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- Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 60 minutes without intermission.
- Age guidance 5+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- 5/20(Fri)12:00 to 5/27(Fri)12:00 25% off for Weiwuying member
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【2022 Weiwuying Children's Festival】Puppet & Its Double - The Selfish Giant
In an eternally frozen garden, the Giant needs to find the smile to defrost the frigid winter.
Oscar WILDE's most heartwarming fairy tale.
Bringing the most touching and splendid time to kids in us, young and grown-up.
Spring has arrived with grasses everywhere soft as carpets, but inside the Giant's garden, everything is frozen and lifeless. The Giant wonders why the snow never leaves……
Are we ever once the confused Giant?
The Selfish Giant is a well-known fairy tale written by Oscar WILDE (1854-1900) for his little son when he was two years old. "Every father has the responsibility to write fairy tales for their children," said WILDE. Despite its insinuated undertone, the story contains deep love for the world and the wisdom of life. The fragility of children and flowers is used to contrast the powerfulness of the Giant, but the Giant, with such strength, needs the children to defrost the frozen garden. The garden is clearly not the only thing saved by the innocent love.
In the unpredictable sea of destiny, "love" holds us together.
Puppet & Its Double is skilled in leading the audience into the magical forest using exquisite puppet mechanism and following the poetic journey which not only allows children to admire aloud, but also silently contemplate. The playfulness, curiosity and joy of adults are also awakened. After the classic The Happy Prince, Puppet & Its Double once again brilliantly presents the glory of humanity expressed in WILDE's story and demonstrates the universal value that transcends time and borders. You are invited to enjoy this poetic classical fairy tale, and witness how the tough Giant breaks the ice and snow, and welcomes spring into his garden through the power of sharing and love.
Post-Talk
7/22(Fri)20:30 at Paint Shop
7/24(Sun)15:30 at Paint Shop
Creative and Production Team
Director|CHENG Chia-yin
Music Design / Live Musician|LUO Fei-tsuei
Stage / Puppet Design|YEH Man-ling
Stage / Mechanical Design|YU Meng-ju
Lighting Design|Helmi FITA (Singapore)
Costume Design|WANG Yi-ching
Storyteller|LIU Yu-jane
Actor|YANG Bo-wei, WEI Lin-chuan
Team Introduction
Puppet & Its Double
Founded in 1999, the Puppet & Its Double strongly believes that "everything can be a puppet," as it makes great effort to expand the theatrical potentiality of puppetry in contemporary performing arts and to welcome every possible interdisciplinary experiment. It is particularly known for its exquisite puppet-making and design, while its performance ranges from glove puppet, string puppet, rod puppet, table-top puppet, shadow theatre, etc. By bringing actors and puppets together on stage and adopting a poetic theatrical language, it visualizes a world of imagination beyond what humans can do and fascinates us with its thought-provoking fantasy and transformative identities. The Puppet & Its Double was nominated for "The Best Performing Arts" at Taishin Arts Award in 2002, 2009 and 2017, and has been invited to various domestic and international art festivals, visiting over 30 cities across Europe, Asia and America. The Puppet & Its Double is the most world-renowned contemporary puppet theatre from Taiwan.
Co-produced by Puppet & Its Double, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), and Art Facilities Management Center, Taoyuan
Learn More
►2022 Weiwuying Children's Festival
Main Sponsor
【2022 Weiwuying Children's Festival】Puppet & Its Double - The Selfish Giant
In an eternally frozen garden, the Giant needs to find the smile to defrost the frigid winter.
Oscar WILDE's most heartwarming fairy tale.
Bringing the most touching and splendid time to kids in us, young and grown-up.
Spring has arrived with grasses everywhere soft as carpets, but inside the Giant's garden, everything is frozen and lifeless. The Giant wonders why the snow never leaves……
Are we ever once the confused Giant?
The Selfish Giant is a well-known fairy tale written by Oscar WILDE (1854-1900) for his little son when he was two years old. "Every father has the responsibility to write fairy tales for their children," said WILDE. Despite its insinuated undertone, the story contains deep love for the world and the wisdom of life. The fragility of children and flowers is used to contrast the powerfulness of the Giant, but the Giant, with such strength, needs the children to defrost the frozen garden. The garden is clearly not the only thing saved by the innocent love.
In the unpredictable sea of destiny, "love" holds us together.
Puppet & Its Double is skilled in leading the audience into the magical forest using exquisite puppet mechanism and following the poetic journey which not only allows children to admire aloud, but also silently contemplate. The playfulness, curiosity and joy of adults are also awakened. After the classic The Happy Prince, Puppet & Its Double once again brilliantly presents the glory of humanity expressed in WILDE's story and demonstrates the universal value that transcends time and borders. You are invited to enjoy this poetic classical fairy tale, and witness how the tough Giant breaks the ice and snow, and welcomes spring into his garden through the power of sharing and love.
Post-Talk
7/22(Fri)20:30 at Paint Shop
7/24(Sun)15:30 at Paint Shop
Creative and Production Team
Director|CHENG Chia-yin
Music Design / Live Musician|LUO Fei-tsuei
Stage / Puppet Design|YEH Man-ling
Stage / Mechanical Design|YU Meng-ju
Lighting Design|Helmi FITA (Singapore)
Costume Design|WANG Yi-ching
Storyteller|LIU Yu-jane
Actor|YANG Bo-wei, WEI Lin-chuan
Team Introduction
Puppet & Its Double
Founded in 1999, the Puppet & Its Double strongly believes that "everything can be a puppet," as it makes great effort to expand the theatrical potentiality of puppetry in contemporary performing arts and to welcome every possible interdisciplinary experiment. It is particularly known for its exquisite puppet-making and design, while its performance ranges from glove puppet, string puppet, rod puppet, table-top puppet, shadow theatre, etc. By bringing actors and puppets together on stage and adopting a poetic theatrical language, it visualizes a world of imagination beyond what humans can do and fascinates us with its thought-provoking fantasy and transformative identities. The Puppet & Its Double was nominated for "The Best Performing Arts" at Taishin Arts Award in 2002, 2009 and 2017, and has been invited to various domestic and international art festivals, visiting over 30 cities across Europe, Asia and America. The Puppet & Its Double is the most world-renowned contemporary puppet theatre from Taiwan.
Co-produced by Puppet & Its Double, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), and Art Facilities Management Center, Taoyuan
Learn More
►2022 Weiwuying Children's Festival
Main Sponsor
Dear Weiwuying Unlimited member, this is a Weiwuying presented program. You can contact us for a free ticket or buy extra tickets via the link below. Thank You! (Contact +886-7-262-6666 or unlimited@npac-weiwuying.org)
- Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 60 minutes without intermission.
- Age guidance 5+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- 5/20(Fri)12:00 to 5/27(Fri)12:00 25% off for Weiwuying member
- 5/27(Fri)12:00 to 6/10(Fri)12:00 25% off for sales
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
- More Offers
※Discounts are not applicable for tickets tier at NT$300 and lower.
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- 25% off for Weiwuying Youth member
- 10% off additional ticket purchase for Weiwuying Unlimited member
- For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit