[Theater]
A Touch of Zen (禪武不二), a combination of percussion and martial arts with a unique take on various aspects of Buddhist religious practice at the National Theater, Taipei.
* Today and tomorrow at 7:30pm, tomorrow at 2:30pm and Sunday at 3:30pm
* Tickets are NT$300 to NT$2,500 and are available through NTCH ticketing
A Doll's House. Performed by Tellus Theater, the play was written in 1879 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and is a harsh criticism of Victorian marital life.
* Lien Te Vegetarian Restaurant (蓮德品素天地), B1, 82 Ningpo W St, Taipei (台北市寧波西街82號B1)
* Tomorrow and Sunday at 6:30pm
* Tickets are NT$350 and are available through NTCH ticketing or www.artsticket.com.tw
The Glass Menagerie (玻璃動物園) by Tennessee Williams will be performed by Spring Wind Art Theater (南風劇團). The play takes place during the Great Depression and investigates the tenuous relationship between an aging mother and her shy daughter, as narrated by the son.
* Performance Hall of the Hsinchu County Cultural Affairs Bureau (新竹縣文化局演藝廳), 146 Hsiencheng 9th Rd, Chupei, Hsinchu County (新竹縣竹北市縣政九路146號)
* Tomorrow at 7:30pm
* Tickets are NT$400 to NT$500 and are available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
2007 — Taipei Traditional Arts Festival (2007 臺北市傳統藝術季). This weekend's celebration of Chinese and Taiwanese culture kicks off on Saturday evening with puppet theater by the renowned puppet group I Wan Jan Puppet Theater (亦宛然掌中劇團) performing The Wrestling Deities Jab the Monkey King (仙拼仙 – 拼死猴齊天) followed on Sunday by Zhaozhou-Tone Puppet Theater's (潮調布裝戲) Three Esteemed Scholars in One Generation (一門三及第). Both are outdoor performances at the Zhongshan Hall Plaza.
* The Wrestling Deities Jab the Monkey King will be performed tomorrow at 2:30pm and Three Esteemed Scholars in One Generation (一門三及第) will be performed Sunday at 2:30pm. Both will be performed at Zhongshan Hall Plaza (台北中山堂)
* Admission is free
The Silk Rhapsody: The Beauty of Jiangnan Music (絲情話意 — 江南絲竹之美), also part of the 2007 Taipei Traditional Arts Festival, is a presentation of Southern Chinese string music.
* Taipei Zhongshan Hall (台北中山堂) on Wednesday at 7:30pm
* Tickets are NT$200 to NT$800 and are available through ERA ticketing
[Events]
Chinese Ice Hockey League (CIHL). After 8 months of tough, regular season action, the CIHL enters the championship game tomorrow night with the Bears squaring off against the Tigers at 7:30pm. There is also a raffle draw for a trip for two to Hong Kong. More information about the championship game can be found at www.cihl.com.tw.
* Taipei Arena (台北巨蛋), tomorrow at 7:30pm
* Admission is free
[Classical Music]
Li Hei-ning 2007 Piano Recital (李海寧2007鋼琴獨奏會) and Thomas Landschoot and Wang Liang-yu Chamber Music Concert (Thomas Landschoot與王亮予室內音樂會. Music Forum (十方樂集) in Taipei will present a piano recital tonight and a chamber music concert on Sunday. For tonight's concert, Li will present a program of piano works, including Bach's Partita No.2 in C Minor, BWV 826, Beethoven's Eroica Variations, OP.35 and Albeniz's Suite Espagnole, Op.47. The Sunday concert will feature Belgian cellist Thomas Landschoot, a founding member of the Chamber Ensemble Bloomington in Japan, the Taman Trio in Europe, and the Trio du Soleil in the US. Joined by pianist Wang, Landschoot will play a program of works, including Debussy's Cello Sonata in D Minor, Beethovven's Sonata for Piano and Cello in A Major, Op.69, Pendereck's Capriccio per S. Palm and Prokofiev's Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, Op.119.
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