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Exhibitions
Wattle
Works in various media by 45 Australian artists. Today-Sat, 11am-7pm, The Space, 210 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2361 1210. Ends Sat  
Chen Kung-che: Hong Kong's Archaeologist and Polymath
Exhibition introducing the late local archaeology pioneer's role in uncovering Hong Kong's ancient history.  Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, 1/F Lobby, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, free. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Mar 28   
Urban Jungle
Cityscapes by five Spanish painters (Didier Lourenco, Joan Longas, Marti Bofarull, Cristina Blanch and Noemi Mart); charity exhibition in support of the Society for Community Organisation. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, State-of-the-Arts Gallery, G/F, 36 Pottinger St, Central. Inquiries: 2526 1133. Ends Mar 31  
Feminine Mystique
Works by six women artists (Canadian painter Charito Helgason, French sculptor Christine Vidart, Korean painter/multimedia artist Kristy Cho, British painter Elizabeth Hamill, and Vietnamese painters Ta Thi Thanh Tam and Vu Thu Hien). Daily, 10.30am-6.30pm, Asia Fine Art Gallery, 99 Queen's Rd East, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2522 0405. Ends Mar 31  
Tony Bevan
Works by the British painter focusing on human heads, architectural interiors and landscapes. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Ben Brown Fine Arts, 301 Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St, Central. Inquiries: 2522 9600. Ends Apr 9   
Please Remember Me
Shu Ikeda's works, created by combining photography and paper cutting, express the beauty of nature. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Blindspot Gallery, 24-26A Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2517 6238. Ends Apr 20    
Act - Live - The HK International Poster Triennial 2010 
Poster designs from across the world, shortlisted by judges from Hong Kong, Japan, Israel, France and the Netherlands. 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 May 23   
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   
Performing Arts 
Momix reMix 
US dance-illusionist troupe Momix Dance Theatre performs a showcase of its greatest hits of physical theatre, circus and comedy. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 23-27, 7.30pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430   
So Seussical! 
Colour My World presents a musical about the power of friendship  and loyalty  featuring Dr Seuss characters such as Horton the Elephant and the Cat in the Hat. In English. Mar 23, 7.45pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2580 5028 
The Chilingirian Quartet Concert 
Viola player Susie Meiszairos, violinists Levon Chilingirian and Ronald Birks, and cellist Philip De Groote perform works by Mozart, Beethoven and Ravel, Mar 23; and by Mozart and Haydn, Mar 25. Both concerts: 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500 
An Ordinary Man
Poon Chan-leung directs the HK Arts Festival's production of his drama about a young man forced to find himself in the face of death. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Until Mar 27, 8.15pm, also Mar 26-27, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430   
RubberBand Caravan Tour 2011 
The Canto-pop band  in concert. Until Mar 23, 8.15pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$380 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2996 3988  
The Coronation of Poppea
 Andrew Sinclair directs and Nicholas Kok conducts the HK Academy for Performing Arts' production of Claudio Monteverdi's opera about the love triangle involving the Roman emperor Nero, his wife Ottavia and a manipulative young woman. In Italian with Chinese and English surtitles. Mar 24, Mar 26, 7.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90, HK$140 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500  
ScrapArtsMusic 
The Canadian percussion ensemble performs music on eco-inspired instruments created from industrial materials. Mar 24-25, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140-HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2268 7323 
Lost Tango
German chanteuse Ute Lemper and the Piazzolla Sextet perform tango music by Astor Piazzolla. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 25-27, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$250-HK$800 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Ray Chen Plays Tchaikovsky
Yip Wing-sie conducts violinist Ray Chen and the HK Sinfonietta playing works by Tang Lok-yin, Bart?k and Tchaikovsky.  A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 25, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140-HK$340 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
The Golden Lotus
The Beijing Dance Theatre performs choreographer Wang Yuanyuan's dance drama take on  the notorious Chinese tale of  excess that liberates its three female protagonists through dance. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 25-27, 8pm, also Mar 26, 3pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160-HK$480 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
Tuesdays with Morrie
Chung Ying Theatre's stage version of Mitch Albom's book about the 14 Tuesdays he spends with his dying professor, Morrie Schwartz. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Mar 25-26, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$160-HK$260; and Apr 28-30, 8pm, also Apr 30-May 1, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$200-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9800
 Sing Ming Zoi Mong Concert 
Chinese Mando-pop singer Ding Dang, Taiwanese pop quartet Won Fu and Taiwanese hip hop/rock band Magic Power perform. Mar 25, 8.15pm, Kitec,  1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay,  HK$180-HK$380 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2715 3850 
Sherlock Holmes' The Case of the Speckled Band
The Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection's stage adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's whodunit in which  the famed sleuth seeks to uncover the secret behind a shocking death. In English with Chinese and English surtitles. Mar 25, 8.15pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2520 1716
Cinema 
HK International Film Festival
The HK International Film Festival Society presents 335 films from 56 territories, including the following 12 films. Until Apr 5. City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central; Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East; Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon; UA Cityplaza, 5/F Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing; UA iSquare, 7/F iSquare, 63 Nathan Rd, TST; UA Langham Place, 8/F-11/F Langham Place, 8 Argyle St, Mong Kok; and UA Times Square, G/F-2/F Times Square, 1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay. HK$30-HK$100 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: hkiff.org   
Needing You ...
Sammi Cheng Sau-man and Andy Lau Tak-wah star in a romantic comedy revolving around a quirky office lady and her suave manager. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Mar 23, 1.30pm,  Space Museum.   
Winter's Bone
Debra Granik's  gothic noir centring on a young Ozark Mountain woman intent on hunting down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep the rest of her family intact. In Chinese and English subtitles. Mar 23, 3pm, UA Times Square, Mar 28, 9.45pm, Cultural Centre. 
Armadillo
Janus Metz's war documentary follows a group of Danish soldiers stationed near the frontline in Helmand, Afghanistan. In Danish with English subtitles. Mar 23, 5.30pm, UA iSquare, Mar 28, 10pm, UA Times Square.  
Quattro Hong Kong 2
An anthology of four short films set  in Hong Kong comprising: Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza's Purple, Malaysian director Ho Yu Hang's Open Verdict, Thai auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul's M Hotel and Hong Kong filmmaker Stanley Kwan Kam-pang's  13 Minutes in the Lives of. In Cantonese and English with English subtitles.  Mar 23, 6.15pm, Mar 25, 10.10pm,  UA Cityplaza. 
Eternity
Sivaroj Kongsakul's metaphysical  love story told through three stages of one man's being. In Thai with English subtitles. Mar 23, 7.15pm, UA Langham Place, Mar 26, 8pm, The Grand Cinema. 
Hanoi Little Girl
War drama depicting the American multi-day bombing of Hanoi in 1972 as seen through the eyes of a little Vietnamese girl. In Vietnamese with English subtitles. Mar 23, 7.15pm, Space Museum, Apr 23, 7pm, HK Arts Centre.
Hi, Fidelity
Pat Ha Man-chik, Carrie Ng Ka-lai and Michelle Ye Xuan star in a drama about three desperate tai-tais whose friendship is put to the test after they fall for the same handsome gigolo. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Mar 23, 7.15pm, Convention and Exhibition Centre.
 Nader and Simin, a Separation
Asghar Farhadi's drama about a married man with an 11-year-old daughter whose life is dramatically affected by one poor decision, an argument and the resulting tragedy. In Persian with English subtitles. Mar 23, 7.15pm, Convention and Exhibition Centre, Apr 3, 12.30pm,  The Grand Cinema.
Man with a Movie Camera
Avant-garde 1929 silent documentary that provides glimpses of life in Russia during the Soviet era; with live accompaniment by pianist Eunice Martins. Mar 23, 7.30pm, Science Museum. 
Winter Vacation
Li Hongqi's  deadpan comedy revolving around Chinese teenagers waiting for their winter holidays to end and a young boy who longs to be an orphan. In Putonghua with English subtitles.  Mar 23, 7.50pm, UA Cityplaza, Apr 5,  HK Arts Centre. 
Black Venus
Abdellatif Kechiche's  drama based on the true story of Saartjes Baartman,  a black servant who, in 1808, left southern Africa for Europe, where she was displayed as a freak show attraction. In French, Afrikaans and English with English subtitles. Mar 23, 9.30pm, Mar 27, 6pm, The Grand Cinema.   
Elite Squad 2 - The Enemy Within
Jose Padilha's sequel takes place 10 years after the events of the first crime drama about corruption having infiltrated the special crime-fighting unit. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Mar 23, 9.40pm, UA Langham Place, Apr 5, 12.30pm, City Hall.



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