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NCKU Graduate Institute of Arts’ Performance Concludes Successfully on Christmas Eve
The final performance of “Urban Stage: Rediscovering Forgotten Corners through AI,” organized by the Graduate Institute of Arts and the Master’s Program in Drama at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), concluded successfully on the evening of Wednesday, December 24, at the Red Brick Stage, Xizhuwai Hill Cultural and Creative Park (西竹圍之丘文創園區). On the slightly chilly Christmas Eve night, NCKU faculty and students stepped out of the campus, bringing art into the city and co-creating a warm and empathetic experience of urban memory with local citizens.
The performance was the culmination of the course “Theatre and Urban Studies” taught by Associate Professor Tzu-Yun Hu (胡紫雲) of NCKU’s Graduate Institute of Arts, and was also part of a sub-project under the university’s Higher Education Deepening Program. Dean Wen-Song Chen (陳文松) of the College of Liberal Arts, Director Yi-Fang Wu (吳奕芳) of the Graduate Institute of Arts, and Assistant Professor Ching-Hsun Yu (余青勳) attended the performance, celebrating Christmas Eve with students, citizens, and their families in the urban space.
“Urban Stage: Rediscovering Forgotten Corners through AI (城市舞台：透過 AI 重拾被遺忘的角落記憶)” presented two works, The Cocoon of Capital 《資本的繭》 and Health: Ultra-Bitter Sweetness 《健康，超甘苦》, weaving together dance, aerobics, and theatre to explore the intricate relationship between social structures under capitalism and individual lives. The works depict Taiwan’s social transformation from collectivist values toward individualistic expressions, while also bridging generational gaps through performance. The show incorporated AI-generated soundscapes, adding a modern touch to the outdoor landscape and enabling direct, close-range interaction between the art and its audience. Many viewers expressed that the familiar rhythms of the exercises and bodily movements encouraged them to reflect on their own life trajectories amid societal changes, look back on the past, and cherish the present even more.
By staging performances within the urban landscape, the project not only realized the classroom theory of bringing art into the city but also served as an active dialogue with the local environment. Choosing Xizhuwai Hill as the venue aimed to encourage audiences to re-see and re-perceive familiar daily landscapes through the power of theatre. The Christmas Eve performance concluded successfully with enthusiastic audience participation, writing a fresh chapter in the urban memory of Tainan.
The performance was the culmination of the course “Theatre and Urban Studies” taught by Associate Professor Tzu-Yun Hu (胡紫雲) of NCKU’s Graduate Institute of Arts, and was also part of a sub-project under the university’s Higher Education Deepening Program. Dean Wen-Song Chen (陳文松) of the College of Liberal Arts, Director Yi-Fang Wu (吳奕芳) of the Graduate Institute of Arts, and Assistant Professor Ching-Hsun Yu (余青勳) attended the performance, celebrating Christmas Eve with students, citizens, and their families in the urban space.
“Urban Stage: Rediscovering Forgotten Corners through AI (城市舞台：透過 AI 重拾被遺忘的角落記憶)” presented two works, The Cocoon of Capital 《資本的繭》 and Health: Ultra-Bitter Sweetness 《健康，超甘苦》, weaving together dance, aerobics, and theatre to explore the intricate relationship between social structures under capitalism and individual lives. The works depict Taiwan’s social transformation from collectivist values toward individualistic expressions, while also bridging generational gaps through performance. The show incorporated AI-generated soundscapes, adding a modern touch to the outdoor landscape and enabling direct, close-range interaction between the art and its audience. Many viewers expressed that the familiar rhythms of the exercises and bodily movements encouraged them to reflect on their own life trajectories amid societal changes, look back on the past, and cherish the present even more.
By staging performances within the urban landscape, the project not only realized the classroom theory of bringing art into the city but also served as an active dialogue with the local environment. Choosing Xizhuwai Hill as the venue aimed to encourage audiences to re-see and re-perceive familiar daily landscapes through the power of theatre. The Christmas Eve performance concluded successfully with enthusiastic audience participation, writing a fresh chapter in the urban memory of Tainan.
NCKU Graduate Institute of Arts’ “Urban Stage: Rediscovering Forgotten Corners through AI” Performance Concludes Successfully on Christmas Eve
Exhibition of the work The Cocoon of Capital
The Christmas Eve performance concluded successfully with enthusiastic audience participation, writing a new chapter in Tainan’s urban memory.
