Daniel Kok + Luke George ft. Alice Hui-Sheng Chang: Hundreds + Thousands

※Announcement※

• The performance lasts approximately 100 minutes, including a post-show activity, with no intermission.
• Ticket inspection begins 30 minutes before the performance, and the audience seating opens 20 minutes before the show.
• Each ticket allows one person entry. Latecomers will be admitted according to the instructions of the on-site staff. As the number of late entry opportunities is limited, please arrive on time to avoid missing the chance to enter.
• Certain parts of the performance contain glare, flashing lights, and heavy smoke. Please take note of these.
• The use of electronic devices, photography, video recording, and audio recording is prohibited throughout the performance.
• Those who share the event on social media can message the official Facebook page to receive a discount code.
• Attendees who complete a post-show survey at the venue can redeem a "Chien Guo Holiday Flower Market NT$50 Discount Coupon" at the front desk (limited quantity, while supplies last).
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In this collective experience of the visual, the sensual and the sensible, we consider what plants know, and catch a glimpse of a world where time is transformed, and humans displaced. Blending dance, experimental music, and installation, Hundreds + Thousands is an opera that attempts to reconcile the relationship between people and the natural world.

Over the pandemic, we came across numerous people who have developed deeply personal relationships with plants. Plants became our meditative companions even as we ourselves lived like potted plants during lockdown. As we were forced to slow down, some of us began to pay attention to minute shifts in light and air qualities in our apartments, changes in our bodily and thought patterns, new buds sprouting and old leaves withering.

In Hundreds + Thousands, we ask ourselves how we might be able to displace ourselves to catch a glimpse of the other. As this is a performance for people and plants, with people and plants, we wonder what kind of language is needed for us to listen, to see and to speak to/with plants.

For us, the title “Hundreds and Thousands” is a reminder of the overabundance of things that exist(in nature or man-made), the vastness of infinity, the great history of the earth and the universe in which humans are but a blip. What if we can ‘see’ together the times and spaces before the human epoch, or long after humans exist?

✔The performance welcomes audience members to bring potted plants predominantly featuring green foliage. Please refrain from bringing plants with exposed roots, and ensure that the pots are non-hazardous and do not leak soil. The height of the plant is less than 30 cm.

【Ticket Discounts】

✔ Early Bird discounts: Purchase tickets at 15% off from 12:00 PM on 5/27 (Mon) to 6/15 (Sat).

✔ Other Offers: Starting from 6/16 (Sun) after the Early Bird discounts period ends.

◎ Tamsui Residents: Show valid identification for a 15% off at the entrance.
◎ Friends of Cloud Gate: Enter the discount code for an 12% off. To become friends of Cloud Gate, please contact Cloud Gate Foundation at 02-2629-8558 ext. 2102. Join to become a friend of Cloud Gate
◎ Eslite Members: Enjoy a 10% discount.
◎ Taipei Performing Arts Center Members: Get a 10% discount.
◎ National Theater & Concert Hall Members: Receive a 8% discount.
◎ Disability Discount: Individuals with disabilities and their necessary companions (limited to 1 person) receive a 50% discount. Please present tickets and relevant identification upon entry. Note that wheelchair spaces are open areas, please take this into consideration when purchasing.
◎ Senior Citizens Discount: Only applicable to seniors aged 65 and above. Show valid identification for a 50% discount at the entrance.

Please choose one of the above discount options, as they cannot be combined.