Gallery
Revisit some of the many Taiwanese cultural events held across the UK and beyond by exploring our gallery page (click through for more pictures)
2022
Taipei Film Festival Edinburgh 2022 @ Bridgend Farmhouse
TFFE 2022 presented animated children’s classic ‘Grandma and her Ghosts’ (1998) at Bridgend Farmhouse in south Edinburgh. (June 2022)
2021
Taipei Film Festival Edinburgh 2022 @ Banshee Labyrinth
TFFE 2022 presented a series of short films, including Goldfish (2018), A Cockerel's Tale (2018), and Night Bus (2019), in collaboration with Banshee Labyrinth. (June 2022)
Taipei Film Festival Edinburgh 2022 @ Scottish Poetry Library
TFFE 2022 presented a screening and discussion of experimental documentary Le Moulin (2015) in collaboration with the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh. (May 2022)
Taipei Film Festival Edinburgh 2021
The TFFE 2021 presented an ambitious programme of carefully selected 20th and 21st century titles, many of which were UK premieres. (October 2021)
London Design Biennale 2021
The Taiwan Pavilion at the London Design Biennale 2021, Swingphony, brought the worlds of science and religion together at Somerset House. (June 2021)
London Craft Week 2021
"Lines of Possibilities: Taiwanese Rush Weaving” brought traditional Taiwanese craft to UK audiences at London Craft Week. (September 2021)
Liverpool Biennial 2021
Taiwanese artist Luo Jr-Shin made his Liverpool Biennial debut this year with a experiential installation. (May 2021)
Sculpture in the City 2021
Jun T. Lai’s “Bloom Paradise” brought joy to the post-pandemic City of London, being situation outside Fenchurch Street Station. (June 2021)
2020
Taiwanese films at London East Asia Film Festival 2020
Taiwanese films “Detention”, “iWeirDO” and “Wild Sparrow” showing at the UK’s largest celebration of Asian cinema (December 2020)
Blue Gate Crossing at Queer East Film Festival 2020
The opening of the Queer East Film Festival at Genesis Cinema, featuring Taiwanese film “Blue Gate Crossing” (October 2020)
Representative Hsieh’s visit to the British Library
Representative Hsieh’s meeting with Mr. Roly Keating, the Chief Executive of the British Library (December, 2020)
Representative Hsieh’s Visit to the British Museum
Representative Hsieh’s meeting with Dr. Hartwig Fischer, the Director of the British Museum (October 2020)
London Craft Week 2020: Transcending Boundaries
The Cultural Division’s exhibition at LCW 2020, with works from Yu-an Yi, Chi-hong Lee and Ching-chih Wu. (October, 2020).
The Misused Ironmongery X Taiwanese & British Hardware at London Design Festival 2020
Taiwanese hardware exhibition at Coal Drops Yard during the 2020 London Design Festival (September 2020)
Cloud Gate in London: Celebratory Reception
A reception held to celebrate the opening night of ‘13 Tongues and Dust’ by the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan at Sadler’s Wells (February 26, 2020)
Lin Hwai-min: In Conversation
Legendary Taiwanese choreographer in conversation with Judith Mackrell at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance (February 20, 2020)
Taiwan’s Lost Commercial Cinema Revisited: 2020 Symposium
A day of talks analysing and celebrating Taiwanese-language cinema from the 1950s-1970s at Kings College London (February 8, 2020)
2019
London East Asia Film Festival
A night in celebration of Taiwanese cinema and its inclusion in the UK’s largest Asian film festival (October 29 - November 3, 2019)
Designing for Culture
Francine Houben - the architect behind the design of Taiwan’s world famous Weiwuying - was invited to give a talk at the V&A as part of the London Festival of Architecture (June 8, 2019)
Sounds of Design: Taiwan’s Contemporary Album Art
An exhibition that celebrates Taiwan’s rich graphic design culture in the realm of music for the London Design Festival (September 14-22, 2019)
Inclusive Choreographic Dance Residency
Resident Island Dance Theatre brought dance and choreography accessible to all through classes and a final exhibition performance (August, 2019)
Taiwan Season - Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A celebration of Taiwanese theatre and dance at the world’s largest performing arts festival (July 31 - August 25, 2019)
Friday Late at the V&A
An exhibition and dance performance as part of the museums renowned late-night events (July 26, 2019)
Bao Lai Choir UK Tour
A celebration of Indigenous culture across the UK by an award-winning Taiwanese choir (May 2019)
Simon Shiao - Embassy Performance Series
An enchanting performance at St Martin-in-the-Fields (May 21, 2019)
Taiwan Film Festival
The first ever Taiwan Film Festival in the UK & Iceland (March - April, 2019)
London Craft Week
Tao Lin studio shared the science and art of their pottery and calligraphy at Noho Studios (May 8-12, 2019)
Taiwanese Tea Ceremony
Special guests enjoyed learning about Taiwan’s rich tea culture at the National Liberal Club (January 28, 2019)
2018
Taiwan in Poetry, Poetry in Taiwan
An insight into the beauty and complexity of Taiwanese poetry at SOAS (November 12, 2018)
Taiwan Night at London East Asia Film Festival
A celebration of the Cinematic Journey Through Taiwan in the 2018 film festival (October, 2018)
London Design Biennale
Art Bank Taiwan presents: Invisible Calls at Somerset House (September 4-13, 2018)
Taiwan Season @ Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Celebrate Taiwanese dance and theatre at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe (August 1-26, 2018)
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018
Three Taiwanese authors were invited to participate in the world-renowned celebration of writing (August 11-27, 2018)
Meet the Writer: Wu Ming-yi
Celebrated Taiwanese author Wu Ming-yi held an exclusive talk at the National Liberal Club in London (August 17, 2018)
Temple Festivals and Folk Cultures in Taiwan
An exploration of traditional Taiwan culture in the London Festival of Architecture at OXO Gallery (June 28 - 8 July, 2018)
Art Night
Taiwanese visual artist Yuan Goang-ming took pride of place in a celebration of art across London (July 7, 2018)
TOMORROWLAND
The debut UK exhibition by Taiwanese visual artist Yuan Goang-ming at the Hayward Gallery (June 20 0 Aug 6, 2018)
Formosa
The Cloud Gate Dance Theatre tell Taiwan’s fractured history through Lin Hwai-min’s final choreographed piece, performed at Sadler’s Wells (May 10-14, 2018)
The Atayal Weavers of Taiwan
Taiwan’s Indigenous culture took pride of place at the British Library as part of London Craft Week (May 10-12, 2018)
Earlier
A Genetic Mutation of the Graphic Novel
An exploration of graphic design with Sean Chuang at SOAS (November 2017)
London East Asia Film Festival
Celebrating Taiwanese cinema at Taiwan Night (October 2017)
The Five Teas of Taiwan
Exploring Taiwanese tea culture at London Craft Week (April 2017)