衛武營國家藝術文化中心 National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)

In 2013, Cicada started creating for the land of Taiwan. They walked from the west coast to the east, and even learned scuba diving to experience the feeling of breathing in the sea, as a source of inspiration.

At the start of their 10-year anniversary, Cicada walked from the sea to the mountains and recorded their album Hiking in the Mist as if it were a hiking journal penned with music. In their effort to pursue rivers to their sources in 2022, they turned their eyes towards the mountains, forests, and valleys for a long stay, then presented various moments of the journey in the album Seeking the Sources of Streams.

This program begins with a dive into the ocean, followed by gazing at the sun rising over the slopes of arrow grass and a walk into the valleys at the heart of the Central Mountain Range in search of the sources of river streams, moving on into a recollection of how the cypress trees once stood among the cloud forest belt in Taiwan's mid-altitude forests, then finally ends where it all began, with a look over the boundless Pacific Ocean.

  Artists Introduction  

Cicada

Cicada from Taiwan was formed in 2009 consists of violin, cello, acoustic guitar, and piano. It's named after Cicada because people are aware of cicada's existence by their sound instead of forms.

In 2013, Cicada began to compose for Taiwan. The theme of Coastland was the west coastland in Taiwan, and Light Shining through the Sea was inspired by the east coast of Taiwan and the Pacific Ocean. These two albums personify the land and portray the feeling undergoing all the changes and damages. We later collaborated with the Japanese label flau to release Ocean based on these two albums.

In 2016, Cicada selected 14 songs from Over the Sea/Under the Water, Pieces and Let's Go! with the new recording and production to make the album Farewell.

In 2017, White Forest was dedicated to animals including coral reefs, sea turtles, humpback whales, dolphins, as well as cats in the city and birds in the mountains.

Cicada walked into the mountain from the ocean in the 10th year and released Hiking in the Mist. It's their hiking journal with the intention to depict their homeland with expansive views.