Maritime Glow Mmepụta Nka Ngosi by Kaohsiung City Government

Maritime Glow Mmepụta Nka Ngosi by Kaohsiung City Government is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo in Nhazi Nkà Egwu, Ụlọ Egwu, Ụdị na Ihe Nlere Anya Competition Category.

ỌlaedoNkà Egwu· 2023

Maritime Glow Mmepụta Nka Ngosi

by Kaohsiung City Government

Client: Bureau of Cultural Affairs

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo Winner in Nkà Egwu Category

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The Design

About Maritime Glow Mmepụta Nka Ngosi

Maritime Glow bụ mmepụta nka ngosi buru ibu nke e mere n'èzí maka ememme oriọna na Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Osimiri Love na-arụ ọrụ dịka ogbo ihe ngosi, mbara igwe ghere oghe na-arụkwa ọrụ dịka ákwà mgbochi. Teknụzụ ntụsa ìhè na-agbanwe ogbo ahụ ka ọ bụrụ ụgbọ mmiri, ọkụ 400 na-egosipụtakwa ihe onyonyo ndị dị mita 381 n'ogologo. A gwakọtara opera obodo, egwu rock nke Taiwan, egwu Hakka, abụ ụmụ amaala, ihe nkiri egwu, ọgụ omenala na ịgba egwu n'otu ihe ngosi. Ihe karịrị ndị na-eme ihe ngosi 600 sitere n'otu iri na otu na ụlọ akwụkwọ abụọ so na ya. Akụkọ ahụ na-egosipụta ihe gara aga, nke ugbu a na ọdịnihu nke Kaohsiung.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo

Maritime Glow Mmepụta Nka Ngosi meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa mbụ, dị ịtụnanya ma pụtara ìhè. Ndị meriri na Ọlaedo bụ ihe e kere eke dị oke ọhụrụ, nwere ọhụụ ma na-egbu maramara nke na-egosipụta ọgụgụ isi, amamihe na nka nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Maritime Glow Mmepụta Nka Ngosi ga-abụ ihe e mepụtara kacha enweta otuto, na-edu ọnọdụ ma bụrụ ihe ncheta nke na-enye uru na-adịbeghị mgbe ọ bụla. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo bụ ọrụ dị ebube, a na-asọpụrụ nke na-erite uru buru ibu ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Maritime Glow Mmepụta Nka Ngosi na-eweta mmetụta ọchịchọ siri ike, na-akpali agụụ, na-akwado nzụlite ihe ma na-adọrọ anyị adọrọ.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: In this project, local opera, Taiwanese rock, Hakka, Yu opera, indigenous ancient songs, a go-go, Taiwanese opera, musical theatre, traditional kung fu, pop dance, and other content are in place at once. As for the music, the team adopted a musical theatre approach to transform the same melody and integrate it into the performance forms, which played repeatedly to impress the audience. With the sky as the curtain and the world-class Weiwuying Theater as the stage, 'Maritime Glow' broke the boundary of performance. The design team used projection technology to transform the stage into a boat, creating the largest performing arts scale in Taiwan and combining it with Kaohsiung traditional opera.
Dimensions & Packaging: 20 sets of 30,000 lumens and 70,000 sets of 20,000 lumens projection equipment linked with 400 dazzling lights presented 381 meters of visual images, creating the largest scale of performing arts in Taiwan. When the audience was in the venue, the L-shaped gigantic stage surrounding them and the trees behind them also changed their lights as the play progressed, so they were enjoying a fully immersive experience. The spirit of the play, Cihou Lighthouse, was a replica of the original building, and even its lighting frequency was identical. The live streaming was filmed with four camera drones, and the total number of YouTube video views has exceeded one million as of March 2022.
Tags: Maritime Glow, Kaohsiung, Weiwuying, Taiwanese Opera, Lantern Festival.
Production Technology: The 'boat' in the play refers to the carrier of great history, which implies the idea of moving forward at all times. On the other hand, 'love' refers to the temperature of the performance and the expectation for the next generation. In this play, the performance team presented the past, present, and future of Kaohsiung in a detailed and sophisticated way. People across the world have come to trade around the seas of Taiwan for 400 years. The river is still the same, it is time to raise the sails and head for the future, based on Taiwan and moving forward internationally.
Design Challenge: The performance involved 11 groups and 2 schools, with over 600 performers. The most challenging part of such a large performance was the rehearsals. Especially during the epidemic and the Lunar New Year holiday, many projects had to be discussed online, which greatly compressed the rehearsal time. In addition, the final rehearsal time on site was also critical. To ensure the smooth operation of the entire lantern festival, the team of 600 people can only take four times late at night to grasp the rehearsal opportunities.
Research: This project was the first time in Taiwan that involves 11 groups and 2 schools, with over 600 performers in front of and behind the scenes. In the overture performance, each group sings its parts. The first generation of the troupe sings the first line while holding the oar in their hands, and the second generation takes over the oar from their hands when the second line was sung, symbolizing that 'Maritime Glow' was not only about Kaohsiung's past and future but also represents the inheritance of the performers. The design team has always been committed to promoting the culture of Taiwanese opera.
Inspiration: During the 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Kaohsiung event, the seven year incubation of Maritime Glow adopted the landmark of Kaohsiung city, the Love River, which is a river shared in everyone's memory, as the stage for the festival. The design team extended the story to the local culture and history, describing the prosperity, cultural conflicts, and industrial development of the island for a century. In this project, the design team linked the relationship between Kaohsiung and the sea, ships, and people with the imagery of ships and touching performances.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2020 in Taiwan and finished in December 2021 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The design team transformed the main lantern of the Taiwan Lantern Festival into a play with virtual projection technology. The story of 'Boat Love' told the story of this land from 400 years ago to nowadays. The events in the story were all related to ships and the sea while the ships and harbors represent Kaohsiung's industry, culture, and history. The design team integrated the spirit and emotion of the island and ships into the story to describe the development of Kaohsiung. The brilliance of the play was not only to describe the history of Kaohsiung but also to make many breakthroughs in the performance format.
Team Members: Shih Che, Dennis Che, Yichun Hsu, Hui Chen, Yi-Chien Chou
Image Credits: Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government