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"I dream big" The German Opera on the Rhine gives a guest performance of Wagner's "Lohengrin" in Taiwan
Tomorrow, the German Opera on the Rhine presents Lohengrin in Taiwan. This is more than an opera performance – it is the extension of music business into the world's largest cultural center.
Dreaming is desired - The German Opera on the Rhine gives a guest performance of Wagner's "Lohengrin" in Taiwan
The banyan tree has great symbolic power in Taiwan. Its broad canopy provides shadow from the subtropical sun, protection against heavy downpours in the afternoon, and space for chess players, or groups having a picnic. In Kaohsiung, third largest city of the country with a population of 2.7 million inhabitants, it also grows on the premises of Weiwuying, formerly a military area not far from downtown.
Imaginative Freedom within CHOPIN in X aiwan Utopia
During a residency in Portugal, choreographer Baru MADILJIN discovered a new artistic direction. Upon returning to Taiwan after that period of quiet, he became keenly aware of how society views Indigenous people and contemporary dance—much like gazing at animals in a zoo.
Singer and Breakdancer Jakub Józef ORLIŃSKI
A new shortcut to fame developed in the 21st century: the Internet. There is no limit to the influence of the Web, which has even reached into the classical realm and the lesser-known world of such countertenors as Polish Jakub Józef ORLIŃSKI, who has gained quite a name in recent years as the first operatic vocalist to win over Gen-Zers.
When the Human Pulse Meets the Violin: Violin Master Leonidas KAVOKOS' Most Unforgettable Musical Moment
In the film Patch Adams, Robin Williams plays a doctor who wears a red clown nose. Terminally ill kids laugh with joy whenever they see him, forgetting their pain. This is a touching moment of love and hope in cinematic history.
"When the Music Starts, Childhood Memories Return" — Interview with Choreographer YEH Ming-hwa
The trilogy ballet concert Into the Fantasy of Nutcracker began in 2023 and will come to a close this year after what has been a mission impossible.
Ask Not Whence I Came—Revolutionary Spirit and Romanticism in Lohengrin
Lohengrin is a fairytale in which the Swan Knight (Lohengrin) comes to a royal court shrouded in conspiracy to save a (wrongfully) disgraced princess before he gracefully retreats to where he came from.
"If You Love Me, Kiss Me and Ask No Questions": Fantasy and the Pursuit of Dreams in Lohengrin
Just as sun cakes from Taiwan have only sugar and no sun, and just as panda eyes come from overtime and insomnia instead of an actual panda, there are no swans at the Neuschwanstein ("new swan stone") Castle in Germany.
