Studio Acht：Falling into Dreams

 

About the Show

Falling into Dreams brings together the brilliant Chinese opera male Dan singer Chao Hsin and an ensemble of four musicians who move between musical traditions to tell a story of human longing in war across time. Exploring the potentials of a “text score”, the piece experiments with new ways of musical narratives while probing the sonic and rhythmic strengths of classical texts.

Based on A Young Wife’s Dream, a Chinese opera classic written in 1931—reverberating its contemporary war-torn experience while referencing Du Fu’s poem Parting of Newly Weds from the 8th century— it depicts the story of a newlywed couple separated by war because of conscription. An enduring motif throughout history. As the wife yearns for her husband’s return day after day, her fervent hope and sense of despair turn into a dream, in which their brief reunion ends with scenes from the battlefield.

Curated by music curator Lin Fang-yi, the production features director and writer Wang Jia-ming, composer Chen Le-duo, erhu player Wang Wei-gang, guzheng player Wu Yan-xuan, dizi player Lin Xiao-feng, percussionist Zhang You-xin, and renowned Jingju (Peking Opera) actress Zha Xin, collaborating together. The plot is set into dialogues with sonic structures created by the performers. Passages from The Book of Poetry (Shijing)—an anthology of folklore completed 3000 years ago—interweave throughout the performance, breathing space of resonances into the lady’s encounters in dream and reality.
 

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表演藝術雜誌：「融合京劇與現代劇場 《夢廻春閨》赴韓國全州世界首演！」
https://par.npac-ntch.org/tw/article/doc/GD54DLQV3S

中國時報「兆欣挑戰說唱戲《夢廻春閨》 韓國全州國際音樂節世界首演！」

https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20220831006027-260405?chdtv

 

Studio Acht
Studio Acht is a professional team of musicians, composers, artists, and art administrators. Through administrative coordination and resource integration, the team assists and guides artists to explore possibilities and capitalise on their professional excellence, strong creativity, and powerful performance energy in an often challenging field. The team scouts for outstanding Taiwanese talents, organises performances on behalf of the artists, and paves the way to the international stage through global networking and touring programs. The company's subsidiary, Taiwan Musicians & Artists Promotion, draws up comprehensive career plans and international development for young artists, integrating art management, commissioning, publishing, distribution, and collaborates with Studio Acht's production and exhibition programs to create a comprehensive music and art ecology. Katzefänger Production, in the meantime, is targetted at innovative production and helps artists to realise their visions.

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