Top of the Fringe
Girl's Notes III
Su, PinWen separates the project into three years and there is a performance once a year. In the project, “Girl’s Notes” will gradually become a concept of curating.
Performing Artists / Su, PinWen
Su, PinWen, who is often mistaken as a male by the name.
She describes herself as: independent artist, dancer (?), and people with free will, single woman who is 37, vegan, motobike rider, and skoliosexual.
https://www.facebook.com/phainn.tsa.boo/
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Fringe Rising Star Award
Classic Love Pie Recipes
《Classic Love Pie Recipes》 is based on William Shakepeare’s four different plays which represent various relationships. "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is wing'd cupid painted blind.” What Shakespeare Said About Love. This play will show the multiple flavors of life’s decadent dessert.
Performing Artists / Plan B Theatre
Plan B Theatre is a Youth Theatre founded in 2013. Our works focus on the adaptation of classics and the perspectives of youth in society. The young actors will be trained in reading literature and the experimental spirit with philosophical ideas.
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Fringe Spirit Award
Breathe in
What does running give me?I would say, "A sense of achievement when I win the game"
But no one has ever told me "Before taking a breath, the most important thing is to learn to exhale well.”
Performing Artists / Chang & Chao's Musical Lab
When drama encountered classical vocal and singers encountered comedy roles, how to find a balance between drama and musicians with different ideas has always been the goal we are trying. This time we want to see how passionate sports style can be combined with Bel Canto!
https://reurl.cc/VX18yR
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Fringe Creativity Award
Sadness that lasts for a long period of time, often without any obvious reason
A person who cannot live in now, continuously walking, moving, pausing with stuff. While taking apart from the memorial fragments, we recreate the meaning of life. “ Is there any place belonging to me? ” - a series of moving ideas make each piece of landscape occur in the Garden.
Performing Artists / Lee Ming Chieh
Lee Ming Chieh, a freelance choreographer. Her creation is from street dance to contemporary dance field, transferring surreal images into body movement and exploring the relationships between objects and memory. She has cooperated with many theater directors. Starting Make-up project and obtained Luo Man-fei Dance Awards in 2020.
https://www.facebook.com/lee.mingchieh.art/
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Fringe Space Award
Sealed Family
The four members reunited at a funeral. Holding a farewell ritual, wished the deceased rest in peace. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. They thought they could live in happiness.But there was something unspoken remained. When the ritual end, when the coffin be sealed, can they left the secret behind?
Performing Artists / GG CLUB
When they asked who we are, we made this name for fun. In chinese, it means you're over. We didn't think much back then. In fact, we have no idea what's going to be like. However, we now trying hard to be great, to go wild, to never GG.
https://www.facebook.com/GGClubbbb/?modal=admin_todo_tour
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Best Theater
Family Constellation
The work of the 19th Taipei Literary Award, created by playwright Li Pingyao. The half-sisters gathered together because of their father's death. From repulsion to companionship, they re-identified home and their own appearance in the reorganization of the family.
Performing Artists / Our Theatre
Our Theatre is the first performing arts group for contemporary theatre to be officially established in the greater Chiayi area.The troupe focuses on folk culture and common people and is devoted to developing productions from a southern point of view and experimenting with a new generation of Taiwanese-language works.
https://www.facebook.com/ourtheatre/
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Best Dance
Dear Stranger
People coming and going
Emotion like a bet and like a transaction
Why do we love
Why become strange
A Choreography express people's relation , from strange to familiar , even from tentative like a transaction to face to select multiple relation in different situations.
Performing Artists / Unborn
The concept created by "Unborn" comes from a newcomer who has to be born and has future strength. It is a performance production team organized by students from National Taiwan University of Arts Department of Dance. Some forms combine multiple fields to make the work more diverse.
https://reurl.cc/lde066
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Best Music
Gentlewomen Debut Concert
In this concert, there will be melding of jazz, rock, Latin, hip-hop, oriental folk. Moreover, it is not only about A cappella, but also about body percussion. Gentlewomen will take you on a thrilling and musical adventure unlike anything you’ve experienced before!
Performing Artists / Gentlewomen
Gentlewomen is an ensemble of female artists from different vocal bands which were all the champion award recipients of TCMC Contemporary A Cappella Competition.
Composed of diversity and same passion in singing, Gentlewomen embraces differences, tries to think outside the box, and believes in spreading love through music.
https://www.facebook.com/gentlewomenofficial/
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Best Comedy / Cabaret
Garson Chen Mini Concert: Duet
Garson and Raven have their own cabarets in the different locations at the same time. They both broke up with someone coincidentally. However, someone doesn't get over at all, and someone wants to get over. Now they are going to share something about relationship and love with their music.
Performing Artists / Garsonplay Studio
Established in 2014, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Garsonplay Studio creates original performances and invests in cultural and educational promotion. It is Taoyuan City’s Outstanding Performance Group of 2017.
https://www.facebook.com/garsonplay/
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Best Others
This is Not a solo dance
The Chinese word for women contains three strokes. It has to be written in the set order, as women are expected to perform in certain patterns.
This performative drawing solo is inspired by Chinese calligraphy.
Through the movements that embodied the writing, the performer investigates female bodies in the modern world.
Performing Artists / Yun Collective
Yun | tell, waves, diverse
Yun Collective strives to make works that are fluid, gentle, but powerful and influential as water can be. We explore different forms and practices, at the same time, keep the storytelling essence, providing our audience lasting experiences.
https://www.facebook.com/YunCollective
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TPAC Choice Award
Darling, Put Your Pants On >.^
2014
Apen met "Mushroom King" during perfomance 《Darling, Take Your Pants Off》
Anny3 broke up with her FWB "Scorpion".
2017
Apen confessed her love to Mushroom King.
Scorpion came back to Anny3.
2020
《Darling, Take Your Pants Off》series final episode - 《Darling, Put Your Pants On》- a story about LOVE and Making LOVE.
Performing Artists / RJLWing
When we do modern dance, it looks like hip hop; when we do hip hop dance, it looks like folk dance.
Compare to public issue such as environmental protection, we care more about how our vaginas feel.
We dance, we make love, and we are always ready for a clown fiesta!!
https://www.facebook.com/RJLWing/
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TPAC Choice Award
Macbeth
The prophecy is what made him loose his rationality,
Desire is what caused the bleeding.
Since the beginning of time,human beings make the same mistake over and over again.
Macbeth is no exception,or you can say,he is the reflection of us.
Performing Artists / Black Light Troupe
" Black light does not exist " , this is what they say .
It might be true .
But , that is why we are here to write ( ? ) to create ( ? ) to turn ( ? ) the impossible into reality .
See you in the theatre.
https://www.facebook.com/blacklight.troupe/
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TPAC Choice Award
Ann Ting
Lee-Chi met Ann-ting,and the world quiet down.When they broke up,Lee-Chi was confused.She said she needed more space,so he took a step back.But his mind didn't.
On stage,Lee-Chi carry with him a guitar.Chanting his love story.A story fill with bruises and tangles.A tale which everyone who’d been in love shares.
Performing Artists / Savour Theatre Company
Savour Theatre Company was founded on the mission to bring the joy of mesmerizing theatrical experience into the audiences’ life.By presenting the theatre in its classical form,we aim to provide all the fascinating stories to you, the audience, and that hope you would savour every moment with joy and laughter.
https://www.facebook.com/Savourtheatrecompany/
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TPAC Choice Award
Planting Lab:The Seed
Sphota!
[There is a light seed planted in you.
You must irrigate it with yourself, otherwise it will die.
I was tied up by this curling force! Your hair!
Calm and reasonable person are not normal!]
-Rumi
Performing Artists / Lin Chi-Hsuan
Lin Chi-Hsuan graduated from the department of dance,Taipei National University of the Arts .Currently dancer in Dance Forum Taipei.She regards art as work and also vocation.
Her life is occupied by being 'green fingers'、mountain climbing 、dance improvisation、cooking 、practice (Buddhism).
She invites friends to play in exploration together. Tribute to life!
https://www.facebook.com/LCHdance/
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TPAC Choice Award
Oh My God! Are you OK?!
This is a Talk Show X Soap Opera(Taiwan Style) X Cult X Combination of all the RIDICULOUS THINGS that happened during the days I'm sick.
Hey! You can be sick and so do I. I'm still a human and I'm still alive. We have no differences AT ALL.
Performing Artists / The Come Company
We are "The Come Company", founded in 2019, when we members all decided to come back much more fiercely, beautifully, and healthily after we all had serious mental and physical breakdown.
so
Will you ?
Will you come to see us?
and
When will you come again?
Maybe you can cum now.
I hope so.
https://www.facebook.com/youbettercomenow/
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TPAC Choice Award
Fiesta
"Tablao" is a show where singers, guitarists, and dancers perform live flamenco daily. It is performers' job but also fun because of improvisation and nonverbal communication.
La Gitanita would like to present an authentic tablao with some humor and playfulness, and hope to pay tribute to the maestros ahead of us.
Performing Artists / La Gitanita
La Gitanita is a performance group of flamenco singers, guitarists, and dancers. Founded in 2011 and has been performing in Taiwan and overseas countries. La Gitanita's goal is to study, perform, and promote authentic flamenco art with some touch of contemporary aesthetics.
https://www.facebook.com/lagitanita.tw/?ref=br_rs
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TPAC Choice Award
__________ We Are
What if I’ll going to write a testament for us, how will that be?
We loop in huge happy and sharp suffering,usin smooth and incisive kneading each other
Time blurry you and me,we have grown to look like each other
When I step on your step, how can I knowing where am I?
Performing Artists / Bourrée Studio
Bourrée Studio(行行製作)Founded 2019 by Ray Lin in Kaohsiung City.
“Bourrée” is a ballet term, it means Small run or keep walking,
I love it means keep moving, hope our art works can Through obstacles,
keep going and going.
https://www.facebook.com/BourreeStudio.TW/
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TPAC Choice Award
In ORDER to
"I want to end my life!"
"Please register first."
Leading by StoryCAST along with Chuang Dian Theatre, the unique CAST system helped the Hong Kong playwright, from the institute of TNUA, establishing the script. With the vital help from the Lim Theatre Company, we're going to bring you tons of BlackHumor.
Let’s the laughters blacken the Fringe!
Performing Artists / Chuang Dian Theatre
Chuang Dian Theatre is a professional theatre company in Hong Kong. " Chuang" is the Cantonese phonic of "Create" and "Dian" is the Cantonese phonic of "Classic". Therefore we aimed to create local drama production.
StoryCast©️
StoryCast©️ Research Studio aims at researching the states of human’s ability on “storying”.
The Lim Theatre Company
https://www.facebook.com/TheLimTheatreCompany/
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TPAC Choice Award
No evidence to support
The self left behind by the world has no solution under pressure, so why not take on the true self and become your pillar. The deferred daily light fades at any time, and the invisible floating in the atmosphere, strong you and me who are traveling today.
Performing Artists / DanceOmatic
Maiti Dance Company was founded by Taiwanese dancer Meng-Ting Liu in 2013 and officially established in Taiwan in 2017.
The main purpose of the group is to bring dance and art to the people, and present art in a close-range manner.
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TPAC Choice Award
let me tell you
Confucius does not speak strangely.
But also said that we must respect the ghosts and go away.
For things that science cannot verify, do you "respect" or "fear"?
What is the significance of these experiences to us
Performing Artists / LING LONG QUAN QING SHEN
Ling Long Quan Qing Shen Creative Agency
Someday in 2020, Lin Fang-Fang , Yao Chen-Ying and Xie Ming-Zhang decided to establish a group together.
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Audience Award
Float, Live, Dream
Life
Is is a play performed in the theater?
Is it a process about struggling in the physical world?
Or is it a journey to fulfill dreams?
Inspired by the saying "the floating life is like a dream," choreographers are presenting perspectives of float, live, and dream by drawing their life experiences.
Performing Artists / Facetimer
Combined with contemporary dancers, street dancers, and theater professionals, Facetimer look forward to blending these ingredients to bring our audience fun, fresh, and abundance.
http://facebook.com/facetimer2020/
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