Choy Ka Fai / HAU
The year 2096: An android shaman roams the Taiwanese island of Formosa to rediscover ancient wisdom and prove the presence of the “third prince”, as the androgynous Chinese deity Nezha is affectionately called.
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Hebel Theater
Her multiple incarnations are manifested in various contexts of popular entertainment and religious heritage in Taiwan and China. Berlin-based artist Choy Ka Fai's first game for HAU4, which provides a virtual space of possibility with the “third prince” as an avatar, manages to offer a narrative that's otherwise impossible due to the everyday political disputes between the two countries.
The digital yet human-like representation of this deity manages to counteract the divide between the two states by emphasising the historical and current relationships between the populations, inviting us to imagine a future beyond the current conflicts.
Additional information
Production: Choy Ka Fai, HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Funded by: German Federal Cultural Foundation with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media in the frame of “Spy on Me #5”, a festival by HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Supported by: tanzhaus nrw, Taipei Arts Festival, Singapore Art Museum.
Participating artists
Choy Ka Fai (Konzept, Story, Regie)
ling ling chat (Gamedesign, visuelles Design)
vladstorm (Programmierung Game)
VV (Visual asset management)
YPC (Sounddesign)
AiSkriem (Gast-Performance dramatisiertes Gameplay)
dondon (Motion Capture Performance)
Sheng Xian Tai Zi Gong (Puli Township (Beratung Kulturerbe)
Taiwan) (Beratung Kulturerbe)
momo (Kreative Projektleitung)
Jéssica Nakazima (unterstützt durch Next Stage (Kreative Projektleitung)
European Union (Creative Europe Programme)) (Kreative Projektleitung)
Dates
April 2025
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