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SCMP Reporter

Exhibition 
Quen He Works by artists from the mainland, Hong Kong and South Korea. Today, 11am-7pm, New Gallery on Old Bailey, 17 Old Bailey St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2234 9889.  Ends today  
Lee Lee-nam
The Korean artist reinterprets and recomposes classic artworks using computer animation. Opens today. Daily, 10am-8pm, Pao Galleries, 4-5/F, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Cai. Inquiries: 2537 1880. Ends Feb 25 
Nobility and Virtue
Selections from the Chih Lo Lou Collection of late Ming and early Qing dynasty paintings and calligraphic works by 49 artists. 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 May 1   
Performing Arts 
Hobson's Choice 
The Birmingham Royal Ballet  performs  a dance  show about a humble shoemaker whose talent could take him far - if only someone would push him firmly in the right direction. David Bintley  choreographs and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia  provides musical accompaniment. A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 19, 2.30pm, also until Feb 20, 7.30pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$580 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Roald Dahl's The BFG 
Faust International Youth Theatre performs David Wood's stage adaptation of author Dahl's story about a girl and a nice giant who, along with the Queen of England, come up with a plan to rid the world of nastier giants. In English. Feb 19-20, 2.30pm, also Feb 19, 7.30pm, Feb 20, 11am, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$260 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 9114 
Zheng Recital by Wang Zhongshan
The Chinese zheng player-composer plays works including High Mountains Flowing Water and Melody of River Han; fellow zheng player Chen Yehui accompanies. Feb 19, 2.30pm, also 7.30pm, Xiang Hai Xuan Multipurpose Hall, Nan Lian Garden, 60 Fung Tak Rd, Diamond Hill, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Jukinglization 
Chan Kui X Ronald Physical Exploration's  theatre and movement presentation of the body's possibilities. In Cantonese. Feb 19, 3pm, also 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120 (members  HK$96) HK Ticketing. Inquiries:  2521 7251
To Those Who Deserve to Die 
Prospects Theatre's play about a man who has chosen to survive to prove that he can live a fruitful life despite being despised by all  around him.  In Cantonese. Feb 19-20, 3pm, also Feb 19, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2606 7222 
Know Your Classical  Music: Schumann
Yip Wing-sie presents (mainly in Cantonese) and conducts soprano Yuki Ip Po-ching, pianist Colleen Lee Ka-ling, cellist Chang Pei-chieh and the HK Sinfonietta performing works by Robert Schumann. Until Feb 19, 7.30pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
Copenhagen
The HK Repertory Theatre and TNT Theatre perform Michael Frayn's drama about German nuclear programme mastermind Walter Heisenberg's 1941 visit to his former professor and employer, Niels Bohr, in Copenhagen. In Cantonese. Feb 19, 22-26, 7.45pm, Feb 20, 27, 2.45pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900  
Black Forest
Drama Gallery's play  about the encounters between a  hotelier and an international group of treasure hunters. In Cantonese.  Until Feb 19, 8pm, Feb 20, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2372 9007 
Pipe Organ Concert by Monica Cheung
The organist plays works by composers such as JS Bach, Pachelbel and Franck; trumpeter Eric So also performs. Feb 19, 5pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2734 2009 
De Waart's Mahler 6
Edo de Waart conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Mahler's Symphony No 6. Until Feb 19, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
In Memory of Tang Pik-wan
Spring-Time Chinese Opera Company performs a dramatisation of the life of the 1960s Cantonese opera diva.  In Cantonese. Until Feb 19, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2793 1123  
Power Plant
Mark Anderson, Anne Bean, Jony Easterby, Ulf Pedersen and Kirsten Reynolds present a magical mystery tour involving musical sound effects and illuminated art installations. A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 19-20, 22-27, Mar 1-7, 8pm, 8.30pm, 9pm, 9.30pm, Kowloon Walled City Park (entrance at the park's east gate on Tung Tsing Rd), Kowloon City, HK$20 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Table for Two
Trinity Theatre and Kearen Pang present a drama that charts a romantic relationship over a five-course meal. In Cantonese. Until Feb 20, 8pm, also Feb 20, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2574 4968
Cinema
The Best from the  Archive Collection
The Film Archive presents a programme of 25 films that represent the best of its film collection to commemorate its 10th anniversary, including the following two.  Until Feb 27. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900  
Mysterious Murder (Part I)
First part of Tong Tik-sang's two-part epic Republican-era historical melodrama about a poor country woman married to a retired warlord who gets sucked into power struggles with his extended family. In Cantonese. Feb 19, 7pm, Film Archive.  
Mysterious Murder (Part II) 
Concluding chapter of the above movie  about a woman married to a retired warlord and her troubles with his family. In Cantonese. Feb 19, 9pm, Film Archive.
Nightlife 
Pete Moore
The singer and his Martini Nation band serve up lounge, swing, boogaloo, jive and rock 'n' roll. Feb 19, 9pm, Grappa's Cellar, B/F Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, HK$200, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 2322 
The Punchline Comedy Club
British funnymen Josh Howie, Nick Doody and Michael Legge  perform stand-up comedy. In English. Until Feb 19, 9pm, Duetto, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320 www.cityline.com.hk. Inquiries: 2598 1222
Laurent  Garnier 'Live.Booth.Session'
The French DJ spins techno. Feb 19, 10pm, Volar, B/F, 38-44 D'Aguilar St, Lan Kwai Fong, HK$350, includes two drinks. Free for members. Inquiries: 2810 1510  
MastaMic - The New Hope Mixtape Release Party
The MC mixes a blend of hip hop with other genres including electro;  DJ Galaxy, MC Jin  and others guest. Feb 19, 10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120 (advance and members), HK$150 (door), includes one drink and tapas. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
DJ Cosmo Vitelli
The Parisian DJ  spins electronic music; computer duo 2 Gweilos also play. Feb 19, 10.30pm, Top Deck, Jumbo Kingdom, Shum Wan Pier Drive, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, HK$200 (advance), HK$250 (door). Inquiries: 2552 3331
Down Well 79's
DJs Koga and Freedomchicken mix disco, funk, soul, Afrobeat and other types of music. Feb 19, 11pm, Philia Lounge, 4 Arbuthnot Rd, Central, HK$100, includes one drink. Inquiries: djkmelo@gmail.com




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