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Check out Taiwan's lineup for the Edinburgh art fest

  • Date:2013-08-13
Check out Taiwan's lineup for the Edinburgh art fest

This year, the Ministry of Culture will help 11 Taiwanese performance groups and artists participate in the 2013 Edinburgh Summer Festival, an international series of events that comprise of the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.


As one of the world's most prestigious performing arts events, the annual festival falls between July and August and attracts over 4.4 million tourists, reporters, producers and critics.


To help promote the performers from Taiwan, Taiwanese students in Edinburgh have created an online Taiwan Pavilion and a Facebook event with the help of the Edinburgh branch of the Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom. Visitors can look up information on the Taiwanese performances, their scheduled performances and Edinburgh's online ticketing services.


The Taiwaneselineup for this year's 2013 Edinburgh Summer Festival is listed below.


Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival:

  • Sizhukong (絲竹空樂團)


Edinburgh International Festival:

  • Contemporary Legend Theatre (當代傳奇劇場)


Edinburgh Festival Fringe:

  • International Theater Ensemble (國際共同劇場)
  • Elite Artists Trio (菁英藝術家三重奏)
  • Baroque Camerata (巴洛克獨奏家樂團)
  • BodyEDT (體相舞蹈劇場)
  • Tai Gu Tales Dance Theatre (太古踏舞團)
  • Water Reflection Dance Ensemble (水影舞集)
  • Musitonik Ensemble (繆思踏泥客藝術)
  • FunTheatre (芳劇團)
  • Lin Cheng-lung (林政龍)