Theater
Sinbad, the Treasure of the Pirate King (辛巴達之太陽寶石), by the Dafen Musical Theater (大風音樂劇場), a new musical production of the classic tale of adventure and heroism, will be performed at Taipei's National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (台北國父紀念館) this weekend. Dafen is widely regarded as the Disney of the East and the show is ideal family entertainment. Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,300 and can be purchased through ERA ticketing.
* Tonight, tomorrow and Sunday at 7:30pm
Shamlet (莎姆雷特), a comic play by the Ping-Fong Acting Troupe (屏風表演班), returns to Taipei after a nationwide tour. Shamlet, an established piece in the Ping-Fong repertoire, was reprised earlier this year, with Hugh Lee (李國修) updating the show, in true Ping-Fong fashion, to reflect new, topical issues and attitudes. Tickets are NT$500 to NT$2,500 and are available through NTCH ticketing. At Metropolitan Hall (城市舞台), 25 Bade Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市八德路三段25號).
* Tonight, tomorrow and Sunday at 7:30pm, tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm.
Icarus by German puppeteer Florian Feisel and I Am Another Yourself by local puppet troupe The Puppet and Its Double (無獨有偶), will be performed this weekend as part of the 2006 Guling Street Little Theater Festival's Human and Puppet Carnavio at the Guling Street Theater (牯嶺街小劇場) located at 2, Ln 5, Guling St, Taipei (台北市牯嶺街5巷2號). Tickets are NT$350 and are available through NTCH ticketing and from the venue. More information about the show can be found at www.glt.org.tw/art/.
* Tonight at 7:30pm (Icarus), tomorrow at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm and 4:30pm (I Am Another Yourself)
Classical
Taishin Arts Center Lunch Time Concert (台新金控藝文中心午間音樂會) will be held at the Taishin Arts Center (台新金控藝文中心) today from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Part of Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture's summer program, this concert is the fourth of a series of six lunchtime concerts. The wind quartet concert will feature flutist Chiang Chia-ying (江佳穎), oboist Wu Ya-chen (吳雅真), clarinetist Lai Yi-jui (賴怡叡), and bassoonist Liu Tse-wen (劉澤文). The program will include three Moravia dances, and a set of partitas with exotic elements from Spain and Mexico, as well as other pieces.
* At the Taishin Arts Center, 2F, 118 Renai Rd Sec 4, Taipei (台北市仁愛路四段118號2樓)
* Free Admission
* Today at 12:30pm
Friends from Sweden! (來自瑞典的長笛夏夜!) will be presented at the National Concert Hall tomorrow. The concert will feature Swedish flute master Goran Marcusson and National Symphony Orchestra principal flute player Anders Norell. Hou Yu-piao (侯宇彪) will be the conductor and Taipei Symphonic Band (TSB, 台北青年管樂團) will also play. The program includes divertimento for flute and wind instruments by Alfred Reed, Andante and Rondo for two flutes and wind instruments by F. Doppler, and a flute concerto by Mike Mower.
* At the National Concert Hall, Taipei
* Tickets are from NT$400 to NT$1,000 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
* Tomorrow 7:30pm
The Splendor of Piano Duo (雙鋼琴音樂會) at the National Recital Hall will feature two promising pianists Wang Chen-yi (王真儀) and Liu Yi-chun (劉怡君). They will play Arensky's Suite, Op.15, Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56b, Debussy's Lindaraja, and Rachmaninoff's Suite, No.2.
* At the National Recital Hall, Taipei
* Tickets are NT$300 and NT$500 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
* Sunday 7:30pm
Meets Pasta and Fries (義大利麵與薯條的對話) will feature Taiwanese soprano Miranda Jan (詹美慧) who is based in Italy – the home of “pasta” – and US-based flutist Chao Hsiao-ling (趙筱菱) who likes to eat French fries. The soprano and flute duet will be held at the National Recital Hall on July 26. The program will feature a program of works by Gastaldon, Tosti, Jacob, Wagner, Andersen, Puccini, Dick, Reynolds, Weiner, and Weill.
* At the National Recital Hall, Taipei
* Tickets cost from NT$200 to NT$500 and are available through ERA ticketing.
* Wednesday at 7:30pm
Legend of “MOMO” (號角聲響V –“謀”音傳奇) Ho Chung-mo's (何忠謀) Trumpet Recital (小號獨奏會) sponsored by Taipei Band Association (台灣管樂協會) will be staged at the National Recital Hall on July 27. Accompanied by pianist Huang Yun-yi (黃韻怡), Ho will present a program ranging from Western to Eastern musical pieces. They will include Goedicke's Concerto, Francaix's Sonatine, Jolivet's Concertino, and several Taiwanese, Aboriginal, and Hakka-themed caprices composed by Taiwanese musician Chang Hsiao-feng (張曉峰).
* At the National Recital Hall, Taipei
* As of press time NT$300 tickets are sold out, but NT$500 seats are still available through NTCH ticketing.
* Thursday at 7:30pm
Contemporary
Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) features Real Collective Jazz Quartet tonight, Genesis open mic night tomorrow, Rolling Dice on Sunday, open jam on Monday, Underflow and La Petite Nurse (小護士樂團) on Tuesday and JS on Wednesday.
* Entry for tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday is NT$350, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday entrance is NT$300
* B1, 2, Lane 244, Roosevelt Rd, Sec 3 (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1)
Call (02) 2368-7310 or visit www.riverside.com.tw
The Living Room (小客廳) presents The Sound Clashes tonight, Kenny from Casino (肯尼賭場) and ArGers (亞格斯) tomorrow, Jar'n Jam (扎一針) on Tuesday, Jing & Friends on Wednesday and Satyagraha – An exploration of Gandhi's philosophy in musical terms (印度音樂聲影演奏會) by British pianist/composer Hervie Syan on Thursday.
* Tonight at 10pm, tomorrow at 9pm, Tuesday at 8:30pm, Wednesday at 8:30pm and Thursday at 9pm.
* The entrance fee for all performances is NT$400.
* 3F, 8, Nanjing E Rd, Sec 5, Taipei (台北市南京東路五段8號3樓). Call (02) 8787-4154 or visit www.livingroomtaipei.com
The Wall (這牆) presents Sugar Plum Ferry (甜梅號) and Selfkill tonight, We Save Strawberries (草莓救星) and Japanese band Bellytree the Distortion tomorrow, and on Sunday Challenge of the Fire (火焰大挑戰) with Neverland, Minstral, Feel Major, RI, Space Cake, Horsemen and Pifulmonster among others.
* Tickets for tonight's and We Save Strawberries' gigs, both of which begin at 8pm, are NT$400; Bellytree the Distortion begins at 11:30pm and tickets are NT$400; Sunday's concert begins at 7:30pm, and tickets are NT$150
* B1, 200, Sec 4, Roosevelt Rd, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路4段200號B1), Call: (02) 2930-0162 or visit www.the-wall.com.tw
Events
The Taipei International Arts Festival (台北兒童藝術節) will have a series of performances this weekend including Fairy Milk Spring (仙奶泉) by the 123 Troupe (壹貳參戲劇團) and Who is the Winner (誰是第一名) by the High Sun Taiwanese Opera (海山戲館), at the Zhongshan Hall, Taipei (中山堂). Also The Gruffalo by the Tall Stories Theater Company from the UK, The Big Wild Cat and the Little Seagull by the Teatro de las Maravillas from Spain and Gulliver by the MOKI Children Theater from Austria, at the Taipei Cultural Center, Wenshan Branch (社教館文山分館), B2 Children's Theater 32 Jingwen St, Taipei (北市文山區景文街32號). Tickets are NT$150 to NT$200 and are available through NTCH ticketing. For detailed program information see kids.culture.gov.tw/ec/en_index.htm.
* Until August 12.
Christopher Garvin, an expat stand-up comic is giving a performance at the Red Playhouse for charity, with proceeds from the evening going to The Garden of Hope, a group that provides refuge for abused women and children. Food and beverages will be provided by Alley Cats and Citizen Cane. English comic Hartley Poole and musician Eddie Bruce Juion are also part of the night's entertainment. Tickets are NT$400. Red Playhouse (紅樓劇場), 10 Chengdu Rd, Taipei (台北市成都路10號). Call (02) 2311-9380, or visit http://www.redplayhouse.com.tw
* Tomorrow from 7:30pm until 9:30pm.
Exhibitions
Kaleidoscopic Vision – Multimedia Joint Exhibition by Lin Mai and Tseng Ming-hsiang (奇彩幻影 – 林邁、曾銘祥複合媒材聯展), featuring light art and paintings by artists Lin and Tseng from Ilan and Taichung respectively. Shaping and coloring light with steel wires and beads, Lin's playful pieces bring out the interaction among light, shadows and space to create a psychedelic dream. Tseng's paintings break free from perspective, calling on primeval signs, lines and strokes to tell of an ecological story of wetland.
* Cathay United Art Center (國泰世華藝術中心), 7F, 236 Dunhua N Rd, Taipei (台北市敦化北路236號7樓). Open Monday to Saturday form 10am to 6pm. Call (02) 2717-0988.
* Until Aug. 12
Toys from Spain (西班牙玩具特展), showcasing more than 300 toys and games mostly on loan from the Toy Museum of Catalonia in Figueres. Dating from the early years of the 20th century up to present day, the toys on displace have been selected from the personal collection of the museum's director Josep Maria Joan Rosa to reflect different cultures, technological advancements and fashions. One of the highlights is a replica of the teddy bear that belonged to Salvador Dali and was given to Rosa as a gift by the Spanish artist.
* 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 Sept. 24
Artists' Secret Diary: Summer Play (阿德的秘密日記 — 夏日游藝篇), featuring works by five local and international artists in residency including from Martyn Coutts from Australia and Ruud Matthes from Netherlands. All the works address the concept “arts play” to present the possibilities and the frolicsome side of arts in various media.
* Taipei Artist Village (台北國際藝術村), 7 Beiping E Rd, Taipei (台北市北平東路7號). Open Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 6pm. Call (02) 3393-7377 or visit www.artistvillage.org.
* Until Aug. 3
The Metamorphosis of Art Among the Rukai of Wutai Village (當代時空裡的猿聲藝術 – 霧台魯凱族藝術蛻變), starting from works by three generations of artists from a Rukai family in the Wutai village, the exhibition presents the dynamism and originality of the Aboriginal tribe. Art works related to Wutai by non-aboriginal artists are also included to reflect multiple viewpoints.
* Hong Gan Museum (鳳甲美術館), 5F, 260 Daye Rd, Taipei (台北市大業路260號5樓). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30am to 5:30pm. Call (02) 2894-2272.
* Until Sept. 3
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