The theater, located in Wen Hsin Forest Park, is currently undergoing renovations to add a cover to its stage and install new state-of-the-art lighting and acoustic facilities to facilitate world-class performances in the future.

Officials of the Cultural Affairs Bureau said the city government will select a public art work for the park from among seven proposals submitted, with construction work set to begin in late June.

The selected public art work and the amphitheater’s covered stage will be inaugurated simultaneously early next year, they said.

The amphitheater, completed in August 2006, is said to be the largest in Asia. Spread over 8.86 hectares, it has a seating capacity of 4,000, with additional space for 11,000 people on its lawn.

Since its inception, the amphitheater has hosted 54 performances of various genres and attracted 8.8 million spectators, according to the officials.

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