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fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
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Janice Leung

Exhibitions
War and Peace
Doctor Pierre Lam  captures scenery along the Silk Road in 120 photos. Today, 10am-10pm, Piazza, Times Square,  1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay.  Inquiries: 9277 9138. Ends today
The Poetic Spirit
Paintings by Henry Wo Yue-kee,  a student of Lingnan School painters such as Chao Shao-an  and Yeung Sin-sum.  Today, 10am-7pm, tomorrow, 10am-6pm,   HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd,  Sha Tin, HK$10. Inquiries: 2180 8188.  Ends tomorrow
Major Archaeological Discoveries of China in Recent Years
Relics from the Neolithic period to the Qing dynasty, featuring bronze objects, pottery, lacquerware and jade.  Today, 10am-7pm, tomorrow, 10am-6pm,  HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$20. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends tomorrow
Design 9707
A look at the development of Hong Kong's design industry with 90 works.  Today-Tue, 9am-7pm, Atrium, G/F InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong. Inquiries: 2522 8688. Ends Tue
Meat as a Metaphor of Construction
Chen Ke's  early impressionistic paintings of meat, reflecting China's material culture.  Today and Tue, 2pm-8pm,  Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artists  Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan (seminar  today, 3pm-4.30pm; followed by a closing ceremony, 5pm-7pm).  Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends Tue
Sheraton Dreamscape  Stained Glass Exhibition
Teenagers from the Adolescent Medical Centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital use stained glass and mosaic to depict their surreal dreamscapes.  Today-Tue, 9am-10pm, Foyer, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries: www.hkyaf.com. Ends Tue
To Wrecks with Love
Mui Chong-ki's  critique of consumerism through sketches, watercolours, mixed-media paintings and sculptures of dismantled vehicles.  Tomorrow-Thu, 11.30am-7.30pm, Art Beatus Gallery,  G/F, 35-39 Graham St, Central.  Inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends Thu
The Alternative Look - OpposWalk
Anita Ng's fashion photography reflects her concerns about animal welfare.  Today-Fri, 8am-9pm, 1/F Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay. Inquiries: 2844 5094. Ends Fri
Mirrors Reflection
Seventeen artists from around the world, including Italy's Mimmo Rotella,  Japan's Yayoi Kusama  and China's Wang Guangyi,  play with reflection in their mixed-media mirror works.  Tomorrow-Sat, 10am-6pm, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, G/F, 20 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends Sat
Orchestration
Simon Go documents Hong Kong's old shops and their owners in large-scale black and white photos. Tue-Sun, 1pm-8pm, Shanghai Street Artspace,  G/F, 404 Shanghai St, Yau Ma Tei.  Inquiries: 2770 2157. Ends Sept 30
Trapped for 15 Years
Local musician and singer Paul Wong Koon-chungs  photographs Rohingya  refugees in Bangladesh. Opens  today. Daily until Oct 2, 10am-9pm, Park Court, Level 1, Pacific Place, Admiralty; then daily from Oct 8, 11am-8pm, Central Atrium, G/F Olympian City Two, Kowloon. Inquiries: 2959 4229. Ends Oct 12
Coloratura
Nancy Chu Woo's  retrospective emphasises her use of colour through abstract paintings of nudes, still-lifes and landscapes that fuse western and Chinese techniques. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1.30pm-5.30pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5500. Ends Oct 7
Andy Warhol  - Bernard Buffet
About 60 works by French painter Bernard Buffet  and US pop artist Andy Warhol.  Mon-Sat, 10.30am- 7.30pm, Sun, 11.30am-7.30pm, Opera Gallery, G2/F, M88, 2-8 Wellington St, Central. Inquiries: 2810 1208. Ends Oct 15
The Origin
Local illustrators and poets, including Clement Yick,  Stanley Wong,  Lo Kwai-cheung  and Kwan Nam,  collaborate to explore the theme of 'origin'. Proceeds of sale go to WWF (HK). Daily, 9am-9pm, OC Gallery, G/F Olympian City I, 11 Hoi Fai Rd, West Kowloon. Inquiries: 2132 8718. Ends Oct 21
Sculpture with the Wind
Van King teams up with five emerging sculptors to present mixed-media works that explore figures and space. Opens  today. Daily, 8.30am-10pm, Central Atrium, UG/F China HK City, 33 Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 3527 0614. Ends Oct 21
Treasures of the World's Cultures from the British Museum
About 270 artefacts of sculpture, painting, jewellery, porcelain and stone dating from two million years ago, from the British Museum. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sat until 8pm), closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$30, HK$15 (concessions). Inquiries: 2721 0116.  Ends Dec 2
Performing Arts
Forever Young
Slovakia's national folklore ballet group Lucnica  presents its ethnic dance pieces.  Today, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan. HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Sunday in the Park with George
Hong Kong version of Stephen Sondheim's  musical inspired by French painter George Seurat's  impressionist work A Sunday Afternoon on the Island  of La Grande Jatte.  In Cantonese.   Today, 2.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7323
Traditions
Windpipe Chinese Ensemble presents a retrospective of Chinese ensemble music written by local composers over the past century.  Today, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall,  1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Liza Wang  in Concert 2007
The local actress-singer performs.  Today, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2111-5999
Boston Brass Asian Tour -  Brass Clinic and Concert
The Boston Brass quintet  plays from classical to jazz and vocal music, along with Tom Lee Neowinds Brass Quintet and students from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and Ying Wa College.  Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Tom Lee Music Academy Hall, Unit 2-20, Level 12, MegaBox, Enterprise Square 5, 38 Wang Chiu Rd, Kowloon Bay, free, tickets distributed in Tom Lee Music stores. Inquiries: 2737 7651 (the quintet also perform in Macau on  Tue, 8pm, inquiries: www.macauticket.com)
The Scat Jazz Choir
Youth singers and musicians from the New Zealand group perform.  Tue, 1pm-2pm, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2525 5044
The Theatrical Legacy of  the Tang Dynasty
Veterans from Chinese Artists Association of HK perform Cantonese operas with the theme of the Tang dynasty (618-907), including The Pear Garden - Chronicle of a Golden Age (Wed, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; Oct 9, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin), The Heroes of Tang (Fri-Sat, HK Cultural Centre), Plucking the Laurels (Oct 1-2, HK Cultural Centre), and Operatic Aria Concert with excerpts from other  operas (Oct 6, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun; Oct 7, Tsuen Wan Town Hall,  72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan), HK$100-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Der Rosenkavalier
Edo de Waart  conducts an international cast, featuring mezzo-soprano Michelle Breedt,  sopranos Dagmar Schellenberger  and Heidi Elisabeth Meier,  in Strauss' comic opera.  In German with Chinese  and English surtitles.  Thu and  Sat, 7pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury  Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$580 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2721 2030
The Lost Lords
Steven Mitchell Wright  directs 28 students from Island School in this physical theatre about the lives of 21st century teenagers.  Thu-Sat, 7.30pm, Island School, 20 Borrett Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$150, booking required.  Inquiries: 2230 4761
Geoffrey Lancaster
The Australian forte pianist plays four sonatas by Haydn.  Fri, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150  HK Ticketing. (He also gives a lecture on  Thu, 6.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, in English, free, with tickets distributed from 6pm).  Inquiries: 2584 8580
When Shadows Come Alive
Shadow puppet theatre for families with  Richard Bradshaw.    Fri, 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin;  Sat, 3pm, 7.30pm, Sept 30, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$180 Urbitx. Inquiries: 3520 3172
Cinderella
Hong Kong Ballet presents David  Allan's choreography of Prokofiev's classic fairytale.  Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sept 30, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$80-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724
Sound the Trumpet with Allen Vizzutti
Jean Thorel  conducts the American trumpeter and the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong in Bach and Hertel's concertos,  Frederick the  Great's symphony, Schnittke's suite  and Vizzutti arranged The Carnival Venus. Oct 2, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place,  Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix.   Inquiries: 2268 7321
Semiscon Vocal Band
The a cappella group from Taiwan sing from classical to jazz and pop, including the James Bond Theme, Eternal Flame, and David Tao's Medley.  Oct 3, 8pm,  HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central; Oct 4, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd,  Choi Hung. HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 268 7321
American Treasures
Tammy Lum's  piano recital features pieces by American composers including Copland,  Gershwin,  MacDowell,  Piazzolla  and Rachmaninoff.  Oct 4, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Birthday Rhapsody
Yip Wing-sie  conducts Brazilian pianist Cristina Ortiz  in Rachmaninov's rhapsody, and Austria's Grainger Quartet  in works by Elgar  and Angel Lam On-ki.  Also features a Peter Heidrich  variations and a Stravinsky  divertimento. Accompanied by the HK Sinfonietta. Oct 5, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Warrior Lanling
City Contemporary Dance Company presents a fusion of dance and new music, with pianist Mary Wu,   suona player Guo Yazhi,   sheng and dizi duo Chinese Music Virtuosi and dancers Xing Liang,  Dominic Wong,  Yang Yuntao  and Chan Yi-jing  performing to Chang Hing-yan's  composition and Willy Tsao's  choreography. The story is a tragedy about an ancient Chinese general famed for wearing a fearsome mask into battle. Oct 5-6, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2329 7803
Extra-curricular
City Organic Farmers' Market
Local farmers sell organic vegetables directly to the public on Sundays. 11am-4pm, Gloucester Rd Park, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 9849 2319 or  www.hofa.org.hk
Mediterranean Talk
Writer Leung Ping-kwan  gives a talk on Mediterranean culture and its influence on literature. In Cantonese.  Today, 4.30pm-6pm, Starbucks Coffee, 3/F Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Rd East, Wan Chai, free, includes a coffee, booking required. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Who Runs the HK Economy?
Researcher and Hong Kong Monetary Authority's former deputy chief executive Tony Latter  gives a talk on the economy and Hong Kong's democratic progress.  Tomorrow, 12.30pm, Foreign Correspondents' Club, 1/F, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members), includes lunch, booking is required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival  Chinese Ethnic Arts Parade
Features traditional dance and music of the Mongolian, Tibetan, Miao, Korean, Yi, Tujia, Uygur, Dai and Han groups.  Tomorrow, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Piazza,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST;  Tue, 8pm-11pm, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. Free. Inquiries: 2591 1340
Standup Comedy
Cantonese- (Mondays) and English-language (Tuesdays) open-mic sessions, 8pm, free to perform five to seven minutes, HK$50 to watch. Takeout Comedy, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries:  6220 4436 or jami@takeoutcomedy.com
Musical Memory and Tradition  of Erich Korngold  and  Paul Wittgenstein
Hong Kong University's Georg Predota  talks about the two Viennese musicians. In English.  Oct 2, 4.30pm, Room G03, Hui Yeung Shing Building, Chung Chi College, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin, free. Inquiries: 2609 6716
Drum Jam
Kumi Masunaga leads the event with more than 70 percussion instruments.  Tue, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2982 1846
Cinema
Memories of Matsuko
Tetsuya Nakashima  directs this surreal fairytale tragedy about an ill-fated woman (Miki Nakatani)  searching for love.  In Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, noon, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$40. Inquiries: 2388 0002 or www.cinema.com.hk
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Ying E Chi and Broadway Cinematheque present the event with more than 80 Asian films, including the following two. Until Oct 10, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei; Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central; Palace apm, Level 6, apm, Millennium City Five, 418 Kwun Tong Rd, Kwun Tong; AMC Festival Walk, Level UG, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, HK$30-HK$70.  Inquiries: bc.cinema.com.hk
Breeze of July
Stanley Tam Kwok-ming's  feature debut about a woman's self-discovery, starring Monie Tung Man-lee  as a woman with debts who flees to Shanghai, where she meets her childhood best friend and learns of her mother's past.   In Cantonese, Putonghua and Shanghainese with Chinese and English subtitles. Opening film of the festival.  Today, 2pm,  Sat, 7.50pm,  Broadway Cinematheque.
Oasis
Lee Chang-dong  directs this love story between a murderer  released from prison (Sol Kyung-gu)  and a woman with cerebral palsy (Moon So-ri).  In Korean with Chinese and English subtitles.   Today, 5.20pm, AMC Festival Walk;  Oct 5, 9.40pm, Palace IFC.
Luis Bunuel
A retrospective of the Spanish surrealist filmmaker's career with 15 works, including the following three. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho;  HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST; and HK Space Museum,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST. HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900. Ends Sept 30
Viridiana
Young novice Viridiana's visit to her uncle's house leads to a chain of unpredictable events. Stars Silvia Pinal,  Francisco Rabal  and Fernando Rey.   In Spanish with English subtitles.   Today, 2.30pm, HK Space Museum.
Diary of a Chambermaid
An adaptation of Octave Mirbeau's  novel set in 1930s France, starring Jeanne Moreau as a Parisian chambermaid among people in a country house. Also stars Michel Piccoli  and Georges Geret.   In French with English subtitles.  Today, 6.30pm, HK Space Museum.
The Milky Way
On their way to Spain, two pilgrims meet saints, devils, and even the Marquis de Sade.  Stars Laurent Terzieff  and Paul Frankeur.  In French with English subtitles.  Today, 9pm, HK Space Museum.
Chinese Film Panorama
Featuring 10 films that highlight the achievements of  Chinese cinema in the past year, including the following two.  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST;  HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST. HK$40 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2734 2900. Ends Oct 14
Postman in Shangri-la
Yu Zhong directs this realistic film based on a true story of a devoted postman, who risks his life to serve the residents of the Himalayan mountains. Stars Qiu Lin.  In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 5pm, HK Film Archive; Oct 1, 2pm, HK Space Museum;  Oct 12, 7.30pm, HK Science Museum.
Call for Love
Zhang Jianya  directs this surreal comedy about a married man (Xu Zheng)  who gets a mobile phone from an angel, with which he can date 10 pretty women by making 10 calls. Also stars Annie Shizuka Inoh,  Fan Bingbing  and Eva Huang Shengyi. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 7pm, HK Film Archive; Oct 5, 7.30pm, HK Science Museum; Oct 7, 8.30pm,  HK Space Museum.
Macau
19th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest
Annual contest with teams from around the globe participating.  Tue and Sat, 9pm, 10pm, Macau Tower, free.  Inquiries: (853) 2831 5566 or www.macautourism.gov.mo
A Raffle Retrospective
Lottery and raffle tickets dating from the Qing dynasty. Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm, Exhibition Gallery, Taipa Houses  Museum, Av da Praia, Taipa Island,  free. Inquiries: (853) 988 4100 or www.iacm.gov.mo. Ends Oct 7
From Versailles to the Forbidden City
Over 100 engravings from the 17th-19th centuries, from the Louvre Museum. Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm, Macau Museum,  Praceta do Museu de Macau, 15 patacas.  Inquiries: (853) 2835 7911 or www.icm.gov.mo. Ends Dec 2
Beijing
Alberta Ballet's Carmen China Tour
The Canadian dance group performs Bizet's classic opera.  Tue, 7.30pm,  Tian Qiao Theatre, 30 Beiwei Rd,  Xuanwu District, 80-880 yuan.  Inquiries: www.piao.com.cn
A Concert to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Death of Maria Callas
Tribute to the late Greek opera singer with Nikos Athineos  conducting Greek mezzo-soprano Agnes Baltsa,  tenor Angelo Simos  and the Orchestra of China National Opera House in arias by Verdi, Mascagni,  Bizet, Rossini, Puccini and Theodorakis.   Thu, 7.30pm, Poly Theatre, Poly Plaza, 14 Dongzhimen South St, Dongcheng District, 60-680 yuan. Inquiries: www.piao.com.cn
Shanghai
Dancing Queen
Ireland's Spirit of Dance performs Abba's hits from the Mamma Mia musical.  Tomorrow-Tue, 7.15pm, Shanghai Majestic Theatre, 66 Jiangning Rd, 100-680 yuan. Inquiries: www.piao.com.cn
Cloud
Liang Shaoji  interprets modern living with ancient Chinese philosophy in his photos, videos and installations. Tue-Sun, 1pm-6pm, Shanghart H-space, Building 18, 50 Moganshan Rd, free. Inquiries: www.shanghartgallery.com. Ends Oct 10
Taipei
Of Mice and Men
A Taiwanese version of John Steinbeck's novella about two British ranch workers dreaming of a better life in California during the Great Depression.  Today-tomorrow,  Fri-Sept 30, 7.30pm (today and Sept 30 also at 2.30pm), City Stage, 25 Bade Rd, Sec 3, NT$500-NT$1,800. Inquiries: (886 2) 2341 9898 or www.ticket.com.tw
Masurca Fogo
Pina Bausch's  episodic modern dance piece explores human suffering with Portuguese music, pop tunes, jazz, tango and Brazilian waltzes.  Thu-Sat, 7.30pm, Sept 30, 2.30pm, National Theatre, 21-1 Zhongshan South Rd, NT$900-NT$2,500. Inquiries: (886 2) 3393 9888 or www.artsticket.com.tw
The Butterfly Lovers
Violinist Lu Si-qing  joins the National Chinese Orchestra in a modern version of Chinese romantic legend Liang Zhu.   Fri, 7.30pm, National Concert Hall,  21-1 Zhongshan South Rd, NT$300-NT$800. Inquiries: (886 2) 3393 9888
Singapore
The Marriage of Figaro
Seiji Ozawa  conducts Vienna State Opera in Mozart's comic opera about a count who tries to take advantage of his servant's bride behind his wife's back. Wed,  7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall,  1 Esplanade Drive, S$80-S$500. Inquiries: (65) 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com
JAMUAN Bisu ... PARAdise...?
Dutch-Indonesian theatre maker Gerard Mosterd  and Sumatran choreographer Boi Sakti   create a modern dance piece in which women rule. Fri,  8pm, University Cultural Centre Hall, National University of Singapore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, S$23-S$30. Inquiries: www.sistic.com
Remembrance of Things Past
Cellist Wang Jian  performs with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra Elgar's cello concerto. Sat,  7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Dr, S$11-S$60. Inquiries: www.sistic.com
Bangkok
La Traviata
Mikhail Granovsky  conducts Italian soprano Natalia Margrit  and Russia's Ekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theatre  in Verdi's opera.  Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadapisek Rd, Huaykwang, 1,000-4,000 baht. Inquiries: www.thaiticketmaster.com
Romeo and Juliet
Mario Bigonzetti directs Italy's Compagnia Aterballetto in a contemporary ballet version of Shakespeare's tragic love story.   Thu, 7.30pm, Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadapisek Rd, Huaykwang,  600-3,000 baht. Inquiries: www.thaiticketmaster.com
Tokyo
Tokyo Game Show
Japan's largest video and computer game expo.  Today, 10am-5pm, Makuhari Messe, 2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, 1,200 yen, children free. Inquiries: tgs.cesa.or.jp



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