Launching Ceremony of 2025 Mapping Taiwan Dance Memories Project and "Voices in Dialogue" Forum
Piecing Together Taiwan's Dance Memories
Since 2016, the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) has been dedicated to developing and advancing Taiwan's dance landscape through performances, new works presentations and artistic exchanges at the biannual Taiwan Dance Platform. We believe that every step, every performance, and every individual contributes an indispensable piece to the mosaic of Taiwan's dance histories.
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Weiwuying launches the Mapping Taiwan Dance Memories Project - an initiative to preserve the precious, deeply rooted memories of Taiwan dance development through oral histories and research. By tracing the intricate, interwoven stories of many contributors, the project aims to gradually reveal a living and evolving map of Taiwan's dance heritage.
On December 7th, we will host the Launching Ceremony and Forum to officially announce the Project. It will gather performers, choreographers, educators, researchers and enthusiasts from Taiwan's dance community. Together, we will reflect the past and the present of dance historiography in Taiwan, embarking on the journey to document our shared memories.
We warmly invite you to witness the start of this important endeavour and lay the foundation for the future of dance in Taiwan.
Our Dance, Our History, It Begins with You.
Date: December 7, 2025 (Sun.)
Venues: Concert Hall 3F Lobby, Paint Shop
Registration Information
Target Audience: Performers, choreographers, educators, researchers, and members of the public who are interested in dance.
Registration Period: From now until 12:00 PM on November 28, 2025 (Fri.).
How to Register: Please complete the online registration form. Registration is confirmed upon receipt of a confirmation email. As seating is limited, admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Agenda
| Location: Concert Hall 3F Lobby | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00-10:30 | Launching Ceremony |
| 10:30-10:45 | Tea Reception |
| 10:45-11:00 | Proceed to Paint Shop for the Forum |
| Location: Paint Shop | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Opening Remarks Raymond WONG｜Deputy General Director, National Kaohsiung Center for the Art (Weiwuying); Project Director, Mapping Taiwan Dance Memories Project |
| Session 1 Methodologies and Contexts: Research on Taiwan Dance Histories Moderator: FAN Xiang-jun｜Core Researcher, Mapping Taiwan Dance Memories Project | |
| 11:15-12:30 | Dance Histories and Archiving: Crisis Management in a Race Against Time A Preliminary Proposal on Researching Taiwanese Dance History in the Postmodern Condition www.dance archive.tw: Perspectives of Dance Archiving from Cloudgate's Experience Feedback Session |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
Session 2 | |
| 14:00-15:15 | The Fragmentary Views of 1990s dance in Taiwan A Brief Review of the Dancescape in Southern Taiwan Fleeting Images of Taiwanese Dance - A Glimpse into the Taiwanese Dance Trajectory through VideosSpeaker｜PoorBoy (Film, Dance and Theatre Critic) Feedback Session |
Session 3 | |
| 15:15-15:45 | Writing Dance Memory: Collecting, Searching and Remapping Speaker｜CHAO Yu-ling (Professor, Department of Sports Performing Arts, University of Taipei; Executive Director, Taiwan Dance Research Society) |
| 15:45-16:15 | Tea Break |
Session 4 | |
| 16:15-17:50 | Open Dialogue |
| 17:50-18:00 | Closing Remarks |
Registration Notices
Please ensure all information is accurate to facilitate the registration process.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please specify any dietary requirement when completing the registration form.
The event will be conducted in Mandarin, with real-time Chinese captioning to ensure accessibility for all participants. We apologize that English interpretation will not be provided for this event.
If you are unable to attend after registering, please notify us by email at dance.weiwuying@gmail.com.
Please be aware that photography and videography will be conducted during the event for archival and promotional purposes. By registering, you consent to the use of your image for these non-profit activities.
The organizer reserves the right to modify the program. For any inquiries, please contact Ms. Huang at dance.weiwuying@gmail.com.
Funded by : Ministry of Culture
 |
Organized by: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
Launching Ceremony of 2025 Mapping Taiwan Dance Memories Project and "Voices in Dialogue" Forum
Piecing Together Taiwan's Dance Memories
Since 2016, the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) has been dedicated to developing and advancing Taiwan's dance landscape through performances, new works presentations and artistic exchanges at the biannual Taiwan Dance Platform. We believe that every step, every performance, and every individual contributes an indispensable piece to the mosaic of Taiwan's dance histories.
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Weiwuying launches the Mapping Taiwan Dance Memories Project - an initiative to preserve the precious, deeply rooted memories of Taiwan dance development through oral histories and research. By tracing the intricate, interwoven stories of many contributors, the project aims to gradually reveal a living and evolving map of Taiwan's dance heritage.
On December 7th, we will host the Launching Ceremony and Forum to officially announce the Project. It will gather performers, choreographers, educators, researchers and enthusiasts from Taiwan's dance community. Together, we will reflect the past and the present of dance historiography in Taiwan, embarking on the journey to document our shared memories.
We warmly invite you to witness the start of this important endeavour and lay the foundation for the future of dance in Taiwan.
Our Dance, Our History, It Begins with You.
Date: December 7, 2025 (Sun.)
Venues: Concert Hall 3F Lobby, Paint Shop
Registration Information
Target Audience: Performers, choreographers, educators, researchers, and members of the public who are interested in dance.
Registration Period: From now until 12:00 PM on November 28, 2025 (Fri.).
How to Register: Please complete the online registration form. Registration is confirmed upon receipt of a confirmation email. As seating is limited, admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Agenda
| Location: Concert Hall 3F Lobby | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00-10:30 | Launching Ceremony |
| 10:30-10:45 | Tea Reception |
| 10:45-11:00 | Proceed to Paint Shop for the Forum |
| Location: Paint Shop | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Opening Remarks Raymond WONG｜Deputy General Director, National Kaohsiung Center for the Art (Weiwuying); Project Director, Mapping Taiwan Dance Memories Project |
| Session 1 Methodologies and Contexts: Research on Taiwan Dance Histories Moderator: FAN Xiang-jun｜Core Researcher, Mapping Taiwan Dance Memories Project | |
| 11:15-12:30 | Dance Histories and Archiving: Crisis Management in a Race Against Time A Preliminary Proposal on Researching Taiwanese Dance History in the Postmodern Condition www.dance archive.tw: Perspectives of Dance Archiving from Cloudgate's Experience Feedback Session |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
Session 2 | |
| 14:00-15:15 | The Fragmentary Views of 1990s dance in Taiwan A Brief Review of the Dancescape in Southern Taiwan Fleeting Images of Taiwanese Dance - A Glimpse into the Taiwanese Dance Trajectory through VideosSpeaker｜PoorBoy (Film, Dance and Theatre Critic) Feedback Session |
Session 3 | |
| 15:15-15:45 | Writing Dance Memory: Collecting, Searching and Remapping Speaker｜CHAO Yu-ling (Professor, Department of Sports Performing Arts, University of Taipei; Executive Director, Taiwan Dance Research Society) |
| 15:45-16:15 | Tea Break |
Session 4 | |
| 16:15-17:50 | Open Dialogue |
| 17:50-18:00 | Closing Remarks |
Registration Notices
Please ensure all information is accurate to facilitate the registration process.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please specify any dietary requirement when completing the registration form.
The event will be conducted in Mandarin, with real-time Chinese captioning to ensure accessibility for all participants. We apologize that English interpretation will not be provided for this event.
If you are unable to attend after registering, please notify us by email at dance.weiwuying@gmail.com.
Please be aware that photography and videography will be conducted during the event for archival and promotional purposes. By registering, you consent to the use of your image for these non-profit activities.
The organizer reserves the right to modify the program. For any inquiries, please contact Ms. Huang at dance.weiwuying@gmail.com.
Funded by : Ministry of Culture
|
Organized by: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
