- Duration is 50 minutes without intermission.
- Age guidance 6+
Performed in Taiwanese without surtitles.
【2022 Weiwuying Circus Platform】Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater x Circus P.S. - Get Well Soon
Ah-dieh is a middle-aged woman, born poor but always gambles and steals. One day, the lord's emissary offers one thousand taels of gold as a reward to find the "Golden Chrysalis". Little does Ah-dieh know, the chrysalis will bring her and her mother curse and misfortune.
"If you ever lose your way, follow the wind as the butterflies travel, it will guide your way."
Ah-dieh discovers a strange, brand-new world in the mountains. The only thing she recognizes are the golden butterflies that used to fly over the roof of her house in spring…
Mountains are the transition between nature and civilization. They are home to bandits, spirits, monsters and gods — those social outcasts who aren't welcome by humans. Are they pure evil? Or are they the sincere souls that embrace their real self?
Inspired by the traditional tales of mystery and supernatural, Get Well Soon not only creates the unique characters such as the village freaks, mountain spirits and gods, but it also offers a humorous take on life and nature. By combining circus finesse, Budaixi puppetry performance, and scenic transformations, the performance creates a fantasy that will definitely blow the audiences away.
Creative and Production Team
Director|ZHUANG Jing-wei
Playwright|LEE Yi-chu
Budaixi Consultant and Collaborator|LEE Ching-yeh
Circus Consultant and Collaborator|FANG Yi-ju
Cast|LEE Ching-yeh, YOU Wen-pin, SU Chun-yen, YANG Hsuan-yi, TĒNN Gio̍k-rû
Music Design|Wenchi LIU
Lighting Design|LIN Ping-hsin
Stage Design|YU Shin-ya
Costume Design|Zoey CHEN
Stage Manager|Dori YU
Executive Producer|Iris LI
Production Administrator|Ryan MING
Rehearsal Assistant|WU Shu-han
Graphic Design|TANG Ching-wen
Photographers|Shephotoerd
Producer Instructor|Project 0
Artists Introduction
ZHUANG Jing-wei
Born in Chiayi, ZHUANG Jin-wei received her B.F.A. in stage design and M.F.A. in directing from Taipei National University of Arts (TNUA). She works in theater as a director, an actor, a stage manager, and a visual designer.
ZHUANG focuses on Taiwanese culture and issues regarding gender, spirituality, and society. She has developed theatrical performances which combine physical and narrative texts.
Her recent works include The Cum Company's Bad Children (as an actor), which won the Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre Grand Jury Prize; The Party Theatre Group's Father and Mother (as the director's assistant); Ryuzanji Jimusho X Our Theatre's An Oxcart for Dowry (as an actor); TNUA Winter Production Twelfth Night (as the assistant to Show RYUZANJI).
Her directorial works include Jingsheng Opera's Drama Dream Ferry, TNUA Spring Production Woyzeck: A Musical (theater version), 2019 Ministry of Culture Youth Art Foster Program Woyzeck: A Musical (tent version); Watu Fangta: An Original Acapella Musical.
Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater
LI Yung-bao established the Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater in 1975 after completing his training at his brother's Da Shan Yun Lin Ge Theater. The Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater is best known for its works such as Feng Chien Chun Chiu, Lieh Nu Fu Kuo, Kuai Hsia Shung Liu Hsing, and Tieh Han Nan Hsia.
The company is now operated by its second generation, LI Jing-ye, the narrator and the principal performer at the helm. LI was previously a puppeteer of Shen Mingzheng Radio Theater Company, during which he won the 27th Golden Melody Award for Traditional Arts and Music Best New Performer. The company has appeared in the Golden Palm Competition of the Yunlin International Puppetry Festival and received the Taiwan Top Annual Grant for Performing Arts Groups for multiple years under LI's leadership. In addition, the company has worked at the Beigang Cultural Center in Yunlin County for many years, doing their best to promote Taiwanese puppet theater to the public.
Its recent works include The Ambassador of the Underworld, The River of Broken Dream, and The End of Flowers have been well received by the audience.
Circus P.S.
Founded by FANG Yi-ju (the actor and the director), HUANG Chih-mei (the acrobat and the dancer), and WEN Ching-ni (the martial artist), Circus P.S. has been invited to perform at the opening of major festivals around the world for its unique style and its brilliant choreography.
The group is committed to exploring the new style of contemporary Taiwanese circus choreography and constructing a unique style of circus acrobatic performance. The group strives to engage a wider audience through the captivating storytelling techniques.
Its recent works include The Rhythms of Life at National Taiwan Museum in 2021, OOUPS - Taipower Version at 2020 Nuit Blanche Taipei, Circling Embrace through Day and Night at Bringing the Arts to Your Community, DISTANCE at Le Festival OFF d'Avignon, Czech-Taiwan cultural exchange performance at Taipei 101, youuoy at the opening of Face To Face exhibition at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, and OOUPS at the Program X-site exhibition of Taipei Fine Arts Museum.
Performers|Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater, Circus P.S.
Collaborators|National Performing Arts Center- National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Cultural Affairs Department of Yunlin County Government
【2022 Weiwuying Circus Platform】Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater x Circus P.S. - Get Well Soon
Ah-dieh is a middle-aged woman, born poor but always gambles and steals. One day, the lord's emissary offers one thousand taels of gold as a reward to find the "Golden Chrysalis". Little does Ah-dieh know, the chrysalis will bring her and her mother curse and misfortune.
"If you ever lose your way, follow the wind as the butterflies travel, it will guide your way."
Ah-dieh discovers a strange, brand-new world in the mountains. The only thing she recognizes are the golden butterflies that used to fly over the roof of her house in spring…
Mountains are the transition between nature and civilization. They are home to bandits, spirits, monsters and gods — those social outcasts who aren't welcome by humans. Are they pure evil? Or are they the sincere souls that embrace their real self?
Inspired by the traditional tales of mystery and supernatural, Get Well Soon not only creates the unique characters such as the village freaks, mountain spirits and gods, but it also offers a humorous take on life and nature. By combining circus finesse, Budaixi puppetry performance, and scenic transformations, the performance creates a fantasy that will definitely blow the audiences away.
Creative and Production Team
Director|ZHUANG Jing-wei
Playwright|LEE Yi-chu
Budaixi Consultant and Collaborator|LEE Ching-yeh
Circus Consultant and Collaborator|FANG Yi-ju
Cast|LEE Ching-yeh, YOU Wen-pin, SU Chun-yen, YANG Hsuan-yi, TĒNN Gio̍k-rû
Music Design|Wenchi LIU
Lighting Design|LIN Ping-hsin
Stage Design|YU Shin-ya
Costume Design|Zoey CHEN
Stage Manager|Dori YU
Executive Producer|Iris LI
Production Administrator|Ryan MING
Rehearsal Assistant|WU Shu-han
Graphic Design|TANG Ching-wen
Photographers|Shephotoerd
Producer Instructor|Project 0
Artists Introduction
ZHUANG Jing-wei
Born in Chiayi, ZHUANG Jin-wei received her B.F.A. in stage design and M.F.A. in directing from Taipei National University of Arts (TNUA). She works in theater as a director, an actor, a stage manager, and a visual designer.
ZHUANG focuses on Taiwanese culture and issues regarding gender, spirituality, and society. She has developed theatrical performances which combine physical and narrative texts.
Her recent works include The Cum Company's Bad Children (as an actor), which won the Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre Grand Jury Prize; The Party Theatre Group's Father and Mother (as the director's assistant); Ryuzanji Jimusho X Our Theatre's An Oxcart for Dowry (as an actor); TNUA Winter Production Twelfth Night (as the assistant to Show RYUZANJI).
Her directorial works include Jingsheng Opera's Drama Dream Ferry, TNUA Spring Production Woyzeck: A Musical (theater version), 2019 Ministry of Culture Youth Art Foster Program Woyzeck: A Musical (tent version); Watu Fangta: An Original Acapella Musical.
Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater
LI Yung-bao established the Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater in 1975 after completing his training at his brother's Da Shan Yun Lin Ge Theater. The Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater is best known for its works such as Feng Chien Chun Chiu, Lieh Nu Fu Kuo, Kuai Hsia Shung Liu Hsing, and Tieh Han Nan Hsia.
The company is now operated by its second generation, LI Jing-ye, the narrator and the principal performer at the helm. LI was previously a puppeteer of Shen Mingzheng Radio Theater Company, during which he won the 27th Golden Melody Award for Traditional Arts and Music Best New Performer. The company has appeared in the Golden Palm Competition of the Yunlin International Puppetry Festival and received the Taiwan Top Annual Grant for Performing Arts Groups for multiple years under LI's leadership. In addition, the company has worked at the Beigang Cultural Center in Yunlin County for many years, doing their best to promote Taiwanese puppet theater to the public.
Its recent works include The Ambassador of the Underworld, The River of Broken Dream, and The End of Flowers have been well received by the audience.
Circus P.S.
Founded by FANG Yi-ju (the actor and the director), HUANG Chih-mei (the acrobat and the dancer), and WEN Ching-ni (the martial artist), Circus P.S. has been invited to perform at the opening of major festivals around the world for its unique style and its brilliant choreography.
The group is committed to exploring the new style of contemporary Taiwanese circus choreography and constructing a unique style of circus acrobatic performance. The group strives to engage a wider audience through the captivating storytelling techniques.
Its recent works include The Rhythms of Life at National Taiwan Museum in 2021, OOUPS - Taipower Version at 2020 Nuit Blanche Taipei, Circling Embrace through Day and Night at Bringing the Arts to Your Community, DISTANCE at Le Festival OFF d'Avignon, Czech-Taiwan cultural exchange performance at Taipei 101, youuoy at the opening of Face To Face exhibition at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, and OOUPS at the Program X-site exhibition of Taipei Fine Arts Museum.
Performers|Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater, Circus P.S.
Collaborators|National Performing Arts Center- National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Cultural Affairs Department of Yunlin County Government
- Duration is 50 minutes without intermission.
- Age guidance 6+
Performed in Taiwanese without surtitles.