2010 Taichung Traditional Arts Festival
An expression of youth and creativity through 'Tradition' and 'Avant-Garde'

To celebrate the Lantern Festival, which is a very important Chinese traditional holiday, Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau is holding the 2010 Taichung Traditional Arts Festival from Feb. 26 (Fri) to March 7 (Sun) at the Wenxin Forest Park and Fulfillment Amphitheater. Art performance groups from around the nation along with professional and student groups based on central Taiwan will demonstrate the spirit of "youth and creativity" to add on the vitality of Taichung City with their performances.
Among the programs, "Together Forever", co-worked by Taiwan Choi-Tian Folk Drum & Arts Group and 'IfKids' Theatre Co., makes an amazing attempt to include Chinese traditional folk-art and western kids play. Other performances like traditional glove puppet shows and modern Jin-Kuang glove puppet performances are included in the program. There are also lion and dragon dances from Taiwan and China as well as Taiwanese opera performances. Moreover, Ming Hwa Yuan Arts & Cultural Group will be showcase its special Lantern Festival performance - "Six Hundred Years of Chinese Lanterns", merging modern jazz and modern dance into traditional Chinese opera.
Besides, a traditional arts market is set up during the festival to sell goods such as sugar paintings, traditional Chinese toys, ocarinas, carved stones and carved "hulu" bottle gourds. Free traditional DIY courses for children are available daily to further people's understanding of making Chinese knotting, bamboo-copters, sugar-coated fruit (tanghulu) and Chinese cotton candy ("dragon's beard" candy). All activities are open to the public.
For more information, please visit the Taichung City Government's official website at www.tccgc.gov.tw, or call (04) 2372-7311, ext 366, 367. For information about the Taiwanese opera performance, contact Ming Hwa Yuan Arts & Cultural Group at www.twopera.com, or call (02) 2772-7863.

2010臺中市傳統藝術節
融合「傳統」與「前衛」，傳達年輕與創意
　元宵節是民俗節慶中的重要日子，今年由文化局舉辦的「2010臺中市傳統藝術節」，於2月26日（五）至3月7日（日）在文心森林公園暨圓滿戶外劇場熱鬧登場，以「啟動歡樂心城市」為主題，邀請來自全國不同的藝術團隊，與中臺灣地區的職業及學生團隊共襄盛舉，將傳統藝術表演融合前衛創意，傳達「年輕與創意」，展現台中的活力。
　在節目規劃上有九天民俗技藝團與如果兒童劇團跨界合作的《鬥陣！范謝將軍之兄弟情深》，是傳統民俗藝術與現代兒童劇團破天荒的結合；還包含傳統布袋戲與現代金光布袋戲的大車拼、兩岸舞龍舞獅對壘以及歌仔戲師生團隊對抗賽，都是難得一見的演出。另外，明華園戲劇總團特別為元宵節製作《花燈六百年》，用古代皇帝遇上現代老師的情節，敘述明朝軍師遇上國一學生穿梭時空六百年的故事，大膽地將傳統戲曲中的文武場與爵士樂搭配，同時還有傳統民族舞蹈與現代辣妹的勁歌熱舞，是齣前衛又精彩的傳統戲劇表演。
　除了豐富的表演節目之外，更有民眾喜愛的傳統藝術市集，包括畫糖人、古早童玩、陶笛、石雕及葫蘆雕刻等展售，每天提供免費傳統藝術教學，讓大小朋友都有機會體驗中國結、竹蜻蜓、糖葫蘆及龍鬚糖等傳統藝術的製作過程，讓全家大小一起體驗DIY的樂趣！歡迎全家大手牽小手，呼朋引伴一同參與傳統藝術節精彩的活動。
詳細節目表請參閱
台中市政府網站：www.tccgc.gov.tw 洽詢電話：（04）2372-7311＃366或367
明華園戲劇團網站：www.twopera.com 洽詢電話：（02）2772-7863 (By Compass)