7.7 (Mon) 12:00 TPAC Member pre-sale
7.14 (Mon) 12:00 Tickets can be purchased
“What makes ANGELA, ANGELA?” Director Susanne Kennedy and multimedia artist Markus Selg want to know. Using the collective experience of individual vulnerability from the last several years as a backdrop, they zoom in on ANGELA's life in search of possible answers, following her from birth to death and beyond. “ANGELA (a strange loop)” is a case study in what it means to be human today: What marks do history, personal bonds and society leave on us? It is a close-up of a woman's life, a meditation on illness and belonging. The journey accompanies ANGELA through everyday situations: waking and sleeping, being born and giving birth, aging and death. And finally, we see her fall ill. Are ANGELA's mysterious symptoms transforming her, or are they simply changing the way she looks at her life so far? ANGELA is made up of millions of experiences, some of which were told to her by others. Ultimately, she might be nothing but a strange loop, an endless sequence. What becomes visible as we zoom further and further in on ANGELA's life? All social states and digital worlds are connected by her perception. Everything she dreams, hears and thinks, everything unfinished, unspoken, and unprocessed manifests itself in space and becomes a reflection of her inner turmoil, like a state of constant inflammation. Just as the world appears to be in endless turmoil, with open burning wounds and nonstop agitation, reigniting itself on its own feedback loops. Hyperinflammation becomes an all-encompassing condition. ANGELA's head and body are the setting, the landscape, the stage. As her dreams take shape, she is forced to face them. In their artistic practice, Susanne Kennedy and Markus Selg explore the potential that exists between bodies, technology, art and rituals. Pursuing a post-humanist aesthetic and taking a multimedia approach, “ANGELA (a strange loop)” takes us on a deep dive into the fundamental questions of existence, identity, consciousness and the nature of reality. It is a poetic, social analysis through the lens of the diseased rather than the healthy. How can a community deal with the individual's experience of illness. How do we live and how do we die together? How do we care for each other, when life comes to an end?
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【Creative and Production Team】
Concept, text and direction: Susanne Kennedy
Concept and stage design: Markus Selg
Performance: Emma Petzet, Ixchel Mendoza Hernández, Kate Strong, Tarren Johnson, Dominic Santia
Voices: Diamanda La Berge Dramm, Cathal Sheerin, Kate Strong, Rita Kahn Chen, Rubina Schuth, Tarren Johnson, Susanne Kennedy, Ethan Braun, Dominic Santia, Ixchel Mendoza Hernández, Marie Schleef, Ruth Rosenfeld
Sound design and montage: Richard Alexander
Soundtrack: Richard Alexander, Diamanda La Berge Dramm
Video design: Rodrik Biersteker, Markus Selg
Costume design: Andra Dumitrascu
Dramaturgy: Helena Eckert
Light design: Rainer
Sound Operator: Max Heesen
Video Operator: Stefan Korsinsky
Light Operator: Lea Schneidermann
Casper Artistic collaboration + Touring direction: Friederike Kötter
Stage assistant: Lili Süper
Artistic costume assistant: Anastasia Pilepchuk, Anna Jannicke
Direction intern: Tobias Klett Many thanks to Nick Drnaso, Rikke Villadsen and David OReilly for inspiration and quotes
Production: ULTRAWORLD PRODUCTIONS
Management and Distribution: Something Great
Artistic production management: Philip Decker
Technical production management: Sven Nichterlein
Stage construction: Stefan
Pilger International distribution: Rui Silveira - Something Great,
Tour manager: Niki Fischer(Something Great)
Co-producers: Wiener Festwochen, Festival d'Automne à Paris & Odéon - Théâtre de l'Europe, Festival d'Avignon, Holland Festival, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, National Theatre Drama / Prague Crossroads Festival, Romaeuropa Festival, Teatro Nacional de São João and Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Support: Stichting Ammodo,German Federal Cultural Foundation,German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
Ticket Benefits
More about Taipei Performing Arts Center Membership：https://tpacplayer.org/DlYyH
2027.7.7 (Mon) 12:00 PM──7.13 (Mon)11:59 AM Member pre-sale
Taipei Performing Arts Center member ──Devotee Player 25% off, get 1 50% off coupon for every 3 tickets.
Taipei Performing Arts Center member ──Trooper Player: Single ticket 15% off, 4 or more tickets 20% off, 10 or more tickets 25% off.
2025.7.14 (Mon) 12:00 PM Official launch of sales
Member offers：
Taipei Performing Arts Center member──Devotee Player 15% off, get 1 50% off coupon for every 3 tickets.
Taipei Performing Arts Center member──Trooper Player Single ticket 15% off, 4 or more tickets 25% off, 10 or more tickets 30% off.
Taipei Performing Arts Center member──Rookie Player 10% off.
Register as a free member on the official website before 2025.7.14 (Mon) 11:59 AM to get 15% off.
Register as a free member of the Taipei Performing Arts Center official website before 7.14 (Mon) 11:59 AM to receive 2 coupons for 15% off on programs hosted by Taipei Performing Arts Center during the 2025 Taipei Arts Festival.
2025.7.14 (Mon) 12:00 PM ──8.11 (Mon) 11:59 AM
Early Bird Discount: Anyone who purchases any TAF ticket worth NT$1,000 (inclusive) or above can enjoy a 18% discount.
Exclusive Member Ticketing Bonus
July 7, 2025 (Mon) 12:00 PM – August 11, 2025 (Mon) 11:59 AM
Exclusive Events
During the above period, all Taipei Performing Arts Center (TPAC) members (Devotee Player, Trooper Player, and Rookie Player) who have linked their OPENTIX membership and purchased any 2025 Taipei Arts Festival program ticket are eligible to register for exclusive member-only events related to their purchased program.
Registration for each program’s exclusive event will open at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, August 13. The form will close early once capacity is reached. Each activity has limited spots, and eligible registrants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
【 Cross-industry Benefits 】
1.Eslite Members, Readmoo Members: 8% off ticket purchase.
2.Cardholders of E. Sun Bank, Taipei Fubon Bank, Taishin Bank and Bank SinoPac: 8% off ticket purchase.
【 Group Ticket Discounts 】
1.20 or more tickets in a single order: 20% off.
2.50 or more tickets in a single order: 25% off.
3.100 or more tickets in a single order: 30% off.
【 Other Discounts 】
1.Disabled individuals and their necessary companions (limited to 1 person) enjoy 50% off (please present disability certificate at entry).
2.Senior citizens aged 65 and above enjoy 50% off (please present valid identification at entry).
※ The organizer reserves the right to change the program and interpret discounts.
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