Close to You Festival @ GTF
超親密小戲節:檳城篇
Puppetry
By Flying Group Theatre (Taiwan)
Date & Time | 11:00am, 8:00pm 21 July 2024: 11:00am, 8:00pm 22 & 24 July 2024: 3:00pm,8:00pm 23 July 2024: 3:00pm *post-show talks, each 15-20 minutes after their last stop 22, 23 & 24 July after 3pm-4:30pm show |
Duration | Approximately 90 minutes |
Venue | Le Petit Four Pâtisserie & Han Jiang Ancestral Temple 韓江家廟 Indoor |
Age Limit | Recommended for audiences aged 12 years and above. |
Language | Both puppetry performances are non-verbal. |
Description
Founded in 2010 by Flying Group Theatre in Taipei, the Close to You Festival is an arts festival that promotes puppetry through object and puppet theatre. By using unconventional spaces as performance venues, the festival minimises the traditional distance between performers and audiences, offering audiences an intimate way to appreciate the arts.
George Town Festival 2024 brings Close to You Festival to Penang for its first international outing, allowing participants to choose between two starting points to tour the city and experience two puppetry performances: A Suitcase of Taipei and Hiss and Arf.
As you walk from one performance venue to the next, we encourage you to take in the unique atmosphere of our urban spaces and consider the artistic possibilities they hold.
*Founder of Close to You Festival, Shih Pei-Yu, will be having a sharing session on Tuesday 23rd July (8:00 pm-9:30 pm), venue TBC.
由飛人集社劇團策劃主辦的「超親密小戲節」自2010年始,推廣偶戲並以物件為介面、使用非劇場空間為表演場域。演出旨在探索人類與物件之間的相互關係,強調空間的運用,將生活場域的細節提煉成為演出文本的元素。
以台北為起點,在不同角落如咖啡館、書店和沙龍等小型舞台上進行展演,提供近距離的觀賞模式,打破那條橫跨在演員與觀眾之間的傳統界線。
「超親密小戲節」檳城篇,是團隊首次離開台灣遠赴海外演出,挑戰不同城市的人文地貌與偶戲劇場的結合。演出期間將提供兩條城市漫步路線供觀眾選擇,在走街串巷的過程中一併欣賞兩場超親密的偶戲演出:《迴光城市》和《嘶嘶嗷嗷》。
當您從一個演出場地散步至下一個演出場地時,團隊誠邀您放慢腳步、細膩觀察與品味這座城市的獨特氛圍,進而深入探索每處極有可能蘊含藝術潛力的空間與角落。
「超親密小戲節」的創辦人石佩玉將於7月23日(星期二)晚上8:00-9:30在Mano Plus Mini Cube舉行分享講座。
A Suitcase of Taipei 迴光城市 by Flying Group Theatre 飛人集社劇團
The scene is set in Taipei, where a man and a woman are having a dinner date. They ride a scooter through the city to buy ingredients. While they shop, the sights, smells and sounds of the market draw out the distinctive atmosphere of life in Taipei, the city’s charms permeating the air. As they prepare the food, the two grow closer, becoming more intimately entangled with one another. This non-verbal performance uses a suitcase as a small-scale backdrop, the closeness between audience and puppeteer reflecting the closed distance between the man and the woman. Since its premiere at the Microfestival Fa. Versteeg in the Netherlands in 2019, A Suitcase of Taipei has toured at festivals such as the International Puppet Arts Festival in Saguenay, Canada. Come closer, and watch a whimsical world of food and lust be revealed before your very eyes.
故事起源於日常生活。都會男女相約晚餐,他們騎着機車穿越台北前往傳統市場準備食材。傳統市場的特殊氣氛以及台灣特有的物件,在採買中帶出屬於台北的生活滋味。烹調準備的過程中拉近兩人之間的距離,進一步展現食物與情慾的異想世界,再從私密的城市符號滲透至肉與靈的救贖寓言。 這場無聲演出以手提箱為“演出舞台”,以觀眾與木偶師之間的親密與故事中主角之間的近距離相呼應。 《一皮箱的台北──飲食男女》(現為《迴光城市》)在荷蘭多德雷赫特國際微型藝術節首演後,也曾在加拿大薩格奈國際偶戲節、捷克SKUPA’S PILSEN國際偶戲節等地進行巡演。 走近一些,觀看一個充滿食物和欲望的異想天開的世界展現在您的眼前。 再靠近一些、再親密一點,一個有關烹飪和欲望的台北故事即將開演。
Hiss and Arf 嘶嘶嗷嗷 by Puppet on the Workbench 偶人工作桌
Dogs versus cats. A rivalry as old as time. Are you a dog’s best friend or a cat’s loyal servant? Hiss and Arf is a contemporary puppetry performance that employs traditional Taiwanese glove puppetry techniques. This wordless performance portrays the delightful and humorous life between an owner and his pets. Cats hiss when they are angry, while dogs arf! With a cat on one hand and a dog on the other, who knows what wacky adventures the puppeteer will embark on with his furry duo? What comical and amusing things will happen in this furry world? Since its premiere in 2018, Hiss and Arf has been performed throughout Taiwan and at the ISHARA International Puppet Theatre Festival in India. *The puppeteer Chen Chia-Hao will be having a puppetry workshop on Friday 26th July (7:00pm-10:00pm), at Penang Harmony Centre. Registration required.
貓生氣了,嘶嘶!狗也生氣了,嗷嗷! 當操偶師變成了毛孩子們的主人,一手是貓,一手是狗。 在這個毛茸茸的世界,會産生什麼崩潰又有趣的事呢? 不論你是貓派還是狗派,快來跟著一起嘶嘶嗷嗷吧! 《嘶嘶嗷嗷》是一出運用傳統布袋戲操作技巧的當代偶戲。透過人、偶同台演出,無需語言,將主人與貓狗之間的趣味生活展現的淋漓盡致!不僅如此,觀眾還能從這部作品當中發現台灣傳統布袋戲的魅力與多樣性。 自2018年首演以來,《嘶嘶嗷嗷》也曾在台灣各地以及印度ISHARA國際偶戲藝術節出演。 *偶戲演員陳佳豪將於7月26日(星期五)晚上7:00-10:00在Penang Harmony Centre舉行操偶工作坊。有興趣參與的朋友請事先報名。
Audiences can select their preferred starting point:
觀眾請選擇出發地點:
Option A: From A Suitcase of Taipei to Hiss and Arf 選項A:從《迴光城市》到《嘶嘶嗷嗷》 |
In the first half, audiences will enjoy a performance of A Suitcase of Taipei by Shih Pei-Yu at Le Petit Four Patisserie. This is followed by a guided tour through George Town’s historic buildings, before arriving at Han Jiang Ancestral Temple to watch Hiss and Arf by Chen Chia-Hao. The journey between venues is approximately 10 minutes. 在節目上半場,觀眾將在Le Petit Four Patisserie欣賞由石佩玉與歐佳瑞共同創作的《迴光城市》演出。隨後由工作人員帶領導覽穿梭於檳城喬治市古建築中,路程預計10分鐘, 抵達韓江家廟,繼續欣賞由陳佳豪帶來的《嘶嘶嗷嗷》演出。 |
Option B: From Hiss and Arf to A Suitcase of Taipei 選項B:從《嘶嘶嗷嗷》到《迴光城市》 |
In the first half, audiences will enjoy a performance of Hiss and Arf at Han Jiang Ancestral Temple. This is followed by a guided tour through George Town’s historic buildings, before arriving at Le Petit Four Patisserie to watch A Suitcase of Taipei by Shih Pei-Yu. The journey between venues is approximately 10 minutes. 在節目上半場,觀眾將在韓江家廟欣賞由陳佳豪帶來的《嘶嘶嗷嗷》演出。隨後由工作人員帶領導覽穿梭於檳城喬治市古建築中,路程預計10分鐘,抵達Le Petit Four Patisserie,繼續欣賞由石佩玉與歐佳瑞共同創作的《迴光城市》演出。 |
Organised by |
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia駐馬來西亞臺北經濟文化辦事處
George Town Festival(GTF)
Presented by |
Flying Group Theatre飛人集社劇團 x Puppet on the Workbench 偶人工作桌(Taiwan)
Sponsored by |
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (R.O.C)
Manloy文來
Venue Sponsored by |
Le Petit Four Patisserie, Han Jiang Ancestral Temple 韓江家廟
MEDIA QUOTES & REVIEWS
Featured in “Must-see Performances Of 2020-2022” by PAR Performing Arts Redefined Magazine
獲選為PAR表演藝術雜誌「真的、好想再看一次!2020-2022看不膩的表演清單」
“Puppet-On-The-Workbench has been taking the art of puppetry to new heights, and the performance was stunning”. – Dadi Pudumjee, Director of the Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust
「偶人工作桌」把布偶藝術提升到新的高點,演出「令人驚艷」。– ISHARA藝術總監浦頓吉(Dadi Pudumjee)
Notes
There are two starting points to choose from, which determines the order audiences experience the puppetry performances. Kindly purchase your ticket according to your preferred order.
Credits
Close to You Festival @ GTF(超親密小戲節:檳城篇)
Producer 製作人 | Weslee Chuang 莊菀萍
A Suitcase of Taipei 迴光城市
Creator / Perfomer 創作暨演出 |
Shih Pei-Yu 石佩玉, Ou Chia-Jui 歐佳瑞
Music Designer 音樂設計 | Yu Huan-Fu 余奐甫
Executive producer 執行製作 | Shen Hsueh-Yin 沈雪吟
Hiss and Arf 嘶嘶嗷嗷
Creator 共同創作 |
Liang Mong-Han 梁夢涵 , Chen Chia-Hao 陳佳豪
Performer 主演 | Chen Chia-Hao 陳佳豪
Executive producer 執行製作 | Huang Pei-Han 黃珮涵