M's sudden appearances always catch us off guard, as if we are the ones lost in time. The vanished director is always on the move, as if the avenue has sunk into the river of time. Should we keep waiting? Will the awaited ones come? Can those we are expecting really arrive as promised?
"I hold tightly to a ticket with four words on it: destination, making me smile." M's directorial aesthetics are deeply connected to the entire world he reads, and the designers and actors who journey toward the destination with him. Is it they who have designed M's world, or has M continuously intruded and shaped them? Have they participated in M's canvas, or has M constantly intruded and participated in their significant moments? How many stories do Wu Zi-Jing, a theater designer, and Tsuei Tai-Hao, an actor, share with M on this platform?
Wu Zi-Jing
Wu Zi-Jing is the artistic director of the House Peace Theatre Group and a resident director at the Mr. Wing Theatre Company. In 2020, his directorial short film Somewhere out there was selected for multiple international film festivals. In 2022, he presented his directorial work Got me looking so crazy right now at the National Theater & Concert Hall's Ideas Lab. His stage design work for Kanshooryokoo won the 20th Taishin Arts Award Grand Prize.
Tsuei Tai-hao
In 2003, Tsuei Tai-Hao began his journey in performance arts, graduating with a major in acting from the Department of Drama at the Taipei National University of the Arts. Currently, he is a freelance performer. He has long collaborated with theater groups and directors from Taiwan and Hong Kong, showcasing a diverse range of performance styles and a wide variety of works. Tsuei has participated in numerous stage plays and musicals, with several works being nominated for the Taishin Arts Award. In 2023, he was named Performer of the Year by PAR Performing Arts Magazine.
Tora Hsu
Artistic Director of the 4 CHAIRS THEATRE, he holds a MA in Advanced Theatre Practice from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Currently serving as a lecturer in the Department of Drama at Taipei National.
University of the Arts, Tora Hsu was honored as “People of the Year” by PAR Performing Arts Magazine in 2021, and selected for Cloud Gate's “Art Makers Project”. With a focus on collectivity as a creative principle, he centers on a "new realism" aesthetic with the text at its core. Several of his works have been nominated for the Taishin Arts Award.
