Theater
Inllungan na Kneril (寂靜時刻), Utux Theatre’s (泛靈樂舞劇會所) debut work, examines tribal life in the 21st century by mixing contemporary theater with Atayal (泰雅族) oral traditions.
■ Guling Street Avant-Garde Theatre (牯嶺街小劇場), 2, Ln 5, Guling St, Taipei City (台北市牯嶺街5巷2號)
■ Tomorrow at 7:30pm, Saturday at 2:30pm and 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm
■ Tickets are NT$500, available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
In Wu Chieh (舞解), which is being staged as part of the Headspring Festival 2012 (匯川藝術節), choreographer and dancer Yang Wei-chen (楊維真) explores how patriarchal traditions affect the female body.
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市八德路一段1號)
■ Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm, Saturday and Sunday at 4:30pm
■ Tickets are NT$600 at the door
Ping-Fong Acting Troupe (屏風表演班) is reviving Wedding Memories (女兒紅), a semi-biographical play based on the life story of artistic director Hugh Lee’s (李國修) mother that premiered in 2003. The story centers on an obedient girl in China who, in an attempt to prevent a family scandal, volunteers to marry the man who impregnated her younger sister.
■ Metropolitan Hall (台北市社教館城市舞台), 25, Bade Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市八德路三段25號)
■ Tomorrow at 7:30pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
■ Tickets are NT$600 to NT$3,000, available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Tainaner Ensemble (台南人劇團) is staging a new rendition of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull. The production, which is set in Taiwan under Japanese rule, is part of the ongoing Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival (高雄春天藝術節). For more information about the festival, go to www.ksaf.com.tw/2012/index.php.
■ Kaohsiung Cultural Center’s Chihshan Hall (高雄市文化中心至善廳), 67 Wufu 1st Rd, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市五福一路67號)
■ Tomorrow at 7:30pm and Saturday at 2:30pm
■ Tickets are NT$500 to NT$2,500, available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
For its production of La Belle et la Bete, or Beauty and the Beast, France’s Le Shlemil Theatre employs dance, acrobatics, mime and clowning for an imaginative twist on the classic children’s story.
■ Da-Dong Art Center (大東文化藝術中心), 161 Guangyuan Rd, Fongshan Dist, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市鳳山區光遠路161號)
■ Saturday at 10:30am and 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm
■ Tickets are NT$500 to NT$1,400, available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Classical music
NSO Opera Concert — Suor Angelica (NSO歌劇音樂會 — 修女安潔莉卡) sees the National Symphony Orchestra (國家交響樂團) performing a program that includes Olivier Messiaen’s L’Ascension — Four Meditations Symphonique and Puccini’s Suor Angelica. The performance of Sour Angelica will feature soprano Chu Tai-li (朱苔麗) and contralto Lu Ping (陸蘋), as Sister Angelica and The Princess, respectively. The orchestra will be conducted by Lu Shao-chia (呂紹嘉).
■ Today at 7:30pm and Saturday at 7:30pm
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
■ Tickets are NT$400 to NT$2,000, available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Stars of the 21st Century — Alexander Gavrylyuk Piano Recital (廿一世紀之星 — 伽佛利佑克鋼琴演奏會) presents award-winning concert pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk performing a program that includes Schumann’s Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17, Debussy’s Arabesque No. 1 and Arabesque No. 2, Liszt’s Tarantella and Apres une Lecture de Dante, and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36.
■ Tomorrow at 7:30pm (Taipei) and Sunday at 7:30pm (Kaohsiung)
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei City and Kaohsiung Cultural Center’s Chihteh Hall (高雄市立文化中心至德堂), 67 Wufu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City, (高雄市五福一路67號)
■ Tickets are NT$400 to NT$1,500 for both venues, available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Contemporary
Legacy Taipei, located in a former warehouse at Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Influential Japanese visual kei (a theatrical glam-rock genre from Japan) rockers Kuroyume perform tomorrow night.
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), Center Five Hall (中五館), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市八德路一段1號)
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Tickets are NT$2,500, available through ERA ticketing or online at www.ticket.com.tw and www.legacy.com.tw and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Spice Production presents Only Live at The Wall (這牆) tomorrow night. The lineup of punk rockers includes Touming Magazine (透明雜誌) and Japanese bands Civilian Skunk and Fujikari. Pop singer Kiki Ding (丁文琪) and her band Kiki and Friends perform Saturday night, while indie rockers Pg.lost and Selfkill appear on Sunday.
■ B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1), tel: (02) 2930-0162. On the Net: www.thewall.com.tw
■ Music shows start at 8pm
■ Entrance fee is NT$600 tomorrow, NT$500 Saturday and NT$1,300 Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.thewall.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Indie rock bands Blue Blooded Bruder (藍血人) and The Linlaus (拎老師) play tonight at the Witch House (女巫店). Singaporean rockers Elyzia (一粒沙) join Nineteen Tael (十九兩) tomorrow night, while My 8 Day Weekend (週休八日) and Misi Ke (柯泯薰) play Sunday night.
■ 7, Ln 56, Xinsheng S Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市新生南路三段56巷7號), tel: (02) 2362-5494. On the Net: www.witchhouse.org
■ Performances start at 9:30pm. Restaurant/bar with queer/feminist bookstore and large collection of board games open 11am to midnight Sundays through Wednesdays; 11am to 1am Thursdays through Saturdays
■ Entry fee for music shows is NT$300
Singer and guitarist Chen Hao (陳浩) joins up with American jazz guitarist James Kerridge tonight at Riverside Music Cafe (河岸留言). Skyline Jazz Band plays tomorrow and on Saturday it’s the turn of Red Flowers (紅花) and Hsiao Hung-jen (蕭閎仁). Sunday night’s schedule features folk rockers Crispy (脆樂團) and The Forest (森林樂園).
■ B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1), next to Taipower Building (台電大樓), tel: (02) 2368-7310. On the Net: www.riverside.com.tw
■ Shows start at 9pm
■ Entrance fee is NT$400 tonight, tomorrow and Saturday, and NT$350 Sunday night
Pop singers (and best friends) Ray Liu (劉軒蓁) and Shennio Lin (林芯儀) perform tomorrow at Riverside Live House. Indie rockers Chemical Monkeys (化學猴子) premiere their latest record, Right by Your Side (陪在你身邊), on Saturday night.
■ 177 Xining S Rd, Taipei City (台北市西寧南路177號), tel: (02) 2370-8805. On the Net: www.riverside.com.tw
■ Shows start at 8:30pm tomorrow and Saturday
■ Entrance fee is NT$450 tonight and NT$400 tomorrow night. Tickets can purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw/livehouse/ and tickets.books.com.tw
Indie rockers Fetish People and Zag Lope appear tomorrow at Underworld (地下社會). Japanese metal bands Samurai Chop! and Shokubutsu perform Saturday night before the monthly UnderU party, which runs from 11:30pm to 4am. Music will be provided by Kingfisher, ForTune, SwingChild and Bounce Girlz.
■ B1, 45 Shida Rd, Taipei City (台北市師大路45號B1), tel: (02) 2369-0103. On the Net: www.upsaid.com/underworld
■ Music shows run from 9:30pm to 11:30pm tomorrow, 9:30pm to 4am on Saturday and 9pm to 11pm on Wednesdays. Underworld is open daily from 9pm, closed on Mondays. Happy hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays before midnight
■ Entrance is NT$300 for music shows, which includes one drink. Tickets for the UnderU party are NT$150, which includes one shot. NT$100 on Wednesday
Sappho de Base tonight hosts In Tap and Friends, a band that features a tap dancer and plays a combination of blues, rock and roll, jazz and funk, tonight. Jazz quartet Balanced performs tomorrow.
■ B1, 1, Ln 102, Anhe Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市安和路一段102巷1號B1), tel: (02) 2700-5411. On the Net: www.sappho102.biz
■ Shows begins at 10pm tonight and 10:30pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$200
Japanese metal bands Samurai Chop, Taishanlvyou and Shokubutsu perform tonight at Revolver. Indulge!, an event organized by blogger GLP501 to promote jazz, hip-hop, rare groove, soul, funk and black music, is tomorrow night. Saturday night’s lineup features down tempo and trip-hop beats by DJs Bombthreats, James Ho, Sound Engineer and Radia Ra.
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Entrance is NT$250 for all shows
The TAV Cafe (村落餐廳), a bar and cafe located at the Taipei Artist Village (台北國際藝術村), will host Pat Metheny tribute band The Travels tomorrow.
■ 7 Beiping E Rd, Taipei City (台北市北平東路7號), tel: (02) 3393-7377 X207
■ Friday’s show starts at 9pm. Saturday and Wednesday shows begin at 8pm
■ Entry is NT$350, which includes one drink
EZ5 Live House hosts Mando-pop singers backed by a live band every night. Highlights for the week ahead include male crooner Shin Lung (辛龍), who performs every Saturday, and veteran performer Ann Lang (郎祖筠) on Wednesdays.
■ 211, Anhe Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市安和路二段211號), tel: (02) 2738-3995. On the Net: visit www.ez5.com.tw
■ Shows run from 9:45pm to 12:30am
■ Entrance fee (includes two drinks) ranges from NT$600 to NT$850, depending on the performer
Taipei Swing holds dance socials on Friday nights at Italian restaurant Capone’s, with live music from electric blues band Taipei blues band Bopomofo (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ). On Saturday, drummer Abe Nbugu Kenyatta leads a band playing music from his hometown of New Orleans. Iris sings “romantic chansons” Sunday nights, and on Wednesdays it’s Latin music from guitarist Roberto Zayas.
■ 312, Zhongxiao E Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市忠孝東路四段312號), tel: (02) 2773-3782. On the Net: visit www.caponestaipei.com.tw
■ Live music from 9pm to 11:30pm on Fridays, 8pm to 11:30pm on Saturdays
■ On Fridays, minimum charge of one drink. On Saturdays, minimum charge is NT$300
The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, hosts live music every Saturday. This weekend, it’s indie rockers Damnkidz (死小孩) and My Skin Against Your Skin (激膚).
■ 46 Liwen Rd, Zuoying Dist, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市左營區立文路46號), tel: (07) 550-8617. On the Net: visit mercurybar.blogspot.com
■ Starts at 9pm
■ Entrance is NT$250, which includes one drink
The Wall (這牆) programs regular live rock shows at Kaohsiung’s Pier 2 Arts Center (高雄駁二藝術特區). Rock band Drunkard (撞客樂團) joins Sun of Morning (晨曦光廊) and The 19th Port (19號港口樂團) tomorrow. Seediq singer-songwriter Laka Umaw (拉卡·巫茂) takes the stage on Saturday night.
■ 1 Dayong Rd, Yancheng Dist, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市鹽埕區大勇路1號). On the Net: pier-2.khcc.gov.tw, www.thewall.com.tw
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$300 tomorrow night and NT$500 Saturday
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