Taiwan Today
Date: April 23, 2019

Liu Yi-ruu (center), executive and artistic director of NTCH, is all smiles along with CNTD Director Didier Deschamps (left) and MDLFD Director Angels Margarit (right) during a news conference April 19 in Taipei City. (Courtesy of National Theater and Concert Hall)

Taiwan’s National Theater and Concert Hall agreed April 19 to collaborate on artistic exchanges with France’s Chaillot—National Theater of Dance and Spain’s Mercat De Les Flors Dancehouse.

Under the three-year commitment, the three sides will work together in fostering a more globalized approach to performance design and delivery. This is to be achieved largely through arranging and supporting artist residency exchanges.

Liu Yi-ruu, executive and artistic director of NTCH, said the skills and talents of Taiwan’s performing artists are renowned worldwide. This explains why European partners like CNTD and MDLFD are interested in tie-ups aimed at creating mutually beneficial opportunities, she added.

Echoing Liu’s remarks, CNTD Director Didier Deschamps said the collaboration is a blue-ribbon opportunity to strengthen the bonds of creativity between artists in Taiwan and France.    [FULL  STORY]