“Bat Night Market (蝙蝠祭),” a performance co-created by Taiwanese artist Ku Kuang-yi (顧廣毅) and British artist Robert Charles Johnson, was staged at the London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) from June 11 to 15. The dazzling show received positive acclaim from the audience and a four-star rating from the U.K. performing arts news media The Stage and London Theatre 1.
“Bat Night Market” tells the tales of the extraordinary bat species, examining their imperative nature in our global ecosystem. The performance is set in an imagined night market where bat species are extinct. It intersects performance, speculative design, and science, inviting visitors to celebrate these enigmatic animals in an evening of discussions, games, tastings, and sensory experiences.
“Bat Night Market” is a production commissioned by LIFT and the Taipei Performing Arts Center, with support from the Ministry of Culture, the National Culture and Arts Foundation, and the British Council. The next showcase of this production will be at the Taipei Arts Festival in August.