Theater
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To "Bee" Or Not to "Bee"(公主復仇記), by the If Kids Children's Theater (如果兒童劇場) brings the lessons of Shakespeare's Hamlet to young children, at Novel Hall (新舞台), 3-1 Songshou Rd, Taipei (台北市松壽路3-1號). Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,000 and can be obtained through ERA or NTCH ticketing outlets.
● Today at 7:30pm, tomorrow and Sunday at 10:30am, 2:30pm and 7:30pm. All next weekend
Notre Dame de Paris, a musical of Victor Hugo's classic novel, which has been hailed as the Phantom of the Opera of the French-speaking world, will be performed at the Taipei Arena (台北小巨蛋) located at 2, Nanking E Rd Sec 4, Taipei (台北市南京東路2號). Tickets are NT$400 to NT$6,000 and are available at ERA ticketing outlets or through www. ticket.com.tw.
● Today and Sunday at 7:30pm, tomorrow at 8:30pm
Anderson's Dream by Odin Teatret, surreal physical theater from one of the world's leading avant garde performance troupes at the National Experimental Theater, Taipei. Tickets are NT$800 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
● Today, tomorrow and Sunday at 7:30pm
Who Is Cinderella? (城市灰姑娘) by the Sun-Shier Dance Theater (三十舞蹈劇場), draws on the fairytale of Cinderella to explore the life of the single woman living in the city, at the Metropolitan Hall (城市舞台), 25, Bade Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市八德路三段25號). Tickets are NT$350 to NT$1,200 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
● Today, tomorrow and Sunday 7:30pm
The Slovak National Folklore Ballet -- Lucnica (斯洛伐克國家舞團 -- 路尼加), will perform at the Taipei Zhongshan Hall (台北市中山堂), 98 Yenping S Rd, Taipei (台北市延平南路98號). Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,200 and are available through ERA ticketing.
● Tuesday 7:30pm
Classical
Taipei Philharmonic Children's Choir sing a rousing program of sacred music at the National Concert Hall, Taipei. Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,000 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
● Sunday 7:30pm
Eric Chen's Piano Journey of Fairytales, a program of classical music for children including Debussy's complete "Children's Corner", Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Overture" and Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf," at the National Concert Hall, Taipei. Tickets are NT$350 to NT$2,000 and are available through ERA ticketing.
● Tuesday 7:30pm
Joueurs de Flute Ensemble Spring Tour 2006 (2006吹笛人室樂團春季巡迴) presents a program of music by Hughes, A. Roussel, F. Kuhlau and Custer at the National Recital Hall, Taipei. Tickets are NT$300 to NT$500 and can be obtained through NTCH ticketing.
● Tomorrow 7:30pm
Stars of Broadway (星光燦爛百老會) presents a selection of hits from major Broadway productions including Phantom of the Opera, Mama Mia, and Les Miserables at the National Recital Hall, Taipei. Tickets are NT$350 and NT$500 and can be obtained through NTCH ticketing.
● Sunday 7:30pm
Mozart's Misa de Coronacion will be performed by the chorus and orchestra of the National Taiwan Normal University at the Nan Hai Auditorium (南海劇場). This will be preceded by an opening performance by the National Taiwan Normal University's orchestra in the Nan Hai Art and Cultural Square (南海藝文廣場). Located at 47 Nanhai Rd, Taipei (台北市南海路47號). Call (02) 2311 0574.
● Today 7pm
Rock, Pop and Jazz
Velvet Underground (地下絲絨) presents Hifana, featuring Japanese DJs Keizo Machine and Juicy tonight and local punk bands Angry Young Men (生氣的年青人) and Lao Yen Chiang (老煙槍), tomorrow. B1, 50, Zhongxiao W Rd Sec 1, Taipei (台北市忠孝西路一段50號B1).
● Entrance is NT$1,000 for tonight and NT$300 tomorrow. Call (02) 2314 1868.
● Both shows begin at 9pm
The Wall (這牆) presents Mt. Eerie "the Microphones" and Woelv tonight, Back Quarter (四分衛) tomorrow and Japanese bands Goofy Style, Dazzle Vision, Muratorix, Out of Standard and Keyna, and local band Broken Flowers (碎紙花). B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1).
● Entrance NT$700 for tonight and NT$400 tomorrow and Sunday.
Call (02) 2930 0162
● Tonight and tomorrow at 8pm, Sunday at 5pm
Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) presents jazz ensemble Onyx tonight and Peggy Hsu (許哲珮) with Circus (馬戲團) on Saturday. B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1). Entrance NT$350 on weekends; NT$300 on weekdays. Call (02) 2368 7310.
● All shows begin at 9:30pm
Witch House (女巫店) features Mayonaise (美乃滋樂團) tonight and Smol tomorrow. 7, Ln 56, Xinsheng S Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市新生南路三段56巷7號).
● Entrance is NT$300. Call (02) 2362 5494.
● Shows begin at 9:30pm
The Living Room (小客廳) features To a God Unknown, tonight and CSI: Taipei, a comedy extravaganza on Saturday. Also folk rockers The Touch and Feel Major on Tuesday.3F, 8, Nanjing E Rd Sec 5, Taipei (台北市南京東路五段8號3樓).
● Entrance NT$100 for tonight. NT$200 tomorrow and NT$100 for Tuesday.
Call (02) 8787 4154.
● Tonight at 10pm, Saturday at 9pm, Tuesday at 8:30pm
Festivals
Second French Film Festival, a selection of 40 French-language films from 12 countries are currently screening at the Showtime Cinema (欣欣晶華影城) and the National Palace Museum (故宮博物院). More information can be obtained from www.fi-taipei.org, www.showtimes.com.tw and npm.gov.tw/main/fmain.htm.
● Until April 6
Korean Fever Smolders -- Themes and Images from Korean Films (韓國微薰), a festival of films from South Korea, at the Kaohsiung Municipal Film Archive (高雄市電影圖書館) located at 10 Hehsi Rd, Yencheng Dist, Kaohsiung (高雄市鹽埕區河西路10號). More information can be obtained from w4.kcg.gov.tw/~kmfal or call (07) 5511211.
● Until March 31
Exhibition
Rejuvenation: Selected Works of a Young Heart (人生七十才開始), landscape painting by Thony Kano Eiko and R. Totto, three artists in their 70s, at the BeFine Art Gallery (比劃比畫畫廊), 122-2, Renai Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市仁愛路三段122-2號). Call (02) 2702 7756.
● Open daily from 12pm to 7pm.
Until April 30
Solo Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Su Hsien-fa (蘇憲法) at the Cathay Bank Arts Center (國泰世華藝術中心) located at 7F, 236, Dunhua N Rd, Taipei (台北市敦化北路236號7樓). Open 10am to 6pm. Further information can be found at gallery.cathaybk.com.tw or call (02) 2717 0988.
● Until April 29
The Mi'kmaw People of Newfoundland: A Celebration at the National Museum of History (國立歷史博物館), 49, Nanhai Rd, Taipei (台北市南海路49號).
● Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Call (02) 2361 0270. Until April 30
City of Swallows: Migration, Post-colonial Memory and New Taiwan Color at the Shin Leh Yuan Art Gallery, 1F, 15-2, Lane 11, Zhongshan N Rd Sec 2, Taipei (台北市中山北路二段11巷15-2號1樓) and SPOT-Taipei Film House, 18 Zhongshan N Rd Sec 2, Taipei, (台北市中山北路二段18號).
Call (02) 2561 1548 for more details.
● At SPOT from 11am until 9pm Tuesday through Sunday; at Shin Leh Yuan Art Gallery from 1pm until 8pm Weds through Sunday.
● Until April 9
Hyper Reality -- Contemporary Images from the Museum Collection (超一現實當代影像典藏展) at TFAM.
● Until June 11
La Pore de la Gloire -- Les Expositions officiales parisiennes au 19eme siecle at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, (台北市立美術館).
● Until April 4
Italian Light (義大利人對於設計), designer lighting fixtures from the 1950s and into the 1980s. Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM,台北市立美術館), 181, Zhongshan N Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市中山北路三段181號). Call (02) 2595 7656.
● Until April 4
● Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30am to 5:30pm.
Mozart Memorial Special Exhibition, providing an introduction to Mozart and his times through exhibits including posters, scores and audio-visual presentations. Also Experiment, Exploration and Opening, an exhibition of multimedia works by students from the Department of Visual Arts of the Changjung Christian University. At the Nan Hai Gallery (南海藝廊), 47 Nanhai Rd, Taipei (台北市南海路47號). Call (02) 2311 0574.
● Until April 20
Galleries for Citizens: Lai Hsin-lung Seat vs. Chair
(市民畫廊) a show of conceptual art at the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (高雄市立美術館), 20 Meishuguan Rd,?Gushan District, Kaohsiung. (高雄市鼓山區美術館路20號). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm. Call (07) 555 0331.
● Until April 30
Yuan-hao: From Chora to Female Pedigree, a Solo Exhibition by Juin Shieh (謝鴻均), IT Park, 2F, 41, Yitong St, Taipei (台北市伊通街41號2樓). Call (02) 25077243. Open Tuesday to Saturday 1pm to 10pm.
● Until April 15
Spreading -- Solo Exhibition by Rose Huang (自遊自在 -- 黃沛瀅創作個展), Taipei Fine Arts Museum, (台北市立美術館), 181, Zhongshan N Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市中山北路三段181號).
Call (02) 2595 7656. Open Tuesday from Sunday 9:30am to 5:30pm.
● Until April 30
An exhibition of Chinese Embroidery (奇針藝繡) at the Hong-Gah Museum (鳳甲美術館), 5F, 260, Daye Rd, Taipei (台北市大業路260號5樓). See www.hong-gah.org.tw or call (02) 2894-2272. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10:30am to 5:30pm.
● Until June 4
Calligraphy Exhibition from the Permanent Collection of Hwa-Kang Museum (華岡博物館館藏書法展) with works by over 70 artists including Zhang Da-chien (張大千) and Yu You-jen (于右任). Hwa-Kang Museum of the Chinese Cultural University (中國文化大學華岡博物館), 55, Huagang Rd, Yangmingshan, Taipei. Call (02) 2861 0511.
● Until June 19
Empty Fields -- A Dialogue Between Contemporary Art and Contemporary Philosophy (空場 -- 台灣當代藝術與當代哲學的對話), a joint exhibition on the concepts of art by 16 well-known local artists. Taipei National University of the Arts -- Guandu Arts Museum (台北藝術大學關渡美術館), 1, Xueyuan Rd, Beitou, Taipei (台北市北投區學園路1號). Call (02) 2893 8871. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
● Until April 2
Mozart's Memorial Special Exhibition -- The Whiz Kid Mozart's Musical World (莫札特紀念特展 -- 神童莫札特的音樂世界). National Taiwan Arts Education Center (國立台灣藝術教育館), 47, Nanhai Rd, Taipei (台北市南海路47號). Call (02) 2311 0574. Open Monday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm.
● Until April 20
From Old to Modern Times: Chan Liu Precious Paintings Exhibitions of the East and West (博覽古今 -- 長流中西秘珍大展). Chan Liu Art Gallery (長流畫廊), 3F, 12, Jinshan S Rd Sec 2, Taipei (台北市金山南路二段12號3樓). Call (02) 2321 6603. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 7pm.
● Until March 28
The Mind of Nature: Process and Structure (心內風景). Taipei Artist Village (台北國際藝術村), 7, Beiping E Rd, Taipei (台北市北平東路7號). Call (02) 3393 7377. Open Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 6pm.
● Until April 23
Eagle Forever -- Image Exhibition of Our City Bird (永遠的老鷹 -- 咱的市鳥生態展). Keelung Cultural Center (基隆市文化中心), 181, Xinyi Rd, Keelung City (基隆市信一路181號). Call (02) 2422 4170. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm.
● Exhibitions run through May 7
Fifty Years of Italian Fashion (時尚義大利 -- 義大利經典時尚五十年), an exhibition on the development of Italian fashion over the last 50 years. Museum of Contemporary Art (台北當代藝術館), at 39, Changan W Rd, Taipei (台北市長安西路39號). Call (02) 2552 3721. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm.
● Until June 4
Business from Old Taiwan -- The Artist's View Exhibition (老行業的故事 -- 藝術家的浮光掠影特展), a nostalgic look at the traditional professions through the work of 22 local artists. Taipei Story House (台北故事館), 181-1, Zhongshan N Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市中山北路三段181-1號). Call (02) 2587-5565. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30am to 6:30pm.
● Until June 4
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