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The Double Theatre: The Way Back
Escaped from the rumbling battlefield, a boy with a dream of music followed the guitar strains lodged in his memory and embarked on his way home. As the merciless warfare displaced him, the boy has come of age yet shredded into pieces of limbs.
His right hand, which was still obsessed with the guitar, thus commenced searching for other scattered parts of his body.
Could the remerged body regain the sincere joy of loving music during his probing journey?
Centered around the theme of “finding oneself”, The Way Back deconstructed the various impressions we have established in our lives. Through the performers’ physical performance and the elements of puppets and objects, we hope to present audiences of all ages with the magical enchantment of theatre and together open up diverse imaginations of ourselves.
◎ Suggested Age 6+ Years Old.
◎ Mandarin, no surtitles.
◎ Latecomers will not be admitted.
Photo©Annabelle Chih
Unique Puppet Theater: Persist
Taiwan-Japan International Classic Collaboration
Unique Puppet Theater & Japanese Performance Artist Kanagawa Ryo
This play collaborates with Japanese artist Kanagawa Ryo and utilizes Japanese chanting melodies in a storytelling format, combined with scene changes and puppetry perform, centered around Eastern aesthetics as the core style.
Plot Summary
Adapted from the Japanese ``Dainippon Koku Hokkejyuki''the story of the Kumano monk Anchin and the young girl Kiyohime. The plot revolves around Monk Anchin traveling to a pilgrimage, who stays overnight at an old man's house and encounters a young girl. Although a monk, he still gives the girl a Buddha statue out of compassion or as a token of affection?The innocent girl devoutly guards the Buddha statue, daily chanting prayers. Is she devoted to the Buddha, or is her dedication directed towards the monk?
◎ Suggested Age 12+ Years Old.
◎ In Japanese with Chinese and English surtitles.
◎ Contains violence and loud sound.
◎ Latecomers will not be admitted.
Photo©林筱倩
The Double Theatre: The Way Back
Playwright|Lee Cheng-chun
Director|Lee Cheng-jui
Choreographer|Wang Heng
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Unique Puppet Theater: Persist
Director|Lee Cheng-Jui
Playwright|LEE Cheng Chun
Concept|Chen Yi-Chin, Lee Cheng-Jui, Lee Cheng-Chun, Wang Heng
Dramaturg|Wang, Chun-yen
Puppet Director|Hsueh Mei-Hua
Choreographer|Wang Heng
Movement Director|Chen Yi-Chin
Performer|Wang Ting, Chen Hao-Jen, Chen Lu-Huan, Luo Cheng-Yo, Chen Yi-Chin, Liu Jui Chu
Puppet Design|Huang Yu-Chia
Composer|Liu Zhu-Chi, Sheng Han
Set Design|Wu Tzu-Ching
Lighting Design|Wang You Jyun
Lighting Technician|Chien Fang Yu
Creative Partner|Hung Min-Hua, Yang Yu-Jheng, Minnie Chen, Jian Pei-Syuan