Tempest, The

Synopsis

Video recording of the Contemporary Legend Theatre Company’s production of The Tempest co-directed by
Wu Hsing-kuo and the Hong Kong film-maker Tsui Hark. The production combines jingju, kunju, and Taiwan’s aboriginal dance, with a cinematic visual language to comment on the tension between the aboriginals and mainland Chinese immigrants to the island of Taiwan. Wu Hsing-kuo is Prospero.

Language

Chinese - Mandarin (PRC)

Country

Taiwan

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2004

Duration

164 mins

Credits

Director

Hark Tsui; Hsing-kuo Wu

Production Design

Tim Yip

Costume

Tim Yip

Cast

Hsing-kuo Wu	Prospero
Chia-hou Liu	Miranda
Sheng-li Chu	Ariel
Ching-ming Yang	Caliban
Chien Sheng	Ferdinand
Chao-hsu Lin	Trinculo
Chao-hsu Lin	Boatswain
Chung-yuan Mo	Antonio
Hsu- Hsiao-tsun	Sebastian
Kuan-chiang Wang	Stephano
Pao-shan Ma	Alonso
Zhuoyu Liu	Gonzalo

Additional Details

Theatre company

Contemporary Legend Theatre Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Aboriginal peoples; dance; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Beijing Opera

Notes

Textual information

Translators: Yamg Mu and Fang Ping and Adapters: Xi Zhigan and Wu Hsing-kuo

Archive

Name

globalshakespeares.mit.edu

Email

globalshax-www@mit.edu

Web

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