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Taiwanese culture is about to arrive in London’s Notting Hill, with the 16-day Taiwan Festival opening on Friday 12 April.

Avignon, France, July 8 (CNA) Several Taiwan performing arts groups drew a lot of attention as they showcased their talents at a parade on Thursday that kicked off the annual festival Off Avignon in the French city that opened the next day.

Taipei, June 20 (CNA)This year, the festival Off Avignon and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival will each feature four performing arts groups from Taiwan that are set to give performances ranging from contemporary dance to circus shows.

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Paris, July 8 (CNA) Three Taiwanese theater troupes groups performed at the Festival Off d'Avignon (Avignon Off) in France Thursday to great acclaim.

Year in review: Dance — Revelations in movement and growth While restrictions imposed after the outbreak of COVID-19 sharply curtailed performances in the first half the of year, shows in the second half more than made up for the losses By Diane Baker / Staff reporter In a year when so many theaters and performing arts companies were forced to shutter due to the COVID-19 pandemic, audiences and artists in Taiwan were able to enjoy a relative degree of normality, and I felt ridiculously fort...

Highlight: Russians are off the menu, but Taiwanese dance continues By Diane Baker / Staff reporter While the Grinch — in the form of COVID-19 — might have stolen the Sugar Plum Fairy and flock of swans that many ballet lovers were looking forward to seeing in Taipei and Kaohsiung this weekend and next, there are still some performances that contemporary dance fans might find enjoyable. The Moscow Classical Ballet’s opening night at the National Theater in Taipei on Wednesday was cance...

Highlight: Stray birds return to roost for second season By Diane Baker / Staff reporter A year ago this month, Lai Hung-chung’s (賴翃中) Hung Dance (翃舞製作) produced its first Stray Birds Platform (漂鳥舞蹈平台) at the Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center’s Experimental Theater. Lai had long wanted to produce such a show to highlight creations by young choreographers working in Taiwan or abroad, as well as display the talents of young Taiwanese dancers, and last year’s two...