Daxidaxi Gala 活动 by Chihsiang Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 银奖 in 活动与事件设计 Competition Category.

银活动· 2024

Daxidaxi Gala 活动

by Chihsiang Li

Client: Daxi Wood Art Ecomuseum

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 活动 Category

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The Design

About Daxidaxi Gala 活动

大溪大禧2023将前卫时尚设计带入传统节庆之中，以时装秀的形式重新诠释关公、妈祖、观音等台湾民众崇敬的神祇。百年古庙成为舞台背景，让传统文化与前沿时尚设计交融，在历史古迹中打造出一场永续时尚展演。传统神祇与现代舞者、芭蕾表演者、武术家及模特儿一同登上伸展台，展现全新形态的文化庆典。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Daxidaxi Gala 活动是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Daxidaxi Gala 活动将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Daxidaxi Gala 活动是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: "Fashionable Deity Tribute Gala" revolutionizes traditional celebratory events by using modern textile techniques and fashion styling to create Taiwan's modern deities (such as Guan Gong, Matsu, Guanyin, etc.). In front of temples, Integrating Traditional Culture with Fashion Design in a Fashion Show, where traditional deities walk the runway alongside modern dancers, ballet performers, martial artists, and models, establishing a new culture of deity tribute.
Dimensions & Packaging: Using light projection technology and illumination to outline the contours of the temple, gather dance troupes, fashion models, and traditional folk art teams to create an immersive outdoor theater for the celebratory culture of deity tribute.
Tags: festival, celebration event, fashionable deity, tribute gala, gala, party, fashion aesthetics
Production Technology: Through collaboration with multiple designers and textile factories, we aim to recreate and new traditional costumes while incorporating fashion show direction into traditional folk performances. This initiative seeks to elevate the styling and attire in celebratory events by customizing traditional deity costumes. By enhancing the richness and cultural significance of traditional celebratory activities, we aspire to deepen the understanding and connection of the younger generation with religious events. Craft a celebratory aesthetic banquet that transcends different forms of performances.
Design Challenge: To attract audiences of different age groups and introduce them to traditional celebratory events, we have fostered collaboration between performers from various fields (folk art, contemporary dance, ballet, traditional martial arts, models) and designers (craftsmen, embroidery artists, fashion designers, textile factories). Our efforts are focused on creating a connection between traditional folk celebrations and contemporary cultural art. We aim to integrate techniques from different domains through effective communication and coordination, presenting a contemporary celebration culture feast.
Research: Preserving and promoting Lord Guan's birthday celebration, known as the "second Chinese New Year for Daxi," is a significant responsibility to uphold the local cultural heritage. Encourage the active participation of local community members in the planning and execution of the celebration. Collaborate with artists, designers, and performers to infuse creativity and modern elements into the event without compromising its traditional essence.
Inspiration: Drawing inspiration from traditional temple festivals in Taiwan, transform the conventional image of festive culture. design team seek to blend modern textile technology with traditional celebration elements, incorporating dance, martial arts, models, and traditional performers to create a new celebration culture.
Project Duration: The event starts in mid July and finishes in mid August each was held in 2023 in Daxi, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The 2023 Daxidaxi Fashionable Deity Tribute Gala is an interactive celebration of traditional folk and contemporary design in festival culture. It not only preserves the essence of traditional celebratory activities but also provides a new and enchanting viewing experience, resonating with both participants and audiences. This new celebration program bridges the past and present, receiving acclaim from many traditional folk art teams, who are eager to actively participate since its debut.
Team Members: Chief Curator:HSIANG JU,CHENG
Curator Director:CHI HSIANG,LI
Curator:LIANG I,WU
Designer:SHU YI,WU