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"Mirage: Disuse Public Property in Taiwan" Exhibition Opens in The Museum of Vancouver |
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Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles and the Museum of Vancouver are collaborating to present an exhibition by Taiwanese artist Yao Jui-Chung titled "Mirage: Disused Public Property in Taiwan." This exhibition will feature Yao Jui-Chung, Taiwan’s leading contemporary artist and photographer and his team, the Lost Society Document (LSD), photographed and researched these haunting modern-day ruins, showing that photography is a form of social activism. The exhibition will open at the Museum of Vancouver on May 30. For more information please visit https://museumofvancouver.ca/upcoming-exhibitions
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Taiwanese Films “A Journey in Spring” and “Is This Now the Time I Should Let You Go?” Selected in Competition at the Seattle International Film Festival |
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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) will run from May 9 to 19, 2024. The Taiwanese film lineup includes “A Journey in Spring” and “Is This Now the Time I Should Let You Go?” which are respectively selected for the festival's New Directors and Short Films competition.
“A Journey in Spring,” the debut feature from directing duo Wang Ping-Wen and Peng Tzu-Hui strikingly reveals an old man’s reluctance to grapple with the overwhelming grief of his wife’s sudden death by preserving his wife’s physique to cope with loss and past regrets. This compelling film will compete in the New Directors Competition at SIFF and will be followed by a Q&A session with directors.The animated documentary short “Is This Now the Time I Should Let You Go?” which depicts a daughter’s loss of her father.
Apart from the selections in competition, the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles, in collaboration with the SIFF, will present two more Taiwanese films, "Pigsy" and “Dragon Superman."”Pigsy," an animated reimagination of the classic Chinese tale “Journey to the West,” unfolds in a cyberpunk science fiction setting. The story follows Pigsy as he embarks on a deceitful quest for a better life, only to find that true happiness may be closer than he thinks. Meanwhile, the classic film “Dragon Superman,” entirely in Taiwanese Hokkien, is an exhilarating story highlighting the protagonist, a humble reporter, putting on a blindfolded costume akin to Robin at “The Batman” and transforming into Dragon Superman, who protects citizens and fights against evil villains.
For Taiwanese films, please visit https://www.siff.net/festival/programs-2024/asian-crossroads https://www.siff.net/festival/animation4adults-x37507 |
Puppet and Its Double Theater “The Selfish Giant” U.S.A Premiere in Seattle |
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The renowned Taiwanese puppet theater troupe, Puppet & Its Double Theater, has officially launched its first tour across the United States. The tour, organized jointly by the Taiwan Academy in the Americas, including the ones in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Houston. The debut performance in the United States took place at Green River College in Seattle on May 11. Their captivating performance received widespread acclaim and appreciation from the local audience.
The Puppet & Its Double Theater is a premier performing arts group from Taiwan, established in 1999. Its mission is to create challenging, innovative, and emotionally stirring puppetry art. Embracing the concept that "everything is a puppet," the theater pioneers a new style of contemporary Taiwanese puppetry, imbued with magical and philosophical aesthetics. With over 50 original productions to its credit, the theater continuously explores new frontiers in indigenous content and cross-cultural puppetry.
The next stops for Puppet & Its Double Theater will be in Atlanta from May 24 to May 26, followed by performances in Houston from June 1 to June 2. |
Open Call for Creative Industries to Exhibit at the 2024 Creative Expo Taiwan |
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Creative Expo Taiwan (CET) will run from August 26 to September 1 at the International Convention Center Tainan (ICC Tainan). By bringing together creators, brands, suppliers, retailers, and distributors, CET is a diverse platform for the IP industry, with business models including IP commodification, image digitalization, and IP licensing. Applications from exhibitors are now being accepted through May 30 (the early bird submission deadline is May 20).
For more information please visit https://creativexpo.tw/ |
Books from Taiwan Published in U.S.A |
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“Fang Si-Chi's First Love Paradise”
By Lin Yi-Han, translated by Jenna Tang
The most influential book of Taiwan’s #Me Too movement follows a remarkable 1 million + book sale. The author Lin Yi Han tackles a devastating story of sexual abuse that upends the protagonist Lolita's world as it exposes women's vulnerability, victimization, and the extent they would go to in order to survive.
Publication: May 21, 2024
Publisher: HarperVia
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/fang-si-chis-first-love-paradise-yi-han-lin?variant=41107206144034
“The Boy from Clearwater : Book 1 & Book2”
by Yu Pei-Yun, illustrated by Zhou Jian-Xin, translated by Lin King
An amazing true story told in graphic novel form that reveals an island that many nations have fought over through the life of a man who experienced its most volatile periods.
Book 1 Publication: November 21, 2023
Book 2 Publication: May 7, 2024
Publisher : Levine Querido
https://www.levinequerido.com/the-boy-from-clearwater
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