Blog
Weiwuying Grand Opening on October 13
2018 marks the opening year of Weiwuying. The Center, transformed from a former military training base, is ready to demonstrate its impeccable art force to the world. At Weiwuying Grand Opening Season, it will present a dynamic program including music, theater and the beloved annual event Circus Platform as well as biennale event Taiwan Dance Platform. Paradise Interrupted, Weiwuying’s first international co-commissioned opera with Lincoln center Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, and Singapore International Festival of Arts will make its debut at the new venue. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel, who conducts in Taiwan for the first time, Mariss Jansons and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and the renowned organist Iveta Apkalna will be among the first artists to perform at Weiwuying’s vineyard style concert hall.
Program tickets is now on sale at Arts Ticket.
Top Hash Tags
Related Programs
You May Also Like
Pushing the Envelope in Sound: An Unbounded Journey of Music
In recent years, with all kinds of brilliant music performances, Weiwuying has become a major platform for arts exchange. As a composer, musician, and music educator, I had especially longed for this because now I no longer have to spend a lot of time and money traveling to some other city to be able to interact with some of the best musicians from around the world and to experience different cultures through their musical vocabularies.
Tracking Focus, Corporeal Signals in Dance
The existence of "the self" emerges from consciousness, yet the body predates our self-awareness, making it far older. Even as our sense of self fades with age, the body remains our companion until the end. Through education and socialization, our consciousness has come to dominate our physical awareness, creating a disconnect. Yet the body keeps sending signals of varying intensity. Dance offers a vital path to rebuild this connection and examine our relationship with our bodies. This gave rise to the theme "Dance, the History of Body," exploring how dance films reflect on body and identity.
