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Exhibition
Gestures
Sculptures by American Will Clift that emphasise balance and gravity. Today, 10am-7am,  Galerie Ora-Ora, 7 Shin  Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2851 1171. Ends today    
UN-Earth
Ceramic works by seven artists from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan. Today, 10am-7pm, tomorrow, 11am-3pm, ipreciation HK, Suite LG1-3, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central. Inquiries: 2537 8869. Ends tomorrow  
Land-Ta-Morphosis (II)
Taiwanese artist Barney Lin's animated representation of Song dynasty painter Fan K'uan's Travellers among the Mountains and Streams. Opening reception today, 7pm. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, I/O (Input/Output), UG/F Tung Yiu Commercial Building, 31A Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 3105 1127. Ends Feb 8  
Modern Mongolia: From Steppes to Urban Dynamics
Paintings, photographs and installation works by 22 Mongolian artists. Opening reception today, 6pm-8pm, Hanart Square, 2/F Mai On Industrial Building, 17-21 Kung Yip St, Kwai Chung. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart Square; also Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Feb 28  
British Aid Army Group Drawings
Small but detailed drawings collected by British Army Aid Group  founder Colonel Lindsay Ride and used for military intelligence work behind enemy lines during the second world war. 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 Mar 16  
Performing Arts
Citylight
Joviene Anabella P. San directs and stars in Sandanceproduction's dance work about life's struggles and emotional upheavals in Hong Kong. Jan 7, 7pm, 9pm, Jan 8, 2pm, 5pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9031 2952 
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich
Alice Theatre Laboratory performs Bertolt Brecht's  period drama about  life under Hitler's rule. In Cantonese. Jan 7-9, 7.30pm, also Jan 8-9, 2.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2784 7938
The Classic Charm of Kunqu
Wang Xiaodan, Chen Chunmiao, Xing Minshan  and other Kunqu opera performers sing at chamber concerts whose programmes include: Pursuing the Dream (from The Peony Pavilion), Jan 7, 7.30pm; and Escorting Jingniang Thousands of Miles, Jan 8, 7.30pm, Xiang Hai Xuan Multipurpose Hall, Nan Lian Garden, 60 Fung Tak Rd, Diamond Hill, HK$220 Urbtix. In artificial stage language with Chinese and English surtitles. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Fly
Leung Kwok-shing  directs the HK Dance Company's nine-stanza ode to dance. Jan 7-8, 7.45pm, also Jan 8-9, 3pm, 8/F Platform, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806
Love U, Teresa!
Marigold International Entertainment and Songlei Media present a musical about how the late Taiwanese songstress Teresa Teng Li-jun's  music inspired a young struggling composer and a female singer. In Putonghua. Jan 7-8, 7.45pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2769 6388 
A Variation of Zhang Xueliang
Pants Production's dramatic re-examination and re-imagination of the life of Zhang Zueliang,  the general who played a major role in the Xi'an Incident of December 1936. In Cantonese. Jan 7-9, 13-16, 8pm, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, 7 Castle Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Another Sixty
Harmonic Theatre Company's  play about a woman who grew up overseas but has married  a man in a village in the New Territories where old traditions and customs still rule. In Cantonese. Jan 7-8, 8pm, Jan 8-9, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8101 3200
Atherton & Atherton
David Atherton conducts his daughter, soprano Elizabeth Atherton, and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Stravinsky's Symphonies of Wind Instruments, Britten's Les Illuminations and Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker: Act 2. Jan 7-8, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
HK Progressive  Symphony Orchestra
Fong Kin and Alfred Wong conduct sheng player Pang Hong-tai, guitarist Lau Chiu-yuet and the ensemble performing works such as Wong Yok-yee's HK Festival Overture, Li Cheong's Symphonic Overture  and Lim Sheng-shih's Edinburgh Place. Jan 7, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$60 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9821 8695
Musical Journeys with Three Virtuosi
Yan Huichang  conducts sanxian/zhongruan player and narrative singer Feng Shaoxian, banhu player Huo Yonggang, dizi/xiao player and Chinese calligrapher Tam Po-shek  and the HK Chinese Orchestra performing works such as Sui Lijun and Shang Cunbao's Song of the Black Earth and Law Wing-fai's  Haofei Ji (Flying Brush). Jan 7-8, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Perfect Pairs and Odd Couples 
HK Dance Alliance presents a show in which four Australians (Sue Peacock, Stefan Karlsson, Jo Lloyd  and Deanne Butterworth) and two local dancers (Li Yong-jing  and Lam Po) explore and expand the boundaries of duet works. Jan 7-8, 8pm, Jan 9, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$160 (HK$130 members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Cinema
Morning Matinee
The Film Archive presents a programme of three Cantonese films from decades past, including the following one. Jan 7-21. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$20 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139 
A Fan to Remember
Period film adaptation of  early Qing dynasty play The Peach Blossom Fan about a Ming dynasty songstress (Patricia Lam Fung) and a scholar-turned-rebel (Lau Kim-long) who have to choose between romance and loyalty to their nation. Jan 7, 11am, Film Archive. 
Royal Opera House Ballet  and Opera
MCL presents a programme of four shows featuring performances by Britain's The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, including the following one. Until Jan 30. MCL JP Cinema, JP Plaza, 22-36 Paterson St, Causeway Bay; MCL Kornhill Cinema, 4/F, Kornhill Plaza South, 2 Kornhill Road, Quarry Bay; MCL Telford Cinema, Telford Gardens, 33 Wai Yip St, Kowloon Bay; and The Grand Cinema, The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$120, HK$150 mclcinema.com. Inquiries: 2418 8841
La Traviata
Richard Eyre directs and Antonio Pappano conducts the Royal Opera performing Giuseppe Verdi's opera about a  courtesan whose romantic relationship with a man named Alfredo threatens to bring scandal upon  his family.  In Italian with English subtitles. Jan 7, 7.30pm, Jan 9, 1pm, MCL JP Cinema, Jan 14, 7.30pm, MCL Kornhill Cinema, Jan 22, 29, 7pm, Jan 23, 2pm, The Grand Cinema.
Nightlife
Music Battle - Live Show 01
Jazz guitarist Eugene Pao  and singer-songwriter-musician-actor Jun Kung  perform; local indie bands ToNick, Senseless and Killer Soap  also play. Jan 7, 7pm, The Backyard, Langham Place Hotel, 555 Shanghai St, Mong Kok. Inquiries: 3123 1810
Bianca Live! with The New York Jazz Cats
Singer Bianca Wu Lam  performs pop, jazz, soul and R&B with eight of the 13 New York Jazz Cats  musicians. Jan 7-8, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: lmc.music@gmail.com 
Cabaret 2011
Whole Theatre's cabaret show featuring various music, including  pop  and electro. In Cantonese. Jan 7-10, 13-17, 20-24, 27-30, 8pm, Jan 12, 19, 26, 9pm, Jan 29-30, 3.30pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$200, includes drinks and snacks. Inquiries: 8201 2989
Andy Lau Unforgettable Concert 2010
Singer-actor Andy Lau Tak-wah  in concert. Until Jan 8, 8.15pm,  HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134
Leaving the Comfort Zone: Li Dai Guo and Peter Scherr Duo
The Chinese-American musician and the American bassist-composer play original tunes; Brown Note Collective  also perform. Jan 7, 8.30pm, Hidden Agenda, 6/F Ko Leung Industrial Building, 25 Dai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, HK$100. Inquiries: 6335 6366
DJ Tai
The German DJ spins electro and dance music. Jan 7, 10pm, Volar, B/F, 38-44 D'Aguliar St, Lan Kwai Fong, Central, HK$350, includes two drinks. Free for members. Inquiries: 2810 1510



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