Cultural Taiwan

Weini Yeh, Alice Chang, David Tsai

“The Monk from Tang Dynasty”

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF TAIWAN

14 recognized tribes

• 520,000, 2% of the total population of Taiwan people

• “Seediq-Bale”(2011)

POP MUSIC IN TAIWAN

Jay Chou

Jolin Tsai

S.H.E

MaydayAmei

Jacky Chen

Taiwan’s POP music plays the leading role in Chinese Market

• Golden melody award– an annual Taiwanese music award, founded in 1990– It is the Taiwanese equivalent to the Grammy

Awards.– Including Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka, Aboriginal

Music• Chinese like singing Taiwanese songs—Chen

Bin(陳冰 ) performs “Eternal Summer”(盛夏光年 ) at “The Voice of China” Season 3. http://youtu.be/PCyZ-YwcXRs

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POP Music Industries Revenues

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POP Music In-dustries

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Digital Music Revenues

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Concerts Revenues

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Unit: NT$100M

PERFORMING ARTS IN TAIWAN

RIGHT: U-Theatre(優人神鼓 )LEFT: Contemporary Legend Theatre(當代傳奇劇場 )

Ming Hua Yuan Theatre(明華園戲劇團 )

Ten Drum Art Percussion Group(十鼓擊樂團 )

Top Performing Groups

• Cloud Gate(雲門舞集 )– Cursive– Nine Songs

• Ju Percussion Group(朱宗慶打擊樂團 )

• Paper windmill Theater Troupe(紙風車劇團 )

• Tainaner ensemble(台南人劇團 )

Religious Culture in the Modernity

Still others……

• Culture of Cuisine– Pearl Milk Tea（珍珠奶茶）– Stinky Tofu（臭豆腐）– Oyster omelet（蚵仔煎）– Soup Dumpling, XiaoLongBao（小籠包）

THANK YOU

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National Performing Arts Center

• National Theater & Concert Hall(Taipei)

• Taichung Metropolitan Opera House(Taichung, under construction)

• Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts(Kaohsiung, under construction)

Modern Dance

• Program Title: Seven Sense(第七感官 )• Performer: Anarchy Dance Theatre (安娜琪舞蹈劇場 )

• Artistic director: Hsieh Chieh-hua(謝杰樺 )

INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL COOPERATION OPPORTUNITIES

Spotlight Taiwan Project

• 2013-2016• To promote international

cultural exchanges and cultivate a greater interest in and appreciation of Taiwan’s culture worldwide

• Applicant: Universities/Organizations around the world

The Emerald Initiative

• A program that offers grants for cultural exchanges and collaborative projects with personnel from Southeast Asia.

• Encourage private organizations to recommend and invite personnel from Southeast Asia to live in Taiwan for up to six months.