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SCMP Reporter

Exhibitions
Degenerate Art Exhibition
Experimental exhibition utilising works by Hanison Lau, Lee Kit, Ivy Ma, Tang Kwok-hin, Damon Tong and Justin Wong to reveal exhibition practices and encourage critical thinking. Today, 1.30pm-7.30pm, wrongplace, L4-01, Jockey Club Creative Art Centre, 
30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: rightperson@wrongplace.org. Ends today 
Fine Art Asia
Annual international art and antiques fair with exhibitors specialising in Asian antiques, Western contemporary art and more. Opens today. Oct 3-5, 11am-7pm, Oct 6, 11am-6pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$200 (admits two). Inquiries: 3107 0681. Ends Oct 6  
Balmy Autumn Breeze
Exhibition of over 100 products of teacher-inspired projects created by Helene Studio's  child artists. Today, Tue-Thu, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends Thu 
Sotheby's Hong Kong  Autumn 2010
Auctions of: wines, Oct 3, 10am; Southeast Asian paintings, Oct 4, 10am; 20th-century Chinese art, Oct 4, 3pm; art from a European collection, Oct 4, 5.30pm, contemporary Asian art, 6pm; Chinese paintings, Oct 5, 10am, 2pm; watches, Oct 6, 10am; jewels and jadeite, Oct 6, 2.30pm, 5.30pm; Qing art, Oct 7, 2pm; Qing porcelain, Oct 7, 2.30pm; Ming bronzes, Oct 7, 3pm; Chinese art, 3.30pm; scholarly art, Oct 8, 10am; and ceramics and other works, Oct 8, 11am, 2.30pm. Preview and exhibitions: Oct 3-7, 10am-6.30pm. HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, free entry. Inquiries:  2524 8121. Ends Oct 8 
Buffet
Yokky Wong Mei-han's  ceramic works express her ideas about, and attitude towards, food. Sat-Sun, 1pm-7pm, Unit Gallery, L6-19 Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 9453 1626. Ends Oct 10 
Asia World City: Post Factory
Works by 20 artists about the conditions of our  city that examine the meanings and trajectories of cultural production within it.  Daily, noon-8pm, Museum of Site (MOST), L7-12A, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 9802 9440. Ends Oct 11 
Homage
Italian Pietro Lista's paintings and sketches explore the relationship between artist and master, and the nature of originality. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5503. Ends Oct 12 
Hong Kong As It Was
Photographs of 1950s and 60s Hong Kong by the late Mak Fung (1918-2009).  Tue-Sun, noon-7pm, The Upper Station, 22 Upper Station St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 6130 5137. Ends Oct 17  
Sharp/Clear/Deep
Works by six Thai artists commenting on the confrontation between the Thai establishment and the country's rural underclass. Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Oct 24 
A Departure from Reality III:  The Tender Truth 
Works by Chinese conceptual photographic artists Maleonn and Jiang Pengyi. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Blindspot Gallery, 24-26A, Aberdeen St, Central. Also: Thu-Sun, 11am-7pm, Blindspot Annex, 15/F, Po Chai Industrial Building, 28 Wong Chuk Hang Rd, Aberdeen. Inquiries: 2517 6238. Ends Oct 30  
Fabrication
Sculptures, paintings and mixed-media installations by Shi Jindian  that are based on the destruction and reconstruction of objects.  Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Contemporary by Angela Li, G/F, 90-92 Hollywood Rd, Central. Ends Oct 31  
The Read Showcase
Taiwanese installation artist Sheng Bo-cheng's series showcasing the idea for a unique mode of translation. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Input/Output, 31A Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2105 1127. Ends Nov 21 
City Flaneur: Social  Documentary Photography
Photographs of urban scenes and landscapes by 35 local photographers, including Chan Chik, Yau Leung, Dustin Shum Wan-yat and Ivy Ma King-chu.  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 Jan 3, 2011  
Life in the Universe
Exhibition exploring the possibility of the existence of other life in the universe, and the relationship between molecules in interstellar space and the birth of life on earth. Mon-Wed, Fri, 1pm-9pm, Sat-Sun,  10am-9pm, closed Thu, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$35. Inquiries: 2732 3232. Ends Jan 5, 2011  
A Landscape Journey
Chinese landscape paintings from the Xubaizhai Collection, the bulk of which are from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. 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 Feb 1, 2011  
Escape from Hong Kong -  the Road to Waichow
Historical exhibition detailing the daring Christmas Day escape from Japanese-occupied Hong Kong by a one-legged  Chinese admiral escorted by a group of British intelligence officers and sailors.  Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-5pm, closed Thu, Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung  Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, HK$10, free on Wed.  Inquiries: 2569 1500. Ends Dec 31, 2011  
Performing Arts 
Gaff Aff 
Switzerland's Martin Zimmermann &  Dimitri de Perrot  present a comic parody of modern man using a blend of music, circus performance, fine arts and choreographed movements. Oct 3, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
HK International Jazz Festival 2010 
Renfrew Group,  the Buzz Bros Band, Sylvain Gagon Quintet and Logic perform, Oct 3, 3pm, Cultural Centre, Piazza C, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Flo & Wild Grape Fruit perform, Oct 5, 9.30pm, Backstage Live, 1/F Somptueux Central, 52-54 Wellington St, Central, HK$250, includes one drink. Pekka Pylkkanen Global Unit, featuring Ronan Guilfoyle, and Rusconi play, Oct 7, 7.45pm; and the John Thomas Trio and Joey Calderazzo Trio perform, Oct 8, 7.45pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$300. The Steinar Raknes Trio, bassist Skaidi and guitarist Stanley Jordan play, Oct 9, 7.45pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9668 5927
Landscape in the Mist
Tam Hung-man and Wong Man-ho direct Theatre Ronin's performance of Tam's drama revolving around a man's return to Shau  Kei Wan.  In Cantonese. Until Oct 3, 3pm,  also 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing  Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 7101 2098 
Rhapsody of Love 
HK Children's Arts Alliance Company's multimedia musical inspired by Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska's Love at First Sight about a youthful romantic encounter. In Cantonese. Until Oct 3, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$180 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9323 1330
The Toy Kingdom Challenge 
Little Trout Children's Choir's musical about three children who go to the Toy Kingdom to find and fight for their lost and beloved toys. In Cantonese.  Oct 3, 3pm, also 7.30pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd,  Sai Wan Ho, HK$80-HK$160 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9739 9303
Bardo Todel
Taiwanese mime artist Sun Li-tsuei  stages a one-woman adaptation of the Tibetan Buddhist scripture referring to a post-death state.  Until Oct 3, 8pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$200 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2371 2723
Cello Recital by Mischa Maisky
The Latvia-born cellist plays works by Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Rachmaninov, De Fall and Debussy; pianist Lily Maisky accompanies. Oct 3, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$520 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
The Central Conservatory of Music 70th Anniversary - Charity Concert  Opera Highlight
Soprano Ke Lvwa, baritone Feng Guodong, tenor David Quah and pianist Vivian Cheng Wai perform works by Mozart, Donizetti, Kurt Weill, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Verdi, Bizet and Gershwin. Oct 3, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2391 5201
Sex 4 Play
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's musical comedy about Hongkongers' attitudes to love and sex. In Cantonese (with Chinese surtitles for the songs).  Oct 3, 6, 8.15pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$130-HK$195 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6377 7240
Ning Feng 
The Chinese violinist gives a recital of works by Mozart, Grieg, Kriesler,  Zha Hankun,  Li Zili and Sarasate.  Oct 5, 8pm, City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180,  HK$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3518 7290
Sleuth
Candice Moore directs Sweet & Sour Productions'  staging of Anthony Shaffer's suspense drama  about a man who is unwittingly drawn into a tangled web of intrigue and gamesmanship by his lover's mystery-writer husband. In English. Oct 5-10, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9852 2668 
Stick Man 
ABA Productions and Scamp Theatre (UK) present a musical theatre adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's children's story about a stick man who, after being mistaken as an ordinary stick by a dog and embarking on a series of adventures, wonders if he ever will get to return home to his family. In English. Oct 6-7, 10am, noon, Oct 8-9, 5pm, also 9-10, 11am, 2pm, Academy  for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$195-HK$395 Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2547 7150
Musicarama 2010: Four Gig Heads Percussion Group
The local percussion ensemble play works such as Leung Chi-hin's Striking in the Tornado and Christopher Coleman's Four Gig Bags. Oct 6, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1630
1587, a Year of No Significance 
Mathias Woo Yan-wai directs Zuni Icosahedron's adaptation of Ray Huang's book depicting incidents in the year which changed the fate of China. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Oct 7-8, 14-16, 7.30pm, also Oct 9-10, 17, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$162- HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2893 8704
City of Maze
KJF's drama about a journey to three supernatural dimensions.  In Cantonese. Oct 7-9, 8pm, also Oct 9, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120, HK$95 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Grease
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises, Paul Nicholas and David Ian present Jim Jacob and Warren Casey's musical  about the romance between a greaser and a  new girl who are both students at Rydell High School. David Gilmore directs.  In English with Chinese surtitles. Oct 7-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30, 8pm, also Oct 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30-31, 2pm, Oct 10, 17, 24, 31, 7pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$895  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299  
'Ladies & Gentlemen' Miriam Yeung World Tour Live In Hong Kong 2010 
Canto-pop singer-actress Miriam Yeung Chin-wah  in concert. Oct 7-11, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134
A Telling Heart in a Trying Time:  A Tribute to Cao Yu
HK Movie & TV Theatrical Society's play traces the life and times of the Chinese dramatist. In Cantonese and Putonghua with Chinese surtitles. Oct 8-9, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$60, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
City Inside a Broken Sky II
Kung Chi-shing directs, composes and performs (along with Nancy Loo, Lee Chun-chow, Julia Mok , Makoto Matsushima, Hahn Rowe, John von Seggern, William Lane and Eman Lam) a multimedia pop opera  about the hectic nature of life in a city. Oct 8-9, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Christopher Hogwood and  the HK Sinfonietta
The English maestro  conducts the local orchestra performing works by Handel, Martinu, Bach/Raff, Stravinsky and Bach/Webern. Oct 8, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
Mark Atkins in Concert
The Australian didgeridoo player-storyteller performs  Australian aboriginal music. Oct 8, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$170 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2585 4481 
Musicarama 2010: New Sounds from the City Chamber Orchestra of HK
Jean Thorel conducts pianist Evelyn Chang, cellist Artem Konstatinov and the orchestra playing works by Tabakova, Stephen Yip and Tang Lok-yin, Brenet, Wu Li-ying and Chris Hung. Oct 8, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1630
I Sell Love
Theatre Lab's drama about a girl who engages in compensated dating. In Cantonese. Oct 8, 8.15pm, Oct 9, 2.30pm,  Oct 10, 5pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$140, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6377 7240 
Yan Chai Charity Fortnight 2010:  Zheng Concert by Yu Hong
The zheng player perfoms works such as Melody of Hanjiang and Little Heroic Sisters on the Grassland. Oct 9, 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2416 8033
A Tale of the Forbidden City
Shi Xiaomei and Li Honglang stars in Zuni Icosahedron's presentation of Zhang Hong's kunqu opera about the Chongzhen emperor meeting the spirit of Kuai Xiang, the architect who designed the Forbidden City. Mathias Woo Yan-wai directs. In regional dialect with Chinese and English surtitles. Oct 9-12, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$162-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2893 8704
Cinema
Enthiran: The Robot 
S. Shankar's science-fiction film about a gifted scientist whose construction of a brilliant robot has unexpected consequences. In Tamil with English subtitles. Oct 3, 9am, Grand Ocean Theatre, 3 Canton Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$500. Inquiries (and ticketing): 2369 3718
Transamerica
Felicity Huffman  stars in this drama about a pre-operative transsexual who learns that she has a son living on the other side of the US, and that he is in trouble. In English with Chinese subtitles. Oct 3, 12.15pm, Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden,  3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$45 bc.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 0002 
Master of Suspense: Alfred  Hitchcock Retrospective
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a programme of 20 Alfred Hitchcock films, including the following two. Until Nov 28. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd,  TST East; and Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900
The Lady Vanishes
Mystery revolving around a young woman on a train who claims an older woman, whom nobody else remembers seeing, disappeared from her compartment. In English with Chinese and English subtitles. Oct 3, 2.30pm,  Space Museum.
Jamaica Inn
Period crime drama  centring on an  orphan girl who, upon going to live with her uncle and aunt at their inn, discovers that it is a pirates' lair. Starring Charles Laughton.  In English with English subtitles. Oct 3, 5pm, Space Museum.
Restored Treasures
The Film Archive presents a continuing series of films from all over the world that have been restored in some form or other, including the following film. Ongoing. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
Twenty-four Eyes
Keisuke Kinoshita's  adaptation of Sakae Tsuboi's anti-war novel following the lives of a teacher (Hideko Takamine) and the 12 students of the first class she teaches from the nationalistic pre-war period in the 1920s through to the early post-war years in the 1940s. In Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles. Oct 3, 2.30pm, Film Archive. 
It was 75 Years Ago ... Celebrating Cathay's Anniversary
The Film Archive presents a programme  of 22 films produced by Cathay Organisation (including as the Motion Pictures and General Investments  Film Company), including the following two. Until Oct 31. Film Archive,  50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2739 2139
Sun, Moon and Star (Part 1)
Romantic epic set during the second world war about three women with different personalities (Lucilla You Min, Grace Chang, aka Ge Lan, and Julie Yeh Feng) who all love the same man (Chang Yang).  Evan Yang directs. In Mandarin. Oct 3, also Oct 23,  7pm, Film Archive.
Sun, Moon and Star  (Concluding Episode)
Romantic epic about three women in love with the same man who end up bonding with one another. Starring Lucilla You Min, Grace Chang (aka Ge Lan) and Julie Yeh Feng. In Mandarin. Oct 3, also Oct 23, 9pm,  Film Archive. 
Pearl River Delta
The Master from the West
Exhibition of works such as paintings, books, scientific and musical instruments that commemorates the 400th anniversary of the passing of Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci (1550-1610).  Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm, Macau Museum of Art, Ave Xian Xing Hai, Macau, 5 patacas, free on Sun. Inquiries: (853) 8791 9814 or www.artmuseum.gov.mo Ends Oct 31  
Gurzenich-Orchestra Cologne
Markus Stenz  conducts the German orchestra playing works by Wagner, Mozart and Brahms. A Macau International Music Festival programme. Oct 3, 8pm, Macau Cultural Centre, Ave Xian Xing Hai, Macau, 100-500 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 8399 6699 or www.icm.gov.mo
Piano Recital by Yundi Li
The Chinese pianist plays works by Chopin.  A Macau International Music Festival programme. Oct 4, 8pm, Macau Cultural Centre, Ave Xian Xing Hai, Macau, 100-500 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 8399 6699 or www.icm.gov.mo
The Henschel Quartet
German violinists Christoph Henschel and Conrad Muck, viola Monika Henschel and cellist Mathias Beyer-Karlsh?j perform  works by Mozart, Schumann, Haydn and Mendelssohn. A Macau International Music Festival programme. Oct 5, 8pm, Dom Pedro V Theatre, St. Augustine's Square, Macau, 100-200 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 8399 6699 or www.icm.gov.mo
Die Singphoniker
Counter-tenor Markus Geitner, tenors Daniel Schreiber and Henning Jensen, bass-baritone Michael Mantaj, bass Christian Schmidt and pianist Berno Scharp perform works by Morley, Brahms, Mendelssohn and others.  A Macau International Music Festival programme. Oct 7, 8pm, Dom Pedro V Theatre, St. Augustine's Square, Macau,  100-200 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 8399 6699  or www.icm.gov.mo
The Bergen Woodwind Quintet
Norwegian flautist Gro Sandvik, oboist Steinar Hannevold, clarinettist Fredrik Fors, French horn player Ilene Chanon and bassoonist Per Hannevol play works by composers such as Grieg, S?verud and Ibert. A Macau International Music Festival programme. Oct 8, 8pm, Dom Pedro V Theatre, St. Augustine's Square, 100-200 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 8399 6699 or www.icm.gov.mo
One Starry Night: An Evening with Shirley Kwan
Canto-pop singer Shirley Kwan Suk-yee in concert. Oct 9, 8pm, Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macao, Cotai Strip, Macau,  HK$280-HK$880 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: (853) 2882 8818



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