If spending the holiday season immersed in Taiwan’s indigenous music and arts in picturesque Taitung sounds like fun to you, look no further than the series of shows and street performances slated to take place over the following two weekends at Fantasy Tiehua (鐵花新聚落), a new art and cultural venue, renovated from Taitung City’s old train station.
Tomorrow and Sunday, some of the country’s leading indigenous musicians will perform on the former train platform amid green lawns. Participating artists and groups include Puyuma songstress Samingad (紀曉君), Amis singer-songwriter Suming (舒米恩), Amis musician Ilid Kaolo (以莉·高露) and Kuskus (高士古謠隊), a youth ensemble aiming to revive the ancient sounds of Paiwan.
Music performances on both days run from 5pm to 6:30pm.
Photo courtesy of Fantasy Tiehua
Next weekend, the adjacent Tiehua Road (鐵花路) will be turned into an outdoor performance space occupied by musicians and street artists. Several large street performances will also take place by groups such as Formosa Circus Art (福爾摩沙馬戲團) and Headspring Theater (匯川聚場).
The tourist center of Fantasy Tiehua is located at 369 Tiehua Rd, Taitung City (台東市鐵花路369號). All activities are free. For more information, visit the event’s bilingual Web site at tiehua.tw and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/fantiehua.
Photo courtesy of Fantasy Tiehua
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