《指忘》
Slipping through Fingers
Photo by: Simon Huang
Dates | Sep. 16 – Sep. 18, 2022
Venue | Wellspring Theater, Taipei
Produced by Tainaner Ensemble and Quanta Arts Foundation
In Alliance with Jin Kwei Lo Puppetry Company
Slipping through Fingers is a story about father and son of a Bodehi family troupe. Bodehi is a form of traditional glove puppet theatre in Taiwan, and its art relied mainly on the artist’s puppeteering crafts and improvisation skills. When an aging Bodehi puppeteer is faced with Dementia and imminent death, an artist who has devoted his entire life to the pursuit of this art form, how can he bear to say goodbye?
This production puts together traditional Bodehi artists and practitioners with contemporary theater backgrounds. By experimenting different narrative strategies and materials, it opens up brand new perspectives in cross-disciplinary theater.
Cast &
Creative
Artistic Director | Po-Shen Lu
Director/Playwright | Chih-Ching Chester Tsai
Cast | Chia-Chen Chang, Shih-Hong Ko
Bodehi Puppeteer | Shih-Hua Ko
Scenic Design | I-Fang Chung
Lighting Design | I-Hsin Mandy Chen
Costume Design | Hsiang-Ying Lu
Music by | Chien-Hsing Chiang and Hans Tsai
Graphic Design | Bao-Shen Kuo
Reviews
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國光劇團電子報:〈尋找跨界合作的創世蓮花《指忘》〉
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表演藝術評論台:〈從《指忘》思考劇作實驗的重構、實踐與再評價的可能性〉
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