Showcase: Highlights of Eschar＆Dream of Becoming

7.01（Mon.）12：00 TPAC Member pre-sale
7.08（Mon.）12：00 General Sale

House Peace: Eschar

“Eschar”takes inspiration from the play " Leifeng Pagoda" written by Fang Chengpei in Qing dynasty. It starts with the scenario of Bai Niangzi's lamentation on the broken bridge of West Lake after her battle in the water. The story extends the struggles and conflicts between humans and supernatural beings to the various resistances and struggles experienced by young people in their lives nowadays.

After the conflicts, the wounds of life take shape amidst the interweaving of layers of stories within the work. "Eschar" tries to present the memories of the characters through different theatrical genres. The seemingly ordinary and routine days, when recalled at certain moments, become memories filled with magic and imagination.

◎ Suggested Age 12+ Years Old.
◎ In Mandarin and Taiwanese with Chinese and English surtitles.
◎ Latecomers will not be admitted.
Photo©吳峽寧
 

Taipei Puppet Theater:Dream of Becoming

Living within the folk community, Taiwanese puppetry has always occupied a place in the arena of popular entertainment, having to not only face the changing aesthetic tastes of people in different eras but also to resiliently survive under changes in political regimes. In the final years of Japanese colonial rule, amidst the influence of Japanese traditional puppet theatre, Bunraku (文樂), and modern puppetry, Huang Deshi remained steadfast in his belief in the uniqueness and value of indigenous puppetry art.
The Taipei Puppet Theater is a representative traditional puppetry troupe in Taiwan.
Breaking away from the traditional family-based puppetry troupes and their constraints, it focuses on preserving Taiwanese traditional arts. Through practical research, fieldwork, and collaboration with master puppeteers, the theatre constructs works representing different periods. Amidst the tide of generational exchange, the theatre began collaborating with modern directors and artists from various fields, reinterpreting traditional Taiwanese puppetry to create new puppetry works that resonate with the contemporary era. "Dream of Becoming (得時の夢)" not only represents Mr Huang Deshi's imagination of traditional puppetry but also embodies the modern professional theatre troupe's contemplation on how to adapt to the times—a dream of art conforming to the zeitgeist!

◎ Suggested Age 12+ Years Old.
◎ In Taiwanese and Japanese with Chinese and English surtitles.
◎ For latercomers, please follow the instructions and arrangerments made by the organizers.