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Chinese opera takes a new turn

By Ian Bartholomew

The Legend of Peach Blossom Fan (亂紅), which was produced for the 2012 International Theatre Festival (2012國際劇場藝術節), is 1/2 Q Theatre’s (二分之一Q劇場) ninth original production, and once again, while the appearance of the show is at first glance traditional, a closer look reveals a deepFULL STORY

Skeletons come crashing out the closet

By Andrew C.C. Huang

Sexual infidelity, metaphysical musings on death and ghostly goings-on meet in Taiwan avant-garde troupe Firefly Theatre’s (螢火蟲劇團) Between Twilight (浮光), which premiered to widespread acclaim in 2002 and is being revived next month with performances on June 15 and June 16 at the Taipei CityFULL STORY

Live Wire

By David Chen

This week Live Wire begins with a tribute to the Beastie Boys and Adam Yauch, aka MCA, who passed away on May 4, and a recollection of the Beastie Boys’ appearance at the Tibet Freedom Concert in Taipei in 2003. The last time I saw theFULL STORY

The Vinyl Word

By Olivia Wycech

Tokyo party series Gan-Ban Night returns to Taipei tonight with its second installment, this time featuring Japanese electro-pop outfit the Dexpistols. Maar (real name Kawano Masataka) and Daruma (real name Kitamura Norihisa) make up the Dexpistols. Before they combined forces both were widely knownFULL STORY

Pop Stop

Compiled by David Chen

The “Mother Monster” — aka Lady Gaga — is in Taipei for a two-night run that began yesterday and ends with a sold-out show tonight at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall (台北世界貿易中心南港展覽館). The ever-predictable frenzy got underway as soon as the popFULL STORY

Film festival: We Are Family: Festival of the New Immigrants

By Ho Yi

A ccording to statistics compiled by the Ministry of the Interior (內政部), the number of married immigrants in Taiwan exceeded 450,000 last year. Yet despite their increasing presence, these foreign spouses, most of whom come from China, Vietnam and Indonesia, remain largely invisible in mainstreamFULL STORY

Other movie releases

Compiled by Ian Bartholomew

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Falling somewhere between the exoticism and heightened sentiment of a Merchant Ivory production and the deft, lighthearted character drama of something like Made in Dagenham, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel takes a group of British retirees and puts them into theFULL STORY

Restaurant review: Ippudo TW 一風堂2012-05-17

By Ian Bartholomew

Ippudo has earned cult status as the restaurant that brought Japanese Kyushu-style ramen into the mainstream after founder Shigemi Kawahara was crowned “ramen king” following three consecutive victories in a popular Japanese TV ramen competition. From a restaurant seating just 10 in Kawahara’s native Fukuoka,FULL STORY

Restaurant review: Hsientingwei 鮮定味2012-05-17

By Catherine Shu

The stretch of Taipei’s Changan East Road (長安東路) directly west of Xinsheng North Road (新生北路) is lined with seafood restaurants. Almost all of them display tanks and fresh fish on ice and advertise stir-fried dishes for NT$100. It can be hard to distinguish between theFULL STORY

Events and entertainment listings2012-05-17

Theater With music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, the Disney-funded musical Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida is based on Giuseppe Verdi’s 1871 opera that tells the tale of the ill-fated romance between Egyptian general Radames and a Nubian slave, Aida. The productionFULL STORY

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