{"id":9984,"date":"2012-08-09T14:59:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T06:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwshop.com\/?p=9984"},"modified":"2021-08-03T10:37:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T02:37:01","slug":"this-is-real-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwshop.com\/en\/portfolio\/theatre-portfolio\/this-is-real-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"This is Real (2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inspired by a short story written by Eileen Chang \u2013 \u201cLove,\u201d This is Real<\/em> beautifully depicts all kinds of whimsical fantasy of universal love. Be it reading out loud a poem or unfolding a story, through the wavering tempo and seemingly apathetic yet possibly compassionate emotions, the combination of literal and body language of actors and dancers evokes a poetically tragic yet comic atmosphere. Based on literature, This is Real<\/em> is in fact both a poetic prose, and a prose-like poem.<\/p>\n

Love has always been the most moving subject matter. Ranging from committed eternal love, to couples in hysterical courtship, and to married one seeking dangerous affair, the play carefully examines the diversity of love and uses a humorous tone in characterizing unconditional love. Though the encounters and interactions between three men and three women seemingly make the play as an episodic fiction, the play inherently illustrates everything about love, forming a metaphoric circle with the theme of love as the very center. Meanwhile, fantasy and realism are coexistent in this play, reflecting the ambiguity in a relationship; indefinite, enigmatic, and illusory. The presence of the airport, feather, love bank and love tutoring all serve as an allegory of distinctive situations of love, and how each scene intersects with one another constructs the very truth of love: when you meet the one among the millions, when amid millions of years, across the borderless wastes of time, you happen to catch him or her, neither a step too early nor a step too late.<\/p>\n

In definition, realism is one of theatrical conventions and the aesthetics of dance could be regarded as a form of non-verbal communication; hence, This is Real<\/em> portrays both realism and non-realism simultaneously on the stage, as dance outlines the poetic element under the realistic framing of modern theater. Consequently, This is Real<\/em> redefines and transcends the juxtaposition of theater and dance, just like how Just Play It <\/em>is not simply a musical because of its juxtaposition of theater and music.<\/p>\n

The series of juxtaposing experimental works by Ismene Ting is of great importance to Performance Workshop, who is celebrating their 28th<\/sup> anniversary this year, for these plays are representative of the courage, insistence, sincerity and passion of creating theatrical artworks. \u00a0If Just Play It<\/em> is a pristine prose and This is Real<\/em> is a beautifully melodic prose poem, then Ismene Ting's series of juxtaposing experimental works contributes as a magical experiment lab that produces astounding surprises, always providing a sense of wonder.<\/p>\n

Written and Directed by Ismene Ting
\nChoreography by Chen Wu-kang, Su Wei-chia and Yeh Ming-hua
\nVisual Co-ordinator by Michael Yuin Hai Ting<\/p>\n

Featuring
\nShi Yi-xiu
\nHsieh Yin-hsuan
\nLiu Mei-yu
\nChen Wu-kang
\nSu Wei-chia
\nYeh Ming-hua<\/p>\n

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Scenic Design by Austin Wang
\nLighting Design by Michael Lizen Chien
\nCostume Design by Gyokurei Suzuka
\nHair Design by Hou Mei-Chun
\nMackup Design by Gyokurei Suzuka, Zhuan
\nProjection Design by Zhou Dong-yen
\nGraphic Design by Chen Chun-yen
\nTrapeze Design by Wang Guang-hua
\nMusic Design by Chao Min-Tzu
\nSound Effect by Li Zhi-geng
\nArtistic Director: Stan Lai
\nManaging Director: Ding Nai-chu
\nProducer: Hsieh Ming-chang
\nTechnical Director: Szu Chien-hua
\nStage Manager: Huang He-jing
\nStage Technical Consultant: Wang Han-min
\nLighting Technical Consultant: Lin Yi-jie<\/p>\n

World Premiere, February 24, 2012
\nThe Metropolitan Hall, Taipei, Taiwan<\/p>\n

Past Tour: Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taitung, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Ningbo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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