Art and Entertainment

Taiwan’s children choir wins gold in European competition

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/07/13
By: Maria Tsai

Taipei, July 13 (CNA) The Taipei Fu-Hsing Private School Choir won gold at the Grand

Photo courtesy of Taipei Fu-Hsing Private School.

Prix of Nations Magdeburg 2015, which was held in Germany from July 5 to 12, the school said Monday.

The Grand Prix of Nations, part of the European Choir Games, is a top-level competition for amateur choirs held every two years that took place this year in Magdeburg, a historical city located in the heart of Germany.

The Grand Prix of Nations Magdeburg 2015 had six different categories, and the Fu-Hsing choir won the title in the children’s category with a score of 90.8.

Japan entertainer on first visit to Taiwan for tourism film

Want China Times
Date: 2015-07-13
By: CNA

Japanese acting and singing sensation Takuya Kimura arrived in Taiwan Saturday for

Takuya Kimura arrives at Taipei Songshan Airport, July 11. (Photo/CNA)

his first visit to the island in his 28-year career, attracting some 500 fans who greeted him at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.

Kimura will stay for four days and feature in a short film promoting tourism in Taiwan directed by Hong Kong director John Woo, a Taiwan Tourism Bureau official said Sunday.

The film, which is to be launched by the bureau, is part of a NT$50 million (US$1.61 million) plan to promote tourism.

The film will be about food and culture in Taiwan and is to be shot over two days, scheduled for release by the end of the year in Japan. Taiwanese fans will be able to see it online, the official added. [FULL STORY]

New book to reveal secrets to Bruce Lee-Betty Ting Pei romance

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/07/13
By: Romulo Huang

Taipei, July 13 (CNA) With the approaching of the 42nd anniversary of the death of late

CNA file photo

action movie actor Bruce Lee (李小龍), a new book that will reveal secrets to his romance with a former Taiwanese actress Betty Ting Pei (丁佩), is scheduled to go on sale in China beginning on July 20, according to a report published recently by a China-based daily.

The content of the new book, entitled “The Old Days of Bruce Lee and Me: Half a Lifetime of Practice, a Lifelong Memory,” is based on an oral account by Ting, the Huaxi Urban Daily reported.

The well-known Hong Kong-American martial art star died at age of 32 on July 20, 1973 at Ting’s residence in the former British colony, leaving the former Taiwanese actress in the center of a string of rumors.

Tseng Yu-chien, Taiwan’s violin prodigy

Want China Times
Date: 2015-07
By: Staff Reporter

Twenty-year-old Taiwanese violinist Tseng Yu-chien is continuing to build on his

Tseng-Yu-chen performs in Taipei, April 14, 2015. (Photo/Wang Chin-ho)

international reputation as a budding star in the classical music world after taking home the silver medal at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

The prestigious competition, held every four years for pianists, violinists and cellists between the ages of 16 and 30, did not award a first prize in the violin category this time around. Tseng, as the youngest finalist in the contest, performed two pieces in the final, admitting that he was nervous but gaev it his best shot. [FULL STORY]

Jolin Tsai, Eason Chan, A-Mei win at Golden Melody Awards

Nashoba Publishing
Date: 06/29/2015
By: The Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Jolin Tsai was the big winner at the Golden Melody Awards,

Taiwanese singer A-Mei and Hong Kong singer Eason Chen hold their awards for the Best Female and Male Mandarin Singer at the 26th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, June 27, 2015. The Golden Melody Awards are one of the Chinese-language pop music world’s biggest annual events. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

honoring some of the biggest names in Asian music.

The Taiwanese pop star, nominated in seven categories, won three awards for best Mandarin album for “Play,” best vocal recording album and best single producer.

Celebrities and musicians from the Chinese-speaking world attended Saturday night’s ceremony, Taiwan’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards.

Screaming fans swarmed the entrance to Taipei Arena to watch their favorite stars walk the red carpet. Early arrival Jay Chou, a best album nominee for “Aiyo, Not Bad,” acknowledged his fans’ support and said he was nervous to be attending the awards.

Eason Chan was named best Mandarin male singer, a category he also won in 2003. Before the show, he said he favored one of his fellow nominees to win. [FULL STORY]

Jolin Tsai’s Play wins best album at Golden Melody Awards

Want China Times
Date: 2015-06-28
By: CNA

Pop diva Jolin Tsai’s album Play emerged as the biggest winner of Taiwan’s Golden

Jolin Tsai, right, performs the title track of the album Play at the Golden Melody Awards ceremony in Taipei, June 27. (Photo/China Times)

Melody Awards Saturday, bagging three awards, including Best Mandarin Album.

Play, which entered the competition with a leading nine nominations, also won Best Vocal Recording Album and Best Single Producer.

Band Buddha Jump, singers Ayugo Huang, Ricky Hsiao, and Chalaw Basiwali, as well as singer Karen Mok’s album Departures followed behind with two awards each. [FULL STORY]

Jolin Tsai’s ‘Play’ wins Golden Melody best Mandarin album

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/06/28
By: Christie Chen

Taipei, June 27 (CNA) Taiwanese pop diva Jolin Tsai (蔡依林) took the Best Mandarin Album

Opening performance by Jolin Tsai (right) and award ceremony host Harlem Yu (front left).

award, the night’s biggest, at the 26th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei Saturday with her album “Play” (呸).

“I really did not think that a mainstream album could win the best album award,” said a tearful Tsai upon receiving the award from Taiwanese-American singer Leehom Wang.

The 34-year-old singer thanked the producers of her album, her friends, family and record label, as well as her management company for “letting me be myself.”

“I won! Yes!” Tsai shouted. [FULL STORY]

Jolin Tsai’s “Play” biggest winner at Golden Melody Awards

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/06/28
By: Christie Chen

Taipei, June 27 (CNA) Pop diva Jolin Tsai’s (蔡依林) album “Play” (呸) emerged as the

Jolin Tsai.

biggest winner of Taiwan’s Golden Melody Awards Saturday, bagging three awards, including Best Mandarin Album.

“Play” (呸), which entered the competition with a leading nine nominations, also won Best Vocal Recording Album and Best Single Producer.

Band Buddha Jump, singers Ayugo Huang, Ricky Hsiao, and Chalaw Basiwali, as well as singer Karen Mok’s album “Departures”followed behind with two awards each.

Below is the complete list of this year’s winners:

Best Song: “Island’s Sunrise Original Version Re-mixed” (島嶼天光搖滾版) performed by Fire EX. (滅火器). [FULL STORY]

A-mei, Karen Mok seek third singing title at Golden Melody Awards

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/06/27
By: Wang Ching-yi and Christie Chen

Taipei, June 27 (CNA) Taiwan’s A-mei (張惠妹) and Hong Kong’s Karen Mok (莫文蔚)

A-mei

will each be seeking to grab their third title of Best Mandarin Female Singer at the Golden Melody Awards ceremony Saturday night.

Saturday’s ceremony will see the two divas competing with each other in the category of Best Mandarin Female Singer for the sixth time.

A-mei won the award in 2002 with her album “Truth” and again in 2010 with “A-mit,” while Mok grabbed the title in 2011 with “Precious” and in 2003 with “i.”

The other contenders in the category this year are singer-songwriters Lala Hsu (徐佳瑩), Waa Wei (魏如萱) and A-lin (黃麗玲), who is known for her wide vocal range. [FULL STORY]

Five Taiwanese groups to perform at Avignon Festival Off

Want China Times
Date: 2015-06-23
By: CNA

Five Taiwanese groups are set to perform in the upcoming Avignon Festival Off, bringing a diverse lineup of dance, drama and visual arts performances.

From July 5-25, Riverbed Theatre, 8213 Physical Dance Theater, Langasan Theatre, Horse and In Theatre will stage shows at the Avignon Festival Off, a fringe event that parallels the annual Avignon Festival, Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture said Monday.

Riverbed Theatre will perform Reves de riz, a production that draws inspiration from traditional Liyuan opera and Nanguan dance, and 8213 Physical Dance Theater will present an experimental dance theater piece called Unlimited Soul.

Langasan Theatre will stage the production Misa-Lisin, which includes ancient indigenous Amis tunes, rituals and myths.

FreeSteps by dance group Horse will focus on six dancers and their movements, rhythms and moods, and In Theatre’s Tschuss!! Bunny will explore the meaning of parting and rebirth through humor and dance. [FULL STORY]

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