節目分類 theater 導演(編舞) /演出團體  Robert Wilson 演出日期 08月07日 (星期四) 19:30  08月08日 (星期五) 19:30  08月09日 (星期六) 19:30  08月10日 (星期日) 14:30  演出長度 3 hours, without intermission 演出場地 The Metropolitan Hall, Taipei Cultural Center     票　　價 $500 $800 $1200 $1600 $2000 $2400
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                    and 57 Indonesian Artists 

• Produced by CHANGE PERFORMING ARTS
• in partnership with BALI PURNATI CENTER FOR THE ARTS 
• Commissioned and co-produced by
  ESPLANADE - THEATRES ON THE BAY SINGAPORE, LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL NEW YORK, HET MUZIEKTHEATER AMSTERDAM, FÒRUM UNIVERSAL DE LES CULTURES BARCELONA 2004, LES NUITS DE FOURVIÈRE, RHÔNE-FRANCE, RAVENNA FESTIVAL ITALY in collaboration with OTELO/ELSINOR BARCELONA, POLIMNIA PARIS and CRT ARTIFICIO MILAN
  

"Visionary magic"  ─ The New York Times
 Based on the stories of an Indonesian creation myth, this three-hour production seamlessly blends theatre, dance, music and poetry. With a cast of some 50 actors, dancers and musicians from throughout the archipelago, the traditions and folklore of the Bugis people are brought to the stage filtered through the contemporary sensibility of Robert Wilson.

Robert Wilson on I La Galigo
"What fascinates me about Sureq Galigo is its scale, the fact that this is an epic poem, and yet it is a simple story. Staging it brings me back to my earlier work, where I always tried to create the vision and feel of an epic rather than a literal translation. This epic poem is classical in its nature, and the avant-garde is often the rediscovery of the classics".

"I like working with an epic of this scale because the memory of the heroes is still present in the people of the village. It is a surreal world, but yet it is real. The eyes and the hands of the performers become a concrete translation-with the colors, the sounds, the whispers, the perfumes-of the mystery and the divine. It is sensuality and beauty. There are very modern themes in the myth, but the spectacle is mainly about the explosion of creativity. It is images, dance, and music. The words are few: they are in the chant of the Bissu priest, the one who holds the secrets of the oral tradition of Sureq Galigo, which guides the events between the sky and the earth”.–Robert Wilson

About Sureq Galigo
At more than 6,000 known folio pages, Sureq Galigo (or the Galigo manuscripts) is made up of episodes of a centuries old epic committed to writing by the Bugis people of South Sulawesi. Rich with fabulous figures; inventive, humorous, and touching relationships; heroic antics; great love scenes; acts of daring; and magic, the manuscripts containing them are chanted on significant ceremonial occasions to the accompaniment of spirit-invoking rites.

The spirits of the story’s characters reside in the manuscripts, and when these are opened, they are present and can be approached to ask for help in curing illnesses, solving problems, and bringing good fortune. Sureq Galigo has historically served as a manual for noble behavior and daily etiquette, as a guide for architectural construction and determining the best days to set sail, plant, and harvest; and as a resource for organizing ceremonies such as those accompanying birth and marriage.

Synopsis
The Sureq Galigo epic is an adventure story, a morality tale, a quest for perfect love, a journey through good and evil, passion, violence, vanity, and redemption set within a magical universe. The epic’s cosmology consists of three worlds: the Upper and Under Worlds, realms of the gods, and the Middle World, realm of ordinary beings and the semidivine descendants of the gods. This production chronicles one cycle in the ongoing creation, purging, and renewal of the Middle World through the exploits of the descendants of the gods.

At the heart of the tale is the forbidden love of the hero, Sawérigading, for his twin sister, Wé Tenriabéng; his struggle to escape the passions that, they are warned, would destroy their Kingdom; and his quest for perfect, condoned love with their cousin Wé Cudaiq –who, after initially spurning his advances, later bears him a son named La Galigo. Sawdrigading’s journey is inevitably a journey into himself and the wisdom that comes with time and maturity.

Free Lectures:

1. Pre-performance Talk (in Chinese, attendance with tickets, reservation not required)
   August 7-9（Thu-Sat）19:00-19:20
   August10（Sun）14:00-14:20 in lobby of the Metropolitan Hall, Taipei Cultural Center
2. Playwright’s Lecture
   From Mythology to a Script
   August 6（Wed）19:30-22:00 at the Red House
   By Dramaturg Ms. Rhoda Grauer
3. Choreographer’s Lecture
   Dancing from the Traditional to the Contemporary Stage
   August 9（Sat）10:30~12:30 at the Red House
   By Dramaturg Ms. Rhoda Grauer
4. Music Lecture
   Re-interpretation to the 14th century Buginess Music August 9（Sat）14:30~17:00 at the Red House
   By Composer Mr. Rahayu Supanggah
5. Lighting Workshops (for professionals only, separate reservation)
   Space Reflects Light Reveals Space
   At the Metropolitan Hall, Taipei Cultural Center
   By Lighting Designer, Mr. A. J. Weissbard
   
   August 8（Fri）14:00~16:30, Lecture/Workshop 
   August 9（Sat）14:00~16:30, Stage Demonstration