HIGHLIGHT
Fans of live rock 'n' roll should not miss tomorrow night's free show at Underworld (地下社會) with garage bands The Unrelentless in their last gig ever, and The White Eyes (白目). The Unrelentless - who are singer and guitarist Dave Archdall, formerly of Melbourne incendiary punk outfit The Sailors, drummer Ryan O'Connell, formerly of Taipei punk band Selling Us Everything, and guitarist and vocalist Duncan Cameron, formerly of Tarry Bush and Ass9 - are breaking up because Cameron is leaving Taiwan. For more information on the band, see the story on Page 14 of the Sept. 7, 2007 edition of the Taipei Times.
▲ Doors open at 8pm. Bands start playing at around 9pm
PHOTO: RON BROWNLOW, TAIPEI TIMES
▲ Admission is free
▲ B1, 45 Shida Rd, Taipei City (台北市師大路45號B1). Call (02) 2369-0103 or visit www.upsaid.com/underworld for more information
THEATER
Hood, Veil, Shoes (紅帽:紅衣:紅舞鞋) is a contemporary dance performance by Sun-Shier Dance Company (三十舞蹈劇場) created in collaboration with guest choreographer Yu Cheng-chieh (余承婕) and multimedia artist Peter Melville. The work is inspired by Taipei's urban landscape and gender issues. The "hood" of the title refers to the experiences of Little Red Riding Hood; the veil is a statement on a Chinese bride's journey after marriage; and the shoes refer to the shared experiences of women.
▲ National Experimental Theater, 21-1 Zhongshan S Rd, Taipei City (台北市中山南路21-1號)
▲ Today and tomorrow at 7:30pm and tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm
▲ Tickets are NT$400 and are available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Heart of Ocean (海洋之心) is a diabolo dance performance by Diabolo Dance Theater (舞鈴劇場) that recreates for audiences the experience of life underwater.
▲ Chiayi Performing Arts Center (嘉義縣表演藝術中心) 265, Jianguo Rd Sec 2, Minhsiung Township, Chiayi County (嘉義縣民雄鄉建國路二段265號)
▲ Tomorrow at 7:30pm and
Sunday at 2:30pm
▲ Tickets are NT$200 to NT$900 and are available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Song, Music and Literature - A Meeting of Light (歌, 樂與文學 - 交會時互放的光芒) will see the percussion ensemble (十方樂集打擊樂團) and chamber ensemble of Forum Music (十方樂集打擊樂團) perform under the baton of Li Chun-feng (李春峰), with vocals by Lin Yu-ching (林玉卿), Wen-chun (林文俊), Kang Mei-feng (康美鳳), and Lu Chiung-rung (盧瓊蓉). The program will include competitions by local composers inspired by classical and contemporary Chinese poetry.
▲ Tomorrow 7:30pm
▲ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
▲ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,200 and are available through NTCH ticketing
NSO Tchaikovsky Cycle 5 Symphonic Polish (NSO 發現柴科夫斯基5 - 田園時光) will see the National Symphony Orchestra perform under the baton of Nikolai Alexeev, a former winner of the Karajan Conductors' Competition and the Bolshoi Opera orchestra's resident conductor. The program includes Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 in D Major "Polish" Op. 29 and Prokofiev's The Love of Three Oranges Suite Op. 33bis, and Lien Ya-wen's (連雅文) Timpani. This last work is an autobiographical composition by the NSO's first percussion principle and one of the most respected in his field.
▲ Sunday 7:30pm
▲ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
▲ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,500 and are available through NTCH ticketing
2007 Taiwan Connection Music Festival - Evening of Chamber Music (Taiwan-Connection音樂節 - 室內樂之夜) will see violinist and festival artistic director Hu Nai-yuan (胡乃元) perform with the TC String Ensemble in a program including Mozart's Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478, Beethoven's String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29 and Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44.
▲ Sunday 7:30pm
▲ Taichung County Seaport Arts Center (台中縣立港區藝術中心演藝廳) at 21 Chungtsen Rd, Chingshui Township, Taichung County (台中縣清水鎮忠貞路21號)
▲ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,500 and are available through ERA ticketing
2007 Taiwan Connection Music Festival - Hu Nai-yuan and the TC String Ensemble will see violinist and festival artistic director Hu Nai-yuan (胡乃元) perform with the TC String Ensemble, with pianist Robert Levin, in a program including Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, Mendelssohn's Concerto in D Minor for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra, five minuets by Schubert and Tchaikovsky's Sereande for String Orchestra in C Major, Op. 48.
▲ Wednesday at 7:30pm (Taichung) and Thursday 7:30pm (Taipei)
▲ Taichung Chunghsin Hall (台中中興堂) located at 291-3 Chingwu Rd, Taichung City and National Concert Hall, Taipei City
▲ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$2,000 for Taichung and NT$300 to NT$2,500 for Taipei, available through ERA ticket outlets
CONTEMPORARY
Tonight at Underworld (地下社會), it's Monkey Pilot (猴子飛行員) and Flat Club (假文藝青年俱樂部). On Wednesday, Hong Kong counter-culture icon Lenny Guo (郭達年), frontman for agit-rock group Blackbird (黑鳥), performs with backup from violinist Cassi and Snow on erhu.
▲ Bands start playing at around 9pm. The bar is open from 8pm to 4am on weekdays, 8pm to and 5am on weekends, and is closed on Mondays
▲ Entrance for shows is NT$300 and includes one free drink
▲ B1, 45 Shida Rd, Taipei City (台北市師大路45號B1). Call (02) 2369-0103 or visit www.upsaid.com/underworld for more information
The Wall (這牆) presents indie/post-rock band Mosquilephant (蚊子大象), Yoztiger (包子虎), a former member of post-rock band Sugar Plum Ferry (甜梅號), alt-rock/electronica group The Shine & Shine & Shine & Shine and Enno. Tomorrow it's the Taipei Tokyo Tomodachi Tap Show organized by Asia Records and Rag Dance Studio. Pop-punk/indie-rock band Pa Pang (怕胖), grunge act Fen (粉) and hard-rock group Secondary Citizen (次等公民) play Thursday. Post-rock band 13 (拾參) perform Thursday.
▲ Entrance is NT$400 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow and NT$300 Wednesday Thursday. Admission includes one free drink
▲ The music starts at 8pm
▲ B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1).
▲ Call (02) 2930-0162 or log on at www.the-wall.com.tw for more information
Real Collective jazz combo performs tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Tomorrow, it's pop-rock group Rock Oriental Express (搖滾東方). On Sunday, jazz singer/guitarist Joanna Wang (王若琳) and unplugged act Elisa(一粒沙). Monday is open-jam night. On Tuesday, Riverside presents the 96 Taiwan Original Pop Music Tour (96台灣原創流行音樂大獎巡迴音樂會), with indie musicians Yao Chian-yun (趙倩筠), Huang Pei-yu (黃培育), Wang Chun-chieh (王俊傑). Rock bands Wiiky and Pepper Cat (胡椒貓) play Wednesday. Then on Thursday, it's pop pianist Chen Hsi (陳熙) with support from Raymond Hu (胡恩瑞), A-Wen (阿文), Rachel Liu (柳錫文), and Peggy Hsu(許哲珮).
▲ Shows start at 9:30pm
▲ Entrance tonight and tomorrow is NT$400 and NT$350 on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday. Admission includes one free drink. On Monday there is a one-drink minimum. Entrance Tuesday is free
▲ B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1). Call (02) 2368-7310, or visit www.riverside.com.tw
Neo-folk act Come On! Bei Bei! (來吧！焙焙!) performs tonight at Witch House (女巫店). Harmonica trio Sirius Sharp (天狼星口琴) plays tomorrow.
▲ Entrance is NT$300
▲ Tonight and tomorrow at 9:30pm
▲ 7, Ln 56, Xinsheng S Road Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市新生南路三段56巷7號). Call (02) 2362-5494 or visit www.witchhouse.org
Tonight is Salsa Night at Grooveyard in Taichung, a non-smoking event with professional instructors who teach salsa and merengue to the tune of Cuban music. On Wednesday, which is ladies night, Russel Rogers plays Flamenco guitar and bouzouki. Thursday is acoustic jam and open-mic night. Over at Groovecity, country-rock band voice Dirty Skies performs tomorrow with Mostly Handsome, which covers classic folk and rock tunes.
▲ Tonight's salsa runs from 8pm to 10pm. Tomorrow's show at Groovecity starts at 10pm. Russel Rogers plays from 10pm to midnight. Thursday's open mic starts at 9pm
▲ Cover is NT$200 for tomorrow's Groovecity show. There's no cover for the other events
▲ Groovecity is inside Tiger City (台中老虎城旁停車場) at 120, Henan Rd Sec 3, Taichung City (台中市河南路三段120號老虎城). Grooveyard is located at 2F, 105 Huamei W Rd, Taichung City (台中市華美西街105號2樓).
▲ Visit www.grooveyardtaiwan.com or call 0939-574-737 for more information
Living Room (小客廳) hosts singer Devin Wu (吳佩珊) tonight. Rock band Musicphilia (嗜音) performs Wednesday.
▲ Shows start at 9:30pm
▲ There is a minimum charge of NT$300. Suggested donation is NT$150 tonight and NT$50 on Wednesday
▲ 3F, 8, Nanjing E Rd Sec 5, Taipei City (台北市南京東路五段8號3樓). Call (02) 8787-4154 or visit www.livingroomtaipei.com
On Sunday morning, On Tap will be showing the WBC Welterweight Championship Fight between Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton. The pub will serve brunch along with dishes on the regular menu through the morning and early afternoon. Also at On Tap, there's a pub quiz at 10:30pm tonight and every second Friday of each month. It costs NT$500 per four-person team to participate. Winner takes all. Those interested should RSVP in advance by contacting Niall Clinton on Facebook.com, sending an e-mail to him at niallclinton@yahoo.co.uk, or by calling the venue.
▲ Doors open tomorrow at 9am and the fight starts at 10am. Ordinary business hours are 5pm to 4am on weekdays and until 6am on weekends. The kitchen closes at 1am
▲ 49, Ln 308, Guangfu S Rd, Taipei City (台北市光復南路308巷49號). Call (02) 2741-5365
EXHIBITION
Liu Xiaodong Solo Exhibition (劉小東2007). Noted for his oil painting project addressing the human cost of the Three Gorges Dam on China's Yangzi River that inspired filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke (賈樟柯) to make the award-winning documentary Dong (東), China's leading figurative painter Liu created a new cherry-blossom series while visiting Japan in spring.
▲ Eslite Gallery (誠品畫廊), B2, 245, Dunhua S Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市敦化南路一段245號B2). Open Tuesday to Sunday at 11am to 7pm. Call (02) 2775-5977
▲ From tomorrow through Jan. 6, 2008
Art of Landscape - Solo Exhibition of Yu Cheng-yao (藝游山水 - 余承堯書畫展). A retrospective on the calligraphy and Chinese ink painting by the late master who is said to have reached the same artistic sophistication attained during the Sung Dynasty.
▲ Jia Art Gallery (家畫廊), 1F-1, 30, Zhongshan N Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市中山北路三段30號1樓之1).
▲ Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 6pm. Call (02) 2591-4302
▲ Until Dec. 21
My Village, My Country - Aleksandras Macjiauskas Photography. Born in Lithuania in 1938, Macjiauskas is one of the pioneering figures in contemporary Lithuanian photography. Like many of the photographers of his time, Macjiauskas has been greatly inspired by his childhood memories of village life. His works have toured many countries and are noted for their poetic portrayal of people's lives under Communist rule. The exhibition presents some of Macjiauskas' most representative works grouped under four themes: countryside markets, veterinary clinics, portraits of the elderly and the beach.
▲ Pethany Larsen Gallery (Pethany Larsen藝坊), 2F, 30, Ln 45, Liaoning St, Taipei City (台北市遼寧街45巷30號2樓). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 7pm. Call (02) 8772-5005
▲ Until Jan. 20, 2008
Olivier Djiann: Ordinaryextraordinary (非比尋常), is a photo exhibition that portrays ordinary life in an extraordinary way. For a view of the artist's work, visit www.oliverouge.com
▲ Have a Booday Shop (蘑菇), 18-1, Ln 25, Nangking W Rd, Taipei City (台北市南京西路25巷18-1號)
▲ Open Monday to Sunday from 12pm to 9pm. Call (02) 2552-5552
▲ Until Jan. 14, 2008
Code Language System Environment Dynamic - Tsai Chin-rong Solo Exhibition (符語編碼環境動力 - 蔡志榮創作展). Consisting of six heavy stainless steel plates engraved with numbers, fingerprints and keypads, artist Tsai's Ironic Codes 2001-091301 invites visitors to take a mental trip into a world where the real, the virtual and the sub-conscious are mutually informed.
▲ National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (國立台灣美術館), 2, Wuchuan W Rd Sec 1, Taichung City (台中市五權西路一段2號). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm. Call (04) 2372-03552
▲ Until Jan. 20, 2008
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