THEATER
I Love You Loving Me (我愛你愛我) by Genio Dance, explores the subtleties of the mundane objects that surround us. A composition by artists He Lian-hua (賀連華) and Chang Chin-lian (張金蓮), the show will take place at the Guling Street Theater (牯嶺街小劇場) located at (北市牯嶺街5巷2號). Tickets are NT$500 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
* Today and tomorrow at 7:30pm, tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm
Photo courtesy of Taipei Dance Circle
CLASSICAL
Phonon Percussion Ensemble 2006 Concert – The Wave (聲子樂集室內樂團年度音樂會 – 浪潮) will be held in Hualien tonight and in Ilan on Sunday. The ensemble will be joined by its newly founded Phonon Wind Orchestra and present a program including Bruno Giner's , Liu Sheng-hsien's (劉聖賢) , Keiko Abe and Kaoru Wada's , Husa's , Alfred Reed's , and James L. Hosay's .
PHOTO COURTESY OF PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP
* At the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Hualien County (花蓮縣文化局演藝廳), 6 Wenfu Rd, Hualien City (花蓮市文復路6號) tonight, and at the Ilan Performing Arts Center, Ilan County Cultural Affairs Bureau (宜蘭縣文化局演藝廳), 482 Zhongshan Rd, Sec 2, Ilan City (宜蘭市中山路二段482號) on Sunday.
* Tickets are NT$200 to NT$500 and are available through ERA ticketing.
* Tonight and Sunday at 7:30pm
Nuance Chamber Ensemble 2006 Concert (微分音室內樂集) will be held at the Performing Arts Hall of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taoyuan County Government (桃園縣政府文化局演藝廳). The ensemble is composed of guest violist Huang Tung-ying (黃東瀛), violinists Tsai Shih-chien (蔡詩肩) and Lin Wen-hsuan (林文宣), violist Hu Chu-yin (胡竹音), and cellist Hsieh Meng-jung (謝孟容). The program will include Mendelssohn's and Brahms's . At the Performing Arts Hall of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taoyuan County Government, 21 Hsienfu Rd, Taoyuan County (桃園市縣府路21號).
* Free admission
* Tonight at 7:30pm
Emmy Chen 2006 Piano Recital – Invitation to Chopin (陳安美鋼琴2006獨奏會 – 再鍵蕭邦) will be held at the Performing Arts Center of the Tainan County Southern District Community Service Center (台南縣政府南區服務中心演藝廳) tomorrow and at the Recital Hall on Sept. 19. Chen teaches music courses at Shih Chien University and National Taipei University of Education. Chen will play a program of Chopin's piano works. At the Performing Arts Center of the Tainan County Southern District Community Service Center, 78 Hsinyi S. Rd, Guijen Township, Tainan County (台南縣歸仁鄉信義南路78號) tomorrow and at the Recital Hall, Taipei, on Sept. 19.
* Free admission for the Tainan concert, and tickets are NT$200 to NT$400 for the Taipei concert through NTCH ticketing.
* Saturday at 7:30pm and Sept. 19 at 7:30pm
Chang Pei-ju 2006 Clarinet Recital (張培銣單簧管獨奏會) will be held at the Recital Hall on Sunday. Chang graduated from the world-renowned Peabody Conservatory in the US. She will be accompanied by pianist Chen Yi-huei (陳 怡惠) and present Debussy's , Chauson's , Bela Kovac's , Gilbert's , Kalliwoda's , Bolcom's , Poulenc's , Miklos Rozsa's first and second movements of , and Widor's . At the Recital Hall, Taipei
* Tickets are NT$200 to NT$400 and are available through ERA ticketing.
* Sunday at 7:30pm
Scholz -- Madly in Love with the Music for Two Pianos (蕭滋紀念音樂會 -- 狂戀雙鋼琴) organized by the Taipei Sinfonietta and Philharmonic Orchestra will be held at the Concert Hall on Sept. 4. Scholz, the late Austrian composer, pianist, and conductor, made great contributions to music education in Taiwan. This concert, conducted by Lin Tien-chi (林天吉), will be presented by piano soloists Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg as well as the Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra. The program will include Poulenc's, Scholz's , and Beethoven's . More information at: http://scholz.webeve.info. At the National concert Hall, Taipei
* Tickets cost NT$500 to NT$2,500 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
* Monday at 7:30pm
Contemporary
Emil Chou (周華健) in concert, brings the venerable Mando-pop idol back to the stage at the Taipei Arena. This is part of an anniversary concert tour celebrating 20 years in the music industry, and comes at the end of a highly successful series of concerts in China.
* At the NTU Athletic Stadium (國立台灣大學綜合體育館) located at 1 Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei (臺北市羅斯福路四段一號).
* Tickets are NT$800 to NT$3,800 and are available through ERA ticketing.
* Tomorrow and Sunday 7:30pm
The Wall (這牆) presents the Formoz Festival Afterparty with , , (閃靈) and (潑猴) tonight, (阿弟仔) tomorrow, on Sunday, (強辯) and (牙套) on Wednesday, (海平面), , (次等公民) and (鐵牛仔), and on Thursday.
* Entrance for tonight and tomorrow’s gig is NT$400 at the door, Sunday’s and Wednesday’s concert is NT$300, Thursday’s is NT$150
* Tonight's and Thursday’s concert begins at 7:00pm, tomorrow’s, Sunday’s and Wednesday’s at 8pm
* B1, 200 Roosevelt Rd, Sec 4, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路4段200號B1). Call (02) 2930-0162 or visit www.the-wall.com.tw
The Living Room (小客廳) presents an acoustic set by the and Taichung rockabilly band tonight, tomorrow, (拜客樂團) and (搖滾骰子) on Tuesday, (橙草) and open jam on Wednesday
* Tonight and tomorrow's concert begins at 10pm, Tuesday and Wednesday's at 8:30pm. The open jam session begins at 10:30pm
* Entrance tonight is NT$500, for tomorrow and Tuesday it’s NT$400 Wednesday’s concert is NT$350 and for the open jam session it’s NT$300 (waved for participants)
* 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
Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) features tonight, and <1976> tomorrow.
* Entry for tonight and tomorrow NT$350
* Both shows begin at 9:30pm
* 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
(Please note: Some of the listed bands do not have English names, in which case the ‘Taipei Times’ has included a translation or transliteration.)
EXHIBITIONS
Early Dwelers of Taiwan: Illustrated Historical Documents in the Collection of National Palace Museum (黎民之初: 院藏台灣原住民圖檔文獻展), featuring painting scrolls, prints, maps, books and historical archives selected from the museum to present a comprehensive view on Taiwan’s Aborigines in the 18th century and 19th century. The highlight of the exhibition includes a compilation of documents and illustrations depicting the 13 tribes of Taiwan’s Aborigines, the result of an ethnological survey commissioned by Emperor Chien-lung from 1750 to 1751.
* National Palace Museum (國立故宮博物館), 221 Zhishan Rd Sec. 2, Taipei (台北市至善路二段221號). Open Monday to Sunday from 9am to 3pm. Call (02) 2881-2021.
* Until Dec. 11
Decoding Brush and Ink – A New Dimension(軌跡大化 — 解碼筆墨新次元) serves as a gateway to appreciate the evolution of Taiwan’s contemporary ink painting, the exhibition features brush paintings by 12 artists of different generations. In the works on display, the traditional art form is deconstructed and re-employed as a tool to deliver the artists’ creative expression, be it sexual awareness or subconscious flow.
* 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). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Call (02) 2893-8871.
* Until Sept. 23
Flying Immortals – 2006 Solo Exhibition by Wei Le-tang (飛仙 — 2006年魏樂唐個展), features a series of abstract paintings by the 84-year-old artist associated with legendary figures in contemporary art such as Andy Warhol. Proficient in Western abstractive languages and Chinese brush paintings, the acclaimed painter has created a distinctive style informed by both aesthetic strains.
* Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A9 Store in Xinyi District (新光三越信義店A9館), 8F, 9 Songshou Rd, Taipei (台北市松壽路9號8樓). Open Sunday to Thursday from 11am to 9:30pm, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 10pm. Call (02) 8780-5959.
* Until Sept. 17
Age of Anxiety (從幽默到荒謬), a joint video exhibition by prominent local artists Tsui Kuang-yu (崔廣宇) and Peng Hung-chih (彭弘智). Peng’s video images explore the relationship between human beings and God through a trick performed by a dog, while Tsui’s performance video work reveals the absurd side of contemporary urban life.
* Chi-wen Galley, 3F, 19, Ln 252, Dunhua S Rd Sec 1, Taipei (台北市敦化南路一段252巷19號3樓). Call (02) 8771-3372
* Until Sept. 30
Hermosa: Maritime Taiwan and Spain (艾爾摩莎：大航海時代的臺灣與西班牙特展). To mark the 380-year anniversary of the arrival of the Spanish in Taiwan, this special exhibition aims to present a comprehensive view on the history of Taiwan and its relations with other world powers in the 17th century. Featuring 200 original items and 140 documents on loan from museums and archives in Spain, Mexico, the Netherlands, the US and Taiwan, the large-scale exhibition displays artifacts from the era of Spain's colonial rule from 1626 to 1642.
* National Taiwan Museum (國立台灣博物館), 2 Xiangyang Rd, Taipei (台北市襄陽路2號). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Call (02) 2382-2699.
* Until Dec. 17
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