Shadow Puppet Peking Opera“The Execution of the Judge of Hell”

The play combines the traditional Peking opera with the time-honored art of shadow puppetry, resulting in an experimental Peking opera full of wonder and amazement.The audience will be vividly presented with an astonishing play with thick settings, mysterious oriental tales, sad but beautiful Peking opera singing and a dreamy puppet show throughout the cultural mingling of the East and West in both realistic and romantic ways. The show of The Execution of the Judge of Hell has made successful tours in Europe and has stirred much social repercussion.Amidst the Lantern Festival, the lantern servant, Ghost of Youliu, comes to Wangxiangtai to admire the lanterns, where he happens to witness the murder of Jinchan Liu. Aggrieved by the injustice, he sends ghosts to the nether world to right this wrong. Afterwards, he discovers that the murderer, Bao Zhang, is put under his fathers protection. Zhangs father serves as the Judge of Hell, so he secretly falsifies the life-and-death register book for his son. Hence Ghost of Youliu suffers much intimidation before Zheng Bao comes to the nether world to handle the case. The entire unjust story is then brought forward by Ghost of Youliu in front of Zheng Bao, whose resourcefulness helps to have the Judge of Hell executed. The play tells the story of how a ‘small potato refuses to go along with the evils of the world and fights for justice.Running time: 90 minutesDirected by: Sarah Oppenheim Written by: Feizi Han Art Director: Xing HanProduced by: Chi HanCast: Xuehua Wang; Xing Han

Theratrical Events 2014

Taiwan A Cappella Musical “Miss Taiwan”

This style of performing arts has never been seen before, extremely spectacular! This production inspired all of us, both in the field of drama, and musical theater.(Yang Qianwu, Beijing Dramatists Association, Beijing, 2010)Performing as one of the closing programs in the 2010 Beijing International Youth Drama Festival, invited by the Trojan Theater(Beijing) for ticketed performances in 2011, and toured to the KunShan Culture & Art Center and Art Center of Tsinghua University in 2014, Miss Taiwan 2014 signs through its performance with the pun, telling a story of a Taiwanese-born songstress, studied and developed a flourishing singing career in the U.S., yet decided to come back to her hometown, for Miss Taiwan misses Taiwan. Miss Taiwan 2014 profoundly portrays 2 distinct lifestyles and intriguing cultural differences in Taiwan and America, combining a variety of music styles and songs in various languages, to communicate Miss Taiwans nostalgia and yearn for home. Miss Taiwan 2014 has attracted packed houses and enchanted audience both in Taiwan and China. It draws on A Cappella to present the show in the form cabaret and mixed with a diverse of elements of experiential theatre, not only offering an exceptional entertaining experience, but also a highly Taiwanese one with its rich digital media presentation of local cuisine and beautiful scenes. 80 mins,no intermissionPresented by Total Musical TheatreGeneral Manager:Chan, Chao-tsungProducer:Hsieh, Chia-cheWriter/Director/Set Designer/Video Designer/Stage Manager: Wu, Wei-weiMusic Director:Chan, Je-jiunPerformers: Chan, Je-jiun, Lai, Chia-hsuan, Kung, Neng-an, Chen, Bo-hao, Kuo, Tzu-hao, Tsai, En-lin, Sung, Yu-yiComposer of Theme Song:Liu, Sheng-xianLyricist of Theme Song:Lee, Yun-yuMusic Arranger:Yu, Ru-hanCostume Designer:Lee, Yu-linLighting Designer:Hung, Chi-yuSound Engineer:Zhang, Meng-shengBack Stage Manager:Sun, Wan-syuStage Crew:Lo, Wan-yuProduced/ Agented by We ART Together Culture Foundation, KaohsiungAssisted by Shu-Te University, Harbor Cities Education & Culture FoundationSupported by The Bureau of Culture, Kaohsiung City Government;Taiwan Affairs Office, Shanghai City Government

Theratrical Events 2014

Canadian Children's Play “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”

Duration: 60 minutes (including Q&A). Composed of three stories: the Very Hungry Caterpillar, a Little Cloud and the Obscure ChameleonPresented by the Mermaid TheaterAuthor: Eric Carle In the past three decades Canadian Eric Carle has captured the attention of more than 20 million children worldwide with his endearing caterpillar with a red head, green body and roach back. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is poetic and creative, it has won numerous awards and the play has been highly praised on all continents. In the past three decades, the caterpillar with red head, green body and roach back created by Eric Carle, has captured the attention of more than 20 million children worldwide.The Very Hungry Caterpillar is poetic and creative. It has won numerous awards and the play has been highly praised on all continents. The black light puppet show The Very Hungry Caterpillar is adapted from the childrens picture book with the same name. It tells a story about how a caterpillar overcoming difficulties and becoming a butterfly. The show has been on tour for 15 years in more than 30 countries with an audience of over 5 million people. The 55-minute story and original music includes three parts: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Little Cloud and The Mixed-Up Chameleon. The first one has showed over 3300 times in 13 countries including Holland, UK, Spain, Japan, Korea and France. Eric Carle reviews: Im a big fan of the Mermaid Theater. Every time I see it, Im fascinated by its beauty and magic.

Theratrical Events 2014
Indoor Activities 2014

SHEN WEI ARTWORKS INSTALLATION EXHIBITION

Shen Wei, was burn at the summer of 1968, Xiangyin County of Hunan province in Yueyang city. Father Shen Qingtong is a movie director. when he was 9 year old he went to Hunan province art school training, learning, niche. The 16 year old was assigned to Hunan Province, Hunantheatre. The same year to learn painting, and passed the Central Academy of Fine Arts in printmaking department at the age of 19 times, to obtain professional course of national second, but because of the liberal arts andEnglish achievement has not been accepted. The 20 year old won first prizein Hunan a dance competition, the same year to Guangzhou warriorensembles, 3 months after the transfer to the Guangdong dance school the first experimental modern dance class. The 26 year old Chinese capsule wasthe first modern dance competition "performance award" and "Creative Award" gold award. At the age of 27 and "Nichols / Lewis dance lab"scholarship to study in the United states. The 32 year old "sound", hope to"ladder" two works in Europe and the United States to cut a striking figureafter the dance community, "the rite of spring", "connection", "back"conversion works, become one of the most important global dancechoreographer. At the age of 36 to obtain the dance "Oscar" said the Nijinskyaward "". At the age of 39, won the American "Macarthur Genius Award",without any additional conditions to obtain a $500000 bonus. At the age of 40were invited to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics as a creative planning and "picture" piece of choreography. Shen Wei enjoys high reputation in the international art world, he created the dance technicalsystem with "development" under the pretext of natural body movement, alsoa lot of integration of a variety of media elements. In recent years, Shen Wei will be the art form to expand to the multimedia device, image and animation,special field real creation, "Washington Post" referred to him as "one of the greatest artists of our time".

Indoor Activities 2014
Indoor Activities 2014

Franco Dragone (CIRQUE DU SOLEIL) Lecture

The Artist Introduction:Dragone was born in Cairano, Italy, and moved to La Louvière, Belgium at age seven. In the 1970s, he studied theatre at the Belgian Royal Conservatory of Mons. His earliest theatrical work was explicitly political, working as a director of theatre and film in the mode of the commedia dellarte dramatist Dario Fo. The theatre works he helped create expressed social situations, interpreting true stories of the homeless, drug addicts and prison inmates, and casting the non-actors that shared their stories to perform in the shows. In the 1980s Dragone came to Montreal, Canada, where Guy Caron, director of the National Circus School, invited him to conduct workshops with the students and teachers at his school. Later, Dragone created, directed and produced a show for the end of the school year. Guy Laliberté saw one of these performances in 1984, the same year he formed Cirque du Soleil. In 1985, Laliberté sought out Guy Caron to join Cirque du Soleil. Caron, in turn, asked Dragone to join as a creator. In 1999, Dragone directed the music video for Lara Fabians song "Adagio". In 2005, Dragone debuted his fourth production on the Las Vegas Strip with the opening of Le Rêve at the Wynn Las Vegas. Dragone most recently directed a Macau-based show entitled The House of Dancing Water, which bills itself as the worlds largest permanent water-based show. On March 29, 2012 he was awarded the doctor honoris causa degree for general merits by the University of Antwerp, in recognition of his innovative and cosmopolitan approach of theatre. Between January and March 2013, Dragone created and directed The Story of a Fort, Legacy of a Nation Show

Indoor Activities 2014
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