Through a long monologue, Daniel WANG’s 2020 work Wonderful narrates the final life journey of a father who dances with loneliness in the memories of his deceased wife. In 2024, WANG created a new piece titled The Moment, based on his mother’s 20-year battle with illness. Within the same narrative context as Wonderful, The Moment is written from a female perspective, weaving the parallel memories of the main characters: a mother, a daughter, and the daughter of a foreign caregiver. Although the two plays tell their stories separately, they are interwoven, using the same water tank as the primary visual impression, and further explore issues of gender, family bonds, and life.

The Moment tells the story of three women who initially believed they were strangers. During a rare holiday, they unexpectedly book the same bed and breakfast, and they are forced to spend a long night together as a typhoon rages outside. Amid the storm, they delve into each other’s pasts and discover unexpected connections. Before the storm subsides, they inadvertently uncover the mysteries of their own lives. These three women, like isolated islands, face their own life challenges while continually seeking companionship and understanding.

Playwright & Director / Daniel WANG

Daniel WANG received his Bachelor of Arts and Master degrees from the Graduate Institute of Drama and Theatre at National Taiwan University and was an artist-in-residence at the National Taichung Theater. He is currently a full-time theater creator, specializing in playwriting, directing, and performing. His works, mostly original scripts set in a Taiwanese social context, reflect contemporary Taiwanese culture, humanities, psychological and social issues. His works have toured in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Macau, and many other cities. His piece Kuang Qi won four awards at the 2017 Bangkok Theatre Festival, including Best Movement-based Performance, Best Script, Best Direction, and Best Art Direction. His play The Unnamed was invited to the 2019 Wuzhen Theatre Festival. He is the author of Wonderful: The Collected Scripts of Daniel WANG.

In recent years, his works as playwright-director include Wonderful by M.O.V.E. Theatre, The Man, the Boy, and the Monkey King by Storyworks, and Singing All the Night, which he directed for the fifth anniversary program of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying). His screenwriting works include the film After School. Playwriting productions include The Oracle Comes and Battle of Hakka in Pingting for Ming Hwa Yuan Arts & Cultural Group as well as The Eternal Coffee Time and A Date with Me for Performance Workshop.

M.O.V.E.Theatre

Founded in the winter of 2006 by Artistic Director FU Hung-zheng, M.O.V.E. Theatre is comprised of core artists from the fields of drama, music, and dance. The troupe takes “movement, reflection, and experimentation” as the foundation for their aesthetic of physical theater, aiming to achieve their artistic vision of total theatre. They seek to expand and transform the shared gaze between performers and audiences through creative sharing and exchange. Their works use poetic stage language to explore and reveal the spiritual condition of contemporary people, with themes covering literature, mythology, history, and society. They also engage in interdisciplinary experimental creations with various contemporary artists. Since its inception, M.O.V.E. Theatre has produced over 40 theater works and has been invited to numerous international exchanges and performances, showcasing remarkable creative vitality and artistic achievements.

Artistic Director / FU Hong-zheng

Director & Playwright / Daniel WANG

Performer / YAO Kun-chun, TSAI Yi-ling, HSU Ying-mei

Stage Design / Austin WANG

Lighting Design / DENG Chen-wei

Costume Design / FAN Yu-lin

Music Design & Live Performance / TAN Chi-hsu

Sound Design / TSAI,Hung-lin

Photography / TANG Chien-che

Graphic Design / HSU Ming-wen

Director Assistant & Rehearsal Assistant / HSIEH Tai-ting、HUANG Huei-huei

Direction cooperation / HONG Yu-ting, CHANG Chih-chen, CHEN Shou-rou, HUANG Cian-you, CHAO Ching-i

Stage Manager / DENG Ming-you

Stage Technical Coordination / CHEN Ren-shuo

Scenography Assistant Design / BAO Nian-jie

Lighting Technical coordination / WU Yi-ru

Sound Engineer / HSIEH Tai-ting

Prop Execution / HUANG Huei-huei

Production Consultant /LAN Hao-jhih

Producer & Marketing Coordinator / LIN Yu-wen

Marketing Executive/ WANG Chiu-ying

Ticket Administrative / WEI Po-ken

Company Manager / CHANG Nai-hui