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Exhibitions
Abstract Landscapes
Liu Zhen's  lacquer paintings contain engraved fragments of ancient calligraphy and seal carvings  on their finished surface. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 10am-6.30pm, Sun, 1pm-5pm, Zee Stone Gallery, G/F Chinachem Hollywood Centre, One Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2810 5895. Ends Oct 27  
Shifting Ground
Works by Faiza Butt and Naiza Khan that explore cultural transformation.  Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, G/F, 6-10 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries:  2548 2286. Ends Oct 29    
Peace and Harmony - The Divine Spectra of China's Fragrant Harbour with 108 Aloes of Sacred Scripture and Related Artifacts
Items from Paul Kan's  collection of incense oil and perfume bottles, agarwood and related artifacts.  Opens today. Today-Oct 29, 10am-8pm, Oct 30, 10am-6pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, free admission by ticket. Inquiries: 2898 6683. Ends Oct 30
 January 4th
Works by three designers (Andr?Dubreuil, Patrice Butler and Danful Yang)  whose birthdays all fall on January 4. Opening reception today, 6pm-8pm. Tomorrow-Oct 30, 10am-8pm, Oct 31, 10am-3pm, Pao Galleries, 4/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 6323 1989. Ends Oct 31  
Zeng Fanzhi 
The Chinese painter's depictions of the human figure charged with an underlying psychological tension. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Gagosian Gallery, 7/F Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St, Central. Inquiries: 2151 0555. Ends Nov 5
Floating Forest
Works by abstract painter Tim Summerton  inspired by  Australian landscapes. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends Nov 5 
Water and Sky
Photographs by Tony Price concerned with the play of light on water and Norman de Brackinghe that also reveal a fascination with the nature of light. Opening reception today, 7pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, YY9 Gallery, G/F, 83-85 Sing Woo Rd, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2574 3370. Ends Nov 15  
From Clay to Teapot: Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters 1986-2010
Variously themed ceramic tea ware including works inspired by nature or the joys of everyday life. Mon, Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm, closed Tue, Museum of Tea Ware, 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, free. Inquiries:  2869 0690. Ends Feb 13, 2012    
Performing Arts
Revolution and Romanticism
Wu Shengzhong plays works by Chopin and Liszt. Oct 13, 1.10pm, Loke Yew Hall, University of HK, Main Campus, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 2859 7045 
Awakening
East Asia Entertainment and Tomson International Entertainment present a musical inspired by the Chinese literary classic Dream of the Red Chamber about love and fate. In Putonghua and Cantonese. Oct 13-16, Oct 18-23, 7.45pm, also Oct 15-16, Oct 22-23, 2.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2905 8134 
Dr Sun Yat-sen  
Opera HK's opera production about Dr Sun Yat-sen and his relations with his friend Charlie Soong and Soong's daughter Ching-ling; Yan Huichang conducts the HK Chinese Orchestra and Jimmy Chan directs the Opera HK Chorus. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Oct 13-15, 7.45pm, Oct 16, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$130-HK$880 (Oct 16: HK$130-HK$780) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2234 0303 
Coffee and Cigarettes
Aurora Theatre presents short plays in which characters explore a variety of themes and try to put the world to rights over coffee and cigarettes; 20 per cent of proceeds go to Cambodian orphanage  Sunrise Children's Village. In English. Until Oct 15, 8pm, also Oct 15, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$150) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
HK Comedy Festival 2011
English-language comedy improvisation with People's Liberation Improv, Oct 13, 8pm, HK$150. Butch Bradley performs in English, Oct 13-14, 10pm, HK$300. Chinese comedy competition, Oct 14, 8pm, HK$200. English comedy competition finals, Oct 15, 9pm, HK$350. All shows: TakeOut Comedy Club,  34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436
Macbeth
Paul Stebbings directs TNT theatre Britain's performance of Shakespeare's tragedy centring on a Scottish warrior who commits regicide to become king. In English with Chinese surtitles. Oct 13-15, 8pm, also  Oct 15-16, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160, HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Taste the Life: Colour 
Drama about a  woman with many failed relationships behind her who decides to hold a special party for her 23rd birthday with the 10 most important people in her life as guests. In Cantonese. Until Oct 16, 8pm, also Oct 15-16, 3pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3599 9755  
Tri Theatre - Death at Dawn!
Perilous Mouths and Not So Loud Theatre present a theatrical triple bill consisting of: Measure for Measure,  William Shakespeare's comedy about a wanna-be nun who struggles to keep  her honour intact while the city's powerbrokers vie for her body and soul, Oct 13, 15, 8.15pm, also Oct 14, 4.30pm, Oct 16, 11am;  Caged, Karen Cheung's drama centring on an Alzheimer's patient, Oct 14, 8.15pm, Oct 15, 11am, Oct 16, 4pm; and Forget Herostratus!, a satire about the man who burned down  Ephesus' famed  Temple of Artemis, Oct 15, 4pm, Oct 16, 8.15pm; All shows in English. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220 (single ticket), HK$570 (ticket for all three plays) Urbtix. Inquiries: tritheatre.com   
Punchline Comedy Club
New Zealand comedian Andre King, Irish comic Ian Coppinger and British funnyman Gordon Southern  perform stand-up comedy. In English. Oct 13-15, 9pm, Duetto, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320 Cityline. Inquiries: 2598 1222
The Snow Dragon
ABA Production and Tall Stories (UK) present a play with storytelling, comedy and musical elements based on Toby Mitchell and  Anna Lewenhaupt's picture book about a young goat  that encounters the legendary snow dragon. In English. Oct 14-15, 5pm, also Oct 15-Oct 16, 11am, 2pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, HK$195-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150
Jazz World Festival
 The HK Big Band Jazz Federation presents:  a Youth Big Band Fest featuring performances by the Middle School Band and the High School Band of the International Christian School and the HK Youth Jazz Orchestra, Oct 14, 7.30pm, HK$200; and a performance by the Eddie Gomez Quintet,  Oct 15, 8pm, HK$180-HK$380 HK Ticketing. Both concerts: Jockey Club Auditorium,  HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom. Inquiries: 2523 8292, Mon-Sat, 1pm-7pm 
Microsex Office 4.0 
PIP Theatre's latest comedy about male and female office worker relations. In Cantonese. Oct 14-16, 7.30pm, also Oct 15-16, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195, HK$295 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2294 8004
Alexandre Tharaud Plays Bach  and Mozart
Alexander Liebreich conducts French pianist Tharaud and the HK Sinfonietta playing J.S. Bach's Piano Concerto No 5 in F Minor, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 9 in E-Flat, Jeunehomme, and Schubert's Symphony No 9 in C, The Great. Oct 14, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
Andr?Watts Plays Grieg
Andreas Delfs conducts American pianist Watts and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Sibelius' The Swan of Tuonela, Grieg's Piano Concerto and Stravinsky's Firebird. Oct 14-15, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Forever Miss To
Spring-Time Chinese Opera and Hon Fung Creative Chinese Opera perform Raymond To Kwok-wai's drama about legendary courtesan Du Shiniang.  In Cantonese. Oct 14-15, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123  
S Potato Meet B Apple
Harmonic Theatre's drama revolving around a group of problematic female teens who are invited to be extras for the 16-hour shoot   of a short film. In Cantonese. Oct 14-15, 8pm, also Oct 15-16, 3pm, District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$100, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8101 3200
Ubermensch
Shu Ning Presentation Unit's multimedia production centring on an ordinary man whose life and disposition dramatically changes after he is struck by lightning. In Cantonese. Oct 14-15, 8pm, also Oct 15-16, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$140, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Try My Breast 
Error Box's play about people's perceptions  of their and other people's breasts. In Cantonese. Oct 15-16, 2.15pm, 8.15pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9720 9763
DJ Spooky: Rebirth of a Nation
The American DJ-video artist  performs a multimedia three-screen and surround-sound live remix of D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation. With English intertitles. Oct 15, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320, HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0273 
Pipe Organ Recital
Helon Kwan, Ben Law and Wang Chun-yin play works by composers such as Guilmant, Langlais and Sweelinck. Oct 15, 5pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free  with ticket. Inquiries: 2734 2009 
Ming Chee Sing Chinese Opera:  A Showcase of Tong Tik-sang's Classics
The Cantonese opera troupe performs: Crying on the Erlang Bridge, Oct 15, 7.30pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix; West Mansion, Oct 16, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100-HK$280; and Goddess of the Ninth Heaven, Oct 30, 7.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. All shows in Cantonese with Chinese surtitles. Inquiries: 2268 7325
w-inds. 10th Anniversary Best Live Tour 2011
The J-pop boy band in concert. Oct 15-16, 8.15pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$880, HK$1,280 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3549 8998
The 3rd Hong Kong International Piano Competition
Triennial event organised by the Chopin Society of HK. Competition: Round One: Oct 16-20, 10am-10.40am, 10.45am-11.25am, 11.45pm-12.25pm, also Oct 16-19, 5pm-5.40pm, 5.45pm-6.25pm, 6.45pm-7.25pm, 7.30pm-8.10pm, HK$50 (day pass), HK$200 (Round One pass); quarter finals: Oct 22-24, 10am-11.10am, 11.15am-12.25pm, 12.50pm-2pm, also Oct 22-23, 5.30pm-6.40pm, 6.45pm-7.55pm, 8.20pm-9.30pm, HK$100 (day pass), HK$200 (quarter finals pass); semi-finals: Oct 26-27, 7pm-7.45pm, 8pm-8.45pm, 9pm-9.45pm, HK$150 (day pass), HK$250 (semi-finals pass); and finals: Oct 28-30, 7pm-8.15pm, 8.45pm-10pm, HK$200 (day pass), HK$450 (finals pass). In addition, pianists Cristina Ortiz and Pascal Roge, guitarist Alvaro Pierri and cellist Richard Bamping play works by J.S. Bach, Giuliani-Moscheles, Piazzolla, Luck, Santorsola and Bogdanovic, Oct 21, 8pm,  HK$150-HK$350 Urbtix. All concerts: HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: 2868 3325
Piano Recital by Murray Perahia
The American pianist plays works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann and Chopin. Oct 17, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
HTC Jan Lamb 30mething Scary Stand-up Comedy
Actor-comedian Jan Lamb Hoi-fung  performs. In Cantonese. Oct 17-22, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2338 5522 
Human Fruit Bowl
HK Microfest and Harmony Stempel present a drama examining the roles artists and their models play in each others' lives. In English. Oct 18-22, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150 (all tickets Oct 18), HK$200 (members HK$180) (Oct 19-22) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Steven Isserlis in Recital
The British cellist  and pianist accompanist Chuang Ya-fei play works by Saint-Saens, Britten Beethoven and Shostakovich. Oct 18, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190-HK$600 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3518 7290   
The National Ballet of China
Feng Ying  directs the Chinese ballet troupe performing: a ballet gala, Oct 20, 7.30pm; The Red Detachment of Women, Oct 21, 7.30pm; and Swan Lake, Oct 23, 2.30pm. Zhang Yi and Liu Ju conduct The National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra providing live musical accompaniment. All shows: HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$520 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044



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