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Taiwan Academy at the 2025 Western Arts Alliance Annual Conference Booth #310, September 2 to 5, Los Angeles |
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The Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles is proud to participate in the 2025 Western Arts Alliance (WAA) Annual Conference, taking place from September 2 to 5 in downtown Los Angeles. This premier gathering of performing arts professionals features showcases, networking events, and The Commons, a central hub for connecting artists, agents, and presenters.
This year, the Taiwan Academy highlights outstanding Taiwanese performing arts companies that are ready for international touring in 2025 to 2027. Representatives from B.Dance and Hung Dance will be on site at Booth #310 to meet presenters and discuss collaboration opportunities.
Booth: #310
Conference Dates: September 2 to 5, 2025
Location: The Commons, Downtown Los Angeles (JW Marriott L.A. LIVE) |
TvT Interlink International Choreographic Symposium in Vancouver |
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| TvT Interlink is an ongoing cultural exchange initiative between Canada and Taiwan that began in 2020. Building on five years of virtual and physical meetups, the 2025 session culminates in a two-day symposium in Vancouver, presented in partnership between the Vancouver Art Gallery and The Dance Centre on September 5-6. Partially Funded by the National Culture and Arts Foundation of Taiwan, it will bring together artists, curators, and producers to reflect on the evolving intersections of choreography, cultural exchange, and transnational collaboration. The program features a vibrant mix of panels, workshops, and work-in-progress showings. Presenting artists include Michael Caldwell, Wu-Kang Chen (陳武康), Caroline Chien-MacCaull, Sammy Chien-MacCaull (簡上翔), Wen Huang (黃雯), Andrea Nann, Fangas Nayaw (陳彥斌), Heidi Strauss and Su PinWen (蘇品文). Learn more at https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/events/tvt-interlink-symposium-2025/ and https://thedancecentre.ca/event/tvtlink/. |
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Artist-in-residence Cheng Jen-Pei’s exploration of Angelenos’ food memories |
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| Taiwanese artist Cheng Jen-Pei is participating in the residency program at the 18th Street Art Center from June to August 2025. She has delved into the lives of SoCal residents and created "food portraits" based on family recipes filled with memories, presenting the gentle power behind cuisine to promote ethnic integration. Her latest works, “A recipe is a treasure map to find home” and “California Bloom,” both created during her residency, are on display as a part of the open studio program at the Atrium Gallery, which was started on August 2. Feel free to take a visit by appointment with the center or the artist before the end of August. Check https://18thstreet.org/event/jen-pei-cheng-open-studio/ for more information. |
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Tsai Ming-liang’s First Overseas Walker Marathon Draws Nearly 400 in Los Angeles |
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On August 10, the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles and the American Cinematheque co-presented the first overseas marathon screening of Tsai Ming-liang’s complete Walker series at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. Nearly 400 audience members joined the ten-hour cinematic journey, creating a lively and immersive atmosphere.
Since its debut in 2012, the Walker series has traveled to eight cities, blending performance art with Buddhist philosophy. At the Los Angeles marathon, each film was introduced by Director Tsai and actor Lee Kang-sheng, who also invited audience members on stage to experience the signature “slow walk,” creating one of the event’s most memorable moments.
“This work should never stop,” Tsai remarked. “I don’t know how far or how long it will go—wherever I’m invited, I will go. Perhaps one day there will be a twenty-film Walker marathon.” |
Taiwan Comics Bring Stories to SDCC 2025, EJ Su Wins Eisner Award |
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The 2025 San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) took place from July 24 to 27 at the San Diego Convention Center, bringing together more than 130,000 fans from around the world. This year, the Taiwan Pavilion (#5524) continued the T-COMICS theme, featuring acclaimed comic artists Zhou Jian-Xin (The Boy from Clearwater), creative duo Imo & Yachter (Bottoms up! Wine Glasses no Goldfish), and LA-based concept artist Max Wan at Artist Alley (HH-19).
Every signing session sold out within an hour! Fans eagerly lined up for limited-edition shikishi boards signed by Zhou Jian-Xin and Imo & Yachter, making each event a highlight of the show floor.
Day 2: Zhou Jian-Xin, Imo & Yachter, and Max Wan joined the official international comics panel Comics from Around the World: Your Passport Through Sequential Art, exchanging insights on Asian comic storytelling and cultural perspectives with creators from across the globe. The discussion drew strong audience engagement, with many attendees visiting the Taiwan Pavilion afterward to support original Taiwanese works.
Day 3: Zhou Jian-Xin and Imo & Yachter returned to the stage for Small Voices, Big Stories (Room 25ABC), sharing how comics preserve memory, convey identity, and connect readers across languages and cultures.
Special Congratulations: Former Taiwan Academy collaborator EJ Su won the prestigious Eisner Award for Best Anthology for his work as a cover artist on Godzilla: 70th Anniversary (IDW Publishing). This marks a significant recognition for a Taiwanese creator in the U.S. comics industry.
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