Contemporary Legend Theater

CLT Production History

1986
The Contemporary Legend Theatre was established in 1986.
1986
The Kingdom of Desire, adapted from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, was premiered at Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall in December 1986.
1990
War and Eternity, adapted from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, was premiered at National Theatre, Taipei, in March 1990.
1991
Yin Yang River was premiered at Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall in December 1991.
1992
The Last Days of Emperor Lee Yu was premiered at Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall in November 1992.
1993
Medea, adapted from Euripides’s Medea, was premiered at Taipei’s SunYet-sen Memorial Hall in July 1993.
1994
Farewell My Concubine, adapted from Farewell My Concubine, was premiered at Summer Theater Festival, Paris, France
1995
Oresteia, adapted from Aeschylus’s Oresteia and directed by Richard Schechner, was premiered in Daan Park, Taipei, in October 1995.
1997
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Abridged) was premiered in 1997.
2001
King Lear, a solo performance adapted from Shakespeare’s King Lear, was premiered at Novel Hall, Taipei, in July 2001.
2002
The Hidden Concubine, originally called The Black Dragon Courtyard, was premiered at National Theatre, Taipei, in August 2002.
2003
A Play of Brother and Sister, a Hip Hopera, which combined Peking Opera and Hip-Hop, was premiered at the Red Pavilion Theatre, Taipei, in August 2003.
2004
The Tempest, adapted from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, was premiered at National Theatre, Taipei, in December 2004.
2005
Waiting for Godot, adapted from Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, was premiered at Metropolitan Hall, Taipei, in October 2005.
2007
108 Heroes ─ Tales from “The Water Margin”,adapted from “ The Water Margin” ,The Butterfly Dream, adapted from Zhuang Zi

Worldwide Tour of Contemporary Legend Theater

1990
The Kingdom of Desire: Royal National Theatre, London, U.K.
1991
The Kingdom of Desire: National Theatre, Seoul, Korea
1993
The Kingdom of Desire: Shinjuku Cultural Center, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan
1994
The Kingdom of Desire: Cultural Center, Hong Kong
The Kingdom of Desire: Festival de Chateauvallon, France
Farewell My Concubine: Summer Theater Festival, Paris, France
1996
Medea: International Arts Festival, Singapore
The Kingdom of Desire: Aachen, Germany; Heerlen, Holland
1998
The Kingdom of Desire: Festival d’Avignon, Cour d’honneur du Palais,France
The Kingdom of Desire:San Diego de Compostela MILLENIUM Festival, Spain
1999
King Lear: The Odeon Theatre & Le Theatre du Soleil , Paris, France
2001
The Kingdom of Desire: Cultural Capital City of Europe, 2001,Utrecht& Rotterdam ,Holland
The Kingdom of Desire: Poly Theatre, Peking University, Chang-An Theatre, Peking, Mainland China
2002
2002 King Lear: Asian Performing Arts Festival, Tokyo, Japan
2003
King Lear: Theatres on the Bay, Chinese Festival of Arts, Singapore
King Lear: Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong
King Lear: Music Theater Festival Uijeonbgu 2003, Korea
2004
King Lear: 40th Anniversary of Odin Theatre, Denmark
King Lear: Archa Theatre, Czech; I.C.A., U.K.
2005
The Kingdom of Desire: California Theatre, Mondavi Center, &Spoleto Festival, U.S.A.
2006
King Lear : House of World Culture,Berlin,Germany.
King Lear :Shanghai Dramatic Center, China
Waiting for Godot: Shanghai Dramatic Center
2007
The Tipsy Concubine/ Farewell My Concubine/ King Lear
West Coast Tour: LA, Davis, San Jose
Lincoln Center Festival Opening
Waiting for Godot: National Theatre, Seoul, Korea
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