TPAC's 'Ideas in the Bluebox' Features Cross-Disciplinary Performances by Wu Hsin-Hsuan, Hsieh Meng-Fu
The Taipei Performing Arts Center (TPAC) is collaborating with the Ju Percussion Group on the "Ideas in the Bluebox" concert series. The series invites Europe-based percussionists Wu Hsin-Hsuan and Hsieh Meng-Fu to present their respective cross-disciplinary works, "Simulation Game" and "Elephant in the Room," aiming to transform the audience's experience.
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(CNA, Taipei, 19th) The Taipei Performing Arts Center (TPAC) has partnered with the Ju Percussion Group to curate the "Ideas in the Bluebox" concert series, inviting Europe-based percussionists Wu Hsin-Hsuan and Hsieh Meng-Fu to present "Simulation Game" and "Elephant in the Room," respectively, in cross-disciplinary performances that aim to overturn conventional viewing experiences.
TPAC Chairperson Wang Wen-Yi stated at a press conference today that the Bluebox theater has unique acoustic properties where all reverberations and every detail are amplified, posing a significant challenge for performers. "We also wish to pay the highest respect to the Ju Percussion Group for their achievements and efforts in Taiwan over the past 40 years, and for the path they have forged for Taiwan's performing arts."
Ju Tzong-Ching, artistic director of the Ju Percussion Group and general curator of "Ideas in the Bluebox," said that Taiwan has an excellent creative environment and many new-generation artists who deserve to be seen. He added that the Bluebox space offers numerous possibilities for percussion in terms of acoustics, rhythm, physicality, space, materials, and even the relationship between audience and performer.
For this occasion, Ju invited Wu Hsin-Hsuan, a member of Les Percussions de Strasbourg in France who also teaches at the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts in Germany, to present "Simulation Game." Wu noted that the composer, Denis Fargeton, is both a composer and a circus artist. "In this piece, music and circus are of equal importance; there is no hierarchy."
On-site, Wu interacted with a set piece through playful rhythms and melodies. "We often say music is the art of time, and circus is the art of space. But through this creative approach, there's a sense of space in the music and an extremely precise temporality in the circus within this work, which is its most captivating aspect."
Percussionist Hsieh Meng-Fu's work, "Elephant in the Room," is developed from Chinese author Lu Xun's 1918 short story "A Madman's Diary." Its development began in 2022, and this is a newly revised version. The work integrates elements of physical movement, video, and electronic music. On stage, Hsieh struck a drum with his hands, each sound heavy and solid. "I play the madman in the story, and the audience are actually the neighbors, entering the story with me."
Ju Tzong-Ching stated that when planning the works for "Ideas in the Bluebox," "My principle is not just to support already mature works, but more so to hope that young creators with potential for development have the chance to stand on a larger stage." Ju said that these two percussionists don't just deal with sou
TPAC Chairperson Wang Wen-Yi stated at a press conference today that the Bluebox theater has unique acoustic properties where all reverberations and every detail are amplified, posing a significant challenge for performers. "We also wish to pay the highest respect to the Ju Percussion Group for their achievements and efforts in Taiwan over the past 40 years, and for the path they have forged for Taiwan's performing arts."
Ju Tzong-Ching, artistic director of the Ju Percussion Group and general curator of "Ideas in the Bluebox," said that Taiwan has an excellent creative environment and many new-generation artists who deserve to be seen. He added that the Bluebox space offers numerous possibilities for percussion in terms of acoustics, rhythm, physicality, space, materials, and even the relationship between audience and performer.
For this occasion, Ju invited Wu Hsin-Hsuan, a member of Les Percussions de Strasbourg in France who also teaches at the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts in Germany, to present "Simulation Game." Wu noted that the composer, Denis Fargeton, is both a composer and a circus artist. "In this piece, music and circus are of equal importance; there is no hierarchy."
On-site, Wu interacted with a set piece through playful rhythms and melodies. "We often say music is the art of time, and circus is the art of space. But through this creative approach, there's a sense of space in the music and an extremely precise temporality in the circus within this work, which is its most captivating aspect."
Percussionist Hsieh Meng-Fu's work, "Elephant in the Room," is developed from Chinese author Lu Xun's 1918 short story "A Madman's Diary." Its development began in 2022, and this is a newly revised version. The work integrates elements of physical movement, video, and electronic music. On stage, Hsieh struck a drum with his hands, each sound heavy and solid. "I play the madman in the story, and the audience are actually the neighbors, entering the story with me."
Ju Tzong-Ching stated that when planning the works for "Ideas in the Bluebox," "My principle is not just to support already mature works, but more so to hope that young creators with potential for development have the chance to stand on a larger stage." Ju said that these two percussionists don't just deal with sou