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Exhibitions
Suzanne Syz
Exhibition of 30 pieces of haute couture jewellery by the Swiss designer. Today, 11am-7pm, Ben Brown Fine Arts, 301 Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St, Central. Inquiries: 2522 9600. Ends today  
Revolution
Circus-themed works by seven artists (Vladimir Kush, Daniel Peacock, Nathan Ota, Bob Dob, Olgierd, Dark Vomit and Pete Ross). Opens today. Today-tomorrow, 6.30pm-9.30pm, Zetter Picture Framer Gallery, LG/F Hoseinee House, 69 Wyndham Street, Central. RSVP is required. Inquiries: 9301 0896. Ends tomorrow  
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Exhibition of more than 200 objects and documents that serve as an introduction to the influential physicist's life and times. Mon-Wed, Fri, 1pm-9pm, Sat-Sun, 10am-9pm, closed Thu, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$30. Inquiries: 2732 3232. Ends Aug 31   
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, free today and on Wed, HK$10 on other days. Inquiries: 2569 1500. Ends Dec 31    
Performing Arts
Ordained by Heaven 
Not So Loud  stages a  comedy about a wealthy but hideously ugly man who decides he needs a wife to keep his dynastic bloodline going. In English. May 18-21, 7.30pm, Discovery College Theatre, Discovery College, 38 Siena Avenue, Discovery Bay, HK$100. Inquiries: 6571 0962 
The Park
Ceri Sherlock directs the Academy for Performing Arts' production of German playwright Botho Strauss' postmodern drama which transposes themes and characters (including Oberon and Titania) from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to a contemporary setting. In Cantonese, English and Putonghua with English surtitles. May 18-21, 7.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500   
Age of Aquarius
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's musical which explores the dreams and struggles of the post-80s generation using Eason Chan Yik-shun's pop songs. In Cantonese. May 19-20, 8pm, May 21-22, 2.15pm, 5pm, also May 21, 8.30pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180, HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9236 0498
Memories of Japan Piano Concert
Japanese pianist Chihiro Arai  gives a recital of works by Bach, Schumann, Ravel, Debussy and Liszt; proceeds go to children who lost their parents as a result of the March 11 earthquakes and tsunami that hit Japan. May 19, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries:  9464 1941
Woman - Appetites
Chan Kwun-fee Projects' trans-genre dance-theatre work about women's bodies and desires. May 19-21, 8pm, May 22, 5pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre Black Box Theatre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6233 2971
Medium: Interacting Sights Sounds and Senses 
Switzerland's Ricardo Da Silva and ..., Japan's 23N! and Hong Kong's KWC present an interactive, multimedia electronics show. May 20, 8pm, Osage Open, 4/F Union Hing Yip Factory Building, 20 Hing Yip St, Kwun Tong, HK$120. Inquiries: 2793 4817
Mr Diva's Masterclass
Pichead Amornsomboon stars in Pichead On Stage's one-man cabaret-style musical  about an acting class conducted by a drama queen. In Cantonese. May 20-21, 8pm, May 21-22, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9661 7573
Perry's Symphonie Fantastique
Perry So conducts mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Fung Lam's Unlocking,  Ravel's Sh?h?razade  and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. May 20-21, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
The Caged Beast 
Green Splash Productions' drama that looks at the  dark sides of four trapped miners. In Cantonese. May 20-22, 8pm, also May 21-22, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$170 Urbtix. Inquiries:  9832 6816
The Four Seasons
Luke Dollman conducts violinist James Cuddeford and the HK Sinfonietta playing Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and Beethoven's Symphony No 6 in F, Pastorale.  May 20, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Travelling On Sun-Monday
Black Bird Theatre's drama about an elderly woman who returns to her hometown and a young woman searching for her boyfriend who has gone missing. In Cantonese. May 20-22, 8pm, also May 21, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries:  5100 2254
Mayday - Just Rock It!!! 
The Taiwanese  rockers in concert. May 20-23, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$780 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2715 3850  
Qingming Riverside Leung Kwok-shing directs and choreographs the rerun of the HK Dance Company's dance epic inspired by Northern Song dynasty imperial court painter  Zhang Zeduan's silk-scroll paintings of street scenes in the capital city of Bianjing. May 21-22, 3pm, also May 22, 7.45pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806
HKCO4U: Zhou Yi and Han Jingna
Huqin/guqin player Zhou and Huqin/monochord zither player Han play works such as Jin Fuzai's Spring Takes the Chill out of the River Water and Yang Yidan's Heartstrings. May 21, 4.30pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600  
An Enchanting Band Music Programme Full of Colours 
Pak Wing-heng, Lee Sing-wan, Palas Chan, Florence Au and So Hon-tou conduct trombonist Guo Zheng, drummer Choy Lap-tak, the HK Youth Symphonic Band and the HK Children's Symphonic Band playing works including Appermont's Colours and Tyzik's Riffs.  May 21, 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$40-HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2796 7537
Adason Lo Home Alone Live 2011 
Singer-songwriter Adason Lo Lik-wai  serves up Canto- and Mando-pop tunes. May 21-22, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250, HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9734 2085
And Then There Were None
Class 7A Drama Group  puts on a drama about 10 people, previously complicit in the deaths of others but have escaped notice or punishment, who are tricked into going to an island where mysterious murders take place. In Cantonese. May 21, 8pm, May 22, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
IAM - Live in HK 
The French hip hop outfit performs.  A Le French May programme. May 21, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$380 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: frenchmay.com
Louis Lortie Chopin World Tour
The Canadian pianist plays works by Chopin. May 21, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2774 9133
Maroon 5 Live In HK 2011 
The American rock quintet in concert. May 21, 8pm, AsiaWorld-Arena, HK International Airport, Lantau, HK$380-HK$780 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2877 8260
The Singing Hoosiers China Tour 2011 - Live in HK 
The Indiana University  collegiate concert show choir performs American pop music, jazz and Broadway favourites; The Show Choir HK opens. May 21, 8pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$150-HK$1,000 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3187 7665 
Cinema
We are Astronomers
Sky show introducing the latest methods used by astronomers to explore the universe. English shows Wed, Fri, 6.10pm; otherwise in Cantonese. Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 2.40pm, 6.10pm, also Sun, 11.10am, Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends  Jun 30   
Hubble
Omnimax show chronicling a May 2009  space mission to maintain and upgrade 
the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Hubble Space Telescope that has played a major role in unveiling the mystery of the universe since its launch two decades ago. English shows Sat-Sun, 8.30pm; otherwise in Cantonese. Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 1.30pm, 5pm, 8.30pm. Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends  Aug 31



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