Theater
M.O.V.E. Theatre (動見体) "How Beautiful" (美好如此) Campus Staged Reading / National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (國立陽明交通大學) Arts Center
The staged reading of "How Beautiful" (美好如此) is presented by three performers—Yao Kun-chun (姚坤君), Wang Ching-tun (王靖惇), and Hsu Ying-mei (許瑩美)—in a "reading or performing" manner, showcasing the delicate emotions and relationships of the characters. This performance does not rely on complex stage directions, but focuses on a minimalist space and symbolic props, allowing the audience to return their attention to the text itself and feel the emotional tension constructed by language, rhythm, and sound. Through the actors' intonation, breathing, and pauses, the emotional flow between characters is amplified, and the stage's blank space becomes an important field for the audience to develop their imagination and resonate with their own memories.
The work follows the core context of 2020's "Such a Beautiful Day" (如此美好). The original work used the father's monologue to write about the loneliness of his later years and his deep look back at his deceased wife; "How Beautiful" (美好如此) switches perspectives, responding to different fragments in the same memory in a parallel narrative. The character originally starting from the "daughter" perspective was specially changed by writer/director Wang Ching-tun (王靖惇) to be played as the "son" in this staged reading version, which holds special significance.
The three characters in the play—the mother, the son, and the second-generation foreign caregiver—each carry their own difficulties, like three isolated islands. During a long night trapped by a rainstorm, they hide their reasons for being there, but unexpectedly discover their past connections. Amidst the intertwining of conflict and warmth, they face themselves, their families, and partings at different stages of life, seeking an opportunity to restart their lives.
This is also the first time "How Beautiful" (美好如此) is presented in a staged reading format at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU). Through Wang Ching-tun's (王靖惇) reinterpretation from the son's perspective, it brings a different emotional weight and uses the son's perspective as a new entry point, making the work no longer just a look back at the mother-daughter relationship, but more broadly pointing to parent-child connections and life questions, presenting another direction and layer.
The work follows the core context of 2020's "Such a Beautiful Day" (如此美好). The original work used the father's monologue to write about the loneliness of his later years and his deep look back at his deceased wife; "How Beautiful" (美好如此) switches perspectives, responding to different fragments in the same memory in a parallel narrative. The character originally starting from the "daughter" perspective was specially changed by writer/director Wang Ching-tun (王靖惇) to be played as the "son" in this staged reading version, which holds special significance.
The three characters in the play—the mother, the son, and the second-generation foreign caregiver—each carry their own difficulties, like three isolated islands. During a long night trapped by a rainstorm, they hide their reasons for being there, but unexpectedly discover their past connections. Amidst the intertwining of conflict and warmth, they face themselves, their families, and partings at different stages of life, seeking an opportunity to restart their lives.
This is also the first time "How Beautiful" (美好如此) is presented in a staged reading format at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU). Through Wang Ching-tun's (王靖惇) reinterpretation from the son's perspective, it brings a different emotional weight and uses the son's perspective as a new entry point, making the work no longer just a look back at the mother-daughter relationship, but more broadly pointing to parent-child connections and life questions, presenting another direction and layer.
Event Details
- 2026-05-14 — 國立陽明交通大學