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Weiwuying Open House on National Day
In celebration of the first anniversary since opening its doors in 2018, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) once again invites all to the center for its free open house event on October 10th, National Day.
Weiwuying's Open House will open doors to all four indoor stages for a glimpse into rehearsals of Cloud Gate’s new work by Lin Hwai-min in the Playhouse and Komische Oper Berlin's The Magic Flute in the Opera House, as well as tastes of music and theater performances in the famed Concert Hall and Recital Hall.
Open House was Weiwuying's first public event in and around the building with free performances and outdoor market coinciding with its grand opening in 2018. The event last year saw more than fifty thousand visitors to the ‘world’s largest single-roof arts center’ in a single day.
Open House began as a ‘housewarming’ party to welcome neighboring communities, and provide opportunities for first-timers to 30 to 40 minutes of ‘sample tasting’ the performing arts. The instant success initiated what is now a ‘new’ tradition for Weiwuying to hold Open House annually on National Day.
This year, not only will there be music events and markets outdoors, visitors will be able to catch excerpt rehearsals of world-class performances, The Magic Flute and Cloud Gate's new work; while in the signature Concert Hall organist Hsin-Hung Liu's will have two performances with ‘Asia's largest organ’.
For those curious about what goes on behind the scenes, this year, Open House will be offering six backstage tours. Be on the lookout when this opens for registration online at Weiwuying's website. Be sure to mark your calendars for this on Taiwan's double tenth day.
Open Rehearsals
Tickets will be available from October 3rd to 9th at Weiwuying 3F Information Desk daily from 11am to 9pm.
Each person is limited to one selection between The Magic Flute and Cloud Gate.
Limited to 2 tickets per person. Assigned seating. No selection at the desk.
- The Magic Flute rehearsal @Opera House
18:00-19:10 - Cloud Gate rehearsal @Playhouse
18:30-18:50
Performances
Tickets to performances in the Concert Hall and Recital Hall will be available at the doors of the venue starting 11am on October 10th.
Limited to 2 tickets per person.
Free seating.
Concert Hall
- Counterpoint Ensemble Humor in Music
13:00-13:30, 14:30-15:00 - Hsin-Hung Liu Organ Recital
16:00-16:30, 17:30-18:00
Recital Hall
- Big JuTuan Intruder
14:00-14:30 - Big JuTuan Love Letter
15:30-16:00 - Funk Theatre Underground Classroom
17:00-17:40