Theater
Last Night When the Stars Were Bright (昨夜星辰) by the Ping-Fong Troupe (屏風表演班). National Theater (國家戲劇院).
● Tickets cost from NT$500 to NT$1,800 and are available from the NTCH box office.
● Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm with additional matinees at 2:30pm tomorrow and Sunday.
Oyster by Israel's Inbal Pinto Dance Company. Novel Hall (新舞台) at 3-1 Sungshou Rd, Taipei (台北市松壽路3-1號).
● Tickets cost NT$500 to NT$1,800 and are available from ERA Ticketing outlets nationwide or direct from the venue.
● Tonight and tomorrow at 8pm and Sunday 3pm.
A Weekend of Classic Chinese Opera with the Guokuang Opera Troupe (國光劇場) at the Guokuang Theater (國光劇場), Taipei Metropolitan Hall (城市舞台) 25, Bade Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市八德路三段25號).
● Tickets cost NT$300 and NT$1,000 and are available from ERA Ticketing outlets nationwide.
● Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm.
Theatrical Satire from England's Sarah Kane Theater troupe and its latest production @4.48 Psychosis, at Experimental Theater (國家戲劇院實驗劇場).
● Tickets cost NT$400 and are available from the NTCH box office.
● Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm and at 2:30pm and 7:30pm on Sunday.
Classical
2005 Chen Bei-lei Piano Recital (2005陳蓓蕾鋼琴獨奏會), at National Recital Hall (國家演奏廳).
● Tickets cost from NT$200 to NT$400 and are available from the NTCH box office.
● Oct. 17, 7:30pm.
Reiko Watanabe Violin Recital, at National Concert Hall (國家音樂廳).
● Tickets cost from NT$300 to NT$1,500 and are available from the NTCH box office.
● Oct. 19, 7:45pm.
Cheng Shu-chuan Piano Recital (鄭夙娟2005鋼琴獨奏會), at National Recital Hall (國家演奏廳).
● Tickets cost from NT$200 to NT$500 and are available from the NTCH box office.
● Tomorrow 7:30pm.
An Audience with Pan Yue-yun (潘越雲), at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (台北市國父紀念館).
● Tickets cost from NT800 to NT$2,500 and are available from ERA Ticketing outlets nationwide.
● Tomorrow and Sunday at 7:30pm.
The National Symphony Orchestra presents Shostakovich: Cycle III, at National Concert Hall (國家音樂廳).
● Tickets cost from NT$300 to NT$1,500 and are available from the NTCH box office.
● Sunday 2:30pm.
Sketches of Taiwan: Lee Tai-hsiang and Forum Music (台灣素描:十方音樂 -- 李泰祥), at National Concert Hall (國家音樂廳).
● Tickets cost from NT$300 to NT$1,200, through the NTCH box office.
● Tonight 7:30pm.
Sounds from Taipei and Los Angeles (台美作曲家台北洛杉磯發表會), at National Recital Hall (國家演奏廳).
● Tickets cost NT$300 and are available from the NTCH box office.
● Oct. 18, 7:30pm.
Rock and Roll
Taichung's 89K presents an evening of contemporary blues with popular expat blues combo Boogie Chillin' from 10:30pm tonight.
● 89K is located at 89 Chungming S Rd, Taichung (台中市忠明南路89號).
● Show starts at 10:30pm.
NTU Corridor Cafe (迴廊咖啡館) presents violin and piano jazz from well-known duet Chipin and Kaiya (啟彬與凱雅爵士二重奏) tonight; Taiwan's very own Elvis tribute act, Taiwan Elvis and Unchain (台灣貓王 and Unchain樂團) will perform tomorrow and Sunday.
● NTU Sports Center 1F (台大綜合體育館1樓) at the intersection of Xinhai Rd and Xinsheng S Rd (台北市辛亥路與新生南路交叉口). Free admission.
Call (02) 8369 5656.
● Evening shows begin at 8pm and the afternoon performances at 2:20pm.
Witch House (女巫店) features indigenous folk from popular Aboriginal rights recording artist and spokesperson Kimbo Hu (胡德夫) tonight; Zhang Xuan (張懸) and Ganache tomorrow.
● 7, Ln 56, Xinsheng S Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市新生南路三段56巷7號). Admission costs NT$300. Call (02) 2362 5494.
● All shows begin at 9:30pm.
Brown Sugar (黑糖餐廳) presents Impression Quartet on Mondays; Cool Fusion with guests every Tuesday; Night of Rumba on Wednesdays; Back to Love on Thursdays; Soul Train on Fridays; City Light on Saturdays; Salsa on Sundays.
● 101, Songren Rd, Taipei (台北市松仁路101號). Admission is NT$380 on weekdays and NT$550 on weekends.
● All shows begin at 9:30pm.
The Living Room (小客廳) features jazz with the True Colors combo tonight; The Retrosexuals and popular sax player Corbett Wall (高培華) take you back to swinging 60s tomorrow.
● 3F, 8, Nanjing E Rd, Sec 5, Taipei (台北市南京東路五段8號3樓). Admission costs NT$50 on Mondays and NT$100 on weekends. Call (02) 8787 4154.
● Performances begin at 10pm.
Blue Note (藍調) features Uno Quartet (烏野薰爵士四重奏) every Tuesday; New Decision Quartet (爵心爵士樂團) every Thursday; Metamorphosis (變形蟲爵士樂團) every Friday; Jive Stakes and Gu Hao every Saturday.
● 4F, 171, Sec 3, Roosevelt Rd (台北市羅斯福路三段171號4樓). Admission is NT$300 on weekdays and NT$350 on weekends. Call (02) 2362 2333.
● All shows begin at 9:30pm.
The Wall (這牆) presents indie rock with Tin Pan Alley (錫盤街) and Varo tonight; an evening of death metal chaos with Infernal Chaos Tour featuring Infernal Chaos and Hindsight tomorrow.
● B1, 200, Sec 4, Roosevelt Rd, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1). Tickets cost NT$300 at the door or NT$250 in advance.
● Shows begin at 9:30pm.
Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) modern jazz with Delta on Main Street (當代爵士樂團) tonight; an evening of alt-rock with Johnny Hi-Fi and Back Quarter (四分衛) tomorrow; rock and pop night with Flying Castle 78th (飛行城堡78號) and Rock Candy on Sunday.
● B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1). Admission is NT$300.
Call (02) 2368 7310.
● All shows begin at 9:30pm.
Exhibition
The Casting of Religion: An Exhibition of Peng Kai-dong's bronze religious icons.
● National Palace Museum (國立故宮博物院), 221, Zhishan Rd, Sec 2, Taipei (台北市至善路二段221號).
Call (02) 2881-2021.
● Open Mondays through Sundays from 9am until 3pm. Until Nov. 5.
Zheng He and Oceanic Culture, An Exhibition in Memory of the 600th Anniversary of Zheng He's Voyages
(鄭和與海洋文化 -- 鄭和下西洋六百周年特展).
● National Museum of History (國立歷史博物館), 49, Nanhai Rd., Taipei
(台北市南海路49號).
● Open 10am until 6pm. Until Dec. 31.
B!AS -- International Sound Art Exhibition (異響 -- 國際聲音藝術展).
● Taipei Fine Arts Museum (台北市立美術館), 181, Zhongshan N Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市中山北路三段181號). Call (02) 2595 7656.
● Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30am to 5:30pm. Until Nov. 20.
The Art Design World (設計中藝術), a collection of post-modern works by international art designers.
● Taipei Museum of Contemporary Arts (台北當代藝術館), 39, Changan W Rd., (台北市長安西路39號).
● Open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am until 6pm.
An exhibition of winning works from the Fourth Taipei Ceramics Awards (台北陶獎).
● The Yingge Ceramics Museum (鶯歌陶瓷博物館) 200 Wenhua Rd, Yinge Township, Taipei County (北縣鶯歌鎮文化路200號).
● Open 9:30am to 5pm on weekdays and 9:30am to 6pm on weekends.
Note: The museum is closed on Mondays.
The Coop, a joint exhibition by six of Taiwan's leading young artists.
● The Bamboo Curtain Studio (竹簾工作室), 36, Ln. 88, Zhongcheng E Rd, Sec 2, Danshui, Taipei County (台北縣淡水鎮中正東路二段88巷36號).
● Open daily 10am until 6pm.
Until Oct 31.
The Hidden Glamour: Lang Jing-shan retrospective (朗靜山 逝世十週年末公開攝影作品展).
● Taipei International Visual Arts Center (台灣國際視覺藝術中心), 29, lane 45, Lioaning St., Taipei
(台北市遼寧街45巷29號).
● Open Tuesday through Fridays 12pm until 9pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12pm until 6pm. Until Oct. 31.
The Exhausted Body (消盡的身體), curated by Russian Nina Dimitriadi and featuring works by 10 artists from around the world.
● Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (高雄市立美術館), 20, Meishuguan Rd, Gushan District, Kaohsiung. (高雄市鼓山區美術館路20號). Call (07) 555 0331.
● Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 9am until 5pm. Until Oct. 23 2005
Joint Exhibition of Live-in Artists (2005年駐館藝術家聯展).
● Grass Mountain Chateau (草山行館), 89, Huti Rd, Yangmingshan, Taipei (台北市陽明山湖底路89號).
Call (02) 2862 1911.
● Open Mondays through Sundays from 9am until 5pm. Until Oct. 26.
Movement of the Bamboo Stool -- A Memorial Exhibition of Lee Jiin-shiow (竹凳的移動 -- 李錦繡紀念展) a large-scale retrospective of the late artist's paintings.
● Taipei Fine Arts Museum (台北市立美術館), 181, Zhongshan N Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市中山北路三段181號). Call (02) 2595 7656.
● Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 9:30am to 5:30pm. Until Nov. 27.
Event
The Taipei Foreign Correspondents Club (TFCC) will host the fourth annual Taiwan Daniel Pearl Day of Music tomorrow afternoon from 2pm until 10pm to commemorate the life and work of the slain Wall Street Journal reporter.
● Treasure Hill, Dingzhou Rd, Sec 3, Lane 230 (台北市汀洲路三段230巷).
The Taichung Fall Cup. The nation's expat soccer teams will battle it out for the right to hoist the Fall Cup at the Morrison Academy campus this weekend. Tomorrow 10:30am until 6:30pm and Sunday 12:30pm until 6:30pm.
● 136-1 Shuinan Rd., Taichung (台中市水湳路136-1號).
Upcoming
Festival in the Square (廣場藝術節). Eight performance groups representing Taiwan, Belgium, France, Spain and Sweden will present a mixed bag of music, modern circus and multi-media shows in the plaza of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.
Oct. 22 until Nov. 6. Admission is free.
The Berlin Philharmonic will perform two concerts at the National Concert Hall (國家音樂廳). Tickets cost from NT$2,500 to NT$12,000, through ERA and NTCH Ticketing outlets nationwide. Nov. 17 and 18.
Cuban singer Omara Portuondo of the Buena Vista Social Club at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Hall (國父紀念館), 505, Renai Rd, Sec 4, Taipei (台北市仁愛路四段505號). Tickets cost from NT$1,000 to NT$3,500, through ERA Ticketing outlets nationwide.
Oct. 28 and 29.
Lin Hwai-min's (林懷民) Cloud Gate dance company (雲門舞集) Cursive III (狂草). The National Theater (台北國家戲劇院). Tickets cost from NT$1,000 to NT$3,500, through NTCH and ERA Ticketing outlets nationwide.
Nov. 19 to 27.
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