CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture

Period: 10/19(Sat) 14:30、19:30｜10/20(Sun) 14:30

CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture focused on theater operations;in 2015, it underwent a transformation and initiated a three-pronged approach to support performance arts, promoting visual arts, and fostering arts and culture education.

▲CTBC Arts Festival since 2015 –
CTBC Arts Festival is the pivot event of the foundation. Every year, the festival invites the international performances to have premiere in Taiwan and supports the talented and emerging Taiwanese performance troupes and artists. It focuses on contemporary performances, to reach younger generations, network globally and create arts and culture exchanges both locally and internationally. In order to foster arts and culture equality, the festival has traveled to eight cities in Taiwan and been reached more than 100,000 audiences since 2015.

▲CTBC Painting Prize 2021 –
The biennial “CTBC Painting Prize” is dedicated to uplifting innovative young and mid-career artists, encouraging the creation of contemporary paintings. Embracing an open approach with no restrictions on themes, mediums, and sizes, the Prize encourages artists to boldly explore and challenge, thereby presenting the possibilities of painting creation. The award winning exhibit is in collaboration with Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts. The first prize and merit prize works have been acquired as part of the CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture Collection, the Prize hence shows its continual drive to the development of contemporary painting through corporate support.

▲Dreams Initiative Project 2017 –
A year round project which brought art instructors entering rural areas and tailor-made art courses for the children, including a public showcase by the end. In 2023, the “Pivotal Teacher Development Program” was launched in order to sustain the positive impact. Dreams Initiative Project has received 27 domestic and international awards, supported over 2,000 students, and completed the first SROI report in Taiwan. For every NT$1 invested, it generates NT$4.18 of social value.

▲Arts Workshop for Taiwan Dream Project 2018 –
Collaborating with CTBC Charity Foundation, which is focused on setting up local community centers to help disadvantaged children in the neighborhoods. The project invites artists and performers to organize various workshops for children and youth, including drama, dancing and more. 24 artists were invited, over 100 workshops have been conducted, with participation of more than 2,000 students since 2018.

“TUTU is a choreographed giggle, but it never jokes with technique or efficiency”
- Le Monde

TUTU is choreographed by Philippe Lafeuille and performed by six male dancers revisit the icons of ballet, contemporary, gymnastics, hip-hop dance and acrobatic. They break down barriers, challenge stereotypes and entertain the audience. Chicos Mambo not only with superb professional techniques but also recreates well-recognized classic scenes with exquisite and unique imitation skills, includes the cygnet dance from Swan Lake, partner dancing from Strictly Come Dancing and I’ve Had the Time of my Life from Dirty Dancing. TUTU is full of mischievous sense of humor will conquer the audience and bring unexpected surprises.