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 Rules are made to be broken. PHOTO: COURTESY OF THEATRE DU SOLEIL | Theatre du Soleil of Paris brings its highly anticipated latest production Les Ephemeres to the city for six performances starting tomorrow night at the National Theater and Concert Hall Plaza (兩廳院藝文廣場), a fitting spot for the company's often unconventional choices of venues such as barns. Celebrated for its explorations into different theater styles, ranging from traditions of Asian theaters to commedia dell’arte, the world-renowned avant-garde ensemble turns to everyday life in Les Ephemeres, a series of vignettes, to tell unremarkable stories that take place in ordinary locales such as the living room and kitchen. The dramas and reflections look at the brief moments that constitute life. ▲For those who missed full-length performances, two separate stagings of the second part of the play offer a valuable chance to see the Soleil theater ▲7:30pm on Dec. 26 and Dec. 27 ▲Tickets cost NT$1,800, available through NTCH ticket outlets or at www.artsticket.com.tw ▲On the Net: www.ntch.edu.tw |
Theater
In the play Ten Years Old (十歲), by Shine-house Theater (曉劇場), the future is all doom and gloom. Meat injected with growth hormones results in humans maturing both physically and mentally at a rapid pace — so rapid, in fact, that they are fully developed by the age of 10. After taking over the reigns of government, this group of super children calls for the death of anyone over 10 years old so as to curb diminishing natural resources and a population out of control. But a group of people in their 20s challenges the new government and the roving death squads in an attempt to save the world.
▲Guling St Theater (牯嶺街小劇場), 2, Ln 5 Guling St, Taipei City (台北市牯嶺街5巷2號)
▲Today, tomorrow and Sunday 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
P.I.G. by Morning Star Theater (晨星劇團) tells the story of a how a quiet village in the middle of a forest suffers a natural disaster and manages to pull through the tragedy by pooling its resources.
▲Hsinchu City Performance Hall (新竹市立演藝廳), 17, Tungtah Rd Sec 2, Hsinchu (新竹市東大路二段17號)
▲Today at 7:30pm
▲Tickets are NT$200 to NT$500 and are available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Hard-hitting social commentary tinged with moral themes is a trademark of the plays written by Spanish playwright Fernando Arrabal. Tellus Theater will perform Tricycle, one of Arrabal's most celebrated plays. The story follows the lives of four wandering gypsies who have to find a way to survive an icy winter. The play is in English.
▲B1, 25, Ln 44, Taishun St, Taipei City (台北市泰順街44巷25號B1)
▲Tomorrow at 3pm and 7:30pm
▲Tickets are NT$350 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.
▲Taichung County Cultural Center (台中縣立文化中心), 782 Yuanhuan E Rd, Fungyuan City, Taichung County (台中縣豐原市圓環東路782號)
▲Tomorrow at 7:30pm
▲Tickets are NT$200 to NT$900 and are available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Classical music
NTCH Christmas Peace and Love Concert (聖誕音樂會 — 銀色繽紛樂章) will see the National Experimental Chorus (國立實驗合唱團) performing under the direction of Agnes Grossmann, the former music director of the Vienna Boy's Choir, and the NSO in a performance of Bach's Magnificat BWV243, selections from Handel's Messiah, Franck's Panis Angelicus and Schubert's Ave Maria.
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