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The exhibition “Total Story: Su Hui-Yu’s Immersive Worlds” at MAMBO, Bogota, Columbia |
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| From October 23, 2025 to February 15, 2026, MAMBO (Bogota, Columbia) proudly presents The Total Story – Su Hui-Yu, the first solo exhibition in the Americas by Taiwanese artist Su Hui-Yu. This multidisciplinary show traverses video installation, time-based art, and performance, weaving together Su’s probing investigations into memory, identity, and technology. With his signature “re-shooting” practice, he reworks mass media, cult cinema, and archival imagery—often deploying tools such as deepfake—to resurrect suppressed or forgotten narratives and provoke new structures of meaning. Throughout the exhibition, Su deploys a queer lens to destabilize patriarchal and colonial orders, crafting speculative universes where time collapses and power is reimagined. Noteworthily, this is also the first time MAMBO holds Taiwanese artist’s solo show after signing an MOU with Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles . Check https://www.mambogota.com/en/exposicion/the-total-story-su-hui-yu/ for more information. |
Bienal de Arte Paiz in Guatemala will exhibit Zhang Xu Zhan’s film and installation works |
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| The 24th Bienal de Arte Paiz, titled El Árbol del Mundo (The World Tree) and curated by Eugenio Viola, runs from November 6, 2025 to February 15, 2026 in Guatemala City and Antigua Guatemala. It brings together 46 artists and collectives from all five continents, emphasizing Indigenous and diverse gender/sexuality perspectives. The exhibition uses the metaphor of the World Tree to explore cultural interconnectedness, bridging spiritual, ancestral, material, and contemporary realms. Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles will first participate in this Biennial, introducing Zhang Xu Zhan’s Jungle Jungle at La Nueva Fábrica (Antigua Guatemala). It will feature the film Compound Eyes of Tropical, which won the Golden Horse Award for best animated short film in 2022, with other works including mixed media sculptures and installations. |
San Diego Asian Film Festival Taiwan Film Showcase Lineup Revealed |
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The 26th San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF), one of the largest international film festivals in the United States dedicated to Asian American cinema, will take place from November 6 to 15. The Taiwan Academy is delighted to collaborate once again with SDAFF to present the “Taiwan Film Showcase.”
This year’s lineup sets a new record for our partnership, featuring six new feature films, two documentaries, one classic film, and three short films from Taiwan. The selection includes: Left-Handed Girl (左撇子女孩), The Waves will Carry Us (人生海海), Family Matters(我家的事), Blind Love(失明), Haunted Mountains: the Yellow Taboo(山忌：黃衣小飛俠), Hui Jia (Back Home)(回家), Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story(奧運傳奇：楊傳廣與強森), Accidental Trio(今天不回家), A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers(風流少女殺人事件), Dancing in the Rain(在雨天跳舞), Surfing Taiwan: Past, Present, Future(衝浪臺灣：過去、現在、未來).
Noteworthily, on November 15, director Shih-Ching Tsou (Left-Handed Girl) will attend the closing reception at UltraStar Mission Valley Theater. Stay tuned for schedule updates at https://sdaff.org/2025/. |
Flying with the Spirit: Hung Dance’s “Birdy” Takes Flight Across North America |
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Founded in 2017, Hung Dance has emerged as one of Taiwan’s leading contemporary dance companies, known for its “Contemporary Eastern Aesthetics” that merge martial arts flow, calligraphic rhythm, and emotional subtlety. Following their acclaimed debut at the American Dance Festival (ADF) in 2024, the company will launch its first large-scale North American tour this fall, performing its signature work Birdy across seven cities in the U.S. and Canada.
The tour is supported by the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles and Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture, featuring public performances, master classes, and artist talks that strengthen Taiwan’s performing arts presence across North America.
Tour Overview
Port Angeles｜Field Arts & Events Hall｜Nov 12 (Thu)
Victoria｜Royal Theatre (Dance Victoria)｜Nov 14–15 (Fri–Sat)
Denver｜Newman Center for the Performing Arts, University of Denver｜Nov 19 (Wed)
Vancouver｜Vancouver Playhouse (DanceHouse)｜Nov 28–29 (Fri–Sat)
Scottsdale｜Virginia G. Piper Theater, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts｜Dec 6 (Sat) |
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Emerging Translator Lya Shaffer Will Present Her Latest Work Instructed By Lin King At ALTA 48 Conference |
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| Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles, in collaboration with the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA), supports the “Emerging Translator Mentorship: Literature from Taiwan” program. Each year, the selected mentee is invited to present their work, developed under the guidance of a mentor, at the annual ALTA conference—the largest gathering in the United States dedicated exclusively to literary translation. This year, in Tucson (AZ), Lya Shaffer, mentored by Lin King, will discuss her translation of Chuanfen Chang’s Hooligan Wang Xinfu on November 7. In addition, the winners of the National Translation Award and the First Translation Prize—for both of which Lin King is nominated—will be announced on November 6. Learn more at https://literarytranslators.org/event/alta-48/. |
2025 Festival CulturaUNAM Performance Recap |
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| On October 2, Taiwan’s emerging dance company D_Antidote Production premiered its signature work Palingenesis (㒩) at the Festival CulturaUNAM in Mexico City, supported by the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles and the Ministry of Culture. The visually powerful and conceptually profound performance captivated a full audience at UNAM’s Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) and was highlighted by the festival as a featured dance program. During their stay, the team also led a workshop at the National School of Classical and Contemporary Dance and visited Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies, marking a new milestone in Taiwan–Mexico cultural exchange. |
Taiwanese Films Shine with Multiple Nominations at the 45th Hawaii International Film Festival |
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| The 45th Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF), running from October 16–26, will feature the Spotlight on Taiwan program, co-organized by the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles. This year, Taiwanese films have earned multiple nominations, highlighting the island’s growing international recognition in the film industry. Directors Shih-Ching Tsou and Tsao Shih-Han are nominated for HIFF’s prestigious Kau Ka Hōkū Award, while The Waves will Carry Us and Before the Bright Day are competing for the NETPAC Award. Meanwhile, The Fishbowl Girl is shortlisted for the Best Short Film Award, which qualifies the winner for Academy Award consideration. The final winners will be announced on October 23. Showcasing Taiwan’s dynamic filmmaking, these works explore themes of identity, family, and social change, reflecting the island’s diverse voices and creative vitality on the international stage. Learn more at https://hiff.org/. |
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