[Character Notes — Taipei Arts Festival Series] The Forgotten Female Melody

This lecture series, centered on the Taipei Arts Festival production "Niang Niang Rhapsody," features playwright-director Chou Hui-ling alongside speakers Huang Yu-lin and Hung Fang-yi to explore themes of female friendship and dementia. Using popular Shanghai music from the 1920s to 1940s as a historical backdrop, the event guides audiences through the intertwined life memories of three generations, reflecting on how personal memory interweaves with the larger currents of history. It is ideal for those interested in history, gender, and narratives of memory.