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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions 
The Journey
Works by Chinese painter Sun Guangyi, Indonesian mixed-media artist Tisna Sanjaya  and Canadian-based Laotian painter Thep Thavonsouk. Today-tomorrow, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, G/F, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends tomorrow   
Early Hong Kong Transport
About 100 old photographs collected by Cheng Po-hung  provide glimpses of the early history and development of Hong Kong's public transport. Today-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5513. Ends Jun 28  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 
Conceptual art exhibition of works by Law Man-lok,  Wen Yau,  Lo Chi-kit,  Clara Cheung and  Cheng Yee-man that are designed to stimulate weak societal pulse rates. Today-Mon, 2pm-7.30pm,  C & G Artpartment, 3/F, 222 Sai Yeung Choi St South, Prince Edward. Inquiries: 2390 9332. Ends Jun 29  
In the Zone
Group exhibition of Thai artist Bundit Puangthong's  cross-cultural paintings, American Ezra Talmatch's  texture paintings and Australian Camie Lyons'  sculptures. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, The Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends Jul 4  
Chrysalid 
Works by four female artists (Indian painter Dhruvi Acharya, London-based Iranian artist Afsoon,  New Zealander ink drawing specialist Lorene Taurerewa  and Australian sculptor China de la Vega).  Tue-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 11am-6pm, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, G/F, 6-10 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2548 2286. Ends Jul 4  
Colour of Silence
Paintings by female artists, Mor Mor  from Myanmar and Hongkonger Yuen Nim-chi. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, 2pm-6pm,  Karin Weber Gallery, G/F, 20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends Jul 8  
Muse
Objects inspired by Louis Vuitton,  including works by installation artist Tsang Kin-wah  that combine beastliness with beauty and fellow Hongkonger Doris Wong Wai-yin  who reworks functional objects into art. Daily, 10am-9pm, Louis Vuitton Gallery, Louis Vuitton Maison, 5 Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 8100 1182.  Ends Aug 22 
Summer Delights
Exhibition celebrating summer featuring works by 13 artists including Jasmine Ho, Silvia Chan,  Cornelia Erdmann,  Maria Isabel Parra, Sarah Lai  and Sum Wing-man. Thu-Sun, 1pm-7pm (or by appointment), Blue Lotus Gallery,  Block A, Unit 24, 5/F Wah Luen Industrial Building, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St,  Fo Tan. Inquiries: 6100 1295. Ends Aug 31   
The Perseverant Spirit:  The Art of Lee Yue-hong 
Paintings of natural landscapes, birds and flowers by a student of master artist Chao Shao-an  showcase the artistic inheritance and innovations of the Lingnan School. Daily, 10am-6pm, (Sun until 7pm),  closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Sept 14   
Performing Arts
He is Kong Girl She is Kong Boy 
Jim Chim Sui-man co-directs (with Edward Lam Yick-wah) and stars in Pip Theatre's comedy on  gender relations.  In Cantonese. Today-Jun 28, 7.30pm, also  Sat-Jun 28, 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$170-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2511 0139
Moulin Rouge District Quartier Pigalle 
HK Theatre Association's comedy about an eclectic community that includes French Cancan dancers, drug addicts, homeless women and angry men. In French with English surtitles. Today-Sat, 7.45pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$160, HK$130 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
Chamber Music Festival
Cellists Trey Lee and Tomas Djupsjobacka, violinists Claudia Ajmone-Marsan and Yang Tianwa,  pianists Tanya Bannister,  Chen Jie, Ingrid Filter  and Jarkko Riihimaki,  clarinettist Anton Dressler, viola player Atte Kilpelainen play: works by Schumann, Beethoven and Brahms, Today, 8pm, HK$200-HK$600; works by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Dvorak, tomorrow, 7pm, HK$180-HK$360; tangos from Finland and Argentina and other world music, tomorrow, 10pm, HK$160-HK$300; works by Turina,  Poulenc and Faure, Sat, 7pm, HK$180-HK$360; and works by Schubert, Brahms, Schumann and Mendelssohn, Jun 28, 8pm, HK$180-HK$360 Urbtix.  All concerts at HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: 3518 7290. 
The musicians also play a selection of the festival repertoire, Jun 28, 2pm, 3.30pm, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum,  7 Castle Rd, Mid-Levels, tickets free but HK$10 entry fee for museum is required. Inquiries: 2541 9390 
Alice Dreamiosis
Wu May-bo directs an On & On Theatre Workshop production inspired by Susan Sontag's Alice in Bed with a main character who is a fusion of novelist Henry James' younger sister and Lewis Carroll's Alice from Alice in Wonderland. In Cantonese. A Sidekick Theatre Festival programme. Tomorrow-Jun 28, 8pm, Cattle Depot Theatre, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, HK$120 (single show), HK$300  (three-show pass), HK$400 (four/five-show pass) www.onandon.org.hk. Inquiries: 2503 1630
Crazy Housewives @ Sheung Shui Hotel
Harmonic Theatre's comedy about four middle-aged women who decide to kidnap an adulterous millionaire.  In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, also Sat-Jun 28 3pm, North District  Town Hall Auditorium 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$50, HK$70 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8101 3200
Masters and Masterworks
Yan Huichang  conducts banhu player Shen Cheng, erhu player Yan Jiemin,   erhu and zhonghu player Liu Yang  and the HK Chinese Orchestra in playing contemporary huqin music. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600 
The Miser
Peter Jordan directs the Chung Ying Theatre Company's  adaptation of Moliere's comedy about a  moneylender whose daughters long to escape his frugal household.  In Cantonese.  Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, also Sat-Jun 28, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury  Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$200 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 3961 9803
HK Wind Philharmonia  Family Concert
Jacobus Chong  conducts Choy Lap-tak, Jojo Ho,  Elton Lee and Margie Tong,  the HK Youth Wind Philharmonia, the HK Chamber Wind Philharmonia and the HK Wind Philharmonia in performing works such as Rimsky-Korsakov's Procession of the Nobles (from Mlada Suite) and John Williams' Symphonic Suite (from Star Wars: Episode III). Sat, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2468 4597
I Stay
Matchbox's comedy about an employee of an Indian business firm in Hong Kong and his quest for that coveted promotion. In English. Sat, 7.15pm, Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$80 from various outlets, including Khana Khazana (tel: 2520 5308). Inquiries: 2690 2324
Ring Over the Horizons
The Gloves Handbell choir presents a programme of handbell music. Sat, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert, Central, HK$150, HK$120 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
Whispering Dreams
Fung Ka-leung directs The Scribblers' drama inspired by August Strindberg's A Dream Play  about a god's daughter going down to Earth to experience life. In Cantonese. Sat-Jun 28, 8pm, also  Jun 28, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$130 Urbtix. Inquiries: info@scribblers.org.hk
Pipa Dreams
Jean Thorel  conducts pipa player Yang Jing  and the City Chamber Orchestra of HK in performing Ye Xiaogang's Nine Horses   and Lou Harrison's  Concerto for Pipa and Strings. Jun 28, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2864 2154 
Da Pacem
The HK Bach Chamber Choir sing choral works including Palestrina's Stabat Mater, J.S. Bach's Komm, Jesu, Komm   and Bruckner's Locus Iste.  Jennie Wong conducts. Jun 29, 8pm, St Andrew's Church, 138 Nathan Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 9659 8687 
Sing-a-long
Trinity Theatre's 1980s Canto-pop style musical about growing up with performances by singer-actress Charlene Choi Cheuk-yin  and DJ Danny So Yiu-chung. In Cantonese. Jul 2-5, 8pm, also Jul 4-5, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2574 4968
Chibi Maruko Musical
Film Mall Limited  present a musical based on a 1970s anime TV series about a  Japanese child living in the suburbs.  In Cantonese with Chinese and Japanese subtitles. Jul 3, 4.30pm, also Jul 3-5, 8pm, Jul 4-5, 11am, 3.30pm, HITEC Star Hall, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$160-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2730 5711
Design for Living
Sylvia Chang Ai-chia writes and stars in this office drama with the world financial crisis as its backdrop. Edward Lam Yick-wah directs.  In Putonghua with Chinese surtitles. Jul 3-4, 6, 8-11, 14-18, 7.30pm, also Jul 5, 12, 19, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2893 8732
Genghis Khan
The Inner Mongolia Acrobatic Troupe of China presents an acrobatic show whose story centres on the historical leader of the Mongols. Jul 3-4, 7.30pm, also  Jul 4-5, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044 
Hebei Clapper Opera  Troupe of Beijing
The Beijing troupe perform: The Injustice Done to Dou E, an opera about an imperial inspector who investigates a case whose victim turns out to be his long-lost daughter, Jul 3; The Bitten Mark, an opera in which the emperor is asked to decide if two men are brothers by birth and an excerpt from Capturing Sanlang Alive, an opera about a young woman who, even after she dies, wants to be with her lover, Jul 4; and excerpts from Wu Han Killing His Wife, an opera about a general whose mother tells him to kill his wife, Kou Zhun with His Boots on His Back, an opera about a courtier who persuades Yang Lulang to lead an army to save the under-siege emperor, and Du Shiniang, an opera revolving around a famous courtesan whose chosen lover proves unworthy of her, Jul 5. In various Chinese dialects with Chinese and English surtitles. All shows: 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Evelyn Chang 
The Taiwanese pianist performs works  by Scriabin, Ma Shui-long, Tchaikovsky, Desyatnikov  and Tabakova.  Jul 3, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place,  Central, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix.  Inquiries: contact@evelynchang.com
Feminine Colours
E-Side Dance Company's female-centric contemporary dance presentation featuring performances and choreography by the mainland's Zhou Ting, Taiwan's Li Mei-kuang  and Briton Emma Redding. Jul 3-4, 8pm, Jul 5, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2372 9351
Mullova Plays Brahms
Zhang Xian  conducts Russian violinist Viktoria Mullova  and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in performing Brahms' Three Hungarian Dances and Violin Concerto and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra. Jul 3-4, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Very Dance!
Helen Lai  choreographs a City Contemporary Dance Company show about the dancers' laughter, tears and dancing behind the scenes. Jul 3-4, 8pm, also Jul 4-5, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2329 7803 
Extra-curricular
Floating Book Fair
The MV Doulos returns to Hong Kong laden with more than 6,000 books on subjects including sports, cookery and education.  Today-Sat, Jul 2-3, 10am-9pm,  Jun 28, 2pm-9pm, Jul 4, 10am-6pm, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, TST, HK$10 (to board the ship). Inquiries: 6694 7140 or www.doulos.org
Laugh Out Loud!
Comedian Anand Chulani  leads workshops on harnessing the power of laughter for: 4-7 year olds and their parents, today, 4pm-5pm; 8-10 year olds, today, 5pm-6.30pm; 11-13 year olds, today, 6.30pm-8pm, Kowloon Cricket Club,  10 Cox Rd, Jordan, HK$200, reservations recommended. Inquiries: 9812 9139 or lolworld1@gmail.com 
Arabic Nadwah 
Literary salon featuring a discussion on who built the pyramids and how they did so. In English. Today, 8pm, Fringe  Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 9030 8167
I-Gong
The Korean media art group lead a discussion about the possible formation of an 'Asia Alternative Visual Network' to help  connect artists in Asia and also share their experiences in the 2007 New Media SilkRoad project with a documentary film screening. In Korean with English translation. Tomorrow, 6pm-8pm (forum), 8.30pm-9.30pm (film screening), Videotage, Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd,  To Kwa Wan, free. Inquiries: 2573 1869 
Through the Looking Glass: China's Foreign Journalists From Opium Wars to Mao
Shanghai-based writer Paul French talks about the old China press corps who reported on the country during eventful periods. In English. Tomorrow, 6.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, free. Inquiries: 2813 7500 
Deadly Night in 1898
Interactive murder mystery dinner theatre involving the gathering of suspected murderers of innocent Sarah Dorritt for the grand opening of the Cooked Goose Tavern. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, InterContinental Grand Stanford, 70 Mody Rd, TST East, HK$898, includes a four-course dinner and one drink, booking required. Inquiries: murdermystery.hk or 2407 9090
Hong Kong City: Dynamic Land for Use and Art Interpretation  
Media artist-theorist-software programmer Alessandro Carboni,  visual artist Choi yan-chi,  architect Chang Ping-hung  and City Contemporary Dance Company resident artist Xing Liang  discuss the relationship between urban transformation and different art practices. In English. Sat, 11am-1pm, 1a space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, free. Inquiries: 2529 0087
LaDU_HK (Multimedia Lab of Urban Density)
Alessandro Carboni  leads a workshop that explores new methods for examining the relationship between choreography, urban geography and generative code.  In English. Sat-Jun 28, 2pm-5pm,  1a space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, free. Inquiries: 2529 0087
Professional Practice in  Interior Design
HK Institute of Architects Fellow Edward Shen  and Federation of HK Industries' property manager Alex Lau discuss code of conduct and intellectual property rights for interior design professionals.  In English. Sat, 2.30pm-4.30pm,  Chiang Chen Studio Theatre,  HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$50, registration required. Inquiries: 2866 2039 or admin@hkida.com
Space Intruders/Street Art Demo
Street artists Bigmad,  graphicairlines  and Start From Zero  use the walls of Videotage to present their views on  capitalism and the government's control over public space. Sat-Jun 28, 3pm-7pm, Videotage, Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, free. Inquiries: 2573 1869 
Applications Sought
The Asia Art Archive seeks applicants for its research grant with an HK$80,000  budget that funds small and medium scale, goal-specific Asian art research projects. Proposal deadline: Jun 30. Inquiries: 2815 1112 or janet@aaa.org.hk



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