Greetings! When spring arrives, it’s time for us to meet.
As winter fades into spring, the annual Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival (KSAF) returns. In its 16th edition, KSAF promises another year of captivating programs. The festival’s visual identity is crafted by emerging designer Tung Yuan-ting, who brings her vibrant vision to life with the concept: “Planting spring with hands, blooming in art, and resonating with the ever-changing emotions of the harbor.”
This is the biggest arts event in southern Taiwan since the beginning of spring. The most anticipated Grassland Concert will be the February 28 Memorial Grassland Concert, which will be held on February 28, the first day of the long weekend, to commemorate the memory and pray for love and peace. The Grassland Concert will feature the full version of the movie “Matilda” and the “K-drama OST Grassland Concert” for families to enjoy together. With live performances by the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra and Kaohsiung’s unique open grassy slopes, the Grassland Concert is highly anticipated by many fans every year. It is worth mentioning that this year the organizer is breaking through the high cost of copyrighted audio and video and overcoming the challenge of licensing classic Korean drama images by inviting MOST CONTENTS, a Korean production company, to perform a series of classic Korean drama OST symphonies with classic Korean drama images, together with a guest violinist and two Korean singers to sing the classic Korean drama songs live. This will be a unique experience for the Grassland Concert. From dusk to starry night, parents and children are welcome to join us for a picnic on the grassy slopes of the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (KMFA)!
The event will feature a diverse lineup of local and international performers. Performances will be held at venues such as the lakeside lawn of KMFA, the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), and the Kaohsiung Cultural Center, Dadong Arts Center, and Kaohsiung Experimental Theater at Pier-2 Art Center. The Environmental Dance will expand the field further, adding Linyuan, Dashu, Liouguei, Hamasen, and the Taiwan Pineapple Museum, among others. These elements will integrate the landscape characteristics and dance together with local audiences.
In addition to the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra, Kaohsiung Chinese Orchestra, and international artists, as well as domestic and foreign theater stars, the self-produced flagship opera “Rigoletto” features a star-studded cast. The festival will also feature Japanese Kageboshi Theater Company with their acclaimed production of “GeGeGe no Kitarō,” a shadow-painting play, and Spanish Angelic Puppet Theatre Company with “Lemba’s Dream Home.” These performances are designed to appeal to parents and children alike, with the goal of fostering a shared sense of joy. The KSAF Experimental Theatre, which continues to garner enthusiasm and popularity among audiences, is preparing four new plays and the highly anticipated Taiwanese Opera. We would like to thank our loyal fans for their patience and look forward to offering a wider range of program options to meet the diverse preferences of our audience.
From the end of February through July, KSAF would like to thank its audiences for their anticipation. Please mark your calendars. We look forward to seeing you again in the spring and summer.
