The Unnamed Island: The Hagseed and the Wizard

The Unnamed Island was inspired by Shakespeare's legendary play The
Tempest, serving as the prototype of the story and the starting point of the
imagination. To echo the freedom, inclusivity and vigor of Taiwanese opera
and to make “O-pei-la” truly become a kind of stage spirit, the adaptation
borrows the “stage counts” style of an outdoor Taiwanese opera and
incorporates the plot elements of a classic Shakespearean play: betrayal,revenge, disguise, mistaken identity, magic, play within a play, etc.
The magic in The Unnamed Island has multiple implications. In the play, it is
a tool for revenge and the ability to transform. Outside the play, it refers to
the exclusive stage illusion of Taiwanese opera: it is the co-imagination and
co-participation of the humble outdoor stage and the audience; it is an
electrifying moment when Xiao Sheng and Xiao Dan meet their fans; it is an
enchanted time and space which people fall into just like when they were
lingering in front of the stage in their childhood.
The crossover collaboration does not aim at amalgamation, but instead
focuses on accentuating their respective features. The performance is
tailored based on the characteristics of the actors from the Ming Hua Yuan
Tian Zi Art & Culture Group, highlighting their finesse. In terms of visual
aesthetics, elements of an outdoor Taiwanese opera troupe are dismantled
and transformed into evil spirits and monsters on the island, rebuilding a
surreal world beyond imagination, yet referencing the reality.