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Looking up at the starry night
\n\nBeing 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.
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Looking for our roots
\n\nThis 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.
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Troops waking up
\n\nThe 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.
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Working hand in hand
\n\nKaohsiung 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.
\n\nThe 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.
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Celebrating harvest
\n\nInterweaving 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!
\n\nOn 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.
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Administrative Team
\n\nDirector|SHIH Che, CHIEN Wen-pin
\n\nProducer|CHOU Ling-wen, WANG Wen-tsui, Jack KUO
\n\nAdministrative Coordinator|LIU Hsiu-ying, Sunny JEIN, Summer HSIEH
\n\nProduction Coordinator|TAN Siau-guan, CHEN Mei-lin, Elise LIN
\n\nMarketing Coordinator|YEN Chih-yi, CHU Yi-chun
\n\nAdministrative Executive|HU Pi-hsia, Andrew CHEN, TSENG Yuan-chia
\n\nProgram Executive|Emily YEH, HSU Chih-wei, HSU Han-shu
\n\nMarketing Executive|LIN Miao-jie, Cynthia CHIANG, JEN Li-yu
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Production Team
\n\nVisual Director & conceiver| Ethan WANG
\n\nStage Designer|CHANG Che-lung
\n\nLighting Designer|SHEN Po-hung
\n\nMusic Desginer|Blaire KO
\n\nCG Producer|Irene CHEN
\n\nArt Director|Anru LIU
\n\nIllustrator|HU Yi-zhi
\n\nCG Supervisor|Seadog TSO
\n\nMotion Graphics Designer|CHEN Wei-ting, Carole WU, WANG Fang-chun, CHIANG Kuang-jian, HO Sheng-lun
\n\nPhotographer|LIU Chen-hsiang , WANG Pi-cheng, Lô Bōo-him
\n\nVideographer|Precondition Productions
\n\nAdministrative Director|Claire I Hsuan LIN
\n\nAdministrative Coordinator|tête-à-tête events
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Creative and Production Team
\n\nVisual Director & Conceiver|Ethan WANG
\n\nGraduated 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.
\n\nIn 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.
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Stage Dsign Designer|CHANG Che-lung
\n\nGraduated 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.
\n\nChang 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.
\n\nChang'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.
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Lighting Designer|SHEN Po-hung
\n\nTheater lighting design.
\n\nLighting 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.
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Music Designer|Blaire KO
\n\nTaiwanese musician.
\n\nKo 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.
\n\nHis 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.
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Presenter: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Kaohsiung City Government
\n\nCo-organizer:Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan, Council of Indigenous Peoples, Hakka Affairs Council, Ocean Affairs Council, New Immigrant Development Fund
\n\nSpecial thanks: Hsieh Tsung-Ju
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