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2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Kaohsiung invites immigrants to join the grand event. The main light installation “Wu Ying Wan Dian Ming (武營晚點名)” located at the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts combines the element of immigrants with the 360-degree light and shadow theater building. Besides, immigrant artists from Japan and Canada were also invited to design the installations together.
At the same time, the show “boat love (船愛)” performed by a Frenchman Remy Gils will be available as well.
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Immigrants participated in designing the light installations. (Photo / Provided by the Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government)
This year's Taiwan Lantern Festival showcases Kaohsiung's diverse and inclusive characteristics. The performances at the Breeze Plaza of Love River also invite immigrants from 13 countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Morocco, Canada, Hawaii, Russia, and South America. Bolivia and.
For example, the local performance group “Yi Guo Yan Yi Yue Fan Tuan (異國演藝越範團)” presents Vietnamese dance with the mix of traditions and innovation, and the “Ni Lan Tai Guo Wen Hua (妮藍泰國文化藝術團)” which is the recipient of The 7th Dream-Building Project for New Immigrants to give a Thai-style dance performance.
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An immigrant from France - Remy Gils was invited to join the legendary festival. (Photo / Provided by the Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government)
Wang Wen Cui (王文翠), the Director-general of the Bureau of Cultural Affairs Kaohsiung City Government, stated that the performance “light & shadow Taiwanese opera” also invites Remy Gils to join the legendary festival. It is hoped that immigrant’s participation will further promote cultural diversity in Taiwan.
