Before understanding each other, we are destined to kill one another.
Premiered in 2011, The Sun by the Japanese playwriter/director Tomohiro Maekawa sets the scene on a post-apocalyptic Earth in the early 21st century. The world’s population has significantly decreased and is divided into two groups: the mutated new breed, Nokusu, and the old humans, Kyurio. The former are intolerant to sunlight but outsmart the latter, thus controlling resources and oppressing the Kyurios in poverty.
Long before the COVID-19 outbreak, the sci-fi philosophical fable imagines a dystopian future brought about by bioterror attacks. Not only are characters distinguished by intelligence or physical capacity, but also by their own beliefs and faith in ways of coexisting, which can be contradictory even within the same “species”.
The smash hit has received great praise and has been adapted into a movie, a novel, and multiple stage versions, making it recognized internationally. This year, continuing his pursuit of naturalistic aesthetics, Tora Hsu, a theater prodigy and the artistic director of 4 CHAIRS THEATRE, leads a phenomenal Taiwanese cast in reinterpreting the piece within a post-pandemic context. After what we have collectively been through, this new staging reinvestigates how we confront divided and extreme positions in a still-fragmented world.
EARLIER DATES |
Aug.9th-11th, 2024_ Taipei Performing Arts Center _Globe Playhouse_Taipei
Premiered in 2011, The Sun by the Japanese playwriter/director Tomohiro Maekawa sets the scene on a post-apocalyptic Earth in the early 21st century. The world’s population has significantly decreased and is divided into two groups: the mutated new breed, Nokusu, and the old humans, Kyurio. The former are intolerant to sunlight but outsmart the latter, thus controlling resources and oppressing the Kyurios in poverty.
Long before the COVID-19 outbreak, the sci-fi philosophical fable imagines a dystopian future brought about by bioterror attacks. Not only are characters distinguished by intelligence or physical capacity, but also by their own beliefs and faith in ways of coexisting, which can be contradictory even within the same “species”.
The smash hit has received great praise and has been adapted into a movie, a novel, and multiple stage versions, making it recognized internationally. This year, continuing his pursuit of naturalistic aesthetics, Tora Hsu, a theater prodigy and the artistic director of 4 CHAIRS THEATRE, leads a phenomenal Taiwanese cast in reinterpreting the piece within a post-pandemic context. After what we have collectively been through, this new staging reinvestigates how we confront divided and extreme positions in a still-fragmented world.
EARLIER DATES |
Aug.9th-11th, 2024_ Taipei Performing Arts Center _Globe Playhouse_Taipei
Credit |
Original Script｜Tomohiro Maekawa
Director｜Tora Hsu
Assistant Director｜CHEN Yu-Dien
Script Translation｜TSAN Mu-ju
Script Adaptation｜CHEN Yi-En
Cast｜LIN Zi-Heng, Gaki Lin, David Chu, TSUEI Tai-Hao, CHEN Yi-En, YANG Chia-En, TSAI Yi-Ling, LI Wei-Cih, Rico Wei
Light Design｜CHEN Guan-Lin
Video Design｜WANG Cheng-Yuan
Sound Design｜Iggy Hung
Costume Design｜FAN Yu-Lin
Movement Coach: LIN Yu-Ju
Director Assistant｜MAO Ssu-Yu, Ryan Lin
Light Design Assistant｜KUO You-Wei
Video Design Assistant｜ZHUNAG Pei-Hua, HSU Chia-Tien, Daniel Han
Stage Manager｜TENG Ming-Yu
Assistant Stage Manager｜CHIU Yen-Han
Technical Director｜LIOU Bor-Yan
Stage Technician｜CHEN Guan-Ting, HSU Pai-Rui, LO Yu-Chen, LAN Ko-Fang,YAP Siew-Yin, CHEN Yu-Ying, LI Ming-Yuan, LUO Chen-Yang,CHOU Kuan-Chih, YANG Kai-Chi, TSAI Ting-Jui, LI Liang-Yu,LIN Qun-Jie, DU Guan-Lin
Master Electrician｜ZENG Ze-Hong
Lighting Technician｜WANG Ting-Kai, WANG Tsai-Fei, CHU Wei-Ting, Ven Wu,HSU Yu-Ling, Harrison Chen, HUANG Guan-Ming, HUANG Yu-Syun
Audio Technical Director｜CHEN Yu-Chien
Audio Technician｜LIN Chia-Yu, SHAO Ko-Han, CHANG Chih-Hui, CHUANG Ying-Feng, CHAO Chih-Yau
Makeup and Hair Coordination, Makeup Design and Execution｜Teddy Cheng
Makeup Execution｜Adam Chen
Hair Design and Execution｜Sarah Wu
Wardrobe｜Sen Wu, LIAO Yun-Hui
Production Director｜SU Chih-Peng
Producer｜Ann Wu
Executive Producer｜LU Lin
Production Assistant｜CHEN Yu-Chun
Administration｜CHEN Yi-Ling
Marketing｜BPE
Main Vision
Visual Coordination｜ Yen Design
Creative Director｜YEN Po-Chun
Art Director｜Dizzy Ha
Graphic Designer｜ZHOU Yi-Xun
Project Manager｜CHEN An
Photography｜Etang Chen
Lighting｜TSAI Ping-Hsiao
Photography Assistant｜ CHEN Kuo-Ta, WANG Ying-Han
Stylist｜FAN Yu-Lin
Make-up & Hair｜CHUNG Chi-Fu, LIN Shao-Chen
Trailer｜Eric Hsu
Performance Documentation｜BiG BiG CHEN International Film Co., Ltd.
Photography｜HUANG Huang-Chih
Special Thanks｜LIN Yu-Ju, TIEN Hsiao-Tzu
Presenter｜Taipei City Government
Organizer｜Taipei Performing Arts Center