"The Frontier of Impossibility" tells the story of the difficulties and inner entanglements faced by humanitarian aid workers as they shuttle back and forth between troubled areas and peaceful homes.

(Photo by reporter Ling Meixue)

[Reporter Ling Meixue/Taipei Report] After waiting for 2 years due to the epidemic, Tiago, a popular theater director in Europe.

This year (2023) there will be two works by Tiago Rodrigues in one breath. Following last week's performance of "The Cherry Orchard" at the Taichung Opera House, this week's debut is a new creation "The Impossible Frontier" ", a 10-minute flash rehearsal was held in the theater yesterday (16th), which was very shocking from sight to hearing.

There are no shocking scenes of war and disaster, but the statements and physical performance of the actors are impressive.

(Photo by reporter Ling Meixue)

Going deep into the contradictions of reality and understanding the fragility and tenacity of human nature, "The Impossible Frontier" is a work produced by Rettigies after working closely with the staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (CICR) and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Geneva , telling about the deeper and more complex hearts of humanitarian aid workers than the image of heroes and the cruel reality they face.

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There is no blood and violence on the stage, and there are no refugee camps, famine, rape or checkpoints. Instead, there are only 1 drummer and 4 actors, and the huge and endless white cloth on the stage seems to be continuous tents in the battlefield, and it is like a vast expanse of land. hills.

The actors interpret the humanitarian rescuers running around in these scenes, the urgent pressure of frontline rescue and the tense moments of crisis, which are fully revealed through their statements and physical performance, and those distant and blurred and out-of-focus disaster scenes gradually become clear in front of the audience.

In the play, Rottogis uses the areas of "possible" and "impossible" to highlight the division of living conditions in the world. "The condition for dividing them is whether they have basic human rights and necessary materials. These two places alternate at any time. One year When the play premiered in Geneva, Ukraine was still a 'possible' country, but three weeks later, the country is in an 'impossible' situation." Rotigis said, "Humanitarian workers have been exposed to Historical moments and scenes allow them to have a worldview that we lack; so close to pain, danger and violence, but also so close to human dignity and resilience.” Performed at the Taipei National Theater from 17 to 19.

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