- Duration is 6 minutes per session.
In complying with government-issued pandemic prevention regulations, guests must complete contact information registration via text messaging. Thank you for your cooperation.
For the duration of the event, guests must wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Please follow instructions given by staff regarding pandemic prevention measures.
The organizer reserves the right to make final decisions.
【2022 Weiwuying New Year & Lantern Festival Series】Weiwuying Lights Up: The Island of Memories
Like the stars in the skies, light flashes from afar, leading the way for the ships. Light sifts through the leaves of the trees; one beam of light becomes myriad lines that resemble the aerial roots of trees, guiding us to look for our own roots. The lights of every household symbolize the people who we work hard for and who are waiting for us to return home. Their shadows appear on the wall, so that we can't tell make out their skin color. That does not matter. Family does not mind the distinction of skin colors. They only care about whether their children have enough to eat and stay warm or not. Whenever we go home, we will find comfort and forget all the hardship we have been through. It may not be ambrosia at home, but nothing can really compare with a great home-cooked meal. Apart from the above, the sweetest taste in the world must be family's company and children lie on the grass by our side. Before going to bed with content mind, we look up at the starry sky again, and then gradually fall asleep amid the laughter of family reunion.
Theme introduction
Looking up at the starry night
Being under the huge starry sky allows us to feel how small we are. We're also at once humbled by the vast expanse of the sky, the land, and the ocean in front of us. A ship of light ridden with memories of the land enters and takes us on a time travel back to the past and into the future.
Looking for our roots
This used to be the hunting site of the aboriginal people, a place that has nurtured lives and passed on traditions. The memories of the past are the roots of this land, as well as the DNA with which we are born. Every ancestor that cultivated this land through their own pace served to blaze for us a path. They toiled to water the land, so that small sprouts could grow into massive trees that protect us from the sun and provide shade. The roots of the trees intertwine with each other as if holding hands, protecting this land.
Troops waking up
The sonorous fanfare is heard alongside the rising of the sun, awaking the military troops that protect and guard this country as well as the residents that live nearby. That was a sweet time when the military and the people worked hand in hand. Through the sounding of the fanfare once more, we shall rekindle the collective memories of this land.
Working hand in hand
Kaohsiung is a great city filled with diversity and passion. Like a giant tree, it supports all of the people who live and work here. On the other hand, the people continue to build on the achievements of our ancestors, leaving behind their own marks onto the land. When the land is dry, they water it with their own sweat and toil, continuing to leave splendid vestiges unique to themselves onto this great city.
The rich and diverse Hakka culture contributes to the city's unique flavor. As the only city in Taiwan with 16 aboriginal tribes, the city has further enriched the cultural memories of the island country. The island is like a giant tree that protects all of the people who live on it, and the people in turn protect this tree. A common language that does not discriminate based on color or nationality, love deconstructs various cultural styles and combines and manifests anew the symbols of different ethnic groups, creating an all-new scenery; we are a family.
Celebrating harvest
Interweaving vivid colors, the greetings of diverse languages, and the juxtaposing of new and old symbols combine to resemble New Year's music that carries feelings of renewal. These are the people who have worked hard on this land. Wherever we are from, we are now here together. We have also together here created beauty that has impressed the world, such as the amazing Phalaenopsis aphrodite!
On this land—in order to provide a better living environment for our loved ones, we are willing to endure pain, no matter how excruciating it may be. Let’s wipe away our sweat, put on some new clothes, and enjoy a pleasant meal together with family. Cherish every gathering together, as well as each one of those that accompanies us. We once again look up at the starry sky to thank the gods for the bestowment of trials and tribulations, the strength for getting through trials, and abundant harvests. In this New Year, we will continue to return our love to everyone that passes by this place, as well as to this land that protects us.
Administrative Ｔeam
Director｜SHIH Che, CHIEN Wen-pin
Producer｜CHOU Ling-wen, WANG Wen-tsui, Jack KUO
Administrative Coordinator｜LIU Hsiu-ying, Sunny JEIN, Summer HSIEH
Production Coordinator｜TAN Siau-guan, CHEN Mei-lin, Elise LIN
Marketing Coordinator｜YEN Chih-yi, CHU Yi-chun
Administrative Executive｜HU Pi-hsia, Andrew CHEN, TSENG Yuan-chia
Program Executive｜Emily YEH, HSU Chih-wei, HSU Han-shu
Marketing Executive｜LIN Miao-jie, Cynthia CHIANG, JEN Li-yu
Production Team
Visual Director & conceiver｜ Ethan WANG
Stage Designer｜CHANG Che-lung
Lighting Designer｜SHEN Po-hung
Music Desginer｜Blaire KO
CG Producer｜Irene CHEN
Art Director｜Anru LIU
Illustrator｜HU Yi-zhi
CG Supervisor｜Seadog TSO
Motion Graphics Designer｜CHEN Wei-ting, Carole WU, WANG Fang-chun, CHIANG Kuang-jian, HO Sheng-lun
Photographer｜LIU Chen-hsiang , WANG Pi-cheng, Lô Bōo-him
Videographer｜Precondition Productions
Administrative Director｜Claire I Hsuan LIN
Administrative Coordinator｜tête-à-tête events
Creative and Production Team
Visual Director & Conceiver｜Ethan WANG
Graduated from the Master of New Media Art at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London and the Department of Theatrical Design & Technology at the National Academy of Arts in Taiwan, Wang is currently a director at the Taiwan Association of Theater Technology, a director of the CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture, and a part-time lecturer at the Department of Theatrical Design & Technology at the National Academy of Arts.
In 2019, he served as the curator of the Taiwan Pavilion of the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space. In 2017, he was shortlisted for the Projection and multi-media Design award of the World Stage Design 2017 with the image design of Cloud Gate Dance Collection "Rice" and Cloud Gate 2 "13 Tongues". He received the Silver Award with The Cloud Gate 2 "13 Tongues", and was awarded as the Outstanding Alumni by the Taipei University of the Arts in the same year. In 2014, the image design of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre "Rice" won the first prize in the category of Theatre Projection Design at The Knight of Illumination Awards, and in 2013, the image design of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre "House Leakage" won the Bronze Award in the Interactive & New Media category at the 2013 World Stage Design. The participating works have accumulated to more than three hundred pieces so far, and have been shortlisted for the Creation of the Year in the category of The Performing Arts Award at the Taishin Arts Award for many times.
Stage Dsign Designer｜CHANG Che-lung
Graduated from the Master's Program of Theater Design at National Taipei University of the Arts, and the Department of Industrial Design at National Cheng Kung University, Chang used to be a lecturer in the Department of Theater and Theater Design at the National Taipei University of the Arts. He is currently a full-time lecturer at the Department of Fashion Styling and Design Communication of Shi Chien University.
Chang has served as the Initiator and Artistic Director of Tua-Tiu-Tiann International Festival of Arts (TTTIFA), the Director of Stage Design Director for the opening ceremony of the 2017 Taipei World University Games, the Director of the main show stage and space design for the opening of Taipei Fashion Week 2018, the Artistic Director of Thinker's Studio, the Director of Space Design for Theater Café at the National Theater and Concert Hall, the Director of Brand Design for Theatre Talk at the National Theater and Concert Hall, currently as the Co-creative Team Lead and Artistic Director at Borderline Assemblage.
Chang's design works include modern drama, traditional opera, dance, technological art, large-scale exhibition and performing events, and art curation. Creation includes theater design, product design, space design, theater choreography, video choreography and many more.
Lighting Designer｜SHEN Po-hung
Theater lighting design.
Lighting design works: Story Works "Ageless Addiction", "The World Between Us", "Goodbye to Music Halls", "The Long Goodbye", Shintrun Taiwanese Drama Troupe "Wang Zhao Jun”, the 20th and 21st National Award for the Arts Ceremony, Liang Tang "Shamlet", "Three People Can't Walk", The National Chinese Orchestra and The Bunun Cultural Association of Nantou Shini Township "Over the Mountains - Listening to Bunun's Musical Story" , Performance Workshop "Last Night – When the Stars Were Bright", Han Tang Yue Fu Ensemble "Lu Jiuyuan", Ren Xiang concert "Forever Young", Majestic Grace's musical theater "Women's Heart", Cloud Gate 2 "Lunar Halo", "Dream Catcher", "13 Tongues", Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts "In Love with Ge Zai Xi", Ming Hwa Yuan Arts & Cultural Group "Lin Shao-Mao Taiwanese Knight-errant", Fang-Yi Sheu & Artists "Salute", Kang Kang's twenty-year debut concert "I Want to Thank You" and many more.
Music Designer｜Blaire KO
Taiwanese musician.
Ko has won the Taiwan Golden Melody Award (GMA) for the Best Hakka Album, Best Orchestra, Best Non-pop Performance Album, Best Hakka Album Producer; Golden Bell Award (GBA) for the Best Soundtrack; Golden Indie Music Awards (GIMA) for Best Hip Hop Album Producer, Best Electronic Music Producer, Best Folk Song Composition; Best Album of the Year Awards from French Diapason d'Or, Eslite Music Selection and Taipei Times.
His music works cover genres across ancient and modern classicals, concerts, TV, movies, theaters, Pekking and Kunqu opera, Taiwanese puppet shows, and other operas, with amazing quality and span in creativity. Ko continues to excel in music creation and experimentation. In recent years, he has devoted himself to the collection and reproduction of Taiwanese traditional music, Taiwan's multi languages, oriental rituals and operas.
Presenter: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Kaohsiung City Government
Co-organizer：Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan, Council of Indigenous Peoples, Hakka Affairs Council, Ocean Affairs Council, New Immigrant Development Fund
Special thanks: Hsieh Tsung-Ju
More
►2022 Weiwuying New Year & Lantern Festival Series
【2022 Weiwuying New Year & Lantern Festival Series】Weiwuying Lights Up: The Island of Memories
Like the stars in the skies, light flashes from afar, leading the way for the ships. Light sifts through the leaves of the trees; one beam of light becomes myriad lines that resemble the aerial roots of trees, guiding us to look for our own roots. The lights of every household symbolize the people who we work hard for and who are waiting for us to return home. Their shadows appear on the wall, so that we can't tell make out their skin color. That does not matter. Family does not mind the distinction of skin colors. They only care about whether their children have enough to eat and stay warm or not. Whenever we go home, we will find comfort and forget all the hardship we have been through. It may not be ambrosia at home, but nothing can really compare with a great home-cooked meal. Apart from the above, the sweetest taste in the world must be family's company and children lie on the grass by our side. Before going to bed with content mind, we look up at the starry sky again, and then gradually fall asleep amid the laughter of family reunion.
Theme introduction
Looking up at the starry night
Being under the huge starry sky allows us to feel how small we are. We're also at once humbled by the vast expanse of the sky, the land, and the ocean in front of us. A ship of light ridden with memories of the land enters and takes us on a time travel back to the past and into the future.
Looking for our roots
This used to be the hunting site of the aboriginal people, a place that has nurtured lives and passed on traditions. The memories of the past are the roots of this land, as well as the DNA with which we are born. Every ancestor that cultivated this land through their own pace served to blaze for us a path. They toiled to water the land, so that small sprouts could grow into massive trees that protect us from the sun and provide shade. The roots of the trees intertwine with each other as if holding hands, protecting this land.
Troops waking up
The sonorous fanfare is heard alongside the rising of the sun, awaking the military troops that protect and guard this country as well as the residents that live nearby. That was a sweet time when the military and the people worked hand in hand. Through the sounding of the fanfare once more, we shall rekindle the collective memories of this land.
Working hand in hand
Kaohsiung is a great city filled with diversity and passion. Like a giant tree, it supports all of the people who live and work here. On the other hand, the people continue to build on the achievements of our ancestors, leaving behind their own marks onto the land. When the land is dry, they water it with their own sweat and toil, continuing to leave splendid vestiges unique to themselves onto this great city.
The rich and diverse Hakka culture contributes to the city's unique flavor. As the only city in Taiwan with 16 aboriginal tribes, the city has further enriched the cultural memories of the island country. The island is like a giant tree that protects all of the people who live on it, and the people in turn protect this tree. A common language that does not discriminate based on color or nationality, love deconstructs various cultural styles and combines and manifests anew the symbols of different ethnic groups, creating an all-new scenery; we are a family.
Celebrating harvest
Interweaving vivid colors, the greetings of diverse languages, and the juxtaposing of new and old symbols combine to resemble New Year's music that carries feelings of renewal. These are the people who have worked hard on this land. Wherever we are from, we are now here together. We have also together here created beauty that has impressed the world, such as the amazing Phalaenopsis aphrodite!
On this land—in order to provide a better living environment for our loved ones, we are willing to endure pain, no matter how excruciating it may be. Let’s wipe away our sweat, put on some new clothes, and enjoy a pleasant meal together with family. Cherish every gathering together, as well as each one of those that accompanies us. We once again look up at the starry sky to thank the gods for the bestowment of trials and tribulations, the strength for getting through trials, and abundant harvests. In this New Year, we will continue to return our love to everyone that passes by this place, as well as to this land that protects us.
Administrative Ｔeam
Director｜SHIH Che, CHIEN Wen-pin
Producer｜CHOU Ling-wen, WANG Wen-tsui, Jack KUO
Administrative Coordinator｜LIU Hsiu-ying, Sunny JEIN, Summer HSIEH
Production Coordinator｜TAN Siau-guan, CHEN Mei-lin, Elise LIN
Marketing Coordinator｜YEN Chih-yi, CHU Yi-chun
Administrative Executive｜HU Pi-hsia, Andrew CHEN, TSENG Yuan-chia
Program Executive｜Emily YEH, HSU Chih-wei, HSU Han-shu
Marketing Executive｜LIN Miao-jie, Cynthia CHIANG, JEN Li-yu
Production Team
Visual Director & conceiver｜ Ethan WANG
Stage Designer｜CHANG Che-lung
Lighting Designer｜SHEN Po-hung
Music Desginer｜Blaire KO
CG Producer｜Irene CHEN
Art Director｜Anru LIU
Illustrator｜HU Yi-zhi
CG Supervisor｜Seadog TSO
Motion Graphics Designer｜CHEN Wei-ting, Carole WU, WANG Fang-chun, CHIANG Kuang-jian, HO Sheng-lun
Photographer｜LIU Chen-hsiang , WANG Pi-cheng, Lô Bōo-him
Videographer｜Precondition Productions
Administrative Director｜Claire I Hsuan LIN
Administrative Coordinator｜tête-à-tête events
Creative and Production Team
Visual Director & Conceiver｜Ethan WANG
Graduated from the Master of New Media Art at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London and the Department of Theatrical Design & Technology at the National Academy of Arts in Taiwan, Wang is currently a director at the Taiwan Association of Theater Technology, a director of the CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture, and a part-time lecturer at the Department of Theatrical Design & Technology at the National Academy of Arts.
In 2019, he served as the curator of the Taiwan Pavilion of the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space. In 2017, he was shortlisted for the Projection and multi-media Design award of the World Stage Design 2017 with the image design of Cloud Gate Dance Collection "Rice" and Cloud Gate 2 "13 Tongues". He received the Silver Award with The Cloud Gate 2 "13 Tongues", and was awarded as the Outstanding Alumni by the Taipei University of the Arts in the same year. In 2014, the image design of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre "Rice" won the first prize in the category of Theatre Projection Design at The Knight of Illumination Awards, and in 2013, the image design of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre "House Leakage" won the Bronze Award in the Interactive & New Media category at the 2013 World Stage Design. The participating works have accumulated to more than three hundred pieces so far, and have been shortlisted for the Creation of the Year in the category of The Performing Arts Award at the Taishin Arts Award for many times.
Stage Dsign Designer｜CHANG Che-lung
Graduated from the Master's Program of Theater Design at National Taipei University of the Arts, and the Department of Industrial Design at National Cheng Kung University, Chang used to be a lecturer in the Department of Theater and Theater Design at the National Taipei University of the Arts. He is currently a full-time lecturer at the Department of Fashion Styling and Design Communication of Shi Chien University.
Chang has served as the Initiator and Artistic Director of Tua-Tiu-Tiann International Festival of Arts (TTTIFA), the Director of Stage Design Director for the opening ceremony of the 2017 Taipei World University Games, the Director of the main show stage and space design for the opening of Taipei Fashion Week 2018, the Artistic Director of Thinker's Studio, the Director of Space Design for Theater Café at the National Theater and Concert Hall, the Director of Brand Design for Theatre Talk at the National Theater and Concert Hall, currently as the Co-creative Team Lead and Artistic Director at Borderline Assemblage.
Chang's design works include modern drama, traditional opera, dance, technological art, large-scale exhibition and performing events, and art curation. Creation includes theater design, product design, space design, theater choreography, video choreography and many more.
Lighting Designer｜SHEN Po-hung
Theater lighting design.
Lighting design works: Story Works "Ageless Addiction", "The World Between Us", "Goodbye to Music Halls", "The Long Goodbye", Shintrun Taiwanese Drama Troupe "Wang Zhao Jun”, the 20th and 21st National Award for the Arts Ceremony, Liang Tang "Shamlet", "Three People Can't Walk", The National Chinese Orchestra and The Bunun Cultural Association of Nantou Shini Township "Over the Mountains - Listening to Bunun's Musical Story" , Performance Workshop "Last Night – When the Stars Were Bright", Han Tang Yue Fu Ensemble "Lu Jiuyuan", Ren Xiang concert "Forever Young", Majestic Grace's musical theater "Women's Heart", Cloud Gate 2 "Lunar Halo", "Dream Catcher", "13 Tongues", Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts "In Love with Ge Zai Xi", Ming Hwa Yuan Arts & Cultural Group "Lin Shao-Mao Taiwanese Knight-errant", Fang-Yi Sheu & Artists "Salute", Kang Kang's twenty-year debut concert "I Want to Thank You" and many more.
Music Designer｜Blaire KO
Taiwanese musician.
Ko has won the Taiwan Golden Melody Award (GMA) for the Best Hakka Album, Best Orchestra, Best Non-pop Performance Album, Best Hakka Album Producer; Golden Bell Award (GBA) for the Best Soundtrack; Golden Indie Music Awards (GIMA) for Best Hip Hop Album Producer, Best Electronic Music Producer, Best Folk Song Composition; Best Album of the Year Awards from French Diapason d'Or, Eslite Music Selection and Taipei Times.
His music works cover genres across ancient and modern classicals, concerts, TV, movies, theaters, Pekking and Kunqu opera, Taiwanese puppet shows, and other operas, with amazing quality and span in creativity. Ko continues to excel in music creation and experimentation. In recent years, he has devoted himself to the collection and reproduction of Taiwanese traditional music, Taiwan's multi languages, oriental rituals and operas.
Presenter: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Kaohsiung City Government
Co-organizer：Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan, Council of Indigenous Peoples, Hakka Affairs Council, Ocean Affairs Council, New Immigrant Development Fund
Special thanks: Hsieh Tsung-Ju
More
►2022 Weiwuying New Year & Lantern Festival Series
- Duration is 6 minutes per session.
In complying with government-issued pandemic prevention regulations, guests must complete contact information registration via text messaging. Thank you for your cooperation.
For the duration of the event, guests must wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Please follow instructions given by staff regarding pandemic prevention measures.
The organizer reserves the right to make final decisions.
