FESTIVAL Sirena a La Plancha by Spain’S Sol Pico Dance Company
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14 發光的城市 A R O U N D T O W N FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010 • TAIPEI TIMES BY HO YI FESTIVAL Sirena a la Plancha by Spain’s Sol Pico Dance Company. PHOTO COURTESY OF NTCH STOP COMPILED BY NOah BUChan ith so many in Taiwan’s 10pm time slot last Friday, accord- celebrity firmament ing to a report on NOWnews. embroiled in scandals over Bloggers complained Wthe past few years, 2010 may turn Pandamen had a childish plot out to be the year when some turn and seemed to cater specifically to religion to change their evil to viewers in China. One would ways. But don’t count on it. expect, then, that it would have “God is better than sex,” received rave reviews when it screamed a T-shirt worn by actor aired on Guangzhou Television and singer Vanness Wu (吳建 last month. But the NT$110 million 豪) while attending a Christian show barely registered, with only conference late last week, 5,000 viewers tuning in on its third according to a report in the United day, making it the lowest-rated Daily News. show in the station’s history. After arriving at the Festival And now to more mundane of God’s Power Conference (神 news. The Apple Daily released 大能醫治布道會), the 31-year old the results of its “Queen of the Bra” heartthrob — who recently (內衣皇后) poll. Joe Chen’s (陳喬恩) changed his first name to Van Ness mammalian protuberances (33D) — proceeded to disclose details of blew away the competition with 52 his changed lifestyle since being percent of the votes, coming out baptized two years ago. victorious in the ongoing lingerie In a tell-all to the media scrum battle against her To Love You Is For the fun of it following him, Wu confessed to My Destiny (命中注定我愛你) co-star losing his virginity aged 17 and and undergarment rival Bianca “dating” six women in the past. Bai (白歆惠). Bai’s tatas, practically Those wild days are behind him, exploding out of a 33B cup, placed esidents of Taipei who are stuck in the city performance that tells the story of a woman who A daring attempt at blending tribal sounds with a though, as he told the assembled third with 14 percent. during the Lunar New Year often resort to changes into a mermaid to save the world from Western orchestra and contemporary music, On the gossip hounds that he signed a Actress Cheryl Yang (楊謹華) eating, drinking and playing mahjong for drying up. Road (很久沒有敬我了你) was born of a collaboration “celibacy card” in 2008 and prays came second with 22 percent, and Rwholesome family entertainment. A more lively Sirena a la Plancha is approximately one hour between Aboriginal musicians from Taiwan Colors for one hour every day — this in singer Landy Wen (溫嵐) placed last alternative will be staged next weekend: free long and begins at 8pm on Feb. 19. Music (角頭音樂) and the National Symphony addition to surreptitious prayers with 3 percent. Pop Stop awaits outdoor performances from Spain and Taiwan’s For Ilisin — Amis Harvest Festival Dances, the Orchestra (NSO, 國家交響樂團) under conductor Chien for friends and colleagues. He Apple’s “Queen of the Thong” poll Amis tribe (阿美族) at the Chiang Kai-shek Formosa Aboriginal Song & Dance Troupe (原舞者) Wen-pin (簡文彬). It hits the National Concert Hall said that he manages to avoid with baited breath, and wonders Memorial Hall Plaza, which open the 2010 Taiwan brings the harvest dances of the Amis communities stage later this month temptation by putting God first. when the “King of the Thong” International Festival (2010台灣國際藝術節). of Hualien to the capital. British composer George Fenton continues the He also confirmed rumors that contest kicks off. The festival, whose theme is Diversity and More than 200 Aboriginal performers will green theme with The Blue Planet Live, a concert he’d been involved with singer and Yahoo Kimo, meanwhile, came Sustainability, runs through March 28 and features participate in the year-end festival, held to worship that sees the NSO and Taipei Philharmonic Chorus actress Vivian Hsu (徐若瑄), claiming up with its own poll on who is the Taiwanese and international performances of dance, and offer gratitude to ancestors and deities as well (台北愛樂合唱團) performing the multi-award winning he could no longer lie about their top male idol, which seems more of music and theater from nine countries including as pray for good harvests and fortune in the score Fenton wrote for the television documentary past relationship. (Incidentally, a promotional gimmick for popular Germany, France, Denmark and Colombia. coming year. series The Blue Planet, produced by the BBC and Hsu has been spotted in the past at boy band F4 than anything else. Spain’s Sol Pico Dance Company draws attention The Ilisin festival, which usually lasts several Discovery Channel. Xingtian Temple (行天宮) praying Jerry Yan (言承旭) topped the to the issue of dwindling water supplies in Sirena days, has been condensed into a two-hour long event Taiwan International Festival’s bilingual Web site for divine intervention to help her poll of 170,000 votes with 30.8 a la Plancha, an abundantly humorous and sensual that begins on Feb. 20 at 6pm. can be found at tif.ntch.edu.tw. find a mate). percent, beating out fellow F4 band When asked if he planned to members Van Ness Wu and Vic become a pastor, Wu replied that Chou (周渝民), both of whom tied he’d leave it up to God. If that with 26 percent. Perhaps Yan has BY TOM LeeminG wasn’t odd enough, CTV showed been praying in secret. THE VINYL WORD a clip of Wu’s hand placed on the And finally, Chinese actress head of a middle-aged woman, a Zhang Ziyi (章子怡) is in a little hot sight that could have come right water lately over allegations that orget about the name, next week, toppings including burlesque troupe Shin Nishimura, Sodemaya, Elvis T, A- out of America’s Bible Belt. she embezzled money donated to FreakFest in Kending is going to Rock in Hose with some new material. Tao and Ju. All this talk of clean living is her charity to help victims of the be lovely. Hedonistic yes, but still FreakFest, at Liufu farm (六福山莊) Factory One at Hong Chen Film hard to swallow. Several media 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Fa fabulous place for party people from in Kending from Monday at 2pm until Studio, Taoyuan, on Wednesday from outlets implied just as much by Zhang had publicly pledged different cities to congregate where Wednesday at 5am. Address: 5, Dasi Ln, 9pm until 5am. Address: 868-1, Jhongyi juxtaposing images of Wu at the the equivalent of NT$4.7 million good weather is most likely. Gongyuan Rd, Kending Village, Hengchun Rd Sec 1, Gueishan Township, Taoyuan conference with those of him lying to China’s Red Cross for victims “We put this party in a beautiful Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮 County (桃園縣龜山鄉忠義路一段868-1號). naked on a fully dressed Ady An (安 of the disaster that killed an spot with lots of great hikes and trails,” 墾丁里公園路大溪巷5號). Admission: NT$800 Admission: NT$1,200 at the door. On 以軒), his co-star in the soap opera estimated 68,000 people. China’s said Rock Starkey, brainchild of the on the door for the full two days, NT$700 the Net: factoryone.tripper.com.tw (for Autumn’s Concerto (下一站,幸 media and bloggers have been operation. “It is near the ocean and out for Tuesday onwards. more information and pre-sale outlets). 福). Perhaps Wu’s abstinence in a tizzy over revelations in the country, all at the same time so Those staying in the north also Valentine’s Day is for hip-hop pledge has an opt-out clause that she donated only part that everyone gets everything wrapped have something to shout about: In lovers, so follow your heart to the for television. of that total, leading to up in a single cheap package.” Taoyuan on Wednesday night at Hong amphitheater at Taipei’s Da-an Park (大 Singer and actor Jay speculation that she had From Monday afternoon to Chen Film Studio there’s a big fat old- 安森林公園), where from 7pm until 6am Chou (周杰倫) may need funneled the rest into her Wednesday afternoon, attendees get THC will decamp to Kending for FreakFest. fashioned rave-up. anyone with heart on the mic is invited Wu’s help in calling on own personal account. some of the cream of Taiwan’s DJs on PHOTO COURTESY OF THC This is a possible treat of a party for for a freestyle. the Almighty for a The Red Cross the old Spring Scream site, Liufu farm also available. “More important than those old enough to remember a time And at the buzzer, a last-minute entry miracle to salvage confirmed on Monday (六福山莊). “The real point of the party that is the fact that all the DJs rock,” when a rave was an almost mystical for what is billed as Taipei’s only Lunar Pandamen (熊貓人), that it had received being a FreakFest,” said Starkey, “is said Starkey, who will also be providing event to be savored, and everyone New Year party. Earworm presents City a new television the balance owed, the idea that all these people who love food. The musical menu includes Mixer brought something to the party apart Sounds Tiger Beats at Hook tomorrow program which he according to a report electronica and often go to clubs in the T, Marcus Aurelius, Duckie, vDub, Koala from crappy promoter hyperbole night with BB and Kolette, plus vDub.