Jin Zhi Acting Company's "Snitch Tuberose" debuts at the Beijing Art Center. The costumes combine Japanese street and temple elements.

Gao Mingqian transformed into the leader of the Black Pig Gang, with the words "I am the only one in heaven and earth" embroidered on his sleeves, showing off his wild figure.

Golden Branch Acting Company has joined hands with the Taipei Performing Arts Center to produce the martial arts musical and dance comedy "The Snitch", which will be released in November. It will be directed by Wang Rongyu and starring Da Tian. The story takes place in the fictional "Penglai Town". The legendary heroine Ye Laixiang, who disappeared for 18 years, reappears to fight against crises such as local development and gangster forces. The stage styling boldly throws away the baggage of ancient costumes, and is designed by costume designer Cai Haotian. It combines Japanese street style, anime bad taste, temple beliefs and Western elements to create a contemporary Taiwanese fashion show with a strong visual impact. Not only does the heroine no longer wear a cloak, but even the concealed weapons are personified into the "human evil/breasts" that are disgusting.

Actor Gao Yiting (left) of "Snitch Tuberose" plays the role of an anthropomorphic dart, integrating the image of Mulan's missile. Da Tian (right) plays the heroine Ye Laixiang, wearing a modified cheongsam and a bright windbreaker.

Designer Cai Haotian said in an interview today (2nd) that the costumes in the entire drama deliberately mix different cultural elements. Tuberose, played by Da Tian, ​​is inspired by "Taiwanese tones" and continues the idea of ​​peach red, fluorescent green and orange tones full of wild Taiwanese opera flavor in the "Traveler" series. She wears a modified cheongsam underneath, a large trench coat with a Western silhouette on the outside, and silver boots to make the heroine look chic and handsome. The costume vocabulary from different sources echoes the characteristics of Taiwan's multicultural intersection, and the fierce, magical and realistic imagery is integrated into the costume.

"The Snitch Tuberose" stars Gao Mingqian (left) as the leader of the Black Pig Gang, appearing in the style of a Japanese bosozoku; Da Tian plays the lead role in the "Snitch Tuberose".

What breaks away from the traditional martial arts imagination is that even the weapons in the hands of the heroines have characters. The anthropomorphic dart played by Gao Yiting. Designer Cai Haotian specially integrated the avant-garde imagery of the classic animation Mulan to create a costume that is both futuristic and comedic. The audience can't help but exclaim "Huh? What is this?" at first sight.

In addition to the eye-catching looks of the justice camp, the villains also subvert public imagination. The "Black Pig Gang Leader" played by Gao Mingqian abandons the established appearance of Taiwanese gangsters and turns to the Japanese bosozoku style. The front of the costume reads "Dark clouds are over the city, pigs will do evil", and the sleeves also read "Heaven and earth, I am the only one", which makes him full of aura as soon as he appears. Other characters are also mixed with elements such as market obasan prints, Japanese yukata paired with Taiwanese undershirts and temple hats.

From heroine cheongsam, bosozoku to "Mulan missiles", "Snitch of Tuberose" brings familiar but conflicting Taiwanese street symbols to the same "Penglai Town". Cai Haotian said that the aesthetics of the entire play lies in breaking the frame and accurately echoing the vitality of the street stage through bold contrasting colors and collage of cultural symbols. The work will be performed at the Beidou Outdoor Plaza of Beijing Art Center from November 6th to 8th and 13th to 15th. For details, please contact the OPENTIX website.