¡¸Who Is ¡§The Koo Foundation¡¨ in Taiwan?¡¸

 

The Koo foundation was founded in 1987 by dr. Chen-fu koo, honorary chairman of the ho-Hsin group, one of the core business groups in Taiwan.

 

Dr. C.F. Koo, a highly respected celebrity among the business circles in taiwan and founder of Taiwan¡¥s economic councils in the usa, japan, korea, and most european countries, is currently also chairman of the Strait exchange foundation, a most important institute  in enhancing peace and goodwill between Taiwan(ROC) and China(PRC). Dr. Koo and china¡¥s tao-Han wang opened the so-called ¡§koo-wang Talks¡¨ in singapore and Beijing.

 

The Koo foundation was founded to fulfill three missions:

(1)   to hold lectures and intensive courses for young businessmen in taiwan, inviting such celebrity speakers as the Nobel Prize winners in world economics;

(2)   to conduct researches for anti-cancer drugs and build the only tertiary hospital for cancer patients;

(3)   to promote chinese performing arts, especially chinese opera.

 

The special project of promoting chinese opera has been headed by Ms. vivien ku, vice chief executive of the Foundation. Together with bao-chun Li, a most celebrated Chinese Opera actor/director, Vivien Ku gives two productions yearly which have toured extensively in europe, america, and japan in the past 8 years.

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The Koo Foundation's Repertoire Of Beijing Opera ( with Vivien Ku & Bao-Chun Li):

 

 

1991:

      ¡§TSAO TSAO AND YANG HSIU¡¨ (A STORY OF THE PERIOD OF THE THREE KINGDOMS) ---TAIWAN PREMIER --- AT THE NATIONAL THEATER, TAIPEI.

      ¡§TO SMASH THE CHU VILLAGE¡¨ (A STORY FROM THE FAMOUS NOVEL ¡§THE LEGENDS OF THE WATER-EDGE¡¨) --- REVISED BY BAO-CHUN LI AND PREMIER --- AT THE NATIONAL THEATER, TAIPEI.

      ¡§THE SACRED LAntern OF LOTUS¡¨(A CHINESE MYTH)-- REVISED BY BAO-CHUN LI AND PREMIER --- AT THE CITY CULTURAL-EDUCATIONAL HALL, TAIPEI.

    ¡§THE MONKEY KING¡¨ --- AT THE CITY CULTURAL-EDUCATIONAL HALL, TAIPEI.

 

1992:

      THREE FROM HIS FATHER¡¥S (MR. SHAO-CHUN LI¡¦S REKNOWN REPERTOIRE) --- AT THE NATIONAL THEATER, TAIPEI:

 ¡§SE-LANG¡¥S VISIT TO HIS MOTHER¡¨

 ¡§THE WILD BOAR WOODS¡¨ (A STORY FROM THE FAMOUS NOVEL ¡§THE LEGENDS OF THE WATER-EDGE¡¨) --- TAIWAN PREMIER

¡§TO HIT WITH A GOLD BAR¡¨ (STORY OF AN EMPEROR IN THE HAN DYNASTY) ---TAIWAN PREMIER

      NINE TRADITIONAL PIECES IN FIVE EVENINGS: TWO 180 MINUTES¡¥ LONG, ONE 80 MINUTES LONG, AND FOUR 40 MINUTES LONG --- AT THE MILITARY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, TAIPEI.

      ¡§WHERE THE THREE ROADS MEET¡¨ AND ¡§TO HIT WITH A GOLD BAR¡¨ --- JAPAN TOUR

   

1993:

     ¡§SUN PIN AND PANG CHUAN¡¨ (STORY FROM THE HANG DYNASTY) ¡X WORLD PREMIER --- AT THE NATIONAL THEATER, TAIPEI.

     ANOTHER FIVE EVENINGS OF TRADITIONAL PIECES, NONE REPEATING THOSE GIVEN IN 1992 --- AT THE MILITARY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, TAIPEI.

     ¡§MONKEY KING¡¨ AND ¡§THE WILD BOAR WOODS¡¨ --- USA TOUR

 

1994

     ¡§TSAO TSAO AND YANG HSIU¡¨ ---AT THE NATIONAL THEATER, TAIPEI.

     AT CONCERT WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA---TAIWAN PREMIER --- AT THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL, TAIPEI.

     ¡§MONKEY KING¡¨ AND ¡§THE WILD BOAR WOODS¡¨ --- EUROPE TOUR.

    

1995

     ¡§FIFTEEN STRINGS OF COPPER¡¨ --- RE-CREATED FROM THE ¡§KUN ¡¨ OPERA AND WORLD PREMIER --- AT THE NATIONAL THEATER, TAIPEI.

     ¡§MONKEY KING¡¨ --- TAIWAN TOUR

 

1996

    MORE TRADITIONAL PIECES IN SEVEN EVENINGS FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF NOVEL HALL FOR PERFORMING ARTS, TAIPEI.

    ¡§MONKEY KING¡¨ --- TAIWAN TOUR

 

1997

    ¡§THE SACRED LANTERN OF LOTUS¡¨ --- AT THE NOVEL HALL FOR PERFORMING ARTS, TAIPEI.

    ¡§FIFTEEN STRINGS OF COPPER¡¨ --- AT THE NOVEL HALL FOR PERFORMING ARTS, TAIPEI.

    ¡§MONKEY KING¡¨ --- 1997 YOUNGSTERS¡¥ FESTIVAL OF CHINESE OPERAS --- AT THE NOVEL HALL FOR PERFORMING ARTS, TAIPEI.

    ¡§MONKEY KING¡¨--EUROPE TOUR, NOV.4 --- DEC. 17.

 

1998

¡§THREE EXCERPTS FROM THE STORIES OF THREE KINGDOMS¡¨ ---AT THE NOVEL HALL FOR PERFORMING ARTS, TAIPEI.

 

¡§THE LEGENDS AT THE WATER MARGINS -----WILD BOAR WOODS¡¨ ---AT THE NOVEL HALL FOR PERFORMING ARTS, TAIPEI.

 

¡§TWO EXCERPTS FROM THE STORIES OF THE THREE KINGDOMS¡¨ ---AT THE NOVEL HALL FOR PERFORMING ARTS, TAIPEI.

 

¡§TSAO TSAO AND YANG HSIU¡¨ ---AT THE NATIONAL THEATER, TAIPEI.

 

¡§THE LEGENDS AT THE WATER MARGINS -----WILD BOAR WOODS¡¨ --- AT HALL C, THE TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM, TOKYO, JAPAN.

 

¡§TWO EXCERPTS FROM THE STORIES OF THE THREE KINGDOMS¡¨ --- AT HALL C, THE TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM, TOKYO, JAPAN.

 

¡§THREE EXCERPTS FROM THE STORIES OF THREE KINGDOMS¡¨ --- AT HALL C, THE TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM, TOKYO, JAPAN.

 

 

1999

¡§MONKEY KING¡¨--EUROPE TOUR, MAR.10 - MAR. 27.

ASSOCIATED w/ OFFICES DE TOURISME DE DEAUVILLE, FRANCE

ASSOCIATED w/ WERELD MUZIEKTHEATER FESTIVAL, THE NEDERLAND

 

¡§ADIEU MA CONCUBINE, LE BRACELET DE JADE, AND LE MONSTRE AUX AILES D¡¦OR¡¨ --- AT MAISON DES CULTURES DU MONDE IN PARIS, FRANCE.

ASSOCIATED w/ FESTIVAL DE L¡¦IMAGINAIRE 1999

 

 ¡§DANCES & FIGHTING SCENES IN CHINESE OPERA¡¨ -- WORLD PREMIER ---AT THE NOVEL HALL FOR PERFORMING ARTS, TAIPEI. ¡V ASSOCIATED w/ 1999 TAIPEI ARTS FESTIVAL.

 

2000

     "FIVE EVENINGS OF TRADITIONAL PIECES"---AT THE NOVEL HALL FOR PERFORMING ARTS, TAIPEI.

 

        "TWO EVENINGS OF TRADITIONAL PIECES" & OUR OWN NEW VERSION OF "THE MAIDEN WITH WHITE HAIR"--- WORLD PREMIER--- AT THE NOVEL HALL FOR PERFORMING ARTS, TAIPEI.

 

 

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