National Taichung
Theater brings performance venue to central Taiwan
2014/11/23 21:00:17
Central Taiwan's
first opera house opened Sunday with a grand ceremony to inaugurate what
Culture Minister Lung Ying-tai called "the pride of Taichung
Designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning Japanese architect Toyo Ito, the eye-catchingly modern National Taichung Theater boasts a 2,014-seat grand theater, a 800-seat theater and a 200-seat black box.
The architecturally complex theater was an engineering challenge constructed entirely without beams or columns and relying instead on 58 curved wall units. It is believed to be the first theater in the world to employ such a construction technique.
While the outside walls appear to be smooth surfaces thanks to the installation of glass windows, the basic structure itself is a series of tubular voids connected together.
President Ma Ying-jeou, who attended the inauguration ceremony, expressed hope that the theater will help his administration reach its goal of "rejuvenating the country through culture."
He gave credit to Taichung Mayor Jason Hu, who is up for reelection next week, for turning the daunting architectural challenge into a reality.
Culture Minister Lung, meanwhile, thanked the workers who helped construct the building along with city government employees.
A series of performances by prominent local groups will take place at the opera house starting this month to celebrate its inauguration.
Designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning Japanese architect Toyo Ito, the eye-catchingly modern National Taichung Theater boasts a 2,014-seat grand theater, a 800-seat theater and a 200-seat black box.
The architecturally complex theater was an engineering challenge constructed entirely without beams or columns and relying instead on 58 curved wall units. It is believed to be the first theater in the world to employ such a construction technique.
While the outside walls appear to be smooth surfaces thanks to the installation of glass windows, the basic structure itself is a series of tubular voids connected together.
President Ma Ying-jeou, who attended the inauguration ceremony, expressed hope that the theater will help his administration reach its goal of "rejuvenating the country through culture."
He gave credit to Taichung Mayor Jason Hu, who is up for reelection next week, for turning the daunting architectural challenge into a reality.
Culture Minister Lung, meanwhile, thanked the workers who helped construct the building along with city government employees.
A series of performances by prominent local groups will take place at the opera house starting this month to celebrate its inauguration.
The National Taichung Theater is part of
the government's efforts to strengthen support for and improve the quality and
international competitiveness of Taiwan
It is being touted as a leg of the "golden triangle" for the performing arts inTaiwan ,
alongside Taipei 's National Theater and Concert
Hall and Kaohsiung 's Wei-Wu-Ying Center
The Ministry of Culture will take over the operation of the National Taichung Theater starting in January next year.
It is being touted as a leg of the "golden triangle" for the performing arts in
The Ministry of Culture will take over the operation of the National Taichung Theater starting in January next year.
Structure of the Lead：
WHO- Culture
Minister Lung Ying-tai
WHEN-Sunday
WHAT- Central Taiwan 's first opera house opened
WHY- Not Given
WHERE-Taichung
HOW- with a
grand ceremony
Keywords：
1. inaugurate:
開幕
2. beams
: 橫樑
3. void : 空隙
4. rejuvenate
: 使改觀
5. daunting : 使人畏縮的
6. tout : 宣傳
I am happy to see the opening of National Taichung Theater because there will be many performances in it in the future and will attract local or foreign people to enjoy the music.
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