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2022-07-29

ISSUE #577

Upcoming

Malaysia | July 30

Artist Tsao Liang-pin to talk about culture of photography

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UK | Aug. 3 - 28

Taiwan Season returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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Italy | Aug. 31 - Sep. 10

Venice Fest to premiere digital restoration of Taiwan film

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Ongoing

Taiwan teams in OFF Festival d'Avignon > Until July 30

With support from the Ministry of Culture and the Taiwan Cultural Paris Center in Paris, Taiwanese performing arts groups perform in the OFF Festival d'Avignon, one of the world's most renowned fringe arts festivals, from July 7 to 30 in Avignon, France.

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B.DANCE performs at WOMAD Fest in UK > Until July 31

Taiwanese dance troupe B.DANCE is invited to perform its iconic dance work "Floating Flowers," created in 2015 by choreographer Tsai Po-Chen, at the World Of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD), an international arts festival that takes place from July 28 to 31, in the UK.

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The 5th Taiwan Film Festival in Australia > Until Aug. 13

Marking its fifth edition, the Taiwan Film Festival in Australia returns to cinemas from July 28 to August 13 with a lineup of feature and short films that is screened in four cities across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Canberra. The festival opened with a psychological drama "Goddamned Asura."

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Ministry Updates

MOC affirms its support for the publishing industry

The "In Words We Thrive－The History of the Liberal Arts Publishing Industry in Taiwan" exhibition will be held from now until May 21, 2023. Minister of Culture Lee Yung-te paid tribute to all the publishing practitioners and added that MOC will attach great importance to and support the publishing industry.

A Taiwanese Indigenous music video "kemay calun (return from the wild)," performed by an indigenous band from the Puyuma tribe in Taitung and produced by the Alian Culture Creative Workshop, has won several international awards such as the International Sound Future Awards and others.

"Mata nu Wawa (Eye of the Sea)" a book that was published in 2018 by Syaman Rapongan, a writer from the indigenous Tao tribe of Taiwan's Orchid Island, was recently translated into French and released by French publisher L'Asiatheque in June this year.

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Cultural Features

Director | Feng-I Fiona Roan

Director Feng-I Fiona Roan was born in Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan in 1990. Her works focus on female characters and family relationships. In 2021, she directed her debut feature film "American Girl," receiving seven nominations at the 58th Golden Horse Awards and becoming the first woman in the history of the Golden Horse Awards to win Best New Director.

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Lienchiang County Meishi Special Tea Room

Meishi is in the core area of Nangan in Lienchiang County. In 1949, when the ROC Army was first stationed on the islands, a cultural and recreational center was set up in Meishi, and the area developed into a recreational area for both the military and civilians. After the end of military operations in the area in 1992, the site was renovated, preserved, and revitalized, injecting new life into this old space.

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Lienchiang County Meishi Special Tea Room

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