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Toward
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SOURCE
biography
SETTING
Foreign
BOOK
original
Writer and architect Lin Huiyin
Korean Premiere
2021
Korean Premiere Theatre
Ayang Art Center, Daegu
Further Korean run reference:
https://www.imaeil.com/page/view/2021060210284342546
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Summary
A Korea–Taiwan co-produced musical dramatizing the life of Lin Huiyin, a pioneering writer, architect, and cultural figure of 1930s China.
Origin & Development
Developed during the COVID-19 period as a long-distance collaboration between Korea’s Juk-Dal Theatre Company and Taiwan’s Guangyi Foundation, Toward was written by Han Areum and directed by Seo Jae-hyeong. The production was created using bilingual rehearsal processes and joint funding from Taiwan’s cultural foundations and Korean musical institutions.
The musical was first staged in November 2021 at the National Taichung Theater, with a cast led by Taiwanese musical star Chen Pin-ling. South Korea, 2021Toward was presented as an official invited work at the 15th Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF), marking its Korean premiere. Staged at Ayang Art Center in June 2021, the production was promoted as the first full Korea–Taiwan joint musical developed entirely through online collaboration during the pandemic. The DIMF staging functioned as the “world premiere” announcement before the full Taiwanese run later that year.
Partial Synopsis
Set in 1930s Republican China, the musical follows the life of Lin Huiyin, an architect, poet, and cultural reformer who challenged the restrictions placed on women of her era. The narrative unfolds through letters addressed to four central figures in her life—Liang Sicheng, Jin Yuelin, Xu Zhimo, and Bing Xin—framing themes of love, intellectual freedom, artistic creation, and personal endurance. The score consists of 22 original songs blending contemporary musical theatre writing with period atmosphere, depicting how Huiyin pursued her ideals despite social norms, illness, and public scrutiny.
徽因
2021
2021-11-12
to
2021-11-14
Country:
Taiwan
City:
Taichung
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Chinese
Venue:
National Taichung Theater
Produced by the Guangyi Foundation with udnFunLife and C MUSICAL, the Mandarin-language world premiere, under a title meaning 'Huiyin', presented 22 original musical numbers and portrayed Lin Huiyin as a modern feminist and architectural icon. It received wide mainstream media coverage.
徽因
2022
2022-06-25
to
2022-07-17
Country:
Taiwan
City:
Multiple Cities
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Chinese
Venue:
Multiple Venues
Following the Taichung premiere, the production returned for three performances at the Weiwuying Opera House in Kaohsiung (June 25–26) and four at the National Theater in Taipei (July 15–17).
徽因
2023
2023-11-04
to
2023-12-23
Country:
Taiwan
City:
Multiple Cities
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Chinese
Venue:
Multiple Venues
Billed as the final Taiwan tour and presented as Guangyi Theatre No.5: Huiyin in partnership with the Daegu International Musical Festival, the revival brought back the principal cast and played Weiwuying in Kaohsiung (November 4–5) and the Chiayi County Performing Arts Center (December 23). It was marketed as a continued Korea–Taiwan co-production rather than a Korean import.
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