團隊介紹

「FOCA福爾摩沙馬戲團」以臺灣美麗寶島的驕傲所命名，結合傳統文化、在地文化、街頭文化及劇場藝術，以創造屬於臺灣多樣化的當代馬戲藝術為宗旨，媒合各類表演型態，發展獨具一格的肢體語彙。FOCA的團隊成員來自各種不同的表演領域，包括特技、雜耍、街舞、當代舞蹈、武術、戲劇等，為國內唯一擁有超過十位正職團員的當代馬戲團隊。

2017年啟，FOCA開啟馬戲跨界三部曲計畫，分別與臺灣當代劇場導演Baboo、菲律賓視覺藝術家Leeroy New、德國舞蹈劇場團隊Peculiar Man合作，打開臺灣馬戲表演者以往難以接觸的美學視野，希望透過一系列與不同領域的藝術家的合作，找到臺灣當代馬戲的可能性。

FOCA前身「MIX舞動劇坊」草創於2009年，2011年正式立案。2014年將團名變更為「FOCA福爾摩沙馬戲團」，同年登上TED x Taipei平台。成立以來，我們走訪國內外大小舞臺，包括2013年受邀法國奧貝納追星者新馬戲藝術節、法國外亞維儂藝術節以及馬來西亞 KAKISENI音樂藝術節、2014年受邀法國新東向藝術聯盟前往香檳區巡迴演出、2015年受邀柬埔寨 Tini Tinou國際馬戲節、英國愛丁堡藝穗節、2016年受邀德國德勒斯登Semper Opernball、澳門國際藝術節、高雄春天藝術節、臺北藝術節、高雄衛武營藝術祭，2017年受邀丹麥DGI 運動與文化藝術節、法國外亞維儂藝術節、臺南藝術節，2018年受邀日本瀨戶內創意馬戲節、韓國釜山街頭藝術節、臺北兒童藝術節、桃園鐵玫瑰藝術節、臺南藝術節，2019年受邀法國巴黎布朗利河岸博物館演出、韓國首爾馬戲節、澳洲達爾文藝術節，2020年將前往日本進行巡迴演出。

歷年製作：
2018《悟空》
2018《土地的歌》
2017《心中有魔鬼》
2016《一瞬之光：How Long is Now？》*
2016《奧列的奇幻旅程》
2016《亞洲之心》
2015《潘朵拉的盒子》
2014《人我之間》
2012《初衣十舞》

*獲第十五屆台新藝術獎提名

Formosa Circus Art

“Formosa Circus Art” is named after this beautiful island, Taiwan. Its purpose is to develop the various contemporary circus arts of Taiwan, mixing them with other styles of performance including traditional forms, acrobatics, street culture and theatre arts; trying to create a physical vocabulary that is unique in Taiwan. Our team members come from many different fields of performance, including among others acrobatics, juggling, dance and drama. Through this work, we have over ten full-time performers.

The predecessor of Formosa Circus Art was MIX Acrobatics Theater, founded in 2009, and registered in 2011. We decided in 2014 to proudly sport the name of our beautiful island Formosa and to relaunch the company as “Formosa Circus Arts” – FOCA. The very same year, we appeared at TED x Taipei. In 7 years, we have performed in many places both in Taiwan and abroad, including in 2013 Festival Pisteurs d'Etoiles in Obernai and Festival d'Avignon Off in France, and KAKISENI Music Festival in Malaysia. We were invited to perform at A l'Est du Nouveau in Champagne in France, 2015 Tini Tinou International Circus Festival of Cambodia and the Taiwan Season of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2016, we were invited by Semper Opernball Dresden in Germany, Macau International Arts Festival, Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival, Taipei Arts Festival and Kaohsiung Weiwuying Arts Festival. In 2017, we were invited by DGI Sport & Culture Festival in Denmark, Festival d'Avignon Off in France and Tainan Arts Festival.

FOCA's productions included：
Wukong: Before The Journey to the West (2018)
Songs of the Land (2018)
I Have My Demons Have Me (2017)
The Light of Instant: How Long is Now? (2016) *
Olé (2016)
The Heart of Asia (2016)
Pandora (2015)
Self and Others (2014)
Pursue Our Dreams (2012)

*nominated for 15th Taishin Arts Award