The Tempest

Tsui, Hark; Wu, Hsing-kuo 2008

In Putonghua (or Mandarin) with Chinese and English surtitles. See also the 2004 staging of The Tempest directed by Tsui Hark and Wu Hsing-kuo.

News article about The Tempest production scheduled for the 2008 New Vision Arts Festival, held from Oct. 23 to Nov. 23, 2008.

More details about the October 24-25 performances of The Tempest at the 2008 New Vision Arts Festival.

The Tempest

Tsui, Hark; Wu, Hsing-kuo 2004

Co-directed by Wu Hsing-kuo and the Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark, the Tempest combined jingju, kunju, and Taiwan’s aboriginal dance, with a cinematic visual language to comment on the tension between the aboriginals and mainland Chinese immigrants to the island of Taiwan. Read More

Kingdom of Desire

Wu, Hsing-kuo 1986 | One Comment

During the Eastern Chou Dynasty of the Warring State when feudalism was at its peak. The nation of Chi fell prey to the greed and ambitions of the Lord Chancellor, Wei Lie-Bo. East City Defender, Au-Shu, and his deputy, Meng, were called upon to settle the disputes. Read More

Li’er zaici (Lear is Here)

Wu, Hsing-kuo 2001 | 2 Comments

In 2001, Wu Hsing-kuo, the artistic director of the Contemporary Legend Theatre (CLT, Taipei), returned to the stage after disbanding his company two years earlier. His solo performance of King Lear reflects his own personal struggle to rediscover his own identity as an actor and to define the mission of the CLT in the 21st century. Read More