- Price: NTD 600, 900, 1200, 1800, 2200, 2500, 3000
- Weiwuying Co-presenter Program
- Duration is 180 minutes with a 20 minute intermission.
- erformed in Taiwanese with Mandarin surtitles.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
Helpful Guide
Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group X Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group The Unnamed Island: The Hagseed and the Wizard
The Unnamed Island: The Hagseed and the Wizard, the flagship production of the 2022 Taiwan Traditional Theatre Festival, is created by the most mind-boggling and unprecedented combination: Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group and Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group. The leading cast members include: CHEN Chao-hsiangChao-Hsiang, CHEN Li-chiao, SUN Shih-wen, CHEN Chin-hsin and WU Yi-hsuan from the Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group. The production juxtaposes tradition and modernity, exploring the beauty of the hybrid and paradoxical nature of contemporary Taiwanese opera.
The Unnamed Island was inspired by SHAKESPEARE's legendary play The Tempest, serving as the prototype of the story and the starting point of the imagination. To echo the freedom, inclusivity and vigor of Taiwanese opera and to make "O-pei-la" truly become a kind of stage spirit, the adaptation borrows the "stage counts" style of an outdoor Taiwanese opera and incorporates the plot elements of a classic Shakespearean play: betrayal, revenge, disguise, mistaken identity, magic, play within a play, etc.
The magic in The Unnamed Island has multiple implications. In the play, it is a tool for revenge and the ability to transform. Outside the play, it refers to the exclusive stage illusion of Taiwanese opera: it is the co-imagination and co-participation of the humble outdoor stage and the audience; it is an electrifying moment when Xiao Sheng and Xiao Dan meet their fans; it is an enchanted time and space which people fall into just like when they were lingering in front of the stage in their childhood.
The crossover collaboration does not aim at amalgamation, but instead focuses on accentuating their respective features. The performance is tailored based on the characteristics of the actors from the Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group, highlighting their finesse. In terms of visual aesthetics, elements of an outdoor Taiwanese opera troupe are dismantled and transformed into evil spirits and monsters on the island, rebuilding a surreal world beyond imagination, yet referencing the reality.
Creative and Production Team
Production｜Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group, Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group
Director｜WANG Chia-ming
Original play by William SHAKESPEARE
Script｜CHOU Man-nung, WANG Chia-ming
Taiwanese Script｜HUNG Chin-ting
Cast｜CHEN Chao-hsiang, CHEN Li-chiao, SUN Shi-wen, CHEN Chin-hsing, WU Yi-xuan, Fa, WANG Jing-dun, WANG Chao-yang, WU Jing-yi, LAI Wen-chun, HSIAO Tung-yi
Special Appearance｜LI Pei-ying, Les Petites Choses Production
Stage Designer｜HUANG Yi-ju
Costume Designer｜LIN Hen-chuan
Light Designer｜WANG Tien-hung
Video Designer｜Mel HSIEH, Chih-yun TSENG
Music Designer｜Blaire KO, WU Yo-hsuan
Traditional Music Arrangement and Instrumentation｜KUO Jhen-yu
Movement Designer｜Sunny YANG
Martial Arts Designer｜PON Wei-chuan
Puppet Designer｜SHI Pei-yu
Hair Designer｜YANG You-ren
Sound Designer｜Iggy HUNG
Team Introduction
Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group
With a wealth of performance experience, Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group infuses modern theater concepts into outdoor Taiwanese opera. The group is not only often fully booked for its outdoor Taiwanese opera performance, but also frequently invited to perform in Singapore. The group has repeatedly received accolades from the Ministry of Culture, the National Culture and Arts Foundation and cultural affairs departments of local governments. Its large-scale performances are always well-received by the audience wherever it goes. Supported by the National Culture and Arts Foundation, the group will continue to pass down the traditions of Taiwanese opera and make contributions to the inheritance of traditional arts.
Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group
Founded in the summer of 1995, Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group (SWSG) owes its name to the fictional character in Virginia WOOLF's novel A Room of One's Own, meaning to liberate women's talents from the oppression of patriarchy. Limiting itself to no specific issues or conventional aesthetics, SWSG takes materials from all arts inspiring to create original theatrical works. Having been invited to perform in Hong Kong, Macau, Beijing, Shanghai, Busan, Tokyo, Berlin, Singapore, Kobe, Paris, and New York, and plays an important role in international city culture and artistic exchange for many years.
Artists Introduction
WANG Chia-ming
WANG Chia-ming is currently the director of Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group. His creative works feature complicated forms and the integration of experiment and popularity. Through the special designs of performing forms, he works with performers to jointly explore, embrace and deliberate on the possibilities of theater. In 2018, his Café Lumière was invited by the Tokyo Festival, and in 2019, his work Dear Life was invited by the Festival d'automne à Paris, the first Taiwanese contemporary theater work presented in the festival.
CHEN Chao-hsiang
The artistic director and leading kunsheng of Ming Hua Yuan Arts & Culture Group, she possesses a solid physique, a rich and resonant singing voice, a handsome appearance, and superb acting skills, exuding strong stage presence. His performances have taken her both domestically and internationally, with impressive achievements in cross-disciplinary performances as well. In 2007, she was awarded the Global Chinese Cultural Arts Taiwan Drama Legacy Award, and in 2022, she received the Kaohsiung Arts Award.
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PHOTO: Kris Kang
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PHOTO: 陳藝堂
Co-organiser: Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government
Commissioned by National Center for Traditional Arts 2022
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Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group X Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group The Unnamed Island: The Hagseed and the Wizard
The Unnamed Island: The Hagseed and the Wizard, the flagship production of the 2022 Taiwan Traditional Theatre Festival, is created by the most mind-boggling and unprecedented combination: Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group and Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group. The leading cast members include: CHEN Chao-hsiangChao-Hsiang, CHEN Li-chiao, SUN Shih-wen, CHEN Chin-hsin and WU Yi-hsuan from the Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group. The production juxtaposes tradition and modernity, exploring the beauty of the hybrid and paradoxical nature of contemporary Taiwanese opera.
The Unnamed Island was inspired by SHAKESPEARE's legendary play The Tempest, serving as the prototype of the story and the starting point of the imagination. To echo the freedom, inclusivity and vigor of Taiwanese opera and to make "O-pei-la" truly become a kind of stage spirit, the adaptation borrows the "stage counts" style of an outdoor Taiwanese opera and incorporates the plot elements of a classic Shakespearean play: betrayal, revenge, disguise, mistaken identity, magic, play within a play, etc.
The magic in The Unnamed Island has multiple implications. In the play, it is a tool for revenge and the ability to transform. Outside the play, it refers to the exclusive stage illusion of Taiwanese opera: it is the co-imagination and co-participation of the humble outdoor stage and the audience; it is an electrifying moment when Xiao Sheng and Xiao Dan meet their fans; it is an enchanted time and space which people fall into just like when they were lingering in front of the stage in their childhood.
The crossover collaboration does not aim at amalgamation, but instead focuses on accentuating their respective features. The performance is tailored based on the characteristics of the actors from the Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group, highlighting their finesse. In terms of visual aesthetics, elements of an outdoor Taiwanese opera troupe are dismantled and transformed into evil spirits and monsters on the island, rebuilding a surreal world beyond imagination, yet referencing the reality.
Creative and Production Team
Production｜Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group, Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group
Director｜WANG Chia-ming
Original play by William SHAKESPEARE
Script｜CHOU Man-nung, WANG Chia-ming
Taiwanese Script｜HUNG Chin-ting
Cast｜CHEN Chao-hsiang, CHEN Li-chiao, SUN Shi-wen, CHEN Chin-hsing, WU Yi-xuan, Fa, WANG Jing-dun, WANG Chao-yang, WU Jing-yi, LAI Wen-chun, HSIAO Tung-yi
Special Appearance｜LI Pei-ying, Les Petites Choses Production
Stage Designer｜HUANG Yi-ju
Costume Designer｜LIN Hen-chuan
Light Designer｜WANG Tien-hung
Video Designer｜Mel HSIEH, Chih-yun TSENG
Music Designer｜Blaire KO, WU Yo-hsuan
Traditional Music Arrangement and Instrumentation｜KUO Jhen-yu
Movement Designer｜Sunny YANG
Martial Arts Designer｜PON Wei-chuan
Puppet Designer｜SHI Pei-yu
Hair Designer｜YANG You-ren
Sound Designer｜Iggy HUNG
Team Introduction
Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group
With a wealth of performance experience, Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group infuses modern theater concepts into outdoor Taiwanese opera. The group is not only often fully booked for its outdoor Taiwanese opera performance, but also frequently invited to perform in Singapore. The group has repeatedly received accolades from the Ministry of Culture, the National Culture and Arts Foundation and cultural affairs departments of local governments. Its large-scale performances are always well-received by the audience wherever it goes. Supported by the National Culture and Arts Foundation, the group will continue to pass down the traditions of Taiwanese opera and make contributions to the inheritance of traditional arts.
Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group
Founded in the summer of 1995, Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group (SWSG) owes its name to the fictional character in Virginia WOOLF's novel A Room of One's Own, meaning to liberate women's talents from the oppression of patriarchy. Limiting itself to no specific issues or conventional aesthetics, SWSG takes materials from all arts inspiring to create original theatrical works. Having been invited to perform in Hong Kong, Macau, Beijing, Shanghai, Busan, Tokyo, Berlin, Singapore, Kobe, Paris, and New York, and plays an important role in international city culture and artistic exchange for many years.
Artists Introduction
WANG Chia-ming
WANG Chia-ming is currently the director of Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group. His creative works feature complicated forms and the integration of experiment and popularity. Through the special designs of performing forms, he works with performers to jointly explore, embrace and deliberate on the possibilities of theater. In 2018, his Café Lumière was invited by the Tokyo Festival, and in 2019, his work Dear Life was invited by the Festival d'automne à Paris, the first Taiwanese contemporary theater work presented in the festival.
CHEN Chao-hsiang
The artistic director and leading kunsheng of Ming Hua Yuan Arts & Culture Group, she possesses a solid physique, a rich and resonant singing voice, a handsome appearance, and superb acting skills, exuding strong stage presence. His performances have taken her both domestically and internationally, with impressive achievements in cross-disciplinary performances as well. In 2007, she was awarded the Global Chinese Cultural Arts Taiwan Drama Legacy Award, and in 2022, she received the Kaohsiung Arts Award.
|
PHOTO: Kris Kang
|
PHOTO: 陳藝堂
Co-organiser: Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government
Commissioned by National Center for Traditional Arts 2022
|
- Price: NTD 600, 900, 1200, 1800, 2200, 2500, 3000
- Weiwuying Co-presenter Program
- Duration is 180 minutes with a 20 minute intermission.
- erformed in Taiwanese with Mandarin surtitles.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
Helpful Guide
