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Exhibitions
Glimpses of Spring
Chinese paintings by Allan Ermann. Today, 10am-5pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: 2854 2666. Ends today  
Glocalization of Asian Culture
Works by 20 local artists that blend together Chinese cultural heritage elements with observations of the contemporary globalised world. Mon-Fri, 11am-8pm, Sat-Sun, noon-8pm, Gallery 20 + PUD, G/F Ting Sun Plaza, 33 Sheung Heung Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2508 9472. Ends Dec 31 
Contemporary Contemplation
New paintings and sculptures by  Liu Yuanshou, Qin Chong, Song Guiyu, Xiao Xiaoqiu, Wang Lifeng and Yang Tao. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Galerie du Monde, 108 Ruttonjee Centre, 11 Duddell St, Central. Inquiries:  2525 0529. Ends Jan 3   
Revitalising the Glorious Tradition: The Retrospective Exhibition of Pan Tianshou's Art
Landscape paintings, flower and bird paintings and calligraphy by the late Chinese artist-educator (1897-1971). 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 Feb 5  
Two Thousand Eleven
Works by Olga Chernysheva, Heman Chong, Federico Herrero and John Smith that reflect and comment on the state of the world in 2011 from the context of Hong Kong. Opening reception today, 7pm-9pm. Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, 4 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Mar 4  
Toys Paradise
Exhibition of more than 1,000 locally made toys that tell the story of Hong Kong's 60 years of toy history. Opens today. Daily, 10am-7pm, HKDI Gallery, HK Design Institute, 3 King Ling Rd, Tseung Kwan O. Inquiries: 2732 3111. Ends Mar 19  
Performing Arts
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection adapts William Shakespeare's romantic comedy  and transposes its story to Hong Kong circa 1900. In English with Chinese surtitles. Until Dec 17, 7.30pm, also Dec 17, 2.30pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$100, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2520 1716
online inLove
Jim Chim Sui-man directs PiP Theatre's comedy about romantic relationships that play out online. In Cantonese. Dec 16-18, 20, 22-24, 30-Jan 1, 7.30pm, also Dec 17-18, 24, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$155-HK$295 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2294 8004
The Nutcracker 
The HK Ballet performs the ballet about a girl whose Christmas present, a nutcracker shaped like a soldier, comes to life. With choreography by Stephen Jefferies, music composed by Tchaikovsky and musical accompaniment by the HK Sinfonietta. Dec 16-18, 20-24, 7.30pm, also Dec 17-18, 24-26, 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2105 9724 
The Wind in the Willows
Faust International Youth Theatre presents Alan Bennett's  adaptation of the Kenneth Grahame  children's tale centring on four anthropomorphised animal character friends. In English. Until Dec 17, 7.30pm, also Dec 17-18, 2.30pm, Dec 18, 11am, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$243, HK$270 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 9114   
Solea
The HK Dance Company performs an experimental dance theatre work choreographed by Rico Cheung that is inspired by flamenco. Dec 16-18, 7.45pm, also Dec 17-18, 2.45pm, 8/F Platform, HK Dance Company, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806  
A Fantastic Journey @ X'mas
Jumbo Kids Theatre's multiarts production about a girl who is given a 'Fantastic Train' ticket that sends her off on an extraordinary journey one Christmas. In Cantonese. Dec  16-17, 8pm, also Dec 18, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100, HK$120; and Dec 23-24, 8pm, Dec 25, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$100, HK$130 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2146 9466 
Beating the Classroom 
Tang Shu-wing  directs Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio's non-verbal physical comedy production  about three naughty students who compete to earn the affections of a female classmate who is top of their class. Until Dec 18, 8pm, Dec 17-18, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2144 5335 
Beyonds the Words
iStage performs Elton Lau Ho-cheung's drama about the hidden fear and secrets of people in our contemporary world. In Cantonese. Dec 15-17, 20-21, 23, 25, 8pm, also Dec 17-18, 24, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3116 1341
BSX x MC Jin  In My Dream Concert 2011
The hip hop rapper-songwriter-actor performs. Dec 16, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$280, HK$380 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2785 2708
Nocturne
Twice as Good Productions' multimedia performance of  Adam Rapp's play centring on a  former piano prodigy who recounts the tragic events that tore his family apart. In English. Until Dec 17, 8pm, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200, HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6104 2468   
Sucks
On and On Theatre Workshop's drama about  two men in their late 40s looking back at the past at what they have lost and three young  graduates dreaming about their future. In Cantonese. Dec 16-18, 8pm, also Dec 17-18, 4pm, Dec 17, 11.30pm, Cattle Depot Theatre, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, HK$150 onandon.org.hk. Inquiries: 9364 3818
The Isle
Bonni Chan (who also stars with Lee Chi-man) and Janice Poon direct Theatre du Pif's production of Paul Poon's  play about  a couple's encounter on a remote island.  In Cantonese with English surtitles. Dec 16-17, 8pm, Dec 18, 5pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2904 2030 
Zimmermann plays Beethoven
Andreas Delfs conducts German violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra playing works by Dvor?k, Brahms and Beethoven.  Dec 16-17, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$140-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2721 2030
Cinema
Art of Commercials 2011
The HK Arts Centre presents winning television advertisements from around the world, including the following two selections. Until Dec 18. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0246
Programme 4
Selection of television advertisements that were nominated for the international CLIO Awards and Hong Kong's Kam Fan awards. Mainly in English and Cantonese with some English subtitles. Dec 16, 7.30pm, Dec 17, 9pm, also Dec 17-18, 2.30pm, 6pm, HK Arts Centre.
Programme 2
Selection of television advertisements for hotels, cars, wines and more from various parts of the Asia-Pacific region including Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and India. In various languages with some English subtitles. Dec 16, 9pm, HK Arts Centre.
Fresh Wave 2011
The HK Arts Development Council presents short films and one feature film, including  the following two short film selections. Until Dec 18. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60 www.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: freshwave.hk
The Political is Personal
Four short films including Bandar Albuliwi's Azad about how the simple desire to be a normal teenager can become a life and  death struggle in modern day Iran (in  Persian with Chinese and English subtitles), and Wong Chun's 6th March about three exhausted policemen and three defiant protesters brought together in a police station canteen by a protest against the government's proposed budget (in  Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles). Dec 16, 7.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque.  
All About Love in Youth
Four short films including Tam Wai-kai's  A Passerby about two former lovers  re-entering each other's lives years after  they drifted apart (in Cantonese and Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles), and Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jnr's The First Time about a lonely schoolgirl, seeking her seemingly elusive first kiss, whose frustrations mount after the object of her affections seeks her advice to help woo someone else (in Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles). Dec 16, 9.55pm, Dec 18, 8.05pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
The Weird, the Strange, the Beautiful
The Goethe Institut presents a programme  of five German films about 'being beautifully different', including the following one. Until Mar 9. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd,  Sai Wan Ho, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2802 0088
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Tom Tykwer's romantic drama about a  40-something man and woman who  fall in love with the same younger man. In German and English with English subtitles. Dec 16, 8pm, HK Film Archive.



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