Theater
Llwyth [Tribe], a production by Sherman Cymru and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru is a gay fantasy on Welsh themes set during a rugby international night in Cardiff. A group of four men are determined to make a night of it, despite the defeat of their team. When a good-looking youth joins their group, tensions rise. There will be a 30 minute pre-show talk in the theater lobby and post-performance discussion with director Arwel Gruffydd and playwright Dafydd James.
■ Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm; Sunday at 2:30pm
■ Zhongshan Hall (台北市中山堂), 98 Yanping S Rd, Taipei City (台北市延平南路98號)
■ Tickets are NT$600 to NT$1,500; available from NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Deathtrap (死亡陷阱), the public debut of the award-winning experimental theater production from the recently established group Ya Yu She (鴉語社). The show picked up seven awards at the National Taiwan University of the Arts’ (國立臺灣藝術大學) 39th Experimental Theater Exhibition (39屆實驗劇展).
■ Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm; tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm
■ Wenshan Theater (文山劇場), 32 Jingwen St, Taipei City (台北市景文街32號)
■ Tickets are NT$500; available from NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Where is Mackie? (Mackie 踹共沒?), a modern production of traditional Taiwanese gezai opera by the Yi Shin Taiwanese Opera Troupe (一心戲劇團). This adaptation from Bertolt Brecht’s Threepenny Opera, is directed by Liu Shou-yao (劉守曜). Playwright Liu Chien-kuo (劉建幗) is an acknowledged expert in the difficult art of fusing the traditional and the modern.
■ Tomorrow at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm
■ Dadaocheng Theater (大稻埕戲苑), 9F, 21, Dihua St Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市迪化街一段21號9樓)
■ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,200; available from NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Sebastien Szczyrk aka un escargo, a performance that is part of the 2012 Summer Move — Interdisciplinary Spectrum (舞上癮) series being hosted by the Taipei Artists Village (台北國際藝術村). Performed by Sebastien Szczyrk, an artist from France, the production uses “soundscape, field recordings, electronic melodies, digital spray and colorful lines, to invite the viewers to construct their own narrative experience.”
■ Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm; tomorrow at 8:30pm; Sunday at 2:30pm and 3:30pm
■ Barry Room, Taipei Artist Village (台北國際藝術村百里廳), 7 Beiping E Rd, Taipei City (台北市北平東路7號),
■ Tickets are NT$150; available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Classical music
Uzbek-born, Santander Grand Prize-winning classical pianist Eldar Nebolsin performs in Taipei on Sunday. The program includes Bach’s Italian Concertoand Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major in the first half, as well as pieces by Rachmaninov and Liszt.
■ Sunday at 2:30pm
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
■ Tickets are NT$800 to NT$2,500, available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Contemporary
The National Concert Hall’s summer jazz series continues tomorrow with the NTCH Summer Jazz Project, a collaborative show between Taiwanese and American musicians, featuring hard bop drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath and Grammy award-nominated alto saxophonist Antonio Hart. Taiwanese drummer Rich Huang (黃瑞豐) is among the local musicians taking part. On Wednesday, the Mingus Big Band, a New York-based group devoted to performing the music of Charlie Mingus, takes the stage.
■ Sunday at 2:30pm and Wednesday at 7:30pm
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
■ Tickets are NT$400 to NT$2,500, available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Legacy Taipei, located in a former warehouse at Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Metal core/emo band 831 (八三夭) will perform today. Pop chanteuse Sandee Chan (陳珊妮) takes the stage tomorrow, with indie-pop group We Save Strawberries (草莓救星) as the opening act. A long list of indie pop and rock bands, including Miss Stocking (絲襪小姐), Zulin Wu (吳志寧) and 929 perform on Sunday.
■ 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)
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ NT$880 to NT$3,300 today and NT$800 (NT$700 in advance) tomorrow and Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased at ERA ticketing outlets, online through www.ticket.com.tw, www.legacy.com.tw and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
British dream pop/indie folk band Mojave 3 plays today at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. British extreme metal band Napalm Death takes the stage tonight, with opening sets from Masquerader, Ashen and Touming Magazine (透明雜誌). Local post-rock heroes Aphasia (阿飛西雅) and Selfkill take the stage tomorrow, followed by an electronica dance party entitled “Organik 019” featuring DJs Neel, Geometer, Reider and Colorcolumn.
■ 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
■ Shows start at 8pm, except tomorrow’s dance party, which starts at 11:30pm
■ NT$1,500 today (NT$1,300 in advance), NT$500 tomorrow (NT$400 in advance) and NT$900 for tomorrow’s dance party. Tickets for all shows can be purchased online through www.thewall.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, hosts Hsiao Gui (小龜), lead singer of indie-pop group Miss Stocking (絲襪小姐), with solo act Easy. No shows are scheduled for tomorrow as of press time.
■ 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
■ Shows 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
■ Entrance for music shows is NT$300
Tonight Revolver hosts garage rock/punk favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽) and Kensouth Rock. Tomorrow’s schedule was not available as of press time.
■ 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 9:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$200 tonight and NT$300 tomorrow. Admission includes one free drink.
Local gypsy jazz group Dark Eyes is the main act tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Mando-popper and One Million Star (超級星光大道) alumni Hsieh Chen-ting (謝震廷) takes the stage tomorrow. Indie-pop band Za-sh (子安聖皓) play on Sunday.
■ 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
■ NT$350 on Sunday, NT$400 all other nights. Tickets can purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Nu-metal band Wavelight (波光折返) and indie electronica outfit Morning Call (輕晨電) appear tonight at. Tonight a trio of girl-power indie bands appear at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館), including electronica group The Girl and the Robots (女孩與機器人), garage rockers The White Eyes (白目), and electro-punk foursome Go Chic. Mando-pop singer/songwriter Blue Vela (陳曼青) takes the stage tomorrow.
■ 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, except tonight’s, which starts at 8pm
■ NT$400 tonight and tomorrow and NT$450 on Saturday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw/livehouse or tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight Sappho de Base, a late-night jazz/lounge bar, hosts MaJaM Jazz Band (麻將爵士樂團). No shows are scheduled for tomorrow as of press time.
■ 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 start at 10pm. The venue is closed on Sundays and Mondays
■ Entrance is NT$200 tomorrow; free all other nights
Acclaimed Aboriginal singer Samingad (紀曉君) performs every Thursday at EZ5 Live House, which hosts Mando-pop singers backed by a live band every night.
■ 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 a dance social tonight at Capone’s with live music from electric blues band Bopomofo (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ). Tomorrow, 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
■ 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 TAV Cafe (村落餐廳), a bar and cafe located at the Taipei Artist Village (台北國際藝術村), hosts an open jam led by jazz saxophonist Terry Hsieh (謝明諺). No shows are scheduled for tomorrow as of press time. Expat rock/folk/blues group Fugue State performs on Sunday.
■ 7 Beiping E Rd, Taipei City (台北市北平東路7號), tel: (02) 3393-7377, ext 207
■ Shows start at 9pm
■ NT$350. Admission 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). Tonight garage rock group Fever Trend headlines with openers One Step (一步) and Long Hair Monster (長毛怪樂隊). Tomorrow is metal night with Solemn (恕), Burning Island (火燒島) and Losing Art (漂浮者).
■ 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
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ NT$300 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow.
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