Exile 5.42 Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li

About This Show

In early 2015 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 6 prisoners took hostage of the warden & successfully won the attention of the public, after the convicted former president was given compassionate release. The 6 prisoners did not attempt to escape, but rather chose another path, which led to tragedy, after they made statements to the society. Exile 5.42 deconstructs this true incident to question the current criminal justice system.

About the Artist

Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li earned his MA in Performance Studies at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. He works as a director, playwright, performer & performance artist, having created productions addressing sexuality, literature, philosophy & politics, to give his unique perspectives on time, space & power relations. Highlighted works include The (New) Trial (Theater for the New City) & Civilization and Its Discontents (Judson Memorial Church). Currently, Dennis is an Associate Artistic Director of The Living Theatre and is an Institute fellow of Target Margin Theater.

Chun Cho is delighted to make her theatrical debut in the US. Before moving to New York, Chun was acting in Taiwan. She is known for playing Johnna in August: Osage County Taiwan production & Doris in Same Time Next Year. Chun also appeared in several national commercials as lead for brands such as IKEA & TOYOTA. She recently finished the feature film Attabu II. Chun Cho holds an MFA in acting at East 15 Acting School in UK. She also trained at GITIS, Moscow. In her free time, Chun is involved in gardening.

Leah Bachar is a performer, producer, director & experimenter. Fascinated with human connection, Leah is drawn to public performance & unique, interactive situations that create an open arena for spontaneous experiences & promote no barriers between the spectators & performers.

Wanning Jen is originally from Taiwan. He received his bachelor in Engineering from Colorado State University & M.A in Drama Therapy from New York University in 2015. Drastic changes of profession & oversea life experience in Japan & Europe shaped Wanning into a non-mainstream actor & a culturally sensitive drama therapist. His recent work include: disability as performance (Therapeutic Theatre), Tai-Sun Lee (TV Compatriot) & Peter Cheng (Bulan Terbelah Langit Amerika).

Originally from Taiwan, Clare Chien-Lun Lee is a versatile artist in New York City. She has university training in Musicology, Pedagogy & Theatre, as well as 20 years training in Music, all of which has provided the foundation for her professional career as a musician, vocalist &  an actor. Recently, she has been seen in Malan Breton’s 2015 NY fashion show as a Soprano solo and the Off-Broadway musical Comfort Women as the original ensemble cast. She created the roles of JT & Mo Ye in Behind The Mask’s US premiere in NYC. MM: Vocal Performance – Music Theatre, New York University.

Chih-Heng Liao is a country boy from Taiwan. Favorite credits include- Theater: Anything Goes (with Asian pop star Evonne Hsu), Daylight the musical (Taiwan National theater), Foreign Exchange International artist gala (N.Y.C The Poet’s Den Theater), Dance: The 38th National Publication Award Ceremony, Nu Skin Annual Ceremony, Rose Theater media commercial.Training: B.F.A National Taiwan University of Arts. Currently graduated from AMDA.

Yi-Chung Chen, originally from Taiwan, holds an MFA from Boston University in Lighting Design. She is currently working as Lighting Supervisor at Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company & constantly designing lights for play, dance & opera. Selected NYC credits: I am A Moon, Not Alone, Animal Kingdom, Behind the Mask, 52 Hertz, Cliff, The (New) Trial, Privatopia.

Thursday, Mar. 3 at 7:30pm

General Admission
$15 in advance
$18 at the door

Stu / Sen / id NYC
$12

Estimated Runtime
60 minutes

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Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li

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