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SCMP Reporter

Exhibition
A Tale of Hong Kong and Belfast - Watershed
Stereoscopic printmaking projects known as 'printstallations' by printmakers from Belfast and Hong Kong. A HK Graphic Art Fiesta exhibition. Today-tomorrow, 10am-9pm, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2319 1660. Ends tomorrow 
Mortal Coil
Wilson Shieh Ka-ho's  three series of drawings investigating how cultural icons develop into  historical figures. Today-Sat, 10.30am-7pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Osage Soho, Shop 1, LG/F, 45 Caine Rd, SoHo. Inquiries: 2537 0688. Ends Feb 27  
Modern Mongolia: From Steppes to Urban Dynamics
Paintings, photographs and installation works by 22 Mongolian artists such as Tsultemin Enkhjin  and Shagdarjavin Chimeddorj.  Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central; and Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart Square, 2/F Mai On Industrial Building, 17-21 Kung Yip St, Kwai Chung. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Feb 28  
Land Ta Morphosis (III)
Taiwanese artist Barney Lin's digitally animated representation of mainland artist Sun Xun's Beyond-ism. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, I/O (Input/Output), UG/F Tung Yiu Commercial Building, 31A Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 3105 1127. Ends Mar 5  
Take a Rest: The Way to Happiness
Paintings by Felix Tam Cheuk-man   tell the story of a  monk and his way of finding happiness in life. Opens today. Daily, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, L2, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, TST. Inquiries: 21188 666. Ends Mar 9  
Lee Waisler
The US painter's  portraits of  famous  people such as Marilyn Monroe and Liu Xiaobo. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends Mar 13 
Avant-garde Tradition
Calligraphic works by Gen do sya, a group of contemporary artists from Nanto, Japan. 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 Mar 20  
The Sixth Day
Lin Xue's drawings and works  of natural elements, including plants and organisms. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Gallery Exit, 1 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2541 1299. Ends Mar 21   
Wattle
Works in various media by 45 Australian artists including landscape painter John Olsen,  mixed-media/installation artist Janet Laurence  and painter  Paul Davies. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. Mon-Sat (and Feb 27), 11am-7pm, The Space, 210 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2361 1210. Ends Mar 26 
Under the Trees
Panels, old photos, audio-visual materials and historical objects that tell the story of Hong Kong's village schools and their development. Daily, 10am-5pm, Museum of Education, Block D1, Podium Level, The HK Institute of Education, 10 Lo Ping Rd, Tai Po, free. Inquiries: 2948 8814. Ends Mar 31  
Full Bloom
Group show of works by six Chinese female artists (Gao Qian, Jin Weihong, Jin Quan, Lei Miao, Li Wenmin and Qin Ai). Opening reception today, 6pm-8pm. Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Contemporary by Angela Li, G/F, 90-92 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 3571 8200. Ends Apr 10 
Highlights from Yu Kai's Donation
Costumes, stage props librettos, photos and other memorabilia donated by the Cantonese opera man mou sang (principal male role) performer.  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 Apr 18 
Performing Arts
Copenhagen
Hardy Tsoi directs the HK Repertory Theatre and TNT Theatre's adaptation of 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.  Until Feb 26, 7.45pm, Feb 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
Cecilia Bartoli 
The Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano performs works by composers including Scarlatti, Porpora and Handel; pianist Sergio Ciomei accompanies. A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 24, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$280-HK$1,280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Just in Time
Rex Chiu, Yvette Nie, Anthony Suen Ming-kit, Wong Tan-ki  and others choreograph and perform in a tap dance showcase. Feb 24-26, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2576 7622 
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 24-27, 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  
Putting It Together 
Golden Voice Entertainment presents Stephen Sondheim's  musical revue revolving around five larger-than-life characters who attend a dinner party. In English. Until Feb 26, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$295 (members HK$235) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
The Threepenny Opera
Robert Wilson directs the Berliner Ensemble's production of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's musical social satire revolving around a wanted criminal whose beggar father-in-law schemes to get him arrested and hanged. A HK Arts Festival programme. In German with Chinese and English surtitles. Feb 24-26, 8pm, Feb 27, 5pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160-HK$700 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
5____(5): The Interview in Synch
Krissy Lam Yin and Yuen Cheuk-wa star in an interactive theatre work involving a pregnant woman's story told through the reincarnations of five strong Shakespearean women interwoven with the tragic history of five fathers. In Cantonese. Feb 25-26, 8pm, also Feb 26-27, 3pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$170 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Asia Pacific Dance Platform
Singaporean dancer-choreographer Daniel K performs his Q & A, a look at consumerism and the relationship between performer and spectator, while local dancer-choreographer Justyne Li performs My Shadow & Me, a work that uses the interaction of her body and its shadow to portray the emergence of a complete self from a cocooning shadow, Feb 25, 8pm, Feb 26, 3pm; and Korean dancer-choreographer Lee Sun-a performs Waves,  a solo exploration of surging sensations, Malaysian dancer-choreographer Suhaili Micheline performs Sepatuku (My Shoes), about a woman's depressing journey in assorted shoes, from traditional woman to promising politician; and Hong Kong dancer-choreographer Elaine Kwok performs Of Mud and Dust, a work of rhythm of breathing and her body's organic movement, Feb 26, 8pm, Feb 27, 3pm. A HK Arts Festival programme. Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
De Waart conducts Zemlinsky's  Lyric Symphony
Edo de Waart conducts soprano Malin Hartelius, baritone Stephan Genz and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Richard Strauss and Alexander von Zemlinsky. A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 25, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430
Educating Rita
Adam Harris  directs Stylus Productions' presentation of Willy Russell's  comedy about a young hairdresser who  tries to better her life by enrolling in a  university course.  In English. Feb 25-26, 8pm, also Feb 26, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9127 0420
Piccadilly Revisited 
Multidisciplinary presentation featuring the screening of Piccadilly (a 1929 silent film starring Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong) accompanied by an ensemble of HK musicians performing British Chinese composers Ruth Chan and Suki Mok's new music score and narration written by David Tse Ka-shing and Alice Lee; also featuring the screening of short films by Shan Ng and O. Zhang. A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 25-26, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Cameron Carpenter Organ Recital
The American organist performs a programme of classical and contemporary works (details to be announced at the performance). A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 26, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430
Room 101
Ramesh Meyyappan directs Theatre of the Silence's thriller inspired by George Orwell's 1984 about a place where people's fears and nightmares are realised. Feb 26, 8pm, Feb 27, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 11 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$100, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1650
Tree Rhapsody
Tang Lok-yin directs and Kim Seung-lim conducts Kim Do-hyung, Hamm Sukhun, Hennessy Ip and Ensemble TIMF performing Tang's chamber opera about the loyal and selfless relationship between a boy, his dog and a tree (in English with Chinese and English surtitles). Kim Seung-lim  also conducts Ensemble TIMF performing works by Toshio Hosokawa, Chen Xiaoyong and Kim Nam-kuk.  A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 26-27, 8.15pm, Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160-HK$260  HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430
A Foxy Tale 
Lau Shun directs Huang Weikun, Wan Fai-yin, Pak Suet-mui and others in Li Ming-hang and Wan Chi-pang's Cantonese opera revolving around an old friendship put to the test by battles and other calamities. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Feb 28, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$280; and Mar 1, 7.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 
Music About China V
Yan Huichang conducts guzheng player Qi Yao, guqin player Chen Leiji, Tang-style xiaoruan player Ge Yang and the HK Chinese Orchestra performing works including Zou Xiangping's Fantasy in Colour and Yao Shengchang's Listening to the Wild Geese. A HK Arts Festival programme. Feb 27, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Huit Femmes
Emilie Guillot directs K Theatre Association's production of Robert  Thomas' musical mystery comedy about eight women who set out to discover who among them is a murderer. In French with English surtitles. Mar 2-5, 7.45pm, also Mar 5, 2.45pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$240 (members HK$200) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Belarus Free Theatre 
Uladzimir Shcherban directs the Belarusian avant-garde theatre group performing: Being Harold Pinter,  a play in which answers are sought to questions Harold Pinter asked when receiving his Nobel prize, such as what is the difference between truth in life and truth in art, and should an artist be involved with politics, Mar 2-4, 8.15pm, and A Flower for Pina Bausch,  a play in which the late dance choreographer is remembered as someone who is most interested in what moves people, Mar 5, 8.15pm, Mar 6, 3pm. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Russian and Belarusian with Chinese and English surtitles. Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
New York City Ballet
The US dance company performs: Stravinsky/Balanchine's Symphony in Three Movements, Chopin/Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and Bernstein/Robbins' West Side Story Suite, Mar 3, 6-7, 7.30pm, also Mar 6, 1.30pm; and Tchaikovsky/Balanchine's Serenade, Mozart/Balanchine's Divertimento No 15, Stravinsky/Balanchine's Duo Concertant and Shostakovich/Ratmansky's Concerto DSCH, Mar 4, 7.30pm, Mar 5, 2.30pm, also 8.30pm. All shows: the HK Sinfonietta provides live musical accompaniment. A HK Arts Festival programme. Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$220-HK$720 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430  
Murder in San Jose
Lee Chun-chow directs Chong Mui-ngam's psychological thriller about a murder, involving three outsiders in an unfamiliar city, that is incited by the protagonists exposing each other's weaknesses and secrets in an atmosphere of suspicion, jealousy and humiliation. Starring Alice Lau Ngar-lai, Desmond Tang Wai-kit and Kearen Pang Sau-wai. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Mar 3-6, 8-13, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder conducts the British orchestra and cellist Alban Gerhardt performing works by Ades, Elgar and Vaughan Williams, Mar 3, 8pm. Elder also conducts the orchestra performing works by Bax, Britten and Sibelius, Mar 4, 8pm. A HK Arts Festival programme. Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$240-HK$780 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430
Let the Cats Out
Angie Lai directs HOS Studio's drama about a man who, after discovering a secret involving two of his friends, has to decide to disclose it or keep it concealed. In Cantonese. Mar 4-6, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9782 8528 
108 Heroes, Tales from The Water Margin 
College of Chinese Opera, Shanghai Theatre Academy and Contemporary Legend Theatre's musical  production of Chang Ta-chuen's adaptation of Shih Nai-an's  72-chapter classic novel about 108 outcasts in an unjust society who stand up against their oppressors.  A HK Arts Festival programme. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Mar 4-6, 8pm, also Mar 5, 3pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$420 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Jiao Qing
Chan Ping-chiu directs a theatrical production of Yan Yu's story about an encounter between a Hong Kong man and a Shanghainese woman that changed their lives forever. Chan Suk-yi and Lai Yuk-ching star. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Mar 4-6, 8pm, also Mar 5-6, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430   
Golden Blossom Opera Troupe
The Cantonese opera troupe performs: The Moon Pavilion, Mar 5, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$90-HK$240; The Swallow's Message, Mar 6, 7.30pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, and Reunion at Rouge Alley, Mar 9, 7.30pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Street Dance
Daniel Yeung curates a dance showcase featuring performances by Academy for Performing Arts students. Mar 4, 9pm, Main Entrance, G/F and 2/F of HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries:  2582 0273
Angelika Kirchschlager  with the Basel Chamber Orchestra
Kristjan Jaervi  conducts the Austrian mezzo-soprano and Swiss orchestra performing works by Sibelius, Jaggi, Wagner and Grieg. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 5, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
Sunday Night Fever
Ambrose Law conducts the HK Symphony Orchestra, Tien Ma Chorus and HK Bel Canto Ensemble performing songs made popular by the Beatles, Abba, the Bee Gees and Michael Jackson. Mar 6, 7.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$80-HK$140; and Mar 20, 7.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$80, HK$110 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Concert by Benedict Cruft and Amy Sze
Violinist Cruft and pianist Sze  play violin sonatas by Elgar, Poulenc and Beethoven. Mar 8, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8517 
Nicolas Altstaedt Cello Recital
The German  cellist plays works by Beethoven, Kodaly, Boulanger, Ali-Zadeh and Piazzolla; pianist Jos?Gallardo  accompanies. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 8, 8.15pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$300 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
In the Next Room or Vibrator Play 
Ahmed El-Alfy directs the American Community Theatre's production of Sarah Ruhl's comedy about the early history of the vibrator, when doctors used it as a clinical device to bring women to orgasm as a treatment for 'hysteria'. In English. Mar 9-12, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: info@acthongkong.com
Macbeth
Declan Donnellan  directs Cheek by Jowl's production of William Shakespeare's tragedy about a warrior who commits regicide to become king. A HK Arts Festival programme. In English with Chinese surtitles. Mar 9-12, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$450 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Alexei Ogrintchouk Oboe Recital
The Russian oboist plays works by Telemann, A Forqueray/JBA Forqueray, Schnittke, J. S. Bach and C. P. E. Bach; harpsichordist Alexandra Nepomnyashaya  accompanies. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 9, 8.15pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$300 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430



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