Theater
Last and Next (上次、這次、下次), a performance of Chinese cross-talk 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$1,200 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
● Tonight at 7:30pm and tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm
PHOTO COURTESY OF HAN TANG YUEFU
101 Dalmatians by the Paper Windmill Theater (紙風車劇團), at the Taipei County Arts Center (台北縣藝文中心), 62 Zhuangjing Rd, Banqiao City, Taipei County (台北縣板橋市莊敬路62號).
● Tickets are NT$400 to NT$900 and can be obtained at the venue.
● Saturday at 2:30pm, and 7:30pm; Sunday at 10:30am and 2:30pm
Music
For Mothers, a concert for Mother's Day, by the Taipei Chamber Choir (台北室內合唱團), at the National Concert Hall, Taipei.
● Tickets are available free of charge from the NTCH box office.
● Tonight 7:30pm
Brahms: Double Concerto with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra (台北市立交響樂團), including Paganinini's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Pfitzner's Cello Concerto, at the National Concert Hall, Taipei.
● Tickets are NT$200 to NT$800 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
● Tomorrow 7:30pm
Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 performed by the NSO under Chien Wen-bin (簡文彬) and with cellist Natalia Gutman coming on stage to perform the Schumann Cello Concerto Op. 129, at the National Concert Hall, Taipei.
● Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,500 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
● Sunday 2:30pm
The Songs of Mozart (莫札特歌曲之夜), a program of songs by Mozart displaying another side of his talent quite distinct from his choral works, at the National Recital Hall, Taipei.
● Tickets are NT$300 to NT$500 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
● Tomorrow 7:30pm
Tang Wan-chun Piano Recital (湯婉君鋼琴獨奏會), a rising star in Taiwan's classical music scene plays a program of Bach, Schumann, Bartok and Rachmaninoff at the National Recital Hall, Taipei.
● Tickets are NT$300 to NT$500 and are available through NTCH ticketing.
● Sunday 7:30pm
Phonon Percussion Ensemble (聲子樂擊室內樂團) performs a program of percussion music at the Sinjhuang City Cultural Center (新莊文化藝術中心), 133 Zhongping Rd, Sinjhuang City, Taipei County (台北縣新莊市中平路133號).
● Tickets are NT$200 to NT$500 and are available through ERA ticketing.
● Today 2:30pm
Brazilian Carnival (熱情、奔放、樂森巴音樂會) a program of Latin Music at the Family Theater (台北市立親子劇場), 2F, 1, Shifu Rd, Taipei (台北市市府路一號2樓).
● Tickets are NT$400 to NT$800 and are available through ERA ticketing.
● Tonight 7:30pm
Forum Music (十方樂集) celebrates its tenth anniversary with a program of percussion music at their home venue, Forum Auditorium (十方樂集音樂劇場), 4, Lane 187, Mintzu W Rd (台北市民族西路187巷4號).
Call (02) 2593-5811.
● Tickets are NT$300 and are available by contacting Forum Music at (02) 2593-5811.
● Today, tomorrow and Sunday at 7:30pm
Music Inspires Pictures, part of the Just Back from Germany series of concerts features music by German, Austrian and French musicians inspired by the paintings of Chen Luo-ke (陳羅克), at the German Cultural Center located at 12F, 20 Heping W Rd Sec 1, Taipei (台北市和平西路一段20號12樓).
More information at www.dk-taipei.org.tw or call (02) 2365-7294.
● Admission is free.
● Thursday 7:30pm
Events
2006 Guandu International Outdoor Sculpture Festival (第一屆關渡國際自然裝置藝術節), featuring the work of Jane Ingrame Allen entitled Nests for Humans, an outdoor installation of "human nests" in which people can think about man's relationship with birds and nature generally. More information at www.gd-park.org.tw or call (02) 2858-7417. At Guandu Nature Park (關渡自然公園), 55 Guandu Rd., Taipei (台北市關渡路55號). More information at www.gd-park.org.tw.
● Open from 9am to 5pm weekdays and 9am to 6pm weekends
2006 Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival at the Kaohsiung Municipal Film Archive (高雄市電影圖書館), 10 Hesi Rd, Yencheng Dist, Kaohsiung County (高雄縣鹽埕區河西路10號).
More information at w4.kcg.gov.tw/~kmfal or call (07) 551-1211.
● Tomorrow and Sunday
Rock, Pop and Jazz
The Wall (這牆) presents 1976 tonight, Taiwan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Salutes Assassin tomorrow and Vista's Interior Tension Live on Sunday. B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1). Call (02) 2930-0162.
● Entrance is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow and NT$300 on Sunday.
● Tonight, tomorrow and Sunday at 8pm
The Living Room (小客廳) presents Coach and Public Radio tonight, The Tribe of West Africa tomorrow, Golden Day and Merrygoround on Tuesday, and A&J Band on Wednesday. 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.
● Tickets are NT$200 tonight, NT$50 tomorrow and NT$100 Tuesday and Wednesday.
● Shows begin at 10pm tonight and tomorrow; 8:30pm on Tuesday and Wednesday
Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) presents Jazz Fusion tonight, Tizzy Bac tomorrow and Genesis (open mic) on Sunday. Also In and Out and Five in the Morning (清晨五點) on Tuesday, 13 and Coach on Wednesday and Unsafe Hsieh Ming-you (謝銘祐) on Thursday. B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1). Call (02) 2368-7310.
● Tickets are NT$350 tonight and tomorrow, and NT$300 on other days
● Shows start at 9:30pm
The Face rolls out a new weekly Foam Party. B1, 270, Zhongxiao E Rd Sec 4, Taipei (台北市忠孝東路四段270號B1). Call (02) 2345-2778.
● Entrance is NT$700 for men and NT$500 for ladies.
● Tomorrow
Exhibitions
Once Upon a Time in Taiwan -- Daily Life in 17th Century Taiwan Under Dutch Rule (台灣追鄉曲 -- 17世紀荷治時期台灣日常生活教育展) at the CKS Art Gallery (中正藝廊) of the CKS Memorial Hall, 21 Zhongshan S Rd, Taipei (台北市中山南路21號). Open 9am to 6:30pm daily.
● Tomorrow until June 25
Lin Hsien-tsung Solo Exhibition (林顯宗油畫個展) 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). Visit www.hong-gah.org.tw or call (02) 2894-2272. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10:30am to 5:30pm.
● Until June 4
Solo Exhibition by Li Chin-yi -- The King's Breakfast (李瑾怡 -- 國王的早餐) at Pacific Cultural Foundation (太平洋文化基金會藝術中心), B1, 38, Chongching S Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市重慶南路三段38號B1). Call (02) 2337-7155. Open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm.
● Until May 27
New Media Collection, 1965-2005 Center Pompidou (龐畢度中心新媒體藝術展) at the 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 July 23
Windows (窗), a photographic exhibition by Pethany Chen at the Pethany Larsen Gallery, located at 2F, 30, Ln 45, Liaoning St, Taipei (台北市遼寧街45巷30號2F). For more information call (02) 8772-5005.
● Until July 30
Chen Ching-Jung Solo Exhibition (陳景容畫展) 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.
● Tomorrow until May 21
Tradition and Innovation -- Biennial Calligraphy Exhibition (傳統與實驗 -- 書藝雙年展) at the 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 June 2
Hyper Reality -- Contemporary Images from the Museum Collection (超一現實當代影像典藏展) at 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 June 11
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). Visit 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
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 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
Huang Hsiao-yen Solo Exhibitioin (黃小燕2006個展) at the Lonely Sage Art Space (寂寞聖賢藝術空間) at B1, 5-1, Ln 76, Hsinsheng S Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市新生南路三段76巷5-1號B1). Call (02) 8369-5072. Open Noon-10pm.
● Tomorrow until May 27
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