ABOUT關於
Scenography exists only when it helps tell a story better.劇場設計 終究是為說好故事而存在。
Yung-Hung Sung is a New York based lighting and scenic designer originally from Kaohsiung, Taiwan. With over 90 productions to his credit, Sung has collaborated with a wide range of theatre artists and companies across the globe. His work has been seen at major venues and festivals including the National Theater of Taiwan, National Taichung Theater, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (UK), Festival d’Avignon Off (France), Proyector Festival (Spain), Beijing Dance Festival, Shanghai International Arts Festival (China), Migration Matters Festival (UK), and the ChangMu Performing Arts Festival (Korea), among others.
Sung’s designs have been recognized with several prestigious honors. Long River with WCdance was awarded the 13th Taishin Arts Award. Panta Rhei was nominated for Emerging Lighting Design at World Stage Design 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan, and Ten Lines of Poetry to NK with the Neo-Classic Chamber Ensemble received the Bronze Award for Professional Lighting Design at World Stage Design 2022 in Calgary, Canada. He holds an MFA in Design from the Yale School of Drama (DGSD) and is the recipient of numerous scholarships, including the Jennifer Tipton Scholarship in Lighting, Stanley McCandless Scholarship, Donald and Zorka Oenslager Scholarship in Stage Design, William and Sarah Hyman Scholarship, and the Government Scholarship to Study Abroad from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education.
With the urgency to respond to unfolding global events, Sung approaches design through a panoramic lens that embraces all sectors. He finds the uniqueness and essence of live performance lie in its frameless, immediate, multidimensional impact on its perceivers. For him, scenography is not merely a visual framework but a medium through which the human condition can be dissected, inner dialogues awakened, and personal statements declared, opening pathways to profound conversations and revealing even the most evasive conflicts. Sung believes that the emotional connection forged between performers and audiences ultimately transcends sophisticated language, intellectual concepts, or dazzling visual effects. Indeed, His faith is that a truly thought-provoking performance can arise from the simplest conditions, even on a bare stage, without a single design element.
來自臺灣高雄，現旅居紐約，是一位執著於光與空間關係的劇場設計師。至今參與超過九十部製作，累積了與世界各地劇場藝術工作者及團隊合作的豐富經驗。作品曾於國內外多個重要場館與藝術節呈現，包括臺灣的國家戲劇院、台中國家歌劇院、衛武營國家藝術文化中心等，以及英國愛丁堡藝穗節(Edinburgh Festival Fringe)、法國外亞維儂藝術節（Festival d’Avignon Off）、西班牙 Proyector 錄像藝術節、北京舞蹈雙週、上海國際藝術節、英國 Migration Matters 藝術節與韓國創舞(ChangMu)國際藝術節等。
他的設計作品獲得多項獎項肯定。與 WCdance 合作的《長河》（Long River）榮獲第十三屆台新藝術獎年度五大獎；《Panta Rhei》入圍 2017 年於臺北舉行的世界劇場設計展（World Stage Design，WSD）新銳燈光設計類；與新古典室內樂團合作的《給 NK 的十行詩》，則於 2022 年加拿大卡加利世界劇場設計展獲得專業燈光設計銅獎。他擁有耶魯大學戲劇學院（Yale School of Drama）設計藝術碩士（MFA）學位，求學期間曾獲 Jennifer Tipton 燈光設計獎學金、Stanley McCandless 獎學金、Donald and Zorka Oenslager 舞台設計獎學金、William and Sarah Hyman 獎學金，以及臺灣教育部留學獎學金的支持。
面對瞬息萬變的世界，宋永鴻帶著回應時代的迫切感，期待以開闊而兼容的視野探索設計的可能。他認為，現場演出的獨特魅力，在於不受框架限制，能以即時而多維度的方式，直接觸動觀眾的感官。對他而言，劇場設計不僅是在建構視覺形式，更是剖析人類處境、開啟內在對話與表達個人觀點的媒介。它能促成深刻的交流，讓那些隱而未見，或人們試圖迴避的矛盾與衝突，得以被看見與正視。
他始終相信，表演者與觀眾之間的情感連結，能夠超越華麗的語言構句、複雜的概念與炫目的視覺效果。真正發人深省的演出，可以從最簡單的條件中誕生；即使舞台空無一物，沒有任何設計元素，依然能留下深刻而強烈的共鳴。
