HIGHLIGHT
Fans of live rock 'n' roll should not miss tomorrow night's free show at Underworld (地下社會) with garage bands The Unrelentless in their last gig ever, and The White Eyes (白目). The Unrelentless - who are singer and guitarist Dave Archdall, formerly of Melbourne incendiary punk outfit The Sailors, drummer Ryan O'Connell, formerly of Taipei punk band Selling Us Everything, and guitarist and vocalist Duncan Cameron, formerly of Tarry Bush and Ass9 - are breaking up because Cameron is leaving Taiwan. For more information on the band, see the story on Page 14 of the Sept. 7, 2007 edition of the Taipei Times.
▲ Doors open at 8pm. Bands start playing at around 9pm
▲ Admission is free
▲ B1, 45 Shida Rd, Taipei City (台北市師大路45號B1). Call (02) 2369-0103 or visit www.upsaid.com/underworld for more information
THEATER
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 issues. 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 refer to the shared experiences of women.
▲ National Experimental Theater, 21-1 Zhongshan S Rd, Taipei City (台北市中山南路21-1號)
▲ Today and tomorrow at 7:30pm and tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm
▲ Tickets are NT$400 and are available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Heart of Ocean (海洋之心) is a diabolo dance performance by Diabolo Dance Theater (舞鈴劇場) that recreates for audiences the experience of life underwater.
▲ Chiayi Performing Arts Center (嘉義縣表演藝術中心) 265, Jianguo Rd Sec 2, Minhsiung Township, Chiayi County (嘉義縣民雄鄉建國路二段265號)
▲ Tomorrow at 7:30pm and
Sunday at 2:30pm
▲ Tickets are NT$200 to NT$900 and are available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Song, Music and Literature - A Meeting of Light (歌, 樂與文學 - 交會時互放的光芒) will see the percussion ensemble (十方樂集打擊樂團) and chamber ensemble of Forum Music (十方樂集打擊樂團) perform under the baton of Li Chun-feng (李春峰), with vocals by Lin Yu-ching (林玉卿), Wen-chun (林文俊), Kang Mei-feng (康美鳳), and Lu Chiung-rung (盧瓊蓉). The program will include competitions by local composers inspired by classical and contemporary Chinese poetry.
▲ Tomorrow 7:30pm
▲ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
▲ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,200 and are available through NTCH ticketing
NSO Tchaikovsky Cycle 5 Symphonic Polish (NSO 發現柴科夫斯基5 - 田園時光) will see the National Symphony Orchestra perform under the baton of Nikolai Alexeev, a former winner of the Karajan Conductors' Competition and the Bolshoi Opera orchestra's resident conductor. The program includes Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 in D Major "Polish" Op. 29 and Prokofiev's The Love of Three Oranges Suite Op. 33bis, and Lien Ya-wen's (連雅文) Timpani. This last work is an autobiographical composition by the NSO's first percussion principle and one of the most respected in his field.
▲ Sunday 7:30pm
▲ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
▲ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,500 and are available through NTCH ticketing
2007 Taiwan Connection Music Festival - Evening of Chamber Music (Taiwan-Connection音樂節 - 室內樂之夜) will see violinist and festival artistic director Hu Nai-yuan (胡乃元) perform with the TC String Ensemble in a program including Mozart's Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478, Beethoven's String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29 and Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44.
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