"My throat is a river and my mouth is the map, every time I speak I have a story to tell. ”
Join Howl Yuan on a journey which spans 80 years of history, tracing his own migrant journey rooted in family, war, displacement and sense of belonging.
Impossible Homecoming is part performance, part exhibition – exploring the history of Taiwan and how seismic political shifts can reshape lives and identities.
Where is home, when everything has been uprooted?
Beginning with a gentle journey through Castle Park and ending at Sparks – a repurposed shopping centre – Howl will guide you through a story of war and conflict, romantic meet cutes, and how we define home and family.
A work-in-progress of a semi-autobiographical piece of performance encounter.
Devised and Conceived by Howl Yuan 原承伯
Devised and Directed by Iskandar إسكندر R. Sharazuddin
Scenography by Ingrid Hu 胡嘉倩
Sound Design by Nicola T. Chang 張彤
Associate Direction by Rebecca Goh
Impossible Homecoming is part of Confluence – a long-form residency project. Since December 2023, MAYK has invited artists from across Bristol to explore the changing city and to think about how we navigate these places we call home. Over the next few months three more artists – Dhaqan Collective, Ramelle Williams and Iman Sultan-West – will also share the fruits of these creative investigations with audiences in sites and locations across the city.
Confluence is a production by MAYK, commissioned by Ginkgo Projects for Redcliffe Quarter with the support of Grainger plc
About Howl:
Howl Yuan (he/him), a Taiwanese performance maker/writer/curator. Yuan’s practices focus on transcultural identity, mobility, space/place/site, and decolonised discourse. His works span different formats but are primarily performance-based, presenting at theatres, galleries, festivals, beaches or home gardens.
Yuan is also the co-host of Ming’s Strike, a monthly-update, ESEA arts podcast.
Find out more: https://howlyuan.com/
Produced by MAYK - https://www.mayk.org.uk/
As part of Confluence - https://www.confluence-bristol.com/
Commissioned by Ginkgo Projects - https://www.ginkgoprojects.co.uk/
Date & Time:
Friday 23 May - 5pm & 8pm
Saturday 24 May - 2pm & 5pm
Duration: approx 60 mins
Location: This event will begin at Castle Park, the blocked land bridge towards NCP Bristol Broadmead and Delta Hotels Bristol City Centre and journey to Sparks, 78 Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3DS
Tickets: Free
Age Guidance: 16+