Dates
thu 06 may 2027 - 20:00
fri 07 may 2027 - 20:00
location
Theaterstudio
price
€ 10 → 30
duration
2h 
language
Spoken language: Japanese, English, Filipino, Mandarin, Kapampangan, Taiwanese / Surtitles: Dutch, English
Is part of
Festival A Brand New Day
Jang-Chi / Ming-Chen Lee / Ness Roque / Yuju Wen

Cruising: Traveling Tongues explores food, language and identity.

You are what you eat, as the saying goes. What pleases the palate, and what stirs the soul? In Cruising: Travelling Tongues, four creators from Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines use these questions as a starting point for a gathering centred on food, language, and culture. Because life is eating, and food tells the story of where you come from and where you've been. Recipes are archives in which identity and tradition intersect. Food not only preserves memories and emotions; it also carries traces of colonisation and migration. Flavours cross borders, blend with new contexts, and find ever-changing ways to express themselves. 

Cruising: Travelling Tongues is a co-creation by a transnational collective. Following premieres in Taipei and Kyoto, this project makes a stop at DE SINGEL. Through shared dishes and roundtable discussions, the creators invite the audience to exchange stories and experiences.

With Cruising: Travelling Tongues, the creators bring together a series of personal stories about food, language, and memory. A multilingual journey through family traditions and shared experiences.
 

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Credits

research, concept
Jang-ChiMing-Chen LeeNess RoqueYuju Wen
concept, direction, text, performance
Jang-ChiMing-Chen LeeNess Roque
voice
Yuju Wen
Technical Direction
Tze-Yu Lai
light design
Tze-Yu Lai
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