
National Ballet of China flash mob dances for Ximending pedestrians
Fifty Chinese ballet dancers and 30 local arts students put on a surprise show for early shoppers yesterday at Taipei’s bustling Ximending pedestrian area. The members of the visiting National Ballet of China and students from Taipei National University of the Arts and National Taiwan University of the Arts converged at a plaza outside Taipei...Continue reading

Mark Morris Dance Group in Taiwan
The world-renowned Mark Morris Dance Group will visit Taiwan from November 1st to 6th, as part of the U.S. Department of State’s DanceMotion USA program. The Dance Group will present two free public events –” Let’s Move Taipei” and “Let’s Move Yilan” — the general public is invited to dance, exercise, and move their bodies...Continue reading

Taipei Fringe Festival Begins
The 7th Taipei Fringe Festival kicked off this past weekend, marking the beginning of more than 500 different performances taking place around the city through mid-September. The Taipei Culture Foundation, which organized the event, says a total of 130 groups from Taiwan and abroad will stage 543 performances including theater, dance, music, comedy and acrobatics....Continue reading

Taiwan Talk: Brook Hall on performing and producing in Taiwan (8/4-5/2014)
Listen Episode Description In this interview we speak to an American expat who’s been working in Taiwan for more than ten years as a performer, director and producer; in the process he’s built up an impressive resume of film and stage work, and even launched his own production companies. Most recently he established the experimental...Continue reading

Zony and Yony Perform on the Ellen DeGeneres Show
Dancing twin sisters Yony and Zony have made their second appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in less than week. Dressed in blue motorcycle helmets, denim vests, magenta tutus and colorful stockings – they performed a dance routine to Justin Bieber’s “Baby” with Ellen’s guest DJ tWitch! on Tuesday.Continue reading
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