衛武營國家藝術文化中心 National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)

Erlang and the Howling Celestial Dog, the third work of ChiChiao Musical Theatre's Taiwanese Opera series, will for the first time incorporate 3A game's concept of "new game plus". Through the perspectives of Erlang Shen Yang Jian and the Howling Celestial Dog, the audience is led to explore the characters' inner worlds as well as the outer fantasy world where gods are at war. In the age where humans, gods, and spirits coexist, the audience will accompany the two main characters in exploring themselves and gaining comprehensive insight into the flow of emotions between family members and companions!

While chasing the half dog, half spirit Howling Celestial Dog, Erlang Shen Yang Jian, the god of war, discovered the presence of an oddity in the human world. Thus, human and dog teamed up in an attempt to unveil the truth. Their self-identities undergo a dramatic change while shuttling through the maze of truth; finally, with a mysterious hacker's help, they enter into a dream and solve the riddle, causing total chaos in heaven……

  Pre-talk  

2021/11/13 (Sat) 19:00-19:20 Playhouse Auditorium

2021/11/14 (Sun) 14:00-14:20 Playhouse Auditorium

  Date & Time  

2021/11/13 (Sat) 19:30 Chapter of Howling Celestial Dog

2021/11/14 (Sun) 14:30 Chapter of Erlang

  Creative and Production Team  

Artistic Director｜WANG Hai-ling

Taiwanese Consultant｜SHIH Hui-chun, MI Hsuen, CHANG ,Hsiu-chin

Playwright / Director｜LIU Chien-guo

Producer｜CHANG Tsui-yun

Vocal Arrangement / Musical Designer｜LIN Chin-chuan

Stage / Multimedia Designer｜WANG Yei-sheng

Lighting Designer｜LIN Yu-cheng

Costume Designer｜LI Yu-shen

Marital Arts Choreographer｜PENG Wei-chua

Stage Manager｜WU Pei-ying

Photo｜Chen You-wei

Key Visual Design | YU Dong-dou

Guest Performer｜CHEN Li-chiao, SUN Shih-wen

Voice Performer｜CHEN Kuan-lin

Performers｜LIN Yun-cheng, PENG Wei-chun, TSAI En-lin, LIAO Pei-yu, CHEN Tzu-chien, CHEN Wu-erh, TSAI Yu-chien, LIN Yuan-mao, CHANG　Shu-yu, LIN WEN-wei, LI Chin-hung, LI An-chieh, CHANG I-chun, HSIEH Tzu-le, WANG Wen, WANG Tung

Musicians｜LIN Chin-chuan, HUANG Chien-ming, WANG Chin-lung, LI Chang-lei, WENG Te-lun, KAO Min-chun, LIN Kuan-yi, TSAI Chieh-an, CHANG Chia-hao, CHENG Yuan-kai, TANG Yun-hsiang, WU Shu-mei, CHEN Hsin-hung, KAO Cheng-chun

Chorus｜LIN Chan-chuan, SUN Shih-wen, LIN Yun-cheng

Photo｜Chen You-wei

Music Recording｜Sound solutions

Video Recording｜Taigi TV Station pó-tó tuā-bú-tâi

Key Visual Design | YU Dong-dou , HSIEN Han-jung

  Team introduction  

ChiChiao Musical Theatre

The ChiChiao Musical Theatre was founded in Kaohsiung in 2004. The ChiChiao Musical Theatre continues its efforts in creating a dialogue between "tradition" and "innovation." The most characteristic feature of its widely praised works is the fusion of various kinds of opera and music. They create original operas of diversified styles with the aesthetics of the oo-phiat-a (hu-pie-zi) opera of modern times. We hope to see that through their abundant creative energy, lively presentations, and the use of the language of the new generation, it can attract a younger audience to the theater to enjoy this wonderful and diversified performance art to ensure that traditional dramatic culture prospers on this island now and in the future.

Playwright /Director｜LIU Jian-guo

Born from a family of actors, LIU is the head of ChiChiao Musical Theatre. In 2016, she was selected as the PAR Magazine's Person of the Year, in which she was praised for "crossing the boundaries of the norm and establishing a unique personal style through redesigning familiar stories". Her major achievements include playwright/director of Weiwuying and Chichiao Musical Theatre's collaborative work Kurama Tengu, playwright/assistant director of Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival's immersive Taiwanese opera Seeing the City, and playwright of GuoGuang Opera Company's The Painting of 18 Lohans.

Leading Performer｜LIU Chien-hua (Erlang Shen Yang Jian)

Born from a family of actors, LIU is a leading actor of the sheng role in Taiwan Bangzi Opera Company. She has been passionate about traditional dramas since her childhood, and in 2001, studied with YANG Li-hua and participated in television Taiwanese operas. She joined Taiwan Bangzi Opera Company in 2005, where she studied with CHU Hai-shan and WANG Hai-ling. Her performances have been greatly received by audiences, and her major works include Lanruo Temple, Under Red Plum Blossom, Measure for Measure, Turandot, Wings of Horses, and Mei Long Township.

Leading Performer｜CHANG Hsin-yi

Daughter of Taiwanese opera master CHANG Shiu-kim (A-Niu), CHANG is a charismatic young- generation actor of the sheng role in Shiu-Kim Taiwanese-Opera Troupe. She grew up in the Troupe and became an official troupe member at age seventeen. She has gradually become one of the leading actors and specializes in the wen-sheng, wu-sheng, and chou roles. She was the leading actor in 2016 Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival's Begger Su, in which she demonstrated virtuosity and received great acclaim from various circles. She has gained many admirers in the Chinese-speaking world and has come to be known as the "prince of Taiwanese opera".

The performance is co-produced by the National Center for Traditional Arts and ChiChiao Musical Theatre.

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