Prominent names in Taiwan's performing arts circle, including the Contemporary Legend Theatre and the Ming Hua Yuan Arts and Cultural Group, will present acclaimed productions at the Shanghai World Expo 2010, as major attractions of the show's June 3-29 Taipei Culture Week. As a series of cultural events, including painting exhibitions, musical performances and screening of Taiwanese films will be held during the four-week cultural event, the Taipei city government has invited prominent artists to showcase Taiwan's performing arts achievements. Ming Hua Yuan Arts and Cultural Group, which is famous for employing modern stage effects in presenting traditional Taiwanese opera, the U- Theatre, with its powerful drum performances, Guoguang Opera Company, with its name for adapting new themes and attempting new interpretations of old stories, as well as Taiwan's pioneer of new theater -- the Contemporary Legend Theater -- will present productions. On June 16 -- Taipei Day at the expo -- the U-Theatre will collaborate with the Taipei Chinese Orchestra and the Taipei symphony Orchestra to unveil a showcase of Taiwan's theater groups. As the Dragon Boat festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth moon, falls on June 16 this year, the Ming Hua Yuan has decided to stage the romantic 'Legend of the White Snake, ' a popular folk opera during the Dragon Boat Festival season for centuries. The famous Peking opera diva Wei Hai-min and the Guoguang Opera Company will present a new production adapted from renowned contemporary novelist Eileen Chang's novel titled 'Golden Cangue.' The late novelist's name is a familiar one in Chinese communities around the world. Under the leadership of Wu Hsing-kuo, a group of Peking opera actors and contemporary dancers founded the Contemporary Legend Theatre in 1986 and its first production, titled 'Kingdom of Desire' -- an adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy 'Macbeth' -- won high acclaim, both at home and abroad. The Contemporary Legend Theatre will also present 'Kingdom of Desire' at the expo and show audiences the experimental fusing of Western theatrical forms into the singing, acting, reciting and acrobatic technique of traditional Chinese opera. Meanwhile, the Ping Fond Acting Troupe, which is famous for its modern comedies, will present its recent production 'Can Three Make It Part I,' an award- winning show that mocks the absurdity and chaos of urban life. 