An experience that combines interactive curation, theater, and specialty coffee brewing.
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Dedicated to those adults who seem fine on the surface but are actually just holding on.
Some people aren’t crushed by life;
rather, they slowly silence themselves amid the normality of day-to-day life.
You’ll first step into the “Emotional Reset Station.”
You won’t be analyzed or guided—
just a series of questions about exhaustion, choices, regrets, and longings,
which will gradually surface as you move through the space and pause.
You can answer them, or you can skip them.
But some questions might stay with you.
——
Next comes a late-night café.
*Hot Water Just Slips Through the Cracks*
A long-awaited reunion—from tentative exchanges to confrontation, finally leading to a kind of imperfect understanding. When we’ve grown accustomed to high-pressure lives—excessive heat, breakneck pace—when will those genuine feelings ever be properly distilled?
Some words remain unsaid,
not because they’re unimportant, but simply because there’s never been time.
——
Finally, you’ll brew yourself a cup of coffee.
There’s no right answer,
and there’s nothing you have to take away with you.
But perhaps, in a single moment—
you’ll realize that some feelings have actually always been there;
you just haven’t stopped to notice them in a long time.
——
Dedicated to those adults who seem fine on the surface but are actually just holding on.
Some people aren’t crushed by life;
rather, they slowly silence themselves amid the normality of day-to-day life.
You’ll first step into the “Emotional Reset Station.”
You won’t be analyzed or guided—
just a series of questions about exhaustion, choices, regrets, and longings,
which will gradually surface as you move through the space and pause.
You can answer them, or you can skip them.
But some questions might stay with you.
——
Next comes a late-night café.
*Hot Water Just Slips Through the Cracks*
A long-awaited reunion—from tentative exchanges to confrontation, finally leading to a kind of imperfect understanding. When we’ve grown accustomed to high-pressure lives—excessive heat, breakneck pace—when will those genuine feelings ever be properly distilled?
Some words remain unsaid,
not because they’re unimportant, but simply because there’s never been time.
——
Finally, you’ll brew yourself a cup of coffee.
There’s no right answer,
and there’s nothing you have to take away with you.
But perhaps, in a single moment—
you’ll realize that some feelings have actually always been there;
you just haven’t stopped to notice them in a long time.
Wake Up Lab
Some emotions are too fleeting to put into words; some weariness we’ve grown accustomed to hiding within our daily lives.
And so, in a space where light, shadow, sound, words, and the aroma of coffee intertwine, we’ve created a place where you can slow down. Here, those overlooked feelings and fleeting moments that have never lingered will be rediscovered.
The team consists of students from diverse fields, including artistic creation, dance, theater, fine arts, psychology, occupational therapy, historical research, spatial design, and coffee culture.
Brought together by similar life experiences—those moments of exhaustion, confusion, and the longing to be understood—these became the initial starting point for our creation. That is why we’ve chosen emotional awareness and sensory experience as our mediums, inviting everyone who enters the exhibition space to reconnect with themselves through stories, spaces, and sensations. We aim to make art not merely something to be viewed, but an experience one can step into and feel firsthand—a place where long-neglected emotions can finally find understanding.
May this place become a gentle island.
Perhaps no answers are needed—just a moment to pause.
Here, may everyone temporarily set aside their roles and expectations to hear the voice within once more.
Some will step into the theater.
Some will linger among the words.
Some will simply happen to pass by,
yet see themselves reflected in a single line.
Whether or not you participate in this performance,
we welcome you to continue following Wake Up.
Facebook: https://reurl.cc/pplEm8
Instagram: https://reurl.cc/ovkG9j
Coffee Therapy: https://reurl.cc/9We8rx
Wake Up Official Website: https://reurl.cc/mp819M
Because some encounters
don’t necessarily happen on the same day.
But they always happen when you need them most.
And so, in a space where light, shadow, sound, words, and the aroma of coffee intertwine, we’ve created a place where you can slow down. Here, those overlooked feelings and fleeting moments that have never lingered will be rediscovered.
The team consists of students from diverse fields, including artistic creation, dance, theater, fine arts, psychology, occupational therapy, historical research, spatial design, and coffee culture.
Brought together by similar life experiences—those moments of exhaustion, confusion, and the longing to be understood—these became the initial starting point for our creation. That is why we’ve chosen emotional awareness and sensory experience as our mediums, inviting everyone who enters the exhibition space to reconnect with themselves through stories, spaces, and sensations. We aim to make art not merely something to be viewed, but an experience one can step into and feel firsthand—a place where long-neglected emotions can finally find understanding.
May this place become a gentle island.
Perhaps no answers are needed—just a moment to pause.
Here, may everyone temporarily set aside their roles and expectations to hear the voice within once more.
Some will step into the theater.
Some will linger among the words.
Some will simply happen to pass by,
yet see themselves reflected in a single line.
Whether or not you participate in this performance,
we welcome you to continue following Wake Up.
Facebook: https://reurl.cc/pplEm8
Instagram: https://reurl.cc/ovkG9j
Coffee Therapy: https://reurl.cc/9We8rx
Wake Up Official Website: https://reurl.cc/mp819M
Because some encounters
don’t necessarily happen on the same day.
But they always happen when you need them most.
Producer/Screenwriter/Executive Producer | Hu Xin
Director | Qiu Zixuan
Cast | Hong Yixuan, Zheng Qien
Public Relations | Zhang Qiaoyu,Zhu Hengni
Stage Manager | Lu Siyu
Lighting Designer | Chen Xiangting
Sound Designer | Luo Jiahui
Set Designers | Wu Qiaohan, Zhang Qiaoyu
Front of House/Ticketing | Chen Yizhen
Coffee Experience | Wang Kaiye
Ticketing Operations | Hu Xin
Visual Design | Zhu Hengni, Hu Xin
Organizer｜Taipei City Government
Co-organizers｜Taipei Performing Arts Center, Taipei Fringe Festival
Special Thanks to | a kaffit, National Cheng Kung University Industry-Academia Innovation Center—Startup Accelerator | Tainan
Director | Qiu Zixuan
Cast | Hong Yixuan, Zheng Qien
Public Relations | Zhang Qiaoyu,Zhu Hengni
Stage Manager | Lu Siyu
Lighting Designer | Chen Xiangting
Sound Designer | Luo Jiahui
Set Designers | Wu Qiaohan, Zhang Qiaoyu
Front of House/Ticketing | Chen Yizhen
Coffee Experience | Wang Kaiye
Ticketing Operations | Hu Xin
Visual Design | Zhu Hengni, Hu Xin
Organizer｜Taipei City Government
Co-organizers｜Taipei Performing Arts Center, Taipei Fringe Festival
Special Thanks to | a kaffit, National Cheng Kung University Industry-Academia Innovation Center—Startup Accelerator | Tainan
Ticket Benefits
Other Discounts
臺北表演藝術中心會員─成癮玩家／團隊玩家85折+臺北表演藝術中心會員─新手玩家9折
