Taiwan Today
Date: May 28, 2019

MOC Minister Cheng Li-chiun (left) is briefed on the Performa 19 Biennial during a meeting with festival founder Roselee Goldberg (second right) May 23 in the U.S. (Courtesy of MOC)

Taiwan is set to feature as one of two theme countries at the Performa 19 Biennial performing arts festival in New York, according to the Ministry of Culture May 24.

Contemporary artworks and the development of performing arts culture in theme nations Taiwan and Sweden will be spotlighted at the Pavilion Without Walls during the Nov. 1-24 event. Four Taiwan artists—Chou Yu-cheng, Huang Po-chih, Su Hui-yu and Yu Cheng-ta—have also been invited to create new art projects at the festival.

Speaking during a meeting with biennial founder Roselee Goldberg May 23 in the U.S., MOC Minister Cheng Li-chiun said that Taiwan’s free and democratic society has nurtured a thriving arts and cultural scene. Performa provides a major international platform for local artists to showcase their talents, she added.

According to Goldberg, her visit to Taiwan last year reshaped her understanding of contemporary art development in Asia. Inviting Taiwan to serve as a theme nation at this year’s event is born of her desire to strengthen cultural exchanges between Taiwan and the U.S., she said.