Gang-a Tsui Theater Passage to Lo-Jin
12/11(Sat)14:3012/12(Sun)14:30
A combination of Nanguan music and contemporary theater, Passage to Lo-Jin is a stage adaptation of the first novel of SHIH Shu-ching’s Taiwan Trilogy. The story recounts the life of HSU Ching and his sexuality struggle against the backdrop of Lo-Jin (now Lukang), a prosperous harbor city. HSU, a cross-dressing male actor specializing in beautiful female roles, travels to Taiwan with his theater troupe. His good looks lead to his fame and result in his becoming a catamite of a Lukang business man. HSU later finds himself falling for a young geisha Wan, resulting in his confusion about his gender identity while being sexually exploited by a local official, ZHU Shi-guang. The development of the storyline runs alongside with the famous scenes from Tale of the Lychee Mirror, illustrating the lives of commoners against the rise and fall of Lukang.
Gang-a Tsui Theater
Established in 1993, Gang-a Tsui Theater produces works featuring a fusion of traditional Nanguan opera and modern performing arts as a way to explore new opportunities for an ancient form of performing arts. The troupe has become a great paragon of “enduing traditional art with modern spirit.” The company was re-registered by senior members CHEN Chia-wen as director and WEI Mei-hui as vice director in Taipei in 2017. They sustain the mission to modernize Nanguan music.
Original / SHIH Shu-ching
Director / CHEN Yu-dien
Producer / LIU Wan-yi
Playwright / WU Ming-lun
Performer / WEI Mei-hui, CHEN Yan-xi, LIAO Jia-huew, CHAN Fu-hsuan, LI Wei-cih,
KU Yung-yen, TUNG Hsu-fang
Musician / CHEN Chia-wen, LIAO Yu-ning, LAI Hong-ling, WANG Chiung-chi, CHEN Yi-lien, LIU Meng-ling
Stage Design / LIN Shih-lun
Costume Design / TSAI Hao-tien (Erichaolic)
Lighting Design / WANG Tien-hung
Sound Design / LEI Zheng-guang
Dress & Makeup Design / CHANG Che-lun
Stage Manager / LAN Chin-ting
Marketing Manager / CHANG Yueh-hwa
Gang-a Tsui Theater Passage to Lo-Jin
Theater
Approx. 105 minutes without intermission
Performed in Mandarin, Taiwanese (Lukang accent) and Quanzhou dialect with Chinese and Eng-lish surtitles
400/600/800
NTT Member pre-order from 1st August. Tickets available from 8th August.
Ticket Packages
• Purchase four or more tickets for a single program and receive a 25% discount.
• From 8th August to 23rd October, 20% off for one or more tickets to performances of Tannhäuser and Il barbiere di Siviglia and receive an additional coupon.
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.
5% off for Bank SinoPac and Cathay United Bank credit card holders.
10% off for CTBC Bank, E.SUN Bank and Taishin International 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.
※Holders of the ticket package for Tannhäuser and Il barbiere di Siviglia are entitled to an additional coupon for NTT shops including Café Crotchet, Pashih and image3. The coupon is only valid from 8th October to 26th December. Please visit the stores mentioned for further information.
Approx. 105 minutes without intermission
Performed in Mandarin, Taiwanese (Lukang accent) and Quanzhou dialect with Chinese and English surtitles
Suggested for ages 7 and above