Featured Artists

Lukas Hemleb

Concept, Script, Director & Lighting Design

The German-born, French-based director Lukas Hemleb has been attracted by music and poetry from the very beginning of his theater career. Research on diverse cultural backgrounds is what characterizes his work over two decades, directing mainly opera, but also theatrical and experimental crossover productions. He has explored Chinese and Taiwanese culture for many years, collaborated with artists practicing traditional art and music, and was invited to the productions of The Luo River Goddess in 2006 and Mackay: The Black-Bearded Bible Man in 2008. In 2017 he continued his collaboration with Asian artists, directing the Hazardous Games around Hearts and Arrows of Yi-Shin Taiwanese Opera Troupe during the Taipei Arts Festival. He was awarded the French-Taiwanese Cultural Award in 2018.