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Exhibitions
All about Nature
A retrospective of John Ho's 10-year illustration career, displaying his latest Black and White series and his earlier works. Today, 8am-9pm, 1/F Devon House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay, free. Inquiries: 2844 5094. Ends today
Two Faced: The Changing Face of Portraiture
Toy designers, illustrators, artists and photographers create more than 50 portraits. Today-tomorrow, 11.30am-8pm, Agnes b.'s Librairie Galerie, 1/F, 18 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2869 5505. Ends tomorrow
Le French May 15th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition
A showcase of Le French May's posters, programme photos, movie trailers, music and event slide shows over the past 15 years. Daily, 10am-10pm, 2/F Lobby, Times Square, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2118 8900. Ends Apr 30
Ye Jianqing
The artist's dream-like oil landscapes and cityscapes that resemble Chinese ink paintings. Opens today. Daily, 9am-7pm, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, free. Inquiries: http://www.ipreciation.com Ends May 5
French Landscape: Connection and Collection
A Le French May event. Sara Tse's ceramic sculptures and installations constructed from objects collected during her journey to France last year. Opens today, 6pm. Mon-Sat, 11.30am-7.30pm, Art Beatus Gallery, 35-37 Graham St, Central, inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends May 25
Sketches of Nudes by Tsang Kai-hong
The artist's sketches of human figures dating from the 1960s to the 1980s. Opens today, 6pm. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1.30pm-5.30pm, the University Museum, The University of HK, Pok Fu Lam Rd, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 2241 5512. Ends Jun 3
Performing Arts
Murder at Cafe Noir
The musical comedy parodies the film noir detective genre of the 1940s, featuring a black market dealer, a voodoo priestess, a disgraced barrister, a blackmailer, a gun-runner and a policeman. In English. Today, 7pm, Le Rideau Theatre Cafe, 1/F Hilltop Plaza, 49 Hollywood Rd, SoHo, HK$370 includes dinner. Inquiries: 2850 8833
Fou Ts'ong - The Legend Returns
Pianist Fou Ts'ong joins the Hong Kong Sinfonietta in a performance of Kodaly's Dances of Galanta, Mozart's Jeunehomme and Dvorak's From the New World. Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding conducts the orchestra with violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann performing Berg's Violin Concerto. Today, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$780 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
The Life and Times of Louis I. Kahn 2007
A Zuni production directed by Mathias Woo, the multimedia musical performance is a tribute to the modernist architect Louis Kahn. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, Apr 29, 5pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$160-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696
Elves and the Shoemaker
The London School of Ballet and Carol Bateman School of Dancing perform a ballet about two elves saving a shoemaker from poverty. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Apr 29, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2525 3751
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Choreographer Lin Hwai-min leads the dance company in a new show, White, an abstract exploration of colour. Tomorrow-Apr 29, 8.15pm, Grand Theatre, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
A Celebration in Harmony
Concert by the Hong Kong Youth Choir and the Filipino Fellowship Choir, performing Jamaican, Swahili, Filipino and Hebrew folk songs. Apr 29, 4pm, St John's Cathedral, Garden Rd, Central, proceeds go to Helpers for Domestic Helpers charity. Inquiries: 2523 4020
Extra-curricular
Love & Lust
Writer Xu Xi, known for her fiction and essays on Hong Kong, discusses love and lust in literature. In English. Today, 7pm-9pm, Fotogalerie, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$100, free for members of HK Writers' Circle. Inquiries: [email protected]
Interactivity, Perception, Reactivity and Cognition
Canadian multimedia artist Philomene Longpre offers a lab-based workshop on basic sensor technology and electronics with examples drawn from contemporary artists. In English. Tomorrow, 11am-1pm, Rm 1706, HK Art School Learning Centre, 17 M/F Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Rd East, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2922 2822
Cinema
Two Days in Europe
Broadway Cinematheque and Goethe-Institut Hong Kong present a programme focusing on German directors filming in Europe, including the following two films. Tomorrow-Apr 29, various times, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55. Inquiries: 2388 0002 or www.cinema.com.hk
One Day in Europe
Set in Moscow, Istanbul, Spain and Berlin, all four stories take place on the day of the Champions League final and express the same passion for football. In German with English subtitles. Directed by Hannes Stohr. Tomorrow, 7.45pm, Apr 29, 4pm.
Lisbon Story
Wim Wender's piece about a film director and a sound engineer making a silent black and white movie in Lisbon. In German with English subtitles. Tomorrow, 9.40pm, Apr 29, 2.05pm.
Night Scene
Harlem 2007 Live Concert
Taiwanese singer Harlem Yu performs. Tonight, 8.15pm, Hong Kong Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$400, Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009
Ultra Nate
The US singer plays house and dance-pop. Tomorrow, midnight, Dragon-i, the Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, HK$150. Inquiries: 3110 1222