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Tomorrow evening's Mountain Dream Trip (¤s¹Úªº®È¦æ) gathers some of Taiwan's finest Aboriginal musicians, from veteran folk singer/activist Kimbo (J¼w¤Ò) to young acoustic band Echo G.S. (¦ã¥iµâ´µ), for a free outdoor concert at Taipei's Da-An Forest Park (¤j¦w´ËªL¤½¶é). The concert is organized by the Wild Fire Music (I´ºµ¼Ö) record company and also includes performances by Sangpuy Katatepa (¿c¬Ò¿³), Katatipu (¥d¦a¥¬«C¦~), Hsiao Mei (¤p¬ü), Chen Yung-lung (³‾¥ÃÀs), Tseng Shu-chin (´¿²Q¶Ô) the Loloko Youth Bunun Chorus (Loloko«C¦~¥¬¹A±Ú¦X°Û¹Î) and Kou Chou-ching («þ¬î¶Ô).
* Admission is free
* Tomorrow at 7:30pm
* Da-An Forest Park's (¤j¦w´ËªL¤½¶é) open-air auditorium (ÅS¤Ñµ¼Ö¥x), near the intersection of Xinsheng South and Xinyi roads in Taipei (¥x¥_¥««H¸q¸ô·s¥Í«n¸ô¥æ¤e¤f)
* For more information, call (02) 2741-8637 or visit www.ignitefire.com/main6.html
Theater
Those wanting a little comedy with their musical could do no better than check out LAN Creators' (嵐創作體) production of the off-Broadway musical I Love You, You Are Perfect, Now Change. The production, with its snappy dialogue, contemporary themes and narrated sketches a la Seinfeld, follows the lives of its characters over a five-decade time line. LAN Creators is attempting something relatively new in Taiwan by having a one-month run with two alternating casts.
*Crown Theater (皇冠藝文中心小劇場), B1, 50, Ln 120, Dunhua N Rd, Taipei
(台北市敦化北路120巷50號B1)
*Tuesday through Friday at 7:30pm; Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm. Until Nov. 30
*NT$750 and NT$1,500 available through NTCH ticketing, Eslite bookstores and Fnac, or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
The Japanese occupation of Taiwan beginning in 1895 was met with fierce resistance from the island's Aboriginal and Han residents. Brave Heart (乙未丹心), a joint production of Rom Shing Hakka Opera Troupe (榮興客家採茶劇團) and the Council for Hakka Affairs, recounts the life of Wu Tang-hsing (吳湯興), a legendary Hakka resistance leader. The production is based on traditional Hakka opera.
*Novel Hall (新舞臺), 3-1 Songshou Rd, Taipei (台北市松壽路3-1號)
*Today and tomorrow at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm
*Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,500 and are available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Hood, Veil, Shoes (紅帽:紅衣:紅舞鞋) is a contemporary dance performance by Sun-Shier Dance Company (三十舞蹈劇場) created in collaboration with guest choreographer Yu Cheng-chieh (余承婕) and multimedia artist Peter Melville. The work is inspired by Taipei's urban landscape and gender. The "hood" of the title refers to the experiences of Little Red Riding Hood; the veil is a statement on a Chinese bride's journey after marriage; and the shoes reveal the shared experiences of women.
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