The 2001 Taipei Children's Arts Festival which began last month continues this weekend with events at Ta-An Forest Park (大安森林公園), Hsinsheng Elementary School (新生國小) and Taipei Municipal Library (市總圖演講廳).
The two main themes for the festival are games and puppetry, which participation of eight performing groups from around the Asia-Pacific region.
Events on Saturday begin with the opening of an activities playground in Ta-An Forest Park that features various water games for kids and parents too keep cool, as well as a number of challenging hands-on games for children of all ages.
Puppetry shows this weekend begin tonight with The In Black Theater (黑之劇場) by Nydougumo Musical and Puppet Play of Japan at the Lecture Hall of Taipei Municipal Library at 7:30pm. Tomorrow, Festivfactory 3D Entertainment from Australia will put on its pieces A Shy Praying Mantis and Hermann and His Ludicrous Family, also at the Lecture Hall of Taipei will be Theatre Co Young from Korea (韓國漾劇團), which will perform three short pieces at Hsinsheng Elementary School. A highlight tomorrow will be Wei Wan Jan Children's Classic Puppet Theater's (微宛然兒童古典布袋戲團) Judging a Stone (判官審石頭) at Hsinsheng Elementary School at 6:30pm.
Sunday's main events will be toy soldier shows at Ta-An Forest Park at 3pm and 5pm. Festivfactory will also host workshops at the Taipei Municipal Library from 3pm to 5:30pm. Throughout the rest of the week will be performances by some of Taiwan's best children-oriented performance groups. For more information or a program schedule check http://www.civilart.com.tw/kidsation or call 2773-6166.
Address: Ta-An Forest Park (大安森林公園): 1 Hsinsheng S. Rd., Sec. 2 (新生南路二段1號). The Taipei Municipal Library (市總圖演講廳): 125 Chienkuo S. Rd., Sec. 2 (建國南路二段125號). Hsinsheng Elementary School (新生國小): 36 Hsinsheng S. Rd., Sec. 2 (新生南路二段36號).
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