由創作者魯直葳與單口喜劇演員瑞恩共同創作，延續雙人劇場作品《Watch Out!》的創作脈絡，重新發展為融合雙人身體、單口喜劇、觀眾參與的跨領域演出。作品由兩位表演者及一位單口喜劇演員共同演出，以不同表演語彙交織身體、語言與現場互動，探索性別刻板印象、身分認同與身體政治。
創作者直葳長期關注性別議題，擅長透過身體與文本的調度，結合物件、觀演關係轉換的方式，以互文、對比、諷刺、疊加等手法，在個人私密經驗中尋找議題的普遍性情感；瑞恩則長期以單口喜劇回應身份認同、性別氣質與社會期待，擅長將個人生命經驗轉化為幽默敘事，並透過觀眾互動建立開放且安全的對話空間。兩位創作者從各自不同的創作背景出發，共同思考當代社會對於性別、身份與規範的想像。
作品以日常生活中的刻板印象、社會對於女性的期待、慣用詞彙與身份分類作為切入點，透過語言遊戲、雙人身體與觀眾參與，重新觀看那些看似理所當然的稱呼與定義。演出不試圖提供單一立場或答案，而是將劇場作為公共討論的場域，邀請觀眾在觀看、回應與參與之間，身分與性別是如何被建構、標籤如何影響彼此的理解，並在既有框架之外，開啟更多對話與理解的可能。
索票連結：https://www.accupass.com/event/2608161610321861940226
演出團隊｜魯直葳 X 瑞恩
魯直葳｜
1999年生於台北，是一位跳舞、演戲、做創作的人，女性主義實踐中。
近年關注性別議題與親密關係，演出及作品在影像、戲劇、舞蹈、行為藝術之間游移與轉換，並積極探索跨域作品的可能性。目前就讀國立臺北藝術大學舞蹈研究所，主修舞蹈創作。大學畢業於電影創作學系，主修鏡頭表演，輔修舞蹈系。學習背景廣泛地接觸劇場表演、繪畫、合唱等不同形式的藝術領域，培養了多元開放的思考及創作觀點。
曾獲2025世安美學獎、2023年菁霖美國舞蹈節獎學金赴美進修，演出ICR國際駐村編舞家作品《ARTissue:4》；受邀編創無坎舞蹈工作室年度製作《流金歲月》；2024年於涴莎舞蹈創作平台發表雙人作品《Who made the characters of women?》；作品《Watch Out!》獲得大稻埕國際藝術節明日之星優選，並於2025大稻埕國際藝術節發表中長篇完整版；2022年獲三十創作沙龍補助發表舞蹈影像作品《Rose Windows》。同年受邀參與台灣酷兒藝術節創作作品《自畫像》，並於艋舺國際舞蹈節演出《愛的語言＿Dear You》。曾參與兩廳院青銀共創計劃、關渡藝術節、台大藝術季、綠島人權藝術季、台北藝穗節、北藝大年度展、NBD創作計劃等相關演出，並於2026年前往印尼梭羅國際雨季藝術節、英國倫敦Centre151駐村交流。
瑞恩｜
臺灣單口喜劇演員、主持人及表演創作者，以獨特的中性形象與細膩的敘事風格聞名。
擅長將身分認同、性別氣質、家庭關係及日常生活中的尷尬與偏見，轉化為兼具幽默、溫度與反思的表演語言，並透過即興互動建立與觀眾之間真誠且具參與感的觀看關係。2019年獲卡米地脫口秀爭霸賽冠軍，近年持續發展個人專場作品，包括《真拿你沒辦法Whatever You Say》與《七年之養 The Jokes I Raised Over the Years》，並自2024年起連續參與墨爾本國際喜劇節演出，積極拓展臺灣單口喜劇的國際交流。
近年創作持續關注身分認同、性別、家庭與社會標籤等議題，透過幽默與表演作為溝通媒介，邀請觀眾在笑聲中重新思考日常經驗與社會框架，並持續探索表演藝術更多元的創作可能。
演職人員名單｜
創作暨演出｜魯直葳、瑞恩
演出｜廖士勛
音樂設計｜劉文奇
注意事項｜
● 建議15歲以上觀眾欣賞。
● 本演出含部分裸露畫面以及較大聲響效果，請斟酌觀賞。
● 上下半場表演區域不同，觀眾區含部分座椅。
● 現場販售酒水，開放演出中飲用；請勿攜帶外食。
● 因演出需求，遲到觀眾請依前台指示入場。
● 本系列節目將於8/21（五）12:00 開放 Accupass 索票入場。
本節目為劉奕伶策展之「So, What Are You Trying To Say?（所以你想要說什麼？）」系列作品
繼 2024 年個人長篇作品《Turn Out》之後，劉奕伶擴大挑戰，邀請五組藝術家一起挖掘舞蹈與喜劇碰撞的耐人尋味。一邊是用身體表達令人困惑又迷眩的意涵或是超越國度邊界的對話；一邊則以語言觸碰心底的陰暗潮濕或是掀起大眾的笑浪與火海。
《所以你想要說什麼？》（So, What Are You Trying To Say?）這句話直指創作者於創作中的自我審問、觀眾嘗試理解的努力，以及最終達成共鳴的過程。敘事、見解、情感、觀察在舞蹈創作者和喜劇演員們的合作下，讓觀眾與藝術家在緊密連結的同時，依然能在想像力的空隙中自由穿梭。
｜ 此系列其他演出請點以下連結｜
- 藍｜Blue
- Take 1：拿機器跳舞的，與出一張嘴流汗的｜Take 1: The One Who Dances with Cameras, and the One Who Sweats with Words
- 我何嘗不想成為一名偉大的舞蹈家｜How I Longed to Be a Great Dancer
- 成年少女｜Grown-up Girls
Watch Out before the Labels!
Co-created by artist Lucy LU and stand-up comedian Rui-En, this production expands on the concept of Lucy’s duet performance Watch Out!, bringing together dance theatre, stand-up comedy, and participatory performance. Featuring two performers and a stand-up comedian, the work intertwines movement, spoken language, and live audience interaction to explore gender stereotypes, identity, and body politics.
Lucy LU has long explored gender issues through her artistic practice. Working with the interplay of movement and text, objects, and shifting performer–audience relationships, she employs intertextuality, contrast, satire, and layering to reveal the universal emotions embedded in intimate personal experiences. RuiEn, meanwhile, draws on stand-up comedy to reflect on self-identity, gender expression, and social expectations. She transforms her own lived experiences into sharp, humorous storytelling while creating an open and welcoming space for dialogue through audience interaction. Coming from distinct creative backgrounds, the two artists join forces to examine how contemporary society constructs ideas of gender, identity, and social norms.
Drawing on everyday stereotypes, societal expectations of women, habitual language, and systems of identity, the performance uses wordplay, physical interaction, and audience participation to re-examine the labels and definitions we so often take for granted. Rather than advancing a single argument or conclusion, it transforms the theatre into a space for collective inquiry, inviting audiences to engage through observation, response, and participation. As language, bodies, and encounters unfold, the work probes how gender and identity are constructed, how labels shape our perceptions of one another, and how new possibilities for dialogue and understanding might emerge beyond established frameworks.
Performer: LUCY LU X Rui-En
LUCY LU
A dancer, actor, and creator who loves the sea.
Their practice explores gender, intimacy, and the construction of home, moving fluidly across film, theatre, dance, and performance art while continuously seeking possibilities for interdisciplinary creation. They are currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Dance with a focus on Choreography at the Graduate Institute of Dance, National Taipei University of the Arts. They received their bachelor's degree in Filmmaking, majoring in Screen Acting with a minor in Dance. Recent works include Watch Out! (Tua-Tiu-Tiann International Festival of Arts), The Good Old Days (No Boundary Dance Studio Annual Production), and Who Made the Characters of Women? (WanSha Dance Platform).
Rui-En
Rui-En is a stand-up comedian, host, and performance creator from Taiwan. Her work explores identity, gender expression, and the biases embedded in everyday life, transforming personal experiences into performances that balance humor with reflection. Through audience interaction, she creates an engaging and intimate connection with audiences while opening space for dialogue In recent years, she has focused on themes of gender, family, and social labels, while exploring interdisciplinary collaborations between stand-up comedy, theatre, and dance. She won the Comedy Club Taipei Stand-up Competition in 2019 and has been performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival since 2024. Her recent solo works include Whatever You Say and The Jokes I Raised Over the Years.
Creator and Performer: Lucy Lu, Rui-En
Performer: Liao Shih-Hsun
Music: Wenchi Liu
Additional information
● Reservations open in August.
● Adult Content: Ages 15 and up only.
Curated by Liu I-Ling, So, What Are You Trying To Say? expands upon the questions first explored in her 2024 full-length work Turn Out. Bringing together five artists and collectives, the series investigates the fertile encounter between dance and comedy—two seemingly distinct performance languages that share an enduring desire to communicate what often resists expression.
On one side, dance employs the body to articulate ambiguity, sensation, and dialogues that transcend linguistic and cultural boundaries. On the other, comedy turns to language to expose hidden desires, uncomfortable truths, and the absurdities of everyday life, provoking both laughter and reflection. Rather than positioning these forms in opposition, the programme explores the unexpected resonance that emerges through their collision.
The title, So, What Are You Trying To Say?, speaks equally to the artist's persistent self-interrogation, the audience's attempt to listen beyond what is immediately legible, and the shared space where understanding remains open rather than complete. Through collaborations between choreographers and comedians, narratives, observations, emotions, and perspectives unfold across bodies and words, inviting audiences to inhabit a space where intimacy and openness coexist, and where imagination is free to move through the gaps left deliberately unresolved.