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Exhibitions
Still Lifes and Waves
Ivy Ma's visual art works inspired by classic films directed by Fei Mu, Yasujiro Ozu and Yoshimitsu Morita, and The Waves, a novel  by Virginia Woolf. Today, 11am-9pm, Tsim Sha Tsui Book Centre, Commercial Press, Shops B1007-B1010, B1/F Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, TST. Ends today  
Dance Melodies in Colours
Works by the Chinese-born, naturalised French painter  Xie Jinglan (aka Lalan, 1921-95) that encapsulate a dialogue between tradition and invention, and East and West.  A Le French May programme. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK,  94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries:  2241 5502. Ends Jul 10  
A World Less Ordinary
Works from sculptor Luo Zhenhong's  Mushroom Clouds and Dwarf series. Daily, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, L2 Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2118 8666. Ends Jul 10 
Who Fights Fair? And the Evolution
Yang Shewei's  ink-and-rice paper works depict internal struggles caused by learning tough life lessons.  Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm,  Sun, 2pm-6pm, Karin Weber Gallery, G/F,  20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends Jul 12   
I Gusti Ngurah Buda
The Indonesian painter's  abstract series juxtaposes urban and ritual life. Tue-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, 2pm-7pm, Sin Sin  Fine Art, G/F, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-levels. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends Jul 15   
80: AVA Graduation Exhibition 2011
Eighty works by 80 graduates of HK Baptist University's Academy of Visual Arts. Mon-Thu, 10am-6pm, Fri-Sun, 10am-8pm, Academy of Visual Arts, HK Baptist University, Kai Tak Campus, 51 Kwun Tong Rd, Kowloon. Inquiries: 3411 7828. Ends Jul 16   
Once Upon a Time ...
Photography and video works by six Chinese artists  explore the notion of truth in our  daily encounters. Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm,  Sun, noon-5pm, Contemporary by Angela Li, 90-92 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries:  3571 8200. Ends Jul 31   
The Ultimate South China Travel Guide - Canton II (The Last Episode)
Exhibition of oil paintings, watercolours, sketches and prints with accompanying commentary in the style of a travel  guidebook for southern China during the 
19th century. 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 Aug 21    
Red, China and Artistic Freedom
Works by 17 artists   contribute to the ongoing discussion on artistic freedom and expression in China and  elsewhere. Fri-Sun, noon-5pm, or by appointment, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Art Projects, Art East Island, 6/F Chai Wan Industrial City Phase 1, 60 Wing Tai Rd, Chai Wan. Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends Aug 28   
'6,000' Conceptual Art  Proposal Exhibition
Works by nine artists  that take the form of proposals for art projects with a HK$6,000 cash handout from the government as their production fee. Mon, Thu-Sun, 2pm-7.30pm, C&G Artpartment, 3/F, 222 Sai Yeung Choi St South, Mong Kok. Inquiries: 2390 9332.  Ends Aug 29   
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     
From Rooftop Schools to Post-Millennium Schools: The Post-war Evolution of School Buildings in  Hong Kong
Exhibition tracing the building designs of primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong since 1945. Daily, 10am-5pm, HK Museum of Education, Block D1, Podium Level, HK Institute of Education, 10 Lo Ping Rd, Tai Po. Ends Feb 12, 2012  
Performing Arts
A Hollow Room 
HK Repertory Theatre stages a suspense drama about a troubled man who enters a room in his office nobody dares to visit because  terrible things have occurred there in the past. In Cantonese.  Jul 3, 3pm, also Jul 8-10, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 8/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries:  3103 5900  
The Real Thing
Dayo Wong Chi-wah stars in Capital Right's presentation of an adaptation of British playwright Tom Stoppard's play about the relationship between a middle-aged playwright and an actress who is part of a committee to free a Scottish soldier imprisoned for burning a memorial wreath during a protest. In Cantonese. Jul 3, 9-10, 3pm, also until Jul 10, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220-HK$420 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500
We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!
The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macau presents a production of Dario Fo's satirical play based on the  self-reduction movement whereby people would take what they want and only pay what they could afford. In English. Jul 3, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2521 8837
Jin Liansheng Gaojia Opera Troupe  of Xiamen City
The Chinese opera troupe performs opera excerpts including Meeting at the Cave Dwelling (from How a Dead Cat Was Substituted for a New-born Prince) and Lady Zhaojun Going Beyond the Great Wall. In regional dialect with Chinese and English surtitles. Jul 3, 7.30pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Sylvia
Kearen Pang Production's adaptation of A.R. Gurney's  play about a man who adopts a stray dog despite fierce opposition from his wife. In Cantonese. Jul 3, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240, HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6438 2557
 MR. Everyone Concert 2 - People Sing for People
Canto-rock group MR. perform. Jul 3-4, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd,  Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2989 9239 
Good Music This Lunch
Flautist Akiyo Uesugi, violinists Matama Takahashi, Tsai Loo and Ambrose Lui, and other HK Sinfonietta members perform works by Reger and Mendelssohn. Jul 5, 12.45pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Song Without Words
Trombonist Raymond Lam  gives a recital of works including Nick Woud's  Serenade for Bass Trombone and Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer;  Ben Pelletier, Lau Yan-yan, Jelly Chan Wing-sze and Denson Paul Pollard, and pianist Yvonne Lai  also play. Jul 5, 7.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$85 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500 
Beautiful Sounds
Sun Yongzhi conducts the Folk Music Ensemble of the HK Chinese Orchestra performing works including Xie Peng's Ling Long and Yu Xunfa's Happy Tidings Fill Our Hearts with Joy. Jul 5, 8pm, HKCO Rehearsal Hall, 7/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600 
Asia Noh Theatre Tour: Takasago and Pagoda
Oshima Noh Theatre and Theatre Nohgaku present a production of Zeami's classical noh and British playwright Jannette Cheong's contemporary English noh with music by Richard Emmert. In Japanese (Takasago) and English (Pagoda). Jul 6, 7.45pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$580 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500 
Barefoot in the Park
Loft Stage presents  Neil Simon's romantic comedy about the chaotic life of a newlywed couple. In Cantonese. Jul 6-10, 8pm, also Jul 9, 3pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$220, HK$280, Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5216
Emergence
 Pianists Ye Sisi, Hui Ling and Julie Kuok, and the Sregins Singers perform works by Doming Lam, Law Wing-fai, Clarence Mak and Tang Lok-yin. Jul 6, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$200 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500
Shakespeare's Will
Twice as Good Productions presents Vern Thiessen's drama about Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway  (Suzy Sampson).  In English. Jul 6-9, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (HK$150 for members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251  
HK Young Artists Showcase 2011 
Phraveen Arikiah  and Billy Leung  and six other vocalists each perform a cover song (a published piece), and an original either by themselves or by a fellow local student songwriter. Jul 7, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$75 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8120 5490
The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
We Draman's adaptation of US playwright Edward Albee's  drama about a married, middle-aged man whose relationship with his angry wife and his homosexual son is shattered when he falls in love with a goat. In Cantonese. Jul 7-10, 8pm, Jul 9-10, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9448 3574 
Lost in All-fish
Thealosophers'  'devising theatre' production musing on how a fish would feel if it were swimming in a crowd of people. In Cantonese. Jul 7-9, 8.30pm, also Jul 9-10, 2.30pm, 4.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9030 8398
Cantonese Opera Excerpts
HK Academy for Performing Arts' Cantonese Opera Programme students perform Picking Jade on Lantern Street (from Purple Hairpin), Iron Cavalry, Silver Match, Meeting Goddess, Given Sash (from Magic Lotus Lantern), Closing Bowl (from Legend of the White Snake) and Si River Pass.  In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Jul 8-9, 7.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$55, HK$85 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8891
Moscow Circus on Ice
Natalia Abramova  directs the Russian troupe performing a blend of figure-skating, dance and acrobatics. Jul 8-10, 7.30pm, also Jul 9, 11am, Jul 9-10, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044  
Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre
The Chinese opera troupe performs: The Story of the West Chamber (new version), Jul 8; Bidding Farewell to His Mother and Killed by a Shower of Arrows (from The Iron Headgear), Pleading Innocence (from The Injustice Done to Dou E), Storming the Chamber (from The Palace of Eternal Life), On Broken Bridge (from The Legend of the White Snake) and To the Banquet Armed, Jul 9; and Assassinating Liang (from The Joy of the Fishing Folks), Jin-Bu-Huan, The Gift of a Sword from Baihua (from Princess Baihua) and Escorting Jingniang Thousands of Miles, Jul 10. All shows: in artificial stage language with Chinese and English surtitles. 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$100-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 
Beat Me Tap 3
R&T (Rhythm & Tempo) presents a tap dancing showcase featuring performances by Yuji Uragami, Kuriko Sakuma and Hida Yoshiko.  Jul 8-10, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9605 5315 
Concert in Celebration of the Bicentenary of the Birth of Franz Liszt
Pianists Chau Lok-ping, Chau Lok-ting, Felix Suen, Rachel Cheung Wai-ching, sopranos Amanda Li Wai-yin and Rao Lan, and violinist Selena Choi Tsz-wing playing works by Liszt. Jul 9, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$90-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6976 2877
Hiroshi Tamaki Live Tour R.G.B 2011
The J-pop singer/actor/model in concert. Jul 9-10, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$450, HK$600 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8100 0138 
Living to Beg
Shingha Theatre's production of Ricky Cheng's drama revolving around how a limbless street performer sees  the world. In Cantonese. Jul 9-10, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$130 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9357 0335 
Cinema
Classical in Cinema
The Music Art & Film Culture Promotion Association of HK presents a HD programme of classical music concerts and operas, including the following film. Until January 2012. AMC Pacific Place, L1 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty; Broadway The One,  6-11/F The One, 100 Nathan Rd, TST; Grand Ocean, Ocean Centre, 3 Canton Rd, TST; and Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall,  8 Finance St, Central, HK$75-HK$120 www.amccinemas.com.hk (for AMC Pacific Place), www2.cinema.com.hk (for Broadway cinemas) and 2377 2100 (for Grand Ocean). Inquiries: 6336 3595 
Leonard Bernstein: Mahler's Symphony No 2, Resurrection 
Film of the 1974  concert in which maestro Bernstein conducted soprano Sheila Armstrong, mezzo soprano Janet Baker, the London Symphony Orchestra and Edinburgh Festival Chorus performing Mahler's symphonic work. Jul 3, 11.30am, Palace IFC, Jul 10, 11.30am, Broadway The One. 
Chinese Documentary Festival
Visible Record presents a programme of Chinese documentary shorts and feature films, including the following four films. Until Jul 9. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2540 7859
The Heart of Qin in Hong Kong
Maryam Goormaghtigh's  exploration of  guqin music. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jul 3, 2pm, HK Arts Centre.
One Day in May
Ma Zhandong's documentary recording the emotions and reactions of a family who lost a child in the Sichuan earthquake of May 2008. In Putonghua and Sichuanese dialect with Chinese and English subtitles. Jul 3, 4.15pm, HK Arts Centre.
3.1415 ... + My Fancy High Heels
Double-bill comprising: Qin Yuming and Gao Pan's short film examining the Chinese media system through three members of CCTV's 3.15 Evening Show's production team (in Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles); and Ho Chao-ti's documentary looking at high heels from their creation on farms at the China-Russia border  to factories in southern China and ending up in luxury shoe stores in New York (in Putonghua and English with Chinese and English subtitles). Jul 3, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre. 
Restored Treasures
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a continuing series of movies that have undergone restoration work, including the following film. Ongoing. Film Archive,  50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2901  
Lola Montes
Max Ophuls'  biographical drama about a beautiful courtesan who becomes the main attraction of a circus after being the lover of various important European men. Starring  Martine Carol and Peter Ustinov. In French with English subtitles. Jul 3, 2pm,  Film Archive.
Around Town
Chic Teen Zone @ Tai Po
Community carnival featuring cultural performances and workshops, and sporting activities. Jul 3,  3pm-6pm, Central Town Square, Tai Po, free. Inquiries: 2591 1340 
Earthquakes and Tsunamis
University of HK geologist Chan Lung-sang  talks about major earthquake and tsunamis of recent years, their implications on science and society, and how each of them may have changed views towards preparation and planning for natural disasters. In Cantonese. Jul 3, 3pm, Central Library, 66 Causeway Rd, Causeway Bay, free with ticket. Inquiries:  2921 0351 
Are Anti-Poverty Programmes Inevitably Toxic?
Dean Karlan,  a Yale University economics professor, discusses what works and what doesn't in the fight against poverty around the world. In English. Jul 5, 1.15pm (lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$150), includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511 
 Ladies Who Launch in Hong Kong
 Book-signing and cocktail reception with Maseena Ziegler,  author of the book about how 12 women started million-dollar businesses in Hong Kong. In English.  Jul 7, 6pm-8pm, Bookazine ifc, Shop 3022,  L3 IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, free, reservation required. Inquiries: enquiries@bookazine.com.hk
Hasbro Game Master Summer Carnival
Event featuring a game zone with large versions of board games such as Monopoly and Game of Life that people can play on, and an exhibition of Monopoly, Game of Life and Cranium items. Game fair/exhibition: daily, 11am-10pm, free; game zone, Jul 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30-31, Aug 6-7, 2pm-6.30pm, conditions apply for player eligibility. Atrium, G/F, Windsor House, 311 Gloucester Rd, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2895 0668 
Macro Photography in Nature
Eco Institute director Samson So  lectures on macro photography  and how it allows people to see the natural world with a new perspective. In Cantonese. Jul 9, 11.30am, HK Wetland Park, Wetland Park Rd, Tin Shui Wai, free with HK$30 park admission ticket. Inquiries: 3152 2668  
Snapshots of Hong Kong Art History: 1950-2000
University of Sydney doctoral candidate Eliza Lai Mei-lin  discusses the stylistic and thematic concerns of artists and art groups whose works  contributed to the recent development of art in Hong Kong.  In Cantonese. Jul 9, 2.30pm, A Space, Asia Art Archive, 10/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan, free. Inquiries: 2815 1112



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