Entertainment calendar in Asia

The 10th International Biennial Print & Drawing Exhibition 2001
Taipei Fine Arts Museum
181, Chung-Shan N. Road, Sec. 3
Taiwan
Dec. 8 - Feb. 3, 2002; Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Open on national holidays. Closed Mondays and the day following national holidays.
Admission: NT$30
Tel: 886-2-2595-7656
www.tfam.gov.tw

HONG KONG

PERFORMANCE

Qomolangma: Three nights of folk dancing, music and drama performances by a troupe of 80 Tibetan musicians, dancers and actors. As well as the evening performances, there will be a free outdoor performance on Dec. 6 starting at 3 p.m. outside the Cultural Centre.

Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre
10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Dec. 7-9, 7:30 p.m.
Admission: HK$100-250
Tel: 852-2734-9009

ART

Piece of Life: An exhibition of 23 neo-expressionist oil paintings, depicting modern life in China, by Yang Shu.

Brasserie on the Eighth
Conrad Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway
Through Jan. 30, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.-6:30 p.m., Saturday, 2:30-6:30 p.m.
Tel: 852-2559-5141

BALLET

The Nutcracker: The Hong Kong Ballet and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra present "The Nutcracker." Conducted by Yip Wing-sie, choreographed by Stephen Jefferies and with the Yip's Children's Choir.

Cultural Centre Grand Theatre
10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Dec. 14-16, 18-24, 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Admission: HK$100-320
Tel: 852-2734-9009

ART

Golden Passage: An exhibition of acrylic-on-canvas paintings by Burmese artist Min Wae Aung.

Karin Weber Gallery
G/F, 32A Staunton Street, Central
Dec. 15-Jan. 13, Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m.-6 p.m.
Free admission
Tel: 852-2544-5004

SINGAPORE

ART

Shot in the Face: The works of four artists, two from Singapore (Paul Lincoln and Tan Kai Syng) and two from Beijing (Lin Tian Miao and Song Dong), in a multimedia exhibition using video and projections which examines our relationship with history, identity and technology.

Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts
90 Goodman Road
Dec. 13-Jan. 2, Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Free admission
Tel: 65-340-9102
www.lasallesia.edu.sg

PERFORMANCE

Sounds of Japan: LASALLE-SIA's ensemble-in-residence: The Philharmonic Winds, presents a concert of tra***ional and contemporary Japanese music with guest saxophonist, Shin-ichiro Hikosaka. The concert will include "Gloriosa," a song based on a Gregorian Chant, as well as music chanted by early Christians in Japan's Edo era (1603-1867) and performed on tra***ional Japanese instruments.

Victoria Concert Hall
11 Empress Place, Victoria Memorial Hall
Dec. 9, 5 p.m.
Admission: S$12-15
Tel: 65-344-4300
www.lasallesia.edu.sg

PERFORMANCE

T'ang Quartet Christmas Concert: The Singapore Symphony Orchestra's principal viola player, Jiri Heger, joins the T'ang Quartet for a Christmas concert featuring Dvorak's Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello, Rachmaninov's "Romanze" and Glazunov's "Oriental Dance."

Victoria Concert Hall
11 Empress Place, Victoria Memorial Hall
Dec. 11-12, 8 p.m.
Admission: S$16-36
Tel: 65-348-5555
www.sistic.com.sg

PERFORMANCE

Singapore Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert: Chan Tze Law conducts the Singapore Symphony Orchestra with soprano Jeong Ae-Ree and tenor Joseph Lee in a concert of tra***ional and modern winter music. Includes Bernstein's "Overture to Candide," Respighi's "Ancient Airs and Dances" and popular Christmas carols.

Victoria Concert Hall
11 Empress Place, Victoria Memorial Hall
Dec. 13-15, 8:15 p.m.
Admission: S$16-46
Tel: 65-348-5555
www.sistic.com.sg

TOKYO

PERFORMANCE

The Glenn Miller Orchestra: Conductor Larry O'Brien leads the Glenn Miller Orchestra and singer Julia Rich in a concert of big-band hits.

Tokyu Bunkamura Orchard Hall
2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku
Dec. 16, 2 p.m.
Admission: 4,000-6,000 yen
Tel: 81-3-5466-9999
www.bunkamura.co.jp

PERFORMANCE

New Japan Philharmonic: Violinist Katrin Scholz joins the New Japan Philharmonic, conducted by Toshio Yanagisa, for its concert of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, Gyu-Bong Yi's "Axiom II" and Sibelius's Violin Concerto.

Tokyu Bunkamura Orchard Hall
2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku
Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Admission: 3,000-6,000 yen
Tel: 81-3-5610-3815
www.bunkamura.co.jp

SEOUL

PERFORMANCE

The Phantom of the Opera: The Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of The Opera," directed by Charles Hart.

LG Arts Center
679 Yeoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu
Through June 30, call for times
Admission: 30,000-100,000 won
Tel: 82-2-2005-0114
www.lgart.com

BANGKOK

PERFORMANCE

Thai Classical Music: The Luang Pradidpairoh Foundation Band, the Pattayakul Band, and four Thai military marching bands perform works by three classical Thai musicians -- Prince Boribhat, Luang Pradidpairoh and Jang Wnag Tua Pattayakosol.

Thai Cultural Center
Ratchadaphisek Road, Huay Kwang
Dec. 17, 7 p.m.
Free admission
Tel: 66-2-247-0028
www.thaiculturalcenter.com

SHANGHAI

PERFORMANCE

II Barbiere di Siviglia: The Shanghai Opera House Chorus and the Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hu Yongyan, present Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," with baritone Liao Changyong, mezzo-soprano Liang Ning and tenor Kenneth Tarver.

Shanghai Grand Theater
300 Renmin Avenue
Dec. 14, 7:15
Admission: 120-380 yuan
Tel: 86-21-6386-8686

BALLET

The Nutcracker: The Shanghai Ballet Company and the Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra present Tchaikovsky's holiday ballet classic "The Nutcracker," a tale of rat kings, sugar-plum fairies and other fairytale creatures. Conducted by Wang Yongji.

Shanghai Grand Theater
300 Renmin Avenue
Dec. 23-26, 7:15 p.m.
Admission: 120-380 yuan
Tel: 86-21-6386-8686

SYDNEY

ART

Len Lye: A celebration of the works of experimental New Zealand filmmaker, sculptor, photographer and writer Len Lye. Includes screenings of his experimental films and an exhibition of 21 of his photographs and three of his "figures of motion" -- vibrating, spinning and singing stainless steel sculptures.

Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road, The Domain
Through Jan 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Free admission
Tel: 61-2-9225-1744
www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au

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