Approx. 60 mins without intermission
Age guidance 5+
Performed in Mandarin with Mandarin and English subtitles
【2021 Weiwuying Online Children's Festival】Théâtre de la Ville - Kusomo et son Jalak de Bali
Kusomo, an Indonesian engineer fled to Australia after a tidal wave had ravaged half of his native land. A bird perched on his shoulder set him off from the other refugees. It was a Bali Mynah, a large and handsome white bird with a blue band of feathers around its eyes, a rare species threatened with extinction. He had lived with him since his childhood, his special friend.
At first the Australians looked after Kusomo and his precious bird; one day the bird is given to the care of a society for animal welfare and Kusomo is sent back to his home country. Shocked and hurt by the violent separation, Kusomo uses all means possible to find his bird.
In one of the scenes at a refugee camp, the script recited by several children is an abstract from No Friend But the Mountains, a non-fiction literature written by Iranian writer Behrouz Boochani.
Kurdish refugee Boochani fled Iran in 2013. On his boat journey from Jakarta (Indonesia) to Australia, he was intercepted by the Australian government and later detained in Manus Island. Boochani documented the unfair treatment refugees received at the camp on a mobile phone and sent his writing out in segments. This non-fiction novel published by Picador has won the top prize at the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. Following six years of imprisonment, Boochani finally regained his freedom in November 2019.
Tunisia has faced severe economic crisis since the Jasmine Revolution in 2010-2011. Many Tunisians illegally immigrated to Europe seeking for new opportunities. Among the many Mediterranean refugees, a Tunisian youth stood out in the crowds with a beautiful eagle perching on his shoulder. Based on this true story, the director wrote a fairy tale about climate refugee. Behind this fairy tale, the story discusses about self-confidence building and courage to unknown adventure.
Date & Time
- Weiwuying's YouTube Channel：2021/8/15 11:00 The performance is no longer available after premiere.
- myVideo：Watch free performanc with myVideo membership during 2021/8/16 00:00 - 8/29 23:59.
Program
- L'oiseau et l'enfant (The Bird and the Child),
a French song composed by Jean-Paul Cara and lyrics by Joe Gracy / Jean-Paul Cara. - Bitang Kecil (Little Star), an Indonesian nursery rhyme.
Meaning: little stars hanging high in the sky; I wish I could fly far away to dance with you. - Lamma Bada Yatathana (When She Comes), an Andalusian Arabic Poetry of Medieval Spain.
Meaning: a poet is about to meet his long-parted lover; he fidgets over the upcoming reunion. - Makun (Don't Cry), an African lullaby of Mali.
Meaning: a mother soothes her crying baby to sleep.
Creative and Production Team
Text｜YANG Yilin
Director｜Richard DEMARCY, YANG Yilin
Set Design｜YANG Yilin , Marie MILLAN
Prop Design｜Marie MILLAN, Simon MILLAN
Music Design｜WANG Yaping
Sounds Design｜Olivier PELLETIER, Yannick DAUBY
Costume Design｜HSIAO Yu-Yen
Actor｜YANG Yilin, WANG Yaping, Marie MILLAN
Voice-Off｜LIN Cheng-Sheng, HUANG Han-Kun, HAO Jhu-er, LI Hsin-chen, Lysianassa DAUBY, Arion DAUBY, SONG Yi-jhen, LI Hsin-yun
Stage Manager｜WU Wei-ying
Photo & Visual Concept｜Bruce CLARKE
Video｜Bruce CLARKE
Co-production｜Théâtre de la Ville de Paris
Artists Introduction
Yilin YANG
Text / Direction / Leading character
Freshly graduated from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, Yilin went to study in France, and joined Richard Demarcy's theatre company since 2005. At the same time as the touring, she had been attending Ecole Claude Mathieu. After graduating from this acting school in 2008, she started to play in front of the camera. Her most important roles were in Fabianny Deschamps' movies New Territories and Isola, both selected for the Acid selection of the Cannes Film Festival.
Marie MILLAN
Set & prop design / Performance
After graduating from the French acting school Ecole Claude Mathieu, Marie learnt different puppet skills with several masters. Her rich puppet training was used in various theatre creations with directors like François Lazaro, Nicolas Gousseff, and Virginie Castelli.
Yaping WANG
Music design / Live music
Major in composition and yangqin at the National Taiwan University of Arts, Yaping furthered her study at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is currently an active yangqing musician in Paris. She combines traditional, contemporary and theatre elements in her compositions and participates in a lot of international music projects
Sponsor
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Partner
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Video Post-production: Zo FAN
Co-Production: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Théâtre de la Ville de Paris.
【2021 Weiwuying Online Children's Festival】Théâtre de la Ville - Kusomo et son Jalak de Bali
Kusomo, an Indonesian engineer fled to Australia after a tidal wave had ravaged half of his native land. A bird perched on his shoulder set him off from the other refugees. It was a Bali Mynah, a large and handsome white bird with a blue band of feathers around its eyes, a rare species threatened with extinction. He had lived with him since his childhood, his special friend.
At first the Australians looked after Kusomo and his precious bird; one day the bird is given to the care of a society for animal welfare and Kusomo is sent back to his home country. Shocked and hurt by the violent separation, Kusomo uses all means possible to find his bird.
In one of the scenes at a refugee camp, the script recited by several children is an abstract from No Friend But the Mountains, a non-fiction literature written by Iranian writer Behrouz Boochani.
Kurdish refugee Boochani fled Iran in 2013. On his boat journey from Jakarta (Indonesia) to Australia, he was intercepted by the Australian government and later detained in Manus Island. Boochani documented the unfair treatment refugees received at the camp on a mobile phone and sent his writing out in segments. This non-fiction novel published by Picador has won the top prize at the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. Following six years of imprisonment, Boochani finally regained his freedom in November 2019.
Tunisia has faced severe economic crisis since the Jasmine Revolution in 2010-2011. Many Tunisians illegally immigrated to Europe seeking for new opportunities. Among the many Mediterranean refugees, a Tunisian youth stood out in the crowds with a beautiful eagle perching on his shoulder. Based on this true story, the director wrote a fairy tale about climate refugee. Behind this fairy tale, the story discusses about self-confidence building and courage to unknown adventure.
Date & Time
- Weiwuying's YouTube Channel：2021/8/15 11:00 The performance is no longer available after premiere.
- myVideo：Watch free performanc with myVideo membership during 2021/8/16 00:00 - 8/29 23:59.
Program
- L'oiseau et l'enfant (The Bird and the Child),
a French song composed by Jean-Paul Cara and lyrics by Joe Gracy / Jean-Paul Cara. - Bitang Kecil (Little Star), an Indonesian nursery rhyme.
Meaning: little stars hanging high in the sky; I wish I could fly far away to dance with you. - Lamma Bada Yatathana (When She Comes), an Andalusian Arabic Poetry of Medieval Spain.
Meaning: a poet is about to meet his long-parted lover; he fidgets over the upcoming reunion. - Makun (Don't Cry), an African lullaby of Mali.
Meaning: a mother soothes her crying baby to sleep.
Creative and Production Team
Text｜YANG Yilin
Director｜Richard DEMARCY, YANG Yilin
Set Design｜YANG Yilin , Marie MILLAN
Prop Design｜Marie MILLAN, Simon MILLAN
Music Design｜WANG Yaping
Sounds Design｜Olivier PELLETIER, Yannick DAUBY
Costume Design｜HSIAO Yu-Yen
Actor｜YANG Yilin, WANG Yaping, Marie MILLAN
Voice-Off｜LIN Cheng-Sheng, HUANG Han-Kun, HAO Jhu-er, LI Hsin-chen, Lysianassa DAUBY, Arion DAUBY, SONG Yi-jhen, LI Hsin-yun
Stage Manager｜WU Wei-ying
Photo & Visual Concept｜Bruce CLARKE
Video｜Bruce CLARKE
Co-production｜Théâtre de la Ville de Paris
Artists Introduction
Yilin YANG
Text / Direction / Leading character
Freshly graduated from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, Yilin went to study in France, and joined Richard Demarcy's theatre company since 2005. At the same time as the touring, she had been attending Ecole Claude Mathieu. After graduating from this acting school in 2008, she started to play in front of the camera. Her most important roles were in Fabianny Deschamps' movies New Territories and Isola, both selected for the Acid selection of the Cannes Film Festival.
Marie MILLAN
Set & prop design / Performance
After graduating from the French acting school Ecole Claude Mathieu, Marie learnt different puppet skills with several masters. Her rich puppet training was used in various theatre creations with directors like François Lazaro, Nicolas Gousseff, and Virginie Castelli.
Yaping WANG
Music design / Live music
Major in composition and yangqin at the National Taiwan University of Arts, Yaping furthered her study at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is currently an active yangqing musician in Paris. She combines traditional, contemporary and theatre elements in her compositions and participates in a lot of international music projects
Sponsor
|
Partner
|
|
Video Post-production: Zo FAN
Co-Production: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Théâtre de la Ville de Paris.
Approx. 60 mins without intermission
Age guidance 5+
Performed in Mandarin with Mandarin and English subtitles
