The Ministry of Culture, Taipei Representative Office in Germany cultural division has collaborated with the German National Weimar Theatre to launch a series of dance performances, underscoring the government’s commitment to advance cultural exchange with Germany.
According to the MOC, the event entitled “Taiwan Focus” will take place Aug. 24-Sept. 6 during the Kunstfest Weimar 2024. This is the first time the festival has arranged a solely Taiwan-themed series, in which five dance groups will perform six programs in a total of 19 performances.
Groups and individuals in the series are: New Taipei City-based Cloud Gate Theater, Taipei City-based Meimage Dance, Pingtung County-based Tjimur Dance Theatre, Chang Chien-hao from the Chang Dance Theatre, and interdisciplinary artist Chen Yi. The theme of the Taiwan Focus series is to present an image of Taiwan's technological aspect through dance, with pieces whose stage design includes laser lights and VR.
The series was curated by the festival’s artistic director, Rolf C. Hemke, who has previously invited Taiwan artists to attend the festival and was himself invited by MOC to Taiwan in 2023, facilitating the current performance series. (POC-E)
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