Riverbed The Forgotten
12/02(Sat)14:3012/03(Sun)14:30
The Forgotten delves into the depths of sacrifice and love and explores the profound lengths we are willing to go for those dear to us through Director Craig Quintero’s theatrical aesthetics. The year was 1984, when tragic accidents claimed the lives of 274 coal miners, now forgotten heroes of Taiwan's economic rise. Their stories haunt the closed mines of Jiu-fen, Rui-fang, Neihu, and Yingge, hidden beneath the mountains and echo in the maze of tunnels that stretch far beneath the earth surface. As we traverse these paths, we hear whispers of the past and encounter commemorative plaques marking their legacy. The Forgotten is a requiem for these forgotten laborers, a eulogy for the sacrifices that have been made and the lives that have been lost.
Riverbed Theatre
Riverbed Theatre was founded in 1998 in Taipei, Taiwan. The company’s image-based, Total Theatre productions blur the boundaries between visual and performing arts. Critics have praised the organic, sculptural quality of Riverbed’s “subconscious” theatre, likening the performance to the best works of Samuel Beckett and David Lynch. Riverbed has participated in festivals and events including: Avignon Off Theatre Festival（Avignon）, Imaginale Figurentheater Festival（Mannheim, Stuttgart）, Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center Inferno Benefit（New York）, M1 Fringe Festival（Singapore）, Alice Festival（Osaka, Tokyo）, BeSeTo Festival （Gwangju, Korea） Taiwan International Festival of Arts （Taipei）, Wei Wu Ying Arts Festival（Kaohsiung）, Taipei Arts Festival（Taipei）, Tainan Arts Festival（Tainan）, and On Site Arts Festival（Taipei）. Riverbed has also participated in exhibitions at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taiwan Museum of Art, Kaohsiung Museum of Art, and Eslite Gallery.
Artistic Director, Director & Stage Designer / Craig Quintero
Director / Torry Bend
Assitant director / TIEN Hsiao-tzu
Producer / Lynn Yeh
Lighting Design / Wang Tien-hung
Music Design / Blaire Ko
Songwriter / SHIH Bi-yu
Video Design / Su Hui-yu
Costume Design / Val Chen, Ra Skill, Hsu Chiao-ying
Stage Design / Carl Johnson, James Chen, Huang Yi-ting
Stage Manager / Lin Dai-jung
Technical Director / Sammy Lin, Hsu Chih-chen
Field Study Consultant / Lu Chung-chen
Performer / Zhang Jia Zhi, Ollie Huang, Yu Yu-hsin, Chung Li-mei, Wu Chung-en, Shih Pi-Yu, Chung Kai-ning, Hsiao Ching-hsin, Hu Chia-hao, Chen Yu-jen, Li Wei-han, Tsou Ying-lin
Commissioned production / National Theater and Concert Hall
Riverbed The Forgotten
Theater
Approx. 65 minutes without intermission
600/900/1200/1500/1800
August 1st 12:00 - August 8th 11:59 - NTT member pre-sale
August 8th 12:00- General ticket sales
Early Bird Discount
From 1st to 8th August, 25% off regular ticket price for NTT Members.
Ticket Package
Theater Package: 15% off for the combination of any 3 of the following performances: Wale Island, BROS, R&J and others, The Forgotten or Apostating Time.
Other Discounts
10% - 25% off for NTT membership holders.
10% off for National Theater and Concert Hall, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) and National Symphony Orchestra membership holders.
10% off for CTBC Bank, E.SUN Commercial Bank and Taishin International Bank, Bank SinoPac and Cathy United Bank credit card holders.
50% off for disabled persons plus one companion, and senior citizens 65 or above (ID required at entrance).
25% off group ticket price for groups of 20 or more per program.
※Only one discount may apply per purchase.
※Tickets purchased as a ticket package can not be individually returned or exchanged.
※Approx. 65 minutes without intermission
※Suggested for ages 15 and above
※The performance contains glare, smoke, and loud noise. Audience discretion is advised.