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Upcoming Green Ray Theater (綠光劇團) presents a restaging of David Auburn's Proof, which premiered on Broadway in 2001 and for which the playwright won a Pulitzer Prize. The broadway show also earned six Tony Awards. The show was first staged in Taiwan last year to strong reviews and is being revived by popular demand. Bringing together some of Taiwan's top theater professionals under the direction of Luo Bei-an (羅北安), the show will be performed at the National Theater, Taipei May 5-7. Tickets are NT$350 to NT$1,600 and are available through NTCH ticketing. PHOTO COURTESY OF GREEN RAY THEATER

Theater
Chekov's Shorts by the Canadian experimental troupe Theater Smith-Gilmour, at the National Experimental Theater, Taipei.
● Tickets are NT$600 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
● Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm and through next weekend

Gaelforce of Dance, glamorous Irish dance from director Michael Durkan at the Taipei International Convention Center (台北國際會議中心), 1, Xinyi Rd Sec 5, Taipei (台北市信義路五段1號).
● Tickets are NT$600 to NT$3,600 and are available through ERA ticketing.
● Today and tomorrow at 7:30pm and tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm

Images of Formosa, a performance that integrates dance and stunts. Zhongshan Hall (台北市中山堂), 98, Yenping S Rd, Taipei (台北市延平南路98號).
● Tickets are NT$300 to NT$800 and are available from NTCH ticketing and from the venue.
● Today and tomorrow at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm

You Yuan (遊園) by Hong Kong Theater Ensemble, a modernist interpretation of the classic love story by Ming Dynasty playwright Tang Hsien-tsu (湯顯祖). Directed and starring Hong Kong award-winning theater actress and director Olivia Yan (甄詠蓓), You Yuan explores the facets of love as experienced by modern women. The performance is at the National Experimental Theater (國家實驗劇場), 21-1, Zhongshan S Rd, Taipei (台北市中山南路21-1號), today and tomorrow at 7:30pm and tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm. Tickets NT$500, available through NTCH ticketing. PHOTO: NTCH

Taipei's Big Pot of Tea (台北大碗兒茶), a performance of Chinese vaudeville including storytelling, cross talk and musical performances, at the Red Playhouse (紅樓劇場), 10, Chengdu Rd, Taipei (台北市成都路10號).
● Tickets are NT$400 without snacks, and NT$700 and NT$900 including snacks.
● Today, tomorrow and Sunday at 7:30pm and tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm

Classical
Wierner Blaserphilharmonie performs a program of Hummel, Morzart and Haydn at the National Concert Hall, Taipei.
● Tickets are NT$400 to NT$2,000 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
● Wednesday at 7:30pm

Robert Aitken Recital, part of the International Flute Festival at Novel Hall (新舞台), 3-1 Songshou Rd, Taipei (台北市松壽路3-1號).
● Tickets are NT$600 to NT$1,800 and are available through NTCH and ERA ticketing.
● Tonight 7:45pm

Shigenori Kudo Recital, part of the International Flute Festival at Novel Hall (新舞台), 3-1 Songshou Rd, Taipei (台北市松壽路3-1號).
● Tickets are NT$600 to NT$1,800 and are available through NTCH and ERA ticketing.
● Tomorrow 7:45pm
Flute Concert featuring Robert Aitken, Andras Adorjan, Shigenori Kudo and the NTSO, part of the International Flute Festival at Novel Hall (新舞台), 3-1 Songshou Rd, Taipei (台北市松壽路3-1號).
● Tickets are NT$700 to NT$2,000 and are available through NTCH and ERA ticketing.
● Sunday 2:30pm

New Generation of Flautists, a concert of up and coming performers featuring Lin Shang-jung (林尚蓉), Chen Ya-ching (陳雅菁), Zhou Chia-yin (周佳音), Kao Tzu (高慈) and Hu Chih-wei (胡志瑋), part of the International Flute Festival at Novel Hall (新舞台), 3-1 Songshou Rd, Taipei (台北市松壽路3-1號).
● Tickets are NT$400 to NT$600 and are available through NTCH and ERA ticketing.
● Sunday 7:45pm

Andras Adorjan Recital part of the International Flute Festival at Novel Hall (新舞台), 3-1 Songshou Rd, Taipei (台北市松壽路3-1號).
● Tickets are NT$600 to NT$1,800 and are available through NTCH and ERA ticketing.
● Monday 7:45pm

Peter-Lukas Graf Recital part of the International Flute Festival at Novel Hall (新舞台), 3-1 Songshou Rd, Taipei (台北市松壽路3-1號).
● Tickets are NT$600 to NT$1,800 and are available through NTCH and ERA ticketing.
● Tuesday 7:45pm

Festivals
World Heritage Day activities (國際文化資產日 -- 樂生共和國) at the Happy Life Lo Sheng Sanatorium (樂生療養院) in Hsinchuang, Taipei County, which will include a festival of local and foreign documentary films, performance of traditional "nakashi" music and a ke-tsai opera by the Formosa Zephyr Opera Troupe (台灣春風歌劇團). More information can be obtained from the event Web site at www.wretch.cc/blog/happylosheng.
● Tomorrow from 2pm until sunset

The Baosheng Cultural Festival (保生文化祭) continues this week at Taipei's Baosheng Temple located at 61, Hami St, Taipei (台北市哈密街61號). This will include an exhibition on Chinese medical science this weekend, open between 9am and 5pm, tours of the temple on Sunday at 10am and 2pm. There are also daily free performances of traditional Chinese opera Tuesday to Saturday from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Information in English about the festival is available at www.paoan.org.tw.
● Until June 24

2006 Taipei Traditional Arts Festival (台北市傳統藝術節) presents a host of events mostly centered at Taipei Zhongshan Hall (台北市中山堂), 98 Yenping S Rd, Taipei (台北市延平南路98號). Taipei Plucked String Instruments Festival, will feature a pipa timeline performance tonight, an evening of pipa concertos tomorrow, and a concert of pipa virtuosi on Sunday. Tickets are NT$200 to NT$800 and are available through NTCH ticketing or from Zhongshan Hall.
● Tonight, tomorrow and Sunday 7:30pm

Rock, Pop and Jazz
Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) presents Real Collective and Jazz Quartet tonight, Sodagreen (蘇打綠) mini-concert on Saturday, Smooth 9~5 and Hua Mulan (花木蘭) first anniversary concert, C Major (C大調) and 5am (清晨五點) on Tuesday, and Wiiky and Bear Babies (熊寶貝) .B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1).
● Entrance is NT$350 on Saturday, NT$400 on Sunday; NT$300 on weekdays. Call (02) 2368 7310.
●All shows begin at 9:30pm

The Wall (這牆) presents Luo Si Ting (螺絲釘), 13 (拾參) and Tank tonight, British band Transition tomorrow and Sparrows (麻鵲) and Sorry Youth on Sunday. B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd, Sec 4, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1).
● Entrance NT$400 tonight and tomorrow and NT$300 Sunday. Call (02) 2930 0162.
● Tonight 11:30pm, tomorrow 11pm, and Sunday 8pm

Witch House (女巫店) features Green Eyes tomorrow and Amis song by Hsiao Mei (小美) on Thursday. 7, Ln 56, Xinsheng S Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市新生南路三段56巷7號).
● Entrance is NT$300. Call (02) 2362 5494.
● Shows begin at 9:30pm

The Living Room (小客廳) features The Sound Clashes tonight, Q and Q Band tomorrow (with free CD). 3F, 8, Nanjing E Rd Sec 5, Taipei (台北市南京東路五段8號3樓).
● Tickets are NT$100 for tonight and tomorrow. Call (02) 8787 4154.
● Show begins 10pm tonight and

Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition by Su Yu-an (蘇俞安個展) at Shin Leh Yuan Art Space (新樂園藝術空間), 15-2, Lane 11, Zhongshan N Rd Sec 2, Taipei (中山北路二段11巷15-2號). Call (02) 2561 1548. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 1pm to 8pm.
● Until May 7

Windows (窗), a photographic exhibition by Pethany Chen at the Pethany Larsen Gallery, located at 2F, 30, Ln 45, Liaoning St, Taipei, Taiwan (台北市遼寧街45巷30號2F). For more information call (02) 8772-5005.
● Until July 30

Chen Ching-Jung Solo Exhibition (陳景容畫展) at the National Museum of History (國立歷史博物館), 49, Nanhai Rd, Taipei (台北市南海路49號). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Call (02) 2361 0270.
● Tomorrow until May 21

Exhibition of Calligraphy Works by Tung Yang-tse (沉墨似金　董陽孜作品展), a show featuring one of Taiwan's most highly regarded contemporary calligraphers, at the Eslite Art Space (誠品敦南店B2藝文空間), located at B2, 245, Dunhua S Rd Sec 1, Taipei (B2, 敦化南路一段245號). Open 11am to 10pm daily.
● Tomorrow until May 7

Tradition and Innovation -- Biennial Calligraphy Exhibition (傳統與實驗 書藝雙年展) at the Taipei National University of the Arts -- Guandu Arts Museum (台北藝術大學關渡美術館), 1, Xueyuan Rd, Beitou, Taipei (台北市北投區學園路1號). Call (02) 2893 8871. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
● Until June 2

Sophie Hong Seek, Seek Sophie Hong (洪麗芬探索.探索洪麗芬) an exhibition of works by local designer Sophie Hong at Sheltering Sky (台北市天棚藝術村協會), located at 111, Huaihe N Rd Sec 1, Taipei (台北市環河北路一段111號). For further information visit www.skyart.org.tw or call (02) 2558 5789. Open 11am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday.
● Until April 29

Up Stairs, Downstairs a topical exhibition of art that reflects contemporary issues at the Pacific Cultural Foundation Art Center (太平洋文化基金會藝術中心) located at 38, Chongqing S Rd, Taipei (台北市重慶南路三段38號). Further information can be found at www.arts.com.tw/gallery/pacific.asp or call (02) 2337 7155 ext 124. Open 10am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday.
● Until April 29

Taishin Arts Awards Finalists Exhibition (台新藝術獎入圍特展), an exhibition of the best of 2005 at the Taishin Bank art center at 2F, 118, Renai Rd Sec 4, Taipei (台北市仁愛路四段118號二樓). Open Monday to Friday 11am to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am to 5pm. For further information visit www.taishinartsaward.org.tw or call (02) 5576 1534.
● Until May 12

Rejuvenation: Selected Works of a Young Heart (人生七十才開始), landscape painting by Thony Kano Eiko and R. Totto, artists in their 70s, at BeFine Art Gallery (比劃比畫畫廊), 122-2, Renai Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市仁愛路三段122-2號). Call (02) 2702 7756. Open daily from 12pm to 7pm.

● Until April 30
Solo Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Su Hsien-fa (蘇憲法) at the Cathay Bank Arts Center (國泰世華藝術中心) located at 7F, 236, Dunhua N Rd, Taipei (台北市敦化北路236號7樓). Open 10am to 6pm. Further information can be found at gallery.cathaybk.com.tw or call (02) 2717 0988.
● Until April 29

The Mi'kmaw People of Newfoundland: A Celebration at the National Museum of History (國立歷史博物館), 49, Nanhai Rd, Taipei (台北市南海路49號). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Call (02) 2361 0270.
● Until April 30

Hyper Reality -- Contemporary Images from the Museum Collection (超一現實當代影像典藏展) at Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM,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.
● Until June 11

Spreading -- Solo Exhibition by Rose Huang (自遊自在 -- 黃沛瀅創作個展), 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 from Sunday 9:30am to 5:30pm.
● Until April 30

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