Title
Taiwan Barbet ft.
Chu-Ying Ku, I-Ling Liu & Ting-Syu Lin
An Experimental Site-Responsive Theatre Project
Lei Dance Theater · Production No.8
Premiere Year
2022
Length
45 minutes
Performance History
Jan 9, 2022
New Tile House Hakka Cultural District
Zhubei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Jan 16, 2024
Lichi Pond and Nine-Turn Bridge, Hsinchu Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Description
In response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic—at a time when international travel remained largely unavailable and large gatherings in enclosed spaces had to be avoided—Lei Dance Theater sought to channel the company’s creative energy toward the development of outdoor, site-responsive theatre.
The project envisioned dance performances taking place in any corner of Hsinchu, actively approaching audiences through artistic encounters embedded more closely within everyday life. By reaching local communities across Hsinchu, the project aimed not only to enrich cultural life and offer new experiences through the arts, but also to allow Lei Dance Theater’s performers and artists to continue creating and challenging their physical capacities during the pandemic.
Through Taiwan Barbet, the company also sought to cultivate a broader audience for the arts in the Hsinchu region and build the artistic and production experience required to develop future long-running performances at distinctive local sites.
Reviews & Press
International Co-production Creative Team
Producer
Alison Wang
Choreographic Creation
Chu-Ying Ku, I-Ling Liu, Ting-Syu Lin, Po-Wen Chuang
Performers
Ai-Hsuan Chou, Cheng-Yen Huang
Company Administration
Yu-Ting Huang
Rehearsal Assistant
Wan-Hsuan Su
Lighting Designer
Fan-Wei Meng
Visual Designer
Chih-Hsuan Hsieh
Costume Designer
Chih-Fan Huang
Video Designers
Chang-Chih Chen, Tse-Hung Chen
Music Coordinator
Tzu-Ting Kuan
Marketing & Communications
Jou-Yu Lin
Photographers
Jen-Nan Huang, Yu-Hsiang Huang
Videographer
Cheng-Wei Lin
Supporting Organizations
Advising Organizations
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
Hsinchu County Government
Organizer
Lei Dance Theater
Co-organizer
Cultural Affairs Bureau, Hsinchu County Government
Sponsors
National Culture and Arts Foundation
Fuyu Construction Group