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Exhibitions  
Talking With the Walls
Three-dimensional paintings, freestanding sculptures and wall-mounted vessels by New York-based Uzbeki-Israeli artist  Nathan Slate Joseph.  Today, 11am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends today 
Bit by Bit X Pause
Tong Wing-sze's  video art  of the dynamics of Hong Kong's history and Chloe Pau Mo-hung's paintings of urban Hong Kong.  Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Jun 12 
A Creative Journey with Lung Kong
Exhibition introducing filmmaker Patrick Lung Kong's  life and work. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-8pm, closed Thu, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 2739 2139. Ends Jun 13  
Interpreting Mona Lisa
Inner Mongolian-born, Beijing-based Xue Mo's portraits of Mongolian females in a Chinese context. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, 2pm-6pm, Karin Weber Gallery, G/F, 20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends Jun 15  
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  
Just Another Exercise
John Choy's infrared photographic records of Hong Kong scenery.  Tue-Sun, 11am-7pm, The Upper Station, 22 Upper Station St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 3486 2474. Ends Jun 20  
The Burden of Representation: Abstraction in Asia Today
Works by 11 artists  that rethink abstraction's relationship to representation.  Daily, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Jun 27 
Acconci Studio + Ai Weiwei: A Collaborative Project
Vito Acconci and Ai Weiwei, two artists with parallel trajectories, create a work together. Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space Gallery A, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Jul 4  
Echo (Contemporary) -  HK Sculpture Biennial 2010 
Works by 21 sculptors including Movana Chen, Jaffa Lam Laam and Mok Yat-san.  Daily, 10am-5pm, Hui Gallery and open space of New Asia College, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 2609 7615. Ends Jul 11 
Hong Kong Contemporary  Art Biennial Awards
Eighty-three award-winning works in various media by artists such as Cheung Wai-man, Zhou Jin  and Tang  Kwok-hin. Mon-Wed, Fri, Sun, 10am-6pm, Sat, 10am-8pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116.  Ends Aug 1 
Performing Arts  
Roar!
Children's entertainers Scotty and Lulu star in a musical  in which they attempt to help Thor the dinosaur get his roar back.  In English.  Until Jun 6, 10am, 2pm, 4.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$128-HK$388 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2987 7370
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 an ambitious nightclub dancer turned murderess  who convinces her husband  to hire Chicago's  top lawyer  to defend her. In English with Chinese side-titles.  Jun 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 2pm, also  Jun 6, 13, 20, 7pm,  Jun 8-12, 15-19, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$895 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 8203 0299  
The Faust Festival 2010
Faust International Youth Theatre performs plays for the family including: Journey to the West, Jun 6, 2pm, Jun 7, 8pm; Aladdin, Jun 6, 5pm; Terrible Tales, Jun 6, 9, 8pm; Splat, Jun 8, 17, 10.30am; Fractured Fairytales, Jun 8, 10, 6pm; and Robin Hood, Jun 9, 6pm, Jun 13, 5pm; Peter and the Wolf,  Jun 10, 10.30am, Jun 19, 5pm, Jun 20, 11am; The Seven Ravens, Jun 11, 6pm, Jun 13, 2pm; An Evening of Suspenseful, Exhilarating, Moving, Stirring and Above All, Serious Plays, Jun 11-12, 8pm; and Dreamscapes and Nightmares, Jun 12, 2pm, Jun 13, 8pm.   In English. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2547 9114 
MicroSex Office (Season 2) 
PIP Theatre's comedy about gender relations in the workplace. In Cantonese. Jun 5-6, 12-13, 2.30pm, also  Jun 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190, HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2511 0139 
A Kid Story
Prospects Theatre's drama about a social worker who works with autistic people and lives with her younger autistic sister. In Cantonese. Until Jun 6, 3pm, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2606 2989  
Tuesdays with Morrie
Ko Tin-lung directs Chung Ying Theatre's stage version of Mitch  Albom's book about the 14 Tuesdays he spends with his dying professor  Morrie Schwartz.  In Cantonese with English surtitles. Jun 6, 13, 3pm, also Jun 8-12, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9800 
Underpaid? Don't Pay!
Lo's Production's version of Italian Dario Fo's comedy about housewives who shoplift from a supermarket. In Cantonese. Jun 5-6, 12-13, 3pm, also Jun 3-6, 11-12, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5133 3767  
Guangdong Chiu Chow Opera Theatre Number Two Troupe and HK Sun Hon Kwong Chiu Chow Opera Troupe
 The two opera troupes perform: Brother and Sister's Tearful Parting, A Heartbreaking Reunion, The Righteous Lan Jizi and Executing Chen Shimei (excerpts). In Chiuchow dialect with Chinese and English surtitles. Jun 6, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan. HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7325
The Legacy of Cheng Yanqiu - A Peking Opera Stylistic Study
The Peking Opera Theatre of Beijing performs excerpts from Looking at the Betrothal Gifts (from Zhu Yingtai Refuses to Be Married), Snow in Summer and Paying Respects to Wang Zhaojun on the Way Home (from Cai Wenji Returning to Han Land). In Beijing dialect with Chinese and English surtitles. Jun 6, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Voices from Africa 
Canto-pop singers  Jacky Cheung Hok-yau,  Shirley Kwan Suk-yee  and Steve Wong Ka-keung,  and 40 children from the Amitofo Care Centre (Malawi) perform; proceeds go to the Amitofo Care Centre's Education Programmes in Africa.  Jun 6, 8pm, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$180-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2718 8088 
Johnny Ip and Black Girl in Concert 2010 
The two veteran Canto-pop  singers perform. Jun 7-8, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10  Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$290  Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123  
Super Voice In Concert 2010 
Canto-pop singers Sherman Chung Shu-man,  Raymond Lam Fung,  Leo Koo Kui-kei,  Myolie Wu Hang-yee,  Elisa Chan Kit-ling  and participants from TVB's The Voice show perform. Jun 8, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100- HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2381 2338  
Orphee aux Enfers  (Orpheus in the Underworld)
The City Opera performs Offenbach's operetta which parodies Gluck's opera based on the Greek myth of Orpheus; the City Chamber Orchestra of HK accompanies; and the Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Legacy European Folk Dance Troupe also feature. A Le French May programme. Sung in French with dialogue in Cantonese and Chinese and English surtitles. Jun 9-10, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$280-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9020 5692
Shelter
The Not So Loud Theatre Company performs Jaymee Ng, Flickie Lapish and Neil Harris'  three-part drama set in a shelter on a mountain top in Hong Kong. In English. Jun 9-12, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$200, HK$160 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
I am the Wind
The Eolipile and Zahrbat Dance Companies perform works in which contemporary dance meets kung fu and hip hop. A Le French May programme. Jun 9-10, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160-HK$280 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: frenchmay.com  
Harpsichord Recital
Jennifer Huang Zheng  gives a recital of works by Handel, J.S. Bach, Scarlatti and Rameau. Jun 10, 6.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8517  
1001 Nights of Pasolini
Alice Theatre Laboratory's drama inspired by the real-life murder of Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini  by a 17-year-old youth. In Cantonese. Jun 10-12, 8pm, also Jun 12-13, 3pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre,  30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$140  Urbtix. Inquiries: 2784 7938
Jobless
Black Bird Theatre's comedy about four 20-somethings' job-hunting travails. In Cantonese. Jun 10-13, 8pm, Jun 12, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theature,12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9050 9421
Giovanni Sollima & City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
Jean Thorel conducts the Italian cellist-composer and the City Chamber Orchetsra of HK playing Respighi's Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No 3, Boccherini's Concerto No 3 for Cello in G Major, Puccini's Crisantemi and his L.B. Files. Jun 11, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$900 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2864 2154 
Isserlis - Le Maitre et le Violoncelle
Yan Pascal Tortelier  conducts cellist Steven Isserlis and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra playing works by Berlioz, Debussy and Ravel. A Le French May programme. Jun 11-12, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Sunday in the Park with George
Theatre Space's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's  musical  A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. In Cantonese. Jun 11-12, 8pm, also Jun 12-13, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2540 1011
Extra-curricular 
Pirate Panto Principals Sought
The HK Players seek  actors (aged 16 years and above) for their Pirate Panto to be staged in Dec. Auditions: Jun 7-8. Inquiries: 9105 3061  
Baby Loves Disco
Family-oriented event featuring a 1980s-style disco, games, dancing, live performers and other activities. Jun 6, 2pm-5pm, Dragon-i, UG/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, HK$250. Inquiries: 3110 1222  
BASF Kids' Lab 2010
University of HK and HK University of Science and Technology students help children conduct scientific experiments.  In Cantonese. Jun 6, 2.30pm-5.20pm, Main lobby, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd,  TST East, free entry, registration required. Inquiries: 2732 3220
Art and Life
Jingkun Theatre founder-director Tang Yuen-ha, Jingkun Theatre director-actor Geng Tianyuan and Peking Opera Theatre of Hebei director Pei Yanling discuss their lives and professional experiences, views on the developments of Chinese traditional theatre and how they envision the future of the teaching of Chinese traditional theatre. In Cantonese and Putonghua. Jun 6, 3pm. AC2, Level 4, Administration Building, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325  
The Life and Drama of Ruan Lingyu 
Film scholar Law Kar,  HK Academy for Performing Arts dean of film and television Shu Kei (aka Kenneth Ip) and Taiwanese film scholar-producer Peggy Chiao Hung-bing discuss the late Chinese silent film actress (1910-1935) whose life was filled with not just film works but also drama. In Cantonese and Putonghua. Jun 6, 5pm, HK Film Archive,  50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, free.  Inquiries: 2739 2139
Losing Control: Emerging  Threats to Western Prosperity
HSBC Global Head of Economics Stephen D. King  discusses the impact of  emerging nations on Western economic prosperity. In English. Jun 7, 1.10pm (reception, 12.15pm; lunch, 12.30pm), JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, HK$490, HK$390 (Asia Society members), includes lunch, registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508. Also Jun 8, 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 
South Korea's Transformation: A New Global Power?
Writer-broadcaster Aidan Foster-Carter  discusses South Korea's rise to global prominence. In English. Jun 7, 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
Story-Telling
The Education Bureau's Simon Tham  tells stories and leads interactive activities related to the  tales he tells. In English. Jul 7, 6.30pm, Knight Frank HK's Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2186 8449 (Mon-Fri mornings only) or esuhk@netvigator.com 
Pairing Shanghainese Food with Wine
Master of Wine-food writer Jeannie Cho Lee  guides diners through the delicate balancing act of respecting both the wine and food at a 10-course Shanghainese meal. In English. Jun 7, 7.30pm (reception 7pm), Gong Guan, 12/F Fung Woo Building, 279 Des Voeux Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$800, HK$700 (Asia Society members), wait list only, registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508  
A Literary Dinner with John Connolly
The Irish writer  discusses his books over a three-course dinner. In English. Jun 8, 7.30pm, Grappa's Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, HK$320, includes dinner, tickets from Dymocks stores. Inquiries: 2865 0421 
Summer Collections Bazaar
Bazaar featuring the sale of goods such as resort wear, jewellery and wines. Jun 9, 11am- 6pm, Azure Lounge, 29/F Hotel LKF, 33 Wyndham St, Central, free entry.  Inquiries: 9326 3093  
China: The Paradox of Stability
Claremont McKenna College government professor Pei Minxin  lectures on why on a macro level, China is relatively stable, (as evident by the lack of organised opposition or external threat faced by the government), yet on the micro level, it is a different story. In English. Jun 10, 1.10pm (reception, 12.15pm; lunch, 12.30pm), JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, HK$490, HK$390 (Asia Society members),  includes lunch, registration required.  Inquiries: 2103 9508 
Cinema  
Restored Treasures
The HK Film Archive presents a continuing series of films from all over the world that have been restored,  including the following one. Ongoing. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei  King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$40 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2739 2139 
Lawrence of Arabia
David Lean's biographical drama about controversial British officer T. E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) and his Middle East adventures during the first world war. In English, Arabic and Turkish with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 6, 12.30pm,  HK Film Archive.  
Raajneeti (stand-alone title)
Prakash Jha's  political thriller tells the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money, power and corruption are the accepted norms, and treachery and manipulation are routinely used weapons. In Hindi with English subtitles. Premiere proceeds go to Anubhooti.  Jun 6, 5pm (reception, 4pm), GH Whampoa, L2, Whampoa Plaza, Whampoa Garden, 7 Tak On St, Hung Hom, HK$1,000; and Jun 12, 9.30pm, Jun 13, 5.30pm, GH Golden Gateway, G/F The Gateway, 25 Canton Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$180. Inquiries: 6019 0621  
The Bitter Tears of Ruan Lingyu
The HK Film Archive and China Film Archive co-present a programme of films starring and about the emblem of 1930s Shanghai and the Golden Age of prewar Chinese cinema, including the following one. Until Jul 4. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139 
New Women
 Drama about a writer-single mother who finds herself struggling to survive a culture  of chauvinism and feudal morality.  Silent  with Chinese intertitles; live music accompaniment by Ernesto Maurice  Corpus. Jun 6, 7.45pm, Jun 19, 7.30pm,  HK Film Archive. 
Femmes, Femmes, Femmes - Imagination of Women in French Cinema
The Consulate-General of France and Broadway Cinematheque co-present a programme of 20 films featuring bold and beautiful French femmes, including the following two. A Le French May programme. Until Jun 23. HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$60 HK Ticketing; Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60; and Palace IFC, Podium L1,  IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 bc.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: frenchmay.com 
Bay of Angels 
Romantic drama about a female  hustler (Jeanne Moreau) who entices a bank employee (Claude Mann)  to fall in love with her and her love of gambling.  In French with English subtitles. Jun 6, 8pm, Broadway Cinematheque, Jun 14, 8pm, Palace IFC. 
Summer
Eric Rohmer's  romantic drama about a woman forced to go on holiday by herself after a friend unexpectedly bails out.  In French with English subtitles. Jun 6, 9.45pm, Broadway Cinematheque, Jun 12, 1.30pm, Palace IFC.  
Pearl River Delta 
Traveller's Home: Master Works by George Chinnery
One hundred and fifty works by the English artist ((1774-1852),  including oil paintings, watercolours, drawings and sketches of Macau, India and England. A Macau Arts Festival programme. Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm, Museum de Macau, Praceta do Museu de Macao 112, Macau, 15 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 2835 7911 or www.macaumuseum.gov.mo. Ends Aug 29  
North Korean Opera: A Dream of Red Mansions
North Korea's Phibada Opera Troupe performs a Korean opera adaptation of novelist Cao Xueqin's A Dream of Red Mansions  that focuses on the love story of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. In Korean with Chinese surtitles. Jun 6-7, 8pm, Shenzhen Poly Theatre, intersection of Wenxin Road 5  and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District,  Shenzhen, 180-1,280 yuan. Inquiries: en.piao.com.cn/guangzhou   
6th Rice Dumpling Festival
Rice dumpling showcase includes The Premium Rice Dumpling Expo and activities such as the QuYan Culture Forum and a  rice dumpling making competition. Jun 11-12, 3pm-9.30pm, Jun 13, 3pm-8pm, Sai Van Lake Square, in front of the Macau Tower and Entertainment Centre, Macau, free entry. Inquiries: (853) 8391 1195   
Macau Lohas Exhibition and  Quality Life Carnival 2010
Event promoting green living, organic food and mental health featuring activities such as healthcare themed exhibits and lectures. Jun 12, 10.30am-9pm, Jun 13, 10.30am-8pm, Convention and Exhibition Centre, Macau Fisherman's Wharf, Avenida da Amizade e Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Macau, free entry. Inquiries: (853) 6212 6622 or lohasmacao.com




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