A Broadway style Taiwanese Opera, When The World Met Taiwan "遇見台灣" 歌仔戲郭懷一北美巡演

From: Simon Cheng
Date: 2017-07-06 09:58:23

Dear friends,

（Can you forward this email to your children and grandchildren? If you are a second generation TA, can you take you parents to enjoy this show? Thank you.）

I would like to share a rare opportunity to enjoy a Broadway style Taiwanese opera When the World Met Taiwan “Koeh Hoâi-it”  which will debut on 9/9/2017 at San Gabriel Mission Playhouse.

Traditionally the Taiwanese opera stories tend to be Chinese centric with Confucius value. During the past two decades, a new genre of Taiwanese story opera with focus on love, peace and forgiveness has emerged, through the efforts of Christian thought minded** **playwright writer, Dr. Liu Nanfan and her Taiwanese Opera Troupe.  Dr. Liu teaches Taiwanese playwriting at the Taiwanese Literature department, National Chengkong University.

Having performed more than 100 shows in the churches, Performing Art Center across many towns and cities in Taiwan, Taiwanese Opera Troupe will be touring North America this Fall, under the Taiwan Ministry of Culture's sponsorship program.

Aiming to reach out for a wider audience and let the World Met Taiwan through performing arts, they are preparing the English and Mandarin subtitles for the show.

Los Angels debut will be presented by Taiwanese United Fund www.tufusa.org at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse on Sept 9, 2017 at 2:30 pm.

 

Please enjoy this 7 minuets cut of the 2014 performance at Tainan Culture Center.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc4px3joa4Y

Comments and Pastors and music educator from Tainan Seminary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SvmqRypWEo

 

Brief description When The World Met Taiwan - a Taiwanese Opera.

 

"In the 17th century, the Dutch East & West India Companies launched their simultaneous exploration of the Americas and Asia. While the Dutch West India Company built "New Amsterdam" on Manhattan Island, New York, "Fort Zeelandia" was established in today’s Tâilâm (Tainan in Mandarin) , Taiwan under the rule of the Dutch East India Company.

When The World Met Taiwan "Koeh Hoâi-it" is a Broadway-style Taiwanese Opera that tells the story of a historical turning point of different ethnic groups in Taiwan and their interlinked struggle for the recognition of the land and the hope of survival. Come and see a group of young dramatists from Taiwan interpret the outbreak of the "Koeh Hoâi-It Incident" - when sickle and hoes shook up the foundation of the Dutch dominance - by combining traditional and modern performance art forms. The opera is performed in Taiwanese, with English and Mandarin subtitles.

The originating play, written by Dr. Nanfang Liu, won many Taiwanese playwright awards, premiered in Taipei's Tōa-tiū-tiâⁿ Theater (大稻埕戲苑), followed by performances in cities such as Chionghòa (Changhua), Hûnlîm (Yunlin), Kohiông (Kaohsiung), Tâilâm and others.

Drama is without borders, performing arts are how people of different cultural backgrounds get to know and accept one another. Through Taiwan opera’s interpretation of the history, we strive to bring Taiwan to the world stage out of the memory of her colonial past and long for a harmonious future among all cultures.

Poster of this opera is attached, feel free to forward to your friends.

Ticket prices are $100 and $50. Can you purchase two tickets and recommend friends to watch this show on 9/9/2017? 

For tickets please visit www.tufusa.org  Feel free to contact me if you have further question.

Best,

鄭良光 aka Simon Cheng