Crime-inspired play Palaces premieres in Taipei
04/16/2021 07:03 PM
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Taipei, April 16 (CNA) Palaces, a two-part play inspired by crimes committed in the Qing dynasty and jointly produced by the National Performing Arts Center s three venues in Taiwan, will premiere at the National Theater in Taipei on Friday.
Set in a mixed use building with both residential and commercial units, a common scene in cities around Taiwan, the play consists of 10 intertwined crime stories that take place between the 1990s and the modern day.
The first part of the play, titled Outside In, tells stories involving the construction of the building and it occupants early in the 1990s.
National Taichung Theater touts tech, wide appeal in upcoming festival
01/12/2021 10:09 PM
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Taipei, Jan. 12 (CNA) The National Taichung Theater will walk the fine line between technology and art, with 10 programs covering a wide range of topics, in the Taiwan International Festival of Arts presented in the central city, according to its General and Artistic Director Joyce Chiou (邱瑗).
The festival, Chiou said in a press conference on Tuesday, is aimed at becoming a platform by which artists can realize their imaginations, and she welcomed the public to the annual spring event, saying that if you enter the theater, you ll certainly be thrilled!