Taiwan Season Performances 2023
Launched in 2014, Taiwan Season has during the past decade developed a strong and sustained presence at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe thanks to its world-class range of dance, theatre, circus and music performances for both adults and children.
In this 10th anniversar y year, we are proud to celebrate this achievement by sharing information about each of the 31 artists a nd c om pa nies t ha t ha ve g raced t he s t ag es of ou r va lu ed par tner venues in Edinburgh (or our digital screens during the Covid pandemic).
Fostered by us with a keen awareness of the potential for artistic development and inter national cross-cultural exc hange, t heir work has touched and enter tained audiences in Scotland, the UK and beyond.
We hope you will enjoy remembering the productions you might have seen, or appreciate the oppor tunity to investigate more deeply the creativity of groups and individuals who may be new to you.
Thank you.
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About the productions
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Summerhall (Cairns Lec ture Theatre)
Previews: 2nd & 3rd Augus t
Per formance: 4th -27th Augus t//Days of f 7th & 14th & 21s t
Double & Cross Theater Group is at the forefront of creating performances for children in Taiwan, but there is plent y here to engage and tickle the fancy of grown- ups too. The company's skilful, inviting use of movement, music, images and objects is prett y much guaranteed to win over audiences of any age. A European premiere.
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Double & Cross Theater Group
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16:20(60 min)
Venue: Summerhall (Tech Cube Zero)
Previews: 2nd & 3rd August
Per formance: 4th-27th August//Days off 7th & 14th & 21st in a time of war. Ingeniously using movement, text, light, sound in the ruins.
itself in a time of war. Using movement, text, light, sound and puppet r y w i t h grea t i ng enui t y, T he Doub le T hea t re's f ami l y show is a creative and playful theatrical response to the state of the world now. Funny, hear t- felt and poetic, their work has it all are displaced body par ts tr ying to become whole again, and an escape from the bat tlefield via a sustaining dream of music. The result is devastatingly good enter tainment. European premiere.
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D i rec t or ｜ L ee C he ng - Jui Pl a y w r ig h t ｜ L ee C he ng - C hu n Pe r f or mer s ｜ Wa ng H e ng, Wa ng T i ng, Che n H ao - Je n, L iu Jui - C hu, Luo Che ng -Yo L ig h t i ng Des ig n a nd Tec h nic ia n ｜ Wa ng You - Jy u n E ng l is h Ma r ke t i ng Ma na g e r ｜ Wa ng Tz u Hs ua n
Way Back The Double Theatre
13:30(60 min)
Venue: Assembly Roxy
Previews: 2nd & 3rd August
Per formance: 4th-27th August//Days off 7th & 14th & 21st
T h i s s k i l f u l , s o p h i s t i c a t e d a n d a llu r i n g f e m a l e - l e d c i r c u s per formance focuses on a cast of women, all under 30 and each tr ying to maintain her balance in a societ y loaded with expectations. A rite of passage and self- discover y.
The skill level in t his sophistic a ted, allur ing per for manc e by the innovative, female - led Eye Catching Circus is sk y- high, but spec tacle isn' t the top priorit y. Expec t instead a questioning, s t e re o t y p e - b u s t i n g g ro u p po r t ra i t o f a h a n d f u l o f wom e n, all under 30 and eac h t r y ing to maintain her balanc e in a contemporar y soc iet y loaded wit h expec ta tions. Sometimes competitive but of ten mutually suppor tive, they tumble, roll, contor t, collapse, sashay or hang suspended from a symbolic and a voyage of self- discover y. European premiere.
Ar tistic Director ｜ Li Shih-Yang
Director/Per former ｜ Mei Chih-Ling
Per former ｜ Lan Yi-Yun
Per former ｜ Chen T ing-Yu
Per former ｜ Hsiao Ssu-mien
Per former ｜ Liao Ssu c hun
Choreographer ｜ Wang I-Hua
Lighting Designer ｜ Su Keng Li
Tour Manager ｜ LI I-Hsuan
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20:15(50 min)
Venue: Dance Base - Studio 1
Per formance: 4th-27th August//Days off 7th & 14th & 21st
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re t wo agile per formers who know how to imbue their extreme technical prowess with considerable feeling. The ever- changing with a seamless physical grace and strength, but also loaded at times with a tender emotional vulnerabilit y. Whether lif ting each other up or bringing eac h other down, ultimately ever y thing this onstage couple have to 'say' is in their bodies. A British premiere.
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Taiwan Season Performances: !A Glimpse of Taiwan" is managed by Zhong He Creative International
Performances and Symposium are supported by the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan. Press and media enquiries: Donald Hutera / donaldhutera@yahoo.com / 07914 621 884
www.moc.gov.tw
