuss artists as activists and art as a catalyst, May 29, 2pm; and the International Council of Museums' Sabine Breitwieser, New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York)'s Eungie Joo, Performance Space (Sydney) associate director Bec Dean and curator-writer-critic Michael Rush discuss new ideas and developments in museology, May 29, 4.15pm. In English with simultaneous Cantonese interpretation. Rm S421, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2815 1112   
The Body as Workshop
British sculptor Antony Gormley discusses his radical investigation of the body as a symbol of memory and transformation.  In English. May 29, 5.30pm, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free, registration required. Inquiries: 2913 5100
Cinema
A Lean Night - Women of the Night
The HK Arts Centre presents a programme of classic works by master filmmakers from different parts of the world, including the following three films. Ends May 29. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour  Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2582 0273
Mamma Roma 
Pier Pablo Pasolini's drama about a middle-aged whore who becomes a fruit seller  in order to forge a respectable life for her teenaged son. In Italian with English subtitles. May 29, 2.30pm,  HK Arts Centre.
Vivre Sa Vie (aka My Life to Live)
Jean-Luc Godard's  drama about a young woman  who abandons her  husband and child in order to pursue a career as an actress, only to turn to prostitution after being beset with financial troubles. In French with English subtitles. May 29, 5.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
The Life of Oharu
Kenji Mizoguchi's  adaptation of 17th-century Japanese writer  Ihara Saikaku's novel drama about an Edo-era woman's descent from lady-in-waiting to concubine to prostitute. In Japanese with English subtitles.  May 29, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Nightscene
 Paul Ogata
The American stand-up comedian performs. In English. May 27-29, 8pm, also May 28-29, 10pm, TakeOut Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$250. Inquiries: 6220 4436
This Readily Assimilative People
Beijing indie rock band Lonely China Day perform at their album release show; local post-rock group Elf-Fatima support. May 29, 8pm, Hidden Agenda Live House, 6/F Ko Leung Industrial Building, 25 Dai Yip St, Kwun Tong, HK$119 (advance), HK$149 (door). Inquiries: 9651 8567 
Mayday  World Tour (2010 Unlimited Edition)
The Taiwanese alternative rock band in concert. May 28-31, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2715 3850 
Girls with Guitars #2
Heather plays melodic acoustic music, 9 Maps serves up indie acoustic tunes and Reign Lee opts for alternative rock.  May 29, 9pm, Rock School, 2/F, 21-25 Luard Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100, includes one drink. Inquiries: 9486 4648
Music Matters 
Thirty international and local music acts perform. May 29, 9pm, Beer Bar, G/F California Tower, 30-32 D'Aguilar St, LKF; May 29, 9pm, di Lux Ristoranti & Bar, UG/F California Tower, 30-32 D'Aguilar St, LKF;  May 29, 9pm, The Cavern, LG/F LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham St, LKF;  May 29, 10pm, Backstage, 1/F Somptueux Central, 52-54 Wellington St, Central, free. Inquiries: 9486 4648 
Bob Sinclar
The French DJ spins house. May 29, 11.30pm, Dragon-i, UG/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, HK$500. Inquiries: 3110 1222



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