Congratulations! Fourty-four Fourtunes of Formosa Nominated for the Taishin Arts Award

Thank you! Our 2026 TIFA production Fourty-four Fourtunes of Formosa has been nominated for the 25th Taishin Arts Award (first quarter). Congratulations to all the nominated companies and artists, and we share this joy with every audience member who has supported us.

In the nomination statement, nominator 林文中 praised the work for “continually reconstructing the listener’s logical understanding of sound, singing, and language” as it moves between burying and revealing sound.

Full nomination statement: ARTalks | 25th Taishin Arts Award, First Quarter Nominations (林文中)

This recognition belongs to every creator, performer, and technical partner involved. Our thanks go to the National Theater & Concert Hall for its invitation and to L’Oréal Taiwan, the exclusive sponsor, for its support, and a special thank-you to every “stone lion” audience member who breathed with us in the theatre.

Because of you, the sounds of the island were able to take shape.

2026 TIFA Fourty-four Fourtunes of Formosa (About the production)

• Composer | Kueiju Lin
• Director | Hung Chien-Han
• Chorus Master / Conductor | Apo Hsu
• Production and Performance | Taipei Chamber Singers
• Set Design | 廖音喬
• Lighting Design | 曾睿琁
• Costume Design | 陳玟良
• Video Design | 黃詠心
• Movement Design | 林祐如
• Text Consultant | 鴻鴻
• Poetry Quoted | 葉覓覓
• Stage Manager | 黃詠芝
• Preliminary Physical Workshop | 陳詣芩
• Composition Assistant | 徐鈺婷
• Technical Director (Stage) | 劉柏言
• Technical Director (Lighting) | 王芳寧
• Photography | Chang Zhi Chen