Hang Su

“This is one of the most gutting, electric, and unforgettable performances I have seen in recent years.” — Neo Hai Bin, thea.preter (translated from Mandarin)

Why is a Taiwanese military reservist so fascinated by Alicia Keys’ chart-topping hit Girl on Fire – a gay anthem he has sung countless times in karaoke bars? As he launches into the song’s climax, he is struck by a disorienting realization: He can no longer place himself in the timeline of his own life when this transformative song was released on September 4, 2012.

A fanatical search through his digital archives unearths fragments of memory and confronts him with a past haunted by violence and destruction. In a live performance that assembles a visual monument entirely from memory, Wang wrestles with the fragility of memory. No matter how he may try to dull and blur, the weight of the past is a continued threat.

Ping-Hsiang Wang is in a slow-motion trainwreck and you can’t do anything to stop it but watch as an unsettling reality that everything he has preserved could go up in flames in an instant.

Company: k*hole Karaoke
Artistic Creator & Performer: Ping-Hsiang Wang, k*hole karaoke
Dramaturgy: Wan Shi
Lighting Designer: Raquel Rosildete
Lighting Assistant: Sára Enyingi
Artistic Producer: Aurora Kellermann
Graphic Designer: Meng-Jiin Hsieh
Stage Support & Consultation: Soojin Oh
Lighting Support & Consultation: Yi-Ju Chou
Assistant Director (Development Stage): Kang-Hua Chang