The Best Cure for a Pandemic Hangover: Bangzi Opera's Side-Splitting Comedy
On the occasion of its 70th anniversary, Taiwan Bangzi Opera Company debuted ‘Please Lie To Me’, a side-splitting comedy that left the audience in stitches.
The Tiger Tally and the Rescue of Zhao
In GuoGuang Opera Company’s most recent production, playwright Yong-Yih Tseng communicates his lifelong conviction that "the bonds of loyalty and friendship are beyond measure" — an ideal that is rare, and even archaic, in today’s world.
Extraordinary Appeal Staged at the National Theatre
In Extraordinary Appeal, real-life political victims stand before us to recount their life stories and, surprisingly, express the hope of a better future for the nation despite the pains they’ve suffered — both mentally and physically — during Taiwan’s White Terror Period.
The Art of Japanese Comedy “Rakugo” Warms Up Taiwan’s Winter
This winter, Japanese storytellers travelled to Taiwan, bringing with them their sit-down comedy tradition “Rakugo”.
When Chinese Opera Artist Blows into Mozart’s Magic Flute
At the National Theatre in Taiwan, spectators are touched by the magic of Li Bao-Chun’s latest production adapted from Mozart's classic opera The Magic Flute.
Have You Ever Felt Like Life is a Play?
There are moments that often make us feel that life is like a play, but GuoGuang Opera Company’s latest production, A Tale of Royal Redemption, sees it differently.
A Peking Opera Classic Steeped in Dark Humour
Excerpts from the classic Peking opera play, Qionglin Banquet brings smiles to the audience, even in times of crisis.
After 150 years, Rev. George Leslie Mackay Continues to Inspire the Formosan
Two of Taiwan’s most prestigious orchestras pay tribute to George Leslie Mackay, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of his arrival.
“Fusion Blossom from Mei Lan Fang” — An Homage to the Late Peking Opera Master
Mei Lan-Fang, once praised as the “Queen of Peking Opera” was the muse for the 3-day program “Fusion Blossom of Mei Lan Fang” held at the newly-opened Taipei Performing Arts Centre.
Intimate Encounters: A Meditative Prelude Presented by Legend Lin Dance Theatre
Legend Lin Dance Theatre staged a unique spectacle, Intimate Encounters, as a prelude to its widely acclaimed "Song of Pensive Beholding".