Embark on an extraordinary adventure with “The Monkey King”, a legendary opera from the East. This large-scale production, co-produced by Trend Education Foundation and Taiwan College of Performing Arts, brings together Chinese opera aesthetics, superb kung fu and modern theater design.
Based on the beginning chapters of “Journey to the West”, the show presents you the wild and naughty superhero Sun Wukun. He is powerful with magic charms. He is invincible with Ruyi Jingu Bang and somersault cloud. He entitles himself as Lord Monkey, Heaven’s-Equal and confronts with the hundred thousand of holy solders for his up roaring the heavenly court. Don't miss this sensational production that brings to life the magic and legend of Sun Wukong in a way you've never seen before!
This production has achieved wide success in Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung from 2021 to 2023. The Singapore tour is host and presented by Trend Micro Singapore.
2024 Performance
Nov. 16-17 |KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre, Japan
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The role of Sun Wu Kong in “The Monkey King” is played by three martial arts actors - CHU Lu-Hao, HSU Ting-Fang, and CHIN Lang. The roles of the monkey minions, Heavenly Soldiers and Generals are performed by students and actors from the Department of Jing Ju (Peking Opera) and Jing Ju Troup of National Taiwan College of Performing Arts.
Producer / Chairman of Trend Foundation
Sun Wukong is immortal. He leaped out of the pages of “Journey to the West” and made his way into movies, TV series, video games. Throughout the world, people continue to explore new realms of Sun Wukong. The Chinese opera bring Sun Wukong comes to life, every jump, roll, horseback battle are results from over decade of rigorous training. Each actor possesses agile and formidable martial arts prowess, all the while maintaining a relaxed and natural facial expression, achieved through constant refinement to embody the character of Wukong, part monkey, part deity.
In the show “The Monkey King” Wukong has not yet embarked the journey to west. Hs is mischievous, arrogant, fearlessly true to himself. All the audience would feel their heart racing along with the Wukong on the stage.
Designated as intangible cultural heritage by UN, Peking opera has grown and flourished fearlessly in Taiwan. As the producer of “the Monkey King” I wish this show starts from Taiwan and embark its way to the world, allowing audiences from diverse cultures and backgrounds to experience the captivating charm of Oriental theater aesthetics.
This drama follows the spirit of Eastern aesthetics in Peking Opera, with stage designs that highlights the performance of actors. It features modern stage settings, lighting and visual effects to immerse audiences into a magical yet realistic mythological story.
2024/11/16 - 11/17