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December 1-10
We’re gonna dance all night… For their 75th anniversary, The Hong Kong Singers are teaming up with the HK Academy for Performing Arts and inviting the city to party with the popular musical My Fair Lady. Set in London 1912, the story follows the arrogant Professor Henry Higgins who bites off more than he can chew when he boasts he can transform Cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle into a well-spoken woman of high society. Inevitably, the brag turns on him unexpectedly in a story brought to life by the dance routines and well-loved songs of the Lerner and Loewe musical, here all accompanied by a 20-piece orchestra. Performances will be held at The HKAPA Drama Theatre, tickets are $300 from HK Ticketing, 31 288 288. Gala charity performances on the 1st and 8th of December will be priced at $800 with
half the proceeds donated to Operation Santa Claus. Check our listings for all times and details. |
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December 2-10
What better use of the arts than to build understanding between people? That’s the aim of the International Festival of Inclusive Arts which encourages people with disabilities and those without to unite in a wide range of art and cultural activities. The festival’s opener, Beat the Drum for Inclusion, will bond 11,000 people on both sides of Victoria Harbour in a Chinese percussion performance appropriately called The Earth Shall Move. And then look out for festival performances from both local and overseas artists. Various exhibits will also be on display for the duration of the festival. Tickets available at URBTIX, 2734 9009, range from $30-$100
with free admission for all exhibitions
and some events. See our listings for more details. |
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Until December 3
Time is getting short to see some of the world’s greatest art: Artists and Their Models – Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, Paris, is an exhibition of fifty eight pieces by 51 masters at the HK Museum of Art. Artists include Picasso, Bacon and Matisse in a display of portraiture, sculptures and installation art. For total immersion, you can go on a free guided tour, get an audio guide or video programme, or take part in demonstrations, workshops and painting activities. The exhibition is open from 10am to 8pm daily but closed on Thursdays. Admission is $40, enquiries 2721 0116. |
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December 7-8
Power and control – it’s all part of Body Touch, a performance by seven of the most prominent dance artists from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South-East Asia. The dancers’ unique styles, remarkable techniques and awesome energy on stage will be sure to create a stunning fusion of dance. The show starts at 8pm at Sheung Wan Civic Centre. Tickets are available for $100 from URBTIX, 2734 9009. |
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December 8-9
Some people were just lucky enough to be born with fancy feet! Tap is a largely forgotten dance form but in their production, A Place For Us, Tap Ensemble’s Anthony Suen, Kat Wong, and Ken Kwok update tap to inspire modern audiences and encourage a new generation to follow in their steel-capped footsteps. Expect unbridled energy and contemporary flair! A Place for Us will be performed at Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre Theatre; show times are 8pm on December 8 and 3:30pm and 8pm on December 9.
Tickets are available for $100 and $140 from URBTIX, 2734 9009. |
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December 9
We have said it before but we are saying it again: HK Sevens tickets go on sale on December 9. They’re only on sale for one day, so you need to be there and be fast. Where’s there? Hong Kong Stadium – ticket sales open at 12 noon. But go for the day to whet your Sevens appetite with a rugby festival starting at 9:30am and lasting till the 1st division clubs sort out which of them is Bruiser of the Year for 2006. |
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Until December 10
The French Cinepanorama is now in its 35th year of convincing Hong Kong what French movie-making is really all about. Comedies take centre stage this year with films like OSS 117: Cairo-Nest of Spies – an espionage spoof, but at the same time chilling thrillers such as Them, based on a true story, will satisfy the suspense junkies. And for those who prefer substance in their celluloid, dramas like The Right of the Weakest will be the strongest attraction.
Ticket prices range from $45-$200 from URBTIX, 2734 9009. See our listings for full details of all films, screen times and locations. |
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December 10
To celebrate the Christmas season, the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong is giving us the opportunity to indulge our inner child on a journey of imagination with Howard Blake’s concert adaptations of Raymond Briggs’ storybooks, The Snowman and The Bear. Featuring both the film and live music, the tales will be narrated in English by two of Hong Kong’s most popular radio presenters, Harry Wong and Jonathan Douglas, and accompanied by sopranos Joshua Davy, Vivian Yau and Chu Pui-ying. Richard Honner will be the guest conductor for the two performances, 3pm and 7:30 pm, at HK City Hall Concert Hall. Tickets are $120 and $180 at URBTIX, 2734 9009. |
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December 11-12
Christmas time is kissing-under-the-mistletoe time – or, this year, Katterwall time: the Kassia Women’s Choir and Men’s Chorus invite you to get all warm and fuzzy with their Christmas concert, Underneath the Mistletoe. The Katterwall choirs will be harmonizing in numbers ranging from the golden oldies to the not-so-traditional like All Alone Beneath the Mistletoe, Monotone Angel and Santa Baby. The Asian premiere of a specially commissioned piece from Daniel E Gawthrop, Softly Little Child, will be a highlight of the concert. Join the Katterwall choirs Underneath the Mistletoe at Sheung Wan Civic Centre at 8pm. Tickets are $200 from URBTIX, 2734 9009. |
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December 15-16
Testimony is a City Community Dance Company work inspired by the life and music of Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich which combines dance, music, a silent movie and theatre. Choreographed by renowned artist Helen Lai, the dance drama also calls on the talents of three-time Best Actor of the HK Drama Awards, Lee Chun Chow, pianist Nancy Loo, violinist Leung Kin Fung and cellist Monica Su. With a live performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Trio and Chow playing both the composer and the Shakespearean characters he identified with, how can the show miss? Catch it at Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium at 8pm; tickets from $120 to $220 are available from URBTIX, 2734 9009.
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December 15-26
For the last 10 years, the Hong Kong Ballet have celebrated Christmas with Tchaikovsky’s wonder-inspiring The Nutcracker. The story of Clara and her Christmas present nutcracker which turns into a beautiful prince after defeating a fierce mouse king and his army, is perfect Christmas entertainment but also challenges choreographer Stephen Jeffries to create
something new and exciting each year. What will it be this year? You will just have to go to the HK Cultural Centre Grand
Theatre to find out. Tickets range between $100 and $300 from URBTIX, 2734 9009. |
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Until January 1
Coming soon: Ching Ying’s Cantonese edition of the famous musical Les Misérables. Tickets are $120-$200 – book now from URBTIX, 2734 9009. |
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