Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract/Objectives

1. Topic: Crossing Stages and Borders: Voices and Representation in Migrant Worker Theatre Speaker/Discussant: Professor Lin Wen-ling 2. Topic: Theatre as a Space for Reflection: Troupe Leader Huang Szu-nung on the Social Practice and Aesthetics of the “Re-Refuse Theatre” Speaker/Discussant: Troupe Leader Huang Szu-nung 3. Topic: Embodied Codes Across Bodies: Local Engagement and International Dialogue in Cao Yu Tian Dance Theatre Speaker/Discussant: Cao Yu Tian Dance Theatre

Results/Contributions

  1. The first event of the teacher community will be held on September 25, 2025, inviting Professor Lin Wen-Ling from the National Taiwan University Department of Drama to share her research on "Crossing Stages and Boundaries: Voices and Representations in Migrant Worker Theatre." The speaker pointed out that migrant worker theatre gives voice to neglected narratives through first-person storytelling, promoting social dialogue. She discussed the diverse ways migrant workers express and represent themselves, using "Gibra" and "Dust: Looking Back" as examples.
  2. The teacher community of this center invited Huang Si-Nong, the leader of the "Reject Theatre Company," to give a talk titled "Theatre as a Space for Reflection," sharing the company's creative philosophy that responds critically to globalization and social issues. Through works such as "The Book of Lost Words," "Clearly," and "A Journey of Sentiment," the discussion explores historical memory, the power of viewing, and audience participation, breaking traditional audience-performer relationships. This transforms theatre into an important space for social reflection, historical reconstruction, and public discourse.
  3. The teacher community of this center visited the local arts group "Grass and Rain Dance Theatre" in Hsinchu to understand its philosophy of responding to urban memory and social issues through contemporary dance. The group reinterprets the city space of Hsinchu through the environmental theatre piece "Strolling Through Wind City," and explores societal concerns such as "lonely deaths" with their work "The Abandoned House." At the same time, they actively promote international cooperation with works like the Taiwan-France co-production "Intimate Proximity." Their deep local engagement and cross-cultural exchange showcase the diverse practices of performing arts responding to social transformation.

Keywords

Faculty Learning Community, Crossing Stages and Borders, Responding to Social Transformation

Contact Information

國立清華大學亞際學程陳小姐
apcs@my.nthu.edu.tw