A sensory journey that combines an emotionally interactive exhibition, theatrical performances, and a specialty coffee experience.
Dedicated to every adult who silences their emotions and treats exhaustion as part of daily life—some people aren’t crushed by life, but rather slowly lose themselves in the process of desperately holding on.
At the “Emotional Reset Station” in the interactive exhibition area, a series of questions about exhaustion, choices, regrets, and longings invite you to engage in a dialogue with your own life experiences as you walk and make choices, exploring and feeling at your own pace.
When we grow accustomed to high-pressure lives—with excessive heat and a breakneck pace—when will we ever be able to properly distill those genuine feelings? The play *Hot Water Just Slips Through the Cracks* uses the process of brewing a cup of coffee, a late-night reunion, and a journey from debate to reconciliation as metaphors for a dialogue between two people.
Finally, we invite you to brew a cup of coffee just for yourself.
Will we take home a story today? Or an opportunity to reconnect with ourselves?
Dedicated to every adult who silences their emotions and treats exhaustion as part of daily life—some people aren’t crushed by life, but rather slowly lose themselves in the process of desperately holding on.
At the “Emotional Reset Station” in the interactive exhibition area, a series of questions about exhaustion, choices, regrets, and longings invite you to engage in a dialogue with your own life experiences as you walk and make choices, exploring and feeling at your own pace.
When we grow accustomed to high-pressure lives—with excessive heat and a breakneck pace—when will we ever be able to properly distill those genuine feelings? The play *Hot Water Just Slips Through the Cracks* uses the process of brewing a cup of coffee, a late-night reunion, and a journey from debate to reconciliation as metaphors for a dialogue between two people.
Finally, we invite you to brew a cup of coffee just for yourself.
Will we take home a story today? Or an opportunity to reconnect with ourselves?
Wake Up Lab
Some emotions are too fleeting to put into words; some weariness we’ve grown accustomed to hiding within our daily lives.
And so, in a space where light, shadow, sound, words, and the aroma of coffee intertwine, we’ve created a place where you can slow down. Here, those overlooked feelings and fleeting moments that have never lingered will be rediscovered.
The team consists of students from diverse fields, including artistic creation, dance, theater, fine arts, psychology, occupational therapy, historical research, spatial design, and coffee culture.
Brought together by similar life experiences—those moments of exhaustion, confusion, and the longing to be understood—these became the initial starting point for our creation. That is why we’ve chosen emotional awareness and sensory experience as our mediums, inviting everyone who enters the exhibition space to reconnect with themselves through stories, spaces, and sensations. We aim to make art not merely something to be viewed, but an experience one can step into and feel firsthand—a place where long-neglected emotions can finally find understanding.
May this place become a gentle island.
Perhaps no answers are needed—just a moment to pause.
Here, may everyone temporarily set aside their roles and expectations to hear the voice within once more.
Some will step into the theater.
Some will linger among the words.
Some will simply happen to pass by,
yet see themselves reflected in a single line.
Whether or not you participate in this performance,
we welcome you to continue following Wake Up.
Facebook: https://reurl.cc/pplEm8
Instagram: https://reurl.cc/ovkG9j
Coffee Therapy: https://reurl.cc/9We8rx
Wake Up Official Website: https://reurl.cc/mp819M
Because some encounters
don’t necessarily happen on the same day.
But they always happen when you need them most.
And so, in a space where light, shadow, sound, words, and the aroma of coffee intertwine, we’ve created a place where you can slow down. Here, those overlooked feelings and fleeting moments that have never lingered will be rediscovered.
The team consists of students from diverse fields, including artistic creation, dance, theater, fine arts, psychology, occupational therapy, historical research, spatial design, and coffee culture.
Brought together by similar life experiences—those moments of exhaustion, confusion, and the longing to be understood—these became the initial starting point for our creation. That is why we’ve chosen emotional awareness and sensory experience as our mediums, inviting everyone who enters the exhibition space to reconnect with themselves through stories, spaces, and sensations. We aim to make art not merely something to be viewed, but an experience one can step into and feel firsthand—a place where long-neglected emotions can finally find understanding.
May this place become a gentle island.
Perhaps no answers are needed—just a moment to pause.
Here, may everyone temporarily set aside their roles and expectations to hear the voice within once more.
Some will step into the theater.
Some will linger among the words.
Some will simply happen to pass by,
yet see themselves reflected in a single line.
Whether or not you participate in this performance,
we welcome you to continue following Wake Up.
Facebook: https://reurl.cc/pplEm8
Instagram: https://reurl.cc/ovkG9j
Coffee Therapy: https://reurl.cc/9We8rx
Wake Up Official Website: https://reurl.cc/mp819M
Because some encounters
don’t necessarily happen on the same day.
But they always happen when you need them most.
Producer/Screenwriter/Executive Producer | Hu Xin
Director | Qiu Zixuan
Cast | Hong Yixuan, Zheng Qien
Public Relations | Zhu Hengni
Stage Manager | Lu Siyu
Lighting Designer | Chen Xiangting
Sound Designer | Luo Jiahui
Set Designers | Wu Qiaohan, Zhang Qiaoyu
Front of House/Ticketing | Chen Yizhen
Coffee Experience | Wang Kaiye
Organizer｜Taipei City Government
Co-organizers｜Taipei Performing Arts Center, Taipei Fringe Festival
Special Thanks to | a kaffit, National Cheng Kung University Industry-Academia Innovation Center—Startup Accelerator | Tainan
Director | Qiu Zixuan
Cast | Hong Yixuan, Zheng Qien
Public Relations | Zhu Hengni
Stage Manager | Lu Siyu
Lighting Designer | Chen Xiangting
Sound Designer | Luo Jiahui
Set Designers | Wu Qiaohan, Zhang Qiaoyu
Front of House/Ticketing | Chen Yizhen
Coffee Experience | Wang Kaiye
Organizer｜Taipei City Government
Co-organizers｜Taipei Performing Arts Center, Taipei Fringe Festival
Special Thanks to | a kaffit, National Cheng Kung University Industry-Academia Innovation Center—Startup Accelerator | Tainan
Ticket Benefits
Other Discounts
臺北表演藝術中心會員─成癮玩家／團隊玩家85折+臺北表演藝術中心會員─新手玩家9折
