2022TCAF:Puppet & Its Double Theater Oscar Wilde ”The Selfish Giant”

"In an eternally frozen garden, the Giant needs to find the smile to defrost the frigid winter
Oscar Wilde’s most heartwarming fairy tale

Bringing the most touching and splendid time to kids in us, young and grown up.
Spring has arrived with grasses everywhere soft as carpets, but inside the Giant’s garden, everything is frozen and lifeless. The Giant wonders why the snow never leaves…

Are we ever once the confused Giant?

The Selfish Giant is a well-known fairy tale written by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) for his little son when he was two years old. “Every father has the responsibility to write fairy tales for their children,” said Wilde. Despite its insinuated undertone, the story contains the deep love for the world and the wisdom of life. The fragility of children and flowers is used to contrast the powerfulness of the Giant, but the Giant, with such strength, needs the children to defrost the frozen garden. The garden is clearly not the only thing saved by the innocent love. 

In the unpredictable sea of destiny, “love” holds us together. 

Puppet & Its Double is skilled in leading the audience into the magical forest using exquisite puppet mechanism and following the poetic journey which not only allows children to admire aloud, but also silently contemplate. The playfulness, curiosity and joy of adults is also awaken. After the classic The Happy Prince, Puppet & Its Double once again brilliantly present the glory of humanity expressed in Wilde’s story and demonstrating the universal value that transcends time and borders. You are invited to enjoy this poetic classical fairy tale, and witness how the tough Giant breaks the ice and snow, and welcome spring into his garden through the power of sharing and love. 

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"Puppet & Its Double Theater

Since its establishment in 1999, Puppet & Its Double strongly believes that “everything can be a puppet,” as it makes great effort to expand the theatrical potentiality of puppetry in contemporary performing arts and to welcome every possible interdisciplinary experiment. With more than ten years being included in Ministry of Culture's long-term cultivation project, it has received several nominations at Taishin Arts Award with different works, while some made the shortlist of finalists, and has been invited to art festival in more than thirty cities at home and abroad around Europe, America, and Asia. Puppet & Its Double moved its base from Taipei to Wujie, Yilan in 2013, where it turned the abandoned barns into Lìzé Puppet Art Colony, the aim of the art colony, as a major international platform for creative puppetry, is to offer domestic and foreign puppet artists a place to experiment and to exchange ideas, while it also organizes professional workshops regularly. "

  

 

 

"Cheng Chia-Yin

CHENG is the Co-founder and Artistic Director of the Puppet & Its Double Theatre, Lecturer in National Taiwan University. Her Repertoire of works is well known for their wide ranges of themes and extinguished by their poetic quality. Many of her directing work have won and made to the final lists of Art Awards. Her works also had travel and presented in 15 counties all over the world. CHENG launched the “Lize Puppet Art Colony” in Yi-lan, Taiwan. Equipped with performing studios, craft shops, exhibition hall and an artist in residence program, the colony serves as the important international laboratory of puppet arts in Asia by constantly holding festivals and artists in residence program. CHENG’s effort inspired many young puppet artists in Taiwan. "