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Exhibition
Come Together and Give Me a Hand
Participatory and social interactive works by the Woofer Ten collective's core members that make up part of the Siu Sai Gual Bananale (first Mini West Kowloon Biennial). Today, 1pm-8pm, 404 Shanghai St Space, G/F, 404 Shanghai St, Yau Ma Tei. Inquiries: 3485 6499. Ends today
Ink Colour Bop 
Experimental works integrating traditional ink brushwork with printed materials and contemporary techniques such as rubbing, collage and sculpture by the Ink Notes group.  Today, Tue-Thu, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends Thu
The Diary of a Colourful Journey 
Watercolour paintings by Yuzuru Okumura  of scenes, people and things he came across on his European travels. Today, 1-6pm, tomorrow-Thu, 10am-7pm, Wan Fung Art Gallery, G/F, Cityplaza III, Taikoo Shing. Inquiries: 2736 9623. Ends Thu 
The Border Show
Works by nine artists (including Nadim Abbas and Adrian Wong) about the phenomenon of border crossing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen using shipping containers as the artistic medium. Today, noon-6pm, and by appointment, Cargo container storage bay adjacent to the Whitehead Club, Whitehead, Ma On Shan. Inquiries: 5181 5156. Ends Fri  
 Other Sides
Works from Briton Jeffrey Robb's lenticular photography series of wraith-like female figures. Today, Tue-Fri, noon-8pm, Jiang Art Gallery, G/F & 1/F, 39 Staunton St, SoHo. Inquiries: 3119 2012. Ends Fri  
Landscape Reinterpreted
Danny Lee's playful sculptural pieces examine the relationship between humans and nature. Daily, 10am-8pm, Pao Galleries, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2582 0200. Ends Jan 30  
Post 80s Around the World 
Two-dimensional and 3-D photographs by Birdy Chu, Stanley Ng Wai-cheong, Simon Go Man-ching, Galen Tse, Andy Tam and Auyang Yong of Hong Kong and the world 30 years after the start of the mainland's open-door policy. Mon-Tue, Thu-Sun, Museum of Site (MOST) Art Space, L7-12A, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 9802 9440. Ends Jan 31  
Zest to Dunhuang
Jao Tsung-i's paintings and calligraphic works inspired by the ancient northwestern Chinese oasis town. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5500. Ends Feb 6  
Touching Art: Louvre's Sculptures  in Movement
Exhibition of replicas of Louvre Museum sculptures and reliefs that visitors are invited to touch. 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 10  
Glamour Everlasting
Showcase of photographs and archival items donated by cinematic luminaries to the Film Archive. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-8pm, closed Thu, Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Ends Mar 6 
British Aid Army Group Drawings
Small but detailed drawings collected by British Army Aid Group (BAAG) founder Colonel Lindsay Ride that were 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
The Gruffalo 
ABA Productions and Tall Stories Theatre Company (UK)'s musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's  children's book about a mouse that goes for a walk in the woods and meets a creature it made up in tall stories. In English. Jan 23, 11am, also Jan 28, 5pm, Jan 29-30, 2pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries:  2547 7150
The Gruffalo's Child 
ABA Productions and Tall Stories Theatre Company (UK)'s musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's sequel to their  The Gruffalo about what happens one wild and windy night after the Gruffalo's child ignores her father's warning and tiptoes out into the snow. In English. Jan 23, 2pm, also Jan 23, 29, 5pm, Jan 30, 11am, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai,  HK$195-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries:  2547 7150
Age of Aquarius
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's musical exploring the dreams and struggles of the post-80s generation using Eason Chan Yik-shun's  pop songs. In Cantonese. Jan 23, 2.30pm, 5pm, Jan 26-27, 8.15pm, Jan 28, 7.30pm, 9.45pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120-HK$195 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6377 7240
Chinese Flute with Quaint Charm
Xiao player-composer Tam Po-shek  gives a recital of works including his Winds Bringing the Plums Down and Autumn Hills; guqin player Tse Chun-yan,  pipa player Lam Siu-king, zheng player Chui Mei-ting  and sheng player Leung Yan-chiu  also perform.   Jan 23, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, Xiang Hai Xuan Multipurpose Hall, Nan Lian Garden, 60 Fung Tak Rd, Diamond Hill, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 
The Empress of China 
Joanna Chan directs the HK Repertory Theatre's  production of her period drama about the initial encounter of two people from different backgrounds aboard the first trading ship to sail from the US to China in 1784. In Cantonese and English with Chinese and English surtitles. Jan 23, 29-30, 2.45pm, also Jan 25-29, 7.45pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$130-HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
Alive in the Mortuary 
We Draman's drama about two Medecins Sans Frontieres volunteers who come to understand the true meaning of life after they get stuck in a mortuary in war-torn Angola. In Cantonese. Jan 23, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun; and Jan 29, 8pm, Jan 30, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9448 3574
Home Coming
Joey Leung directs Wind Mill Grass Theatre's presentation of Edmond Tong's  one-man show about love, growing up and fate. In Cantonese. Until Jan 23, 3pm, also 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2389 9220
Singlology
Performer Studio's Tony Wong's solo show about the joys of being single. In Cantonese. Until Jan 23, 3pm, also 8pm, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3172 1780
University of Laughs
Nonsense Makers' adaptation of playwright Koki Mitani's comedy about a scriptwriter who faces censorship problems. In Cantonese. Until Jan 23, 3pm, also 8pm,  HK Culture Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5219
Victor Goldberg 
The Israeli pianist plays works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Scriabin and Tchaikovsky.  Jan 23, 3pm, Discovery College Theatre,  38 Siena Avenue, Discovery Bay, HK$100. Inquiries: 6052 1471 
With Love, William Shakespeare
William Yip and Fong Chun-kit direct Theatre Noir's production of Fong's comic musical revealing timeless parallels between Shakespeare's romantic world and modern trials of love. In English with Chinese surtitles. Jan 29-30, 3pm, also Jan 29, 8pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre,  345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan,  HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2904 7818
Wonderful Dance
E-Side Dance Company present performances by dancer-choreographers Daniel Yeung Chun-kwong, Force Fong, Yeung Wai-mei and Abby Chan Man-yee. Jan 23, 4pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2372 9351 
Kim Sang Fai Cantonese Opera Troupe
The troupe performs Dream at Peony Pavilion. In Cantonese. Jan 23, 7.30pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2268 7325
Yoshiki Fukuyama The Second Asia Live Tour - Fire Bomber in HK 
The Japanese singer-songwriter-guitarist and his Fukuyama Band perform rock 'n' roll music. Jan 23, 7.30pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$380-HK$680 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2111 9138 
The Passage Beyond
Actors' Family's musical adaptation of Miri Yu's novel about strange things happening after a single father's return from a trip spent hunting for a particular species of butterfly in Taiwan. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Jan 23, 27-30, 7.45pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160-HK$450 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6715 4437
Cabaret 2011 
Whole Theatre's cabaret show featuring various music, including  pop  and electro. In Cantonese. Jan 23-24, 27-30, 8pm, Jan 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 
Concert by China Philharmonic Orchestra (Hong Kong)
Lim Kek-han  conducts pianist Yim Wan  and the local orchestra performing works by Brahms, Mozart and Dvorak. Jan 23, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$80-HK$140 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7321
Dance to Infinity
Infinity Dance Studio instructors, professional dancers and students perform hip hop, jazz and funk works. Jan 23, 8pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University,  Hung Hom, HK$85, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2369 1632   
Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love)
Lio Kuok-man  conducts and Lo King-man directs Musica Viva's production of Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti's comic opera about a simple-minded young peasant, hopelessly in love with the daughter of a wealthy landowner, who buys some wine after mistaking it for a love potion; with performances by the HK Virtuosi and the Opera Society of HK. In Italian with Chinese and English surtitles. Until Jan 23, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$600 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321  
The Pupils Baroque 
Man Ng conducts pianist Marsha Chow and the Kornhill Youth Chamber Orchestra performing works by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Rieding and Pachelbel. Jan 23, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$60, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3649 3286
Monkey King 
Joseph and Loretta Law Society for the Advancement of Chinese Performing Arts present Sight, Sound & Action's rock-style action musical production inspired by Journey to the West. In Putonghua. Jan 25-30, 7.30pm, also Jan 29-30, 2.30pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$560 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2677 2333
Michael Chance  and CCOHK
Stephen Layton conducts the British countertenor and the City Chamber Orchestra of HK performing works by Haydn, Vivaldi, Handel and Britten. Jan 25, 8pm, City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2864 2156
Baroque Instruments Performance
Concerto da Camera presents a Baroque music concert with recorder player Henry Ho, bassoonist Karen Yeung, violinist Woo Hinzun and viola da gamba player Lam Tim-wai playing works by Telemann, Abel and Loeillet. Jan 26, 1.15pm, St. John's Cathedral, 4-8 Garden Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 9731 3388
The Jungle Book 
Jodi Gilchrist directs Panther Productions' presentation of her adaptation of Rudyard Kiping's fable about a boy raised by wolves and the jungle creatures that populate his world. In English. Jan 26-29, 7.30pm, also Jan 29-30, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9193 6640
Lung Tang Yan Opera Troupe
The Cantonese opera troupe performs: The Goddess of River Luo, Jan 26, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom; and The Villain, The General and the Heroic Beauty,  Jan 27, 7.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 
Tenggeer and his Blue Wolf in Concert 
The Inner Mongolian singer-songwriter and band serve up a mix of rock 'n' roll and Mongolian folk songs. Jan 26, 8pm, City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$300; and Jan 27, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Once Upon a Time in Queens 
Singer Heidi Mak's cabaret show about a Chinese-American woman struggling against the odds and dealing with love, life and the challenges of being an outsider; Eric Krueger, Aurora Corpus and Carrie Colton also perform. A City Festival programme. In English. Jan 27-29, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$200 (HK$160 for members). Inquiries: 2521 7251
Marsha N da Boyz 
Vocalist  Marsha Yuan, pianist Ted Lo, guitarist Eugene Pao, bassist Peter Scherr and drummer Jack Greminger serve up jazz. A City Festival programme. Jan 27-28, 10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (HK$150 for members). Inquiries:  2521 7251
China Dance Forward
City Contemporary Dance Company artistic director Willy Tsao curates a modern dance showcase featuring the works of ethnic Chinese dancers and choreographers from the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Jan 28-29, 8pm, also Jan 29-30, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 3/F Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
David Rovics in Concert 
The US folk singer-songwriter performs. A City Festival programme. Jan 28, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150 (HK$120 for members). Inquiries: 2521 7251
Firecracker
The HK Ballet's production transforms The Nutcracker fable into a dance work set in  1960s Hong Kong in which an elderly film studio prop man's faded recollections are brought to life to form a ballet mosaic. Yuri Ng Yue-lit  and Yuh Egami choreograph. Jan 28-29, 8pm, also Jan 29-30, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724  
The Autistic Genius
Dance Theatre's multimedia production featuring street dance performances by 10 choreographer-dancers (including Rex Chiu, Ada Ho, Vicky Man and Wilkie Chiu), and video and installation works. Jan 28-29, 8pm, also Jan 29-30, 3pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9080 9389
The Drama Queen's Summer Nights
Carlo Rizzi conducts Italian soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Ravel's Alborada del Gracioso, Berlioz's Les Nuits d'Ete and Debussy's Images. Jan 28-29, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Tomohisa Yamashita  World Tour - HK 
The J-pop singer-songwriter in concert. Jan 29-30, 3pm, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$580, HK$880 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8100 0138
Cinema
Kick-Ass 
Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of Mark Millar's ultra-violent comic features Aaron Johnson  and Chloe Grace Moretz  as young heroes who want to rid society of crime even though they don't have any special abilities. In English with Chinese subtitles. Jan 23, 11.50am, Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden,  3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$45 bc.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 0002 
The Best from the Archive Collection
The Film Archive presents a programme of 25 films that represents the best of its film collection to commemorate its 10th anniversary, including the following three films. Until Feb 27. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2734 2900
The Song of Love
Dramatic adaptation of novelist Zhang Henshui's romantic tale of love between an aspiring painter and a songstress. Tso Kea directs. In Cantonese. Jan 23, 2pm, Feb 12, 4.30pm, Film Archive.
Motherhood
Tso Kea's melodramatic adaptation of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts   revolving around a fatherless man whose mother disapproves of the woman he falls for. In Cantonese. Jan 23, 4.30pm, Feb 26, 2pm, Film Archive.
The Story Between Hong Kong and Macau
Tso Kea's  romantic melodrama  about a songstress who is struck by tragedy several times in her life. In Cantonese. Jan 23, 7.30pm, Feb 26, 4.15pm, Film Archive. 
Pina Bausch: From Stage to Silver Screen
The HK Arts Festival and Broadway Cinematheque present a Festival Plus programme of seven films by and about the late German choreographer/dancer, Pina Bausch, including the following three. Ends Jan 23. Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC  Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 www2.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 6268
Cafe Mueller + Probe Sacre(aka Rehearsing Space)
Double-bill comprising: Pina Bausch's work in which two different realms meet, the first existing within a dark magical place, the second within the 'normal' world (no dialogue); and Detlef Erler's film in which  Bausch rehearses a dance based on the music of Igor Stravinsky with Kyomi Ichida, a long-time member of her company (some German dialogue). Jan 23, 5.50pm, Palace IFC.
Bluebeard
Pina Bausch directs a dance theatre work that uses a wife killer and his victim as a metaphor to portray the complex battle of the sexes. No dialogue. Jan 23, 7.45pm, Palace IFC.
Israeli Film Festival 2011
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Consulate General of Israel present a programme of eight Israeli films, including the following two. Ends Jan 23. 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$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900
Out of Sight
Daniel Syrkin's  mystery drama about a blind Princeton University PhD student (Tali Sharon) who returns to Israel  in a bid to discover why  her beloved cousin decided to commit suicide. In Hebrew with Chinese and English subtitles. Jan 23, 5pm,  Science Museum. 
Five Hours from Paris
Romantic drama about a divorced taxi driver who wants to go to Paris and whose life has the potential to change for the better after he meets his son's choir master. In Hebrew and Russian with Chinese and English subtitles. Jan 23, 7.30pm, Science Museum. 
Pearl River Delta
Variation
Oil paintings from the Ming and Qing periods of Macau. Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm, closed on Mon, Macau Museum of Art, Ave Xian Xing Hai, Macau, 5 patacas, free on Sundays. Inquiries: (853) 8791 9814 or www.artmuseum.gov.mo. Ends Feb 20  
Wonderful Night Melody
The Macau Chinese Orchestra performs works such as Prelude to Spring  and Good News Reaches the Border Villages. Jan 23, 8pm, Dom Pedro V Theatre, St Augustine's Square, Macau, 40 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 8399 6699 
National Dance Company
Herve Palito directs the Spanish troupe's performance of choreographer Nacho Duato's works Arenal, Por Vos Muero and White Darkness. Jan 25, 8pm, Macau Cultural Centre, Ave Xian Xing Hai, Macau, 80-250 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 2870 0699  
Raymond Lam Come 2 Me Concert
Canto-pop singer-actor Raymond Lam Fung  performs. Jan 29, 8pm, Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macao, Cotai Strip, Macau, HK$280-HK$680 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: (853)  2882 8818



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