The Shengping Theater Returns to Shanghai's Golden Era – Vintage Gramophones Revive Classic Oldies

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network, reported by Chen Guanxin

Once again widely known thanks to the film *A City of Sadness*, Taiwan’s first theater in northern Taiwan—the Shengping Theater—was reopened in 2011 following renovation and has since hosted a variety of performances. This year from October to December, it will offer three free ticket-requested “Shengping Time Gramophone” shows reviving classic oldies, as well as weekly screenings every Friday and Sunday of internationally acclaimed Taiwanese films directed by renowned local directors, such as *My Native Land* and *Pushing Hands*. Additionally, the “Shengping Time Gramophone – Back to the Shanghai Song and Dance Style” event on National Day, October 10th, is now open for ticket requests. Tickets can be collected at the New Taipei City Arts and Cultural Center, Xinzhuang Literature and Art Center, Beautiful Yong’an Living Museum, New Taipei City Gold Ecological Park, and Jinguang Shengping Theater.

The three “Shengping Time Gramophone” classic song performances include: On October 10th at 15:00, the first event “Shengping Time Gramophone – Back to the Shanghai Song and Dance Style” will feature high-note queen Chang Weiwei and bilingual singer Zhang Rongrong, taking audiences on a journey through old Shanghai-style songs. On November 4th, themed “Shengping Time Gramophone – Our Movies, Our Songs,” singers Tsai Chiu-feng, who has filmed in Jinguang, and veteran vocalist Tang Li will perform representative songs from the Taiwanese film era and films related to the Jinguang area. On December 9th, “Shengping Time Gramophone – Reviving the Charm of Ballads” will focus on Taiwanese folk songs, with renowned folk recording artist Fang Rui’e and singing competition champion Wu Junhong showcasing the beauty of life-inspired Taiwanese ballads.

In addition, nostalgic Taiwanese film screenings are held every Friday and Sunday at 14:00, featuring works by director Lee Hsing such as *Street Corner*, *My Native Land*, *Autumn Execution*, *Blue Sky*, *A City of Sadness*, and *The Homeland*; as well as films by Ang Lee including *Pushing Hands*, *The Wedding Banquet*, and *Eat Drink Man Woman*. Every Wednesday and Sunday at 11:00, documentary films provided by the National Museum of Taiwan History, such as *Taiwanese Women Go to School*, will also be shown. These depict how Taiwanese women during the Japanese era received Japanese-style education, learned sewing and cooking, were indoctrinated with patriotic ideals during wartime, and how mainland grandmothers who had not yet come to Taiwan had to move with their schools to escape the war. For more details, visit: www.movie.comedy.com.tw.

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