PART I (20:00-20:30) Happy Gathering at TaipeiEYE

“Tiao Jia Guan” Dance

Starring: Taipei Li-Yuan Peking Opera Theatre

In Chinese, “Tiao” means “dance” and “Jia Guan” means “promotion.” The actor plays the deity who brings good lucks to everybody. This dance represents good fortune, peace and wealth.

Chinese Dragon Glorifies Taiwan – A selection of Chinese Acrobatics

Starring: Performing Arts Acrobatics department of the TCPA

Chinese dragon is a good luck symbol in Taiwan, and this mystical creature is respected by people. Chinese dragon dance is a traditional performance which has a meaning of praying for a rich harvest, peace, and no disasters in the country. This year is the year of dragon. We present you not only brilliant Chinese dragon dance, but also the performance of flag dance, Chinese face changing, and Chinese acrobatics. We hope to give you a wonderful traditional arts experience in 2012. Program: “Good Luck Dragon” (Chinese Dragon Dance, Flag Dance & Chinese Face Changing), “Fly Up To the Sky (balance skills)“, and “Happy New Year! (Human Pyramid)”.

PART II (20:50-21:30) Joys of Peking Opera

Borrowing The Fan (Princess Iron-Fan)

Starring: Taipei Li-Yuan Peking Opera Theatre

Princess Iron Fan is a fictional character from the Chinese classic novel "Journey to the West." She is the wife of the Bull King and mother of Red Boy. She is a beautiful goddess living in an underground cave awaiting her husband's return, but also angry at him for his affair with a foxy vixen woman. She refused to lend the Monkey King (Sun Wu Kong) her fan to subdue the flaming mountains. The pilgrims encounter an extremely hostile range of volcanic mountains and can only pass if the volcanoes become inactive. Her fan, made from banana leaves, is extremely large and has magical properties, as it can create giant whirlwinds. Sun Wu Kong wants to borrow her fan, but she turns him down as the monkey has been on bad terms with her husband and her son before.

Sun Wu Kong, however, is crafty and has ever better tactics for subduing his enemies. He transforms into a fly and flies into her mouth, down her throat, and into her belly. Once inside, the monkey kicks and punches Princess Iron Fan's insides until she is in so much pain that she gives in to anything he wants. The monkey then obtains her fan as she is defeated due to the extreme abdominal pain he has given her.

During the performance, it is customary for the audience to applaud in appreciation for outstanding demonstration of skill by the actors.

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