5.27(Mon.) 12：00 Member pre-sale
6.03(Mon.) 12：00 Official launch of sales
Initially defined by the All-China Women's Federation, “Sheng Nu” (Leftover Women) is a classified term for females who remain single over 27, after China’s Ministry of Education printed the word into its official report. Nowadays, this idea of women being "expired” is broadly adopted not only in Mandarin-speaking cultures like Taiwan but also worldwide.
Since his/their trilogy Girl’s Notes (2018-2020) revolving around gender identity, nudity and embodiment, the award-winning feminist artist Su Pin-Wen has been questioning what makes a biologically female individual a girl and how becoming a girl is an enforced lifelong social construction.
In the new piece Leftover Market, Su parallels the notion of leftovers in economic systems with how women are evaluated. Structuring a scenographic space with local productions and audience interaction, Leftover Market scrutinizes how society views matters as favourable or useless, alongside the implementation of resource management, for example, recycling. It combines the notion of “best before” from the foodstuffs market and the dominant logic of heterosexual marriage. As women are, still, constantly validated by their role as housewives and mothers, Leftover Market interrogates the misogynist culture and the deeply engraved ideology of sexism in our society.
Su Pin-Wen, Taiwan
Su Pin-Wen (he/him/they) is an artist and Artistic Director of Kua Bo Dance Theatre. He holds an MFA in Choreography at the Taipei National University of the Arts and a BA in philosophy at Nan-Hua University. His work challenges the heteronormative stereotypes revolving around notions of gender, feminism, and nudity. Since 2013, Su has researched and practiced tactile culture. They take dance into conceptual art beyond the aesthetic genre.
※Research & Development, Commission and Co-production:
Taipei Performing Arts Center, DDD – Festival Dias da Dança, Centre national de la danse, Performance Space.
Ticket Benefits
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2024.5.27(Mon.)12:00──6.3(Mon.)11:59 Member pre-sale
TPAC member ──Addict Player 25% off, get 1 50% off coupon for every 3 tickets.
TPAC member ──Trooper Player: Single ticket 15% off, 4 or more tickets 20% off, 10 or more tickets 25% off.
2024.6.3 (Mon.)Official launch of sales
Member offers：
TPAC member──Addict Player 15% off, get 1 50% off coupon for every 3 tickets.
TPAC member──Trooper Player Single ticket 15% off, 4 or more tickets 25% off, 10 or more tickets 30% off
TPAC member──Rookie Player 10% off
Register as a free member on the official website before 2024.6.3(Mon.) 12:00 to get 18% off.
Register as a free member of the TPAC official website before 6.3(Mon.) 12:00 to receive 2 coupons for 18% off on programs hosted by TPAC during the 2024 TAF. (The coupon can only be used from 6.3(Mon.) 12:00 and cannot be combined with other discounts)
Register for free on the TPAC official website to enjoy ticket purchasing discounts.
2024.6.3 (Mon.) 12:00 PM ──7.1 (Mon.) 11:59 AM
Early Bird Discount: Anyone who purchases any TAF ticket worth NT$1,100 (inclusive) or above can enjoy a 18% discount.
2024.6.3 (Mon.) from 12:00 PM
Time Ticket Package: You can enjoy a 15% discount on tickets priced above NT$600 (inclusive) from any three programs, and receive a scented candle of "The Artist's Time Whispers", limited to 250 candles.
2024.6.3 (Mon.) from 12:00 PM
【 Cross-industry Benefits 】
Eslite Members: 8% off ticket purchase.
Cardholders of Taishin Bank, E. Sun Bank, and Taipei Fubon Bank: 8% off ticket purchase.
【 Group Ticket Discounts 】
20 or more tickets in a single order: 20% off.
50 or more tickets in a single order: 25% off.
100 or more tickets in a single order: 30% off.
【 Single program discount 】
1.Friends of 4 Chairs Theatre can enjoy a 10% discount when purchasing The Sun for any number of copies (enter your member account). If you have any questions, please contact 4 Chairs Theatre: https://www.facebook.com/4chairstheatre
2.Members of Golden Bough Theatre and Jinfen members can enjoy a 10% discount (discount code) for any number of copies of The Loser of Legend. If you have any questions, please contact Golden Bough Theatre.(02)6637-7987 or https://www.facebook.com/gbt.tw
【 Other Discounts 】
Disabled individuals and their necessary companions (limited to 1 person) enjoy 50% off (please present disability certificate at entry).
Senior citizens aged 65 and above enjoy 50% off (please present valid identification at entry).
Anyone who purchases TAF tickets can redeem a copy of the "2024 Taipei Arts Festival Hardcover Booklet" at the TPAC service desk after 7/30 (Mon.). The number is limited to 300 copies, while stocks last.
※ The organizer reserves the right to change the program and interpret discounts.
