Theater
The Strange Double Meeting (奇雙會) by National Guoguang Opera Company (國立國光劇團) is the story about the horse peddler Li Qi. One day, while away selling horses, his wife openly carries on an affair with another man. When he returns, he has to deal with his wife's indiscretions.
* At the Guoguang Theater (國光劇場), 8-1, Ln 66, Mucha Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市木柵路三段66巷8號之1)
* Tomorrow at 2:30pm
* Tickets are NT$200 and NT$300 and are available through ERA ticketing
Irma la Douce (巴黎花街) is the latest comedy by Godot Theater Comedy (果陀劇團) and is adapted from the Oscar-winning film of the same name by Billy Wilder. The plot revolves around a cunning bar owner, an honest police officer who falls in love with a prostitute who is obsessed with the idea of romance. The tale is a passionate and sometimes chaotic look at the idea of love and the end has a surprise twist.
* National Theater, Taipei (國家戲劇院)
* Jan. 19 to Jan. 28
* Tickets are NT$500 to NT$2,500 and can be purchased through www.artsticket.com.tw
Classical Music
Taishin Arts Center Lunch Time Concert — "Winter, Play, Fun" of France Mon Amour (台新金控藝文中心午間音樂會 — "冬、遊、趣" 愛戀法蘭西). A part of the Taishin Arts Center's (台新金控藝文中心) concert series, this one-hour concert will feature harpist Lee Che-yi (李哲藝) and flutist Chang Hao (張浩), performing Debussy's La Fille aux Cheveaux de Lin (The Girl With Flaxen Hair), Bizet's Arlesienne Suites, and other suites of French Chansons.
* Taishin Arts Center, 2F, 118 Renai Rd Sec 4, Taipei (台北市仁愛路四段118號2樓)
* Free admission
* Today at 12:30pm
National Symphony Orchestra Richard Strauss Cycle 5 — Ein Heldenleben (國家交響樂團發現理查史特勞斯系列五 — 英雄的生涯). Ein Heldenleben, usually translated as A Hero's Life, is a tone poem composed by Richard Strauss in 1898. Taiwan-born conductor Lu Shao-chia (呂紹嘉), a graduate of the Vienna Conservatory and former music director of the Niedersachsische Staatstheater Hannover (NSH), Germany's leading opera house, will conduct the NSO in Taichung tonight and in Taipei on Sunday. The concert will feature Germany-based Taiwanese pianist Chen Pi-hsien (陳必先) performing Schoenberg's Piano Concerto, Op.42. Another work in the program will be Brahms' Haydn Variations, Op.56a. There will be a pre-concert talk by Peng Guang-lin (彭廣林) in the lobby of the National Concert Hall for the Taipei concert 30 minutes prior to the concert on Sunday afternoon.
Elopement (淫奔) by the Theater Company of Lee Qing Zhao, featuring Jasmine Wang (王世緯) with Vanbody Theatre's Zuriel Fu (傅子豪) at the Ringside. With a tag line "To scratch your obscene New Taiwanese Mind," how could you possibly miss it? Founded last year, the Theater Company of Lee Qing Zhao is a forum for innovative experimental dance. It may be self indulgent, but for the ticket price of NT$700 you get a meal and beverage, in addition to the 50 minute show. "Physics Sentiments, Calisthenics Dance" help wash down the meal. Performances are tonight and tomorrow at 10pm and Sunday at 2:30pm. Ringside is located at B1, 10 Siwei Rd, Taipei (台北市四維路10號B1). More information about the show can be found at blog.yam.com/lee_qing_zhao/ or visit the company's official Web site at www.leeqingzhao.com.tw. * Call (02) 2705-2899 for tickets.
* Taichung Chungshan Hall (台中市中山堂), 98 Hsuehshi Rd, Taichung City (台中市學士路98號) tonight and National Concert Hall, Taipei
* Seats are available from NT$500 to NT$1,500. For the Taichung concert, tickets cost from NT$200 to NT$1,000 and are available through NTCH ticketing
* Tonight at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm
Yu Li-yu's Guqin Lecture Recital (琴心抒懷 — 游麗玉古琴講唱). The Guqin (古琴) is an ancient seven string Chinese zither. Yu is a doctoral candidate in Asia-Pacific cultural studies in France and now teaches at the National Taiwan University of Arts. She will introduce the instrument to the audience on Sunday afternoon.
* The lobby of the Taipei Culture Center (台北市立社會教育館), 25 Bade Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市八德路三段25號)
* Free admission
* Sunday at 2:30pm
Taiwan Chorus Yearly Concert — The Moon Fairy in Taiwan (台灣合唱團年度演唱會 — 台灣的月娘). One of the top choruses in Taiwan, the Taiwan Chorus is led by music director Chang Ching-lang (張清郎) and has a number of outstanding singers, including Chen Shu-chi (陳淑姬) and Lu Pi-ling (呂碧玲). Many of the choir's members have completed their musical studies overseas and the chorus has an extensive repertoire, ranging from Chinese folksongs to staged operas and oratorios. In this concert, they will sing a variety of Hokkien folk songs as well as the work of prominent Taiwanese composers such as Cheng Chih-ren (鄭智仁) and Chen Yung-tao (陳永淘).
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