Taiyuan Puppet Theatre Company

press release: A cultural feast of Taiwan for ALL ages is coming to Madison to mark and rejoice the rich traditions as well as the contemporary practice of artworks from Taiwan. From October 19 to November 5, 2016, Madison and the UW-Madison campus will celebrate “Taiwanese Culture in Madison 2016,” a series of events that include Taiwan Cinema film screenings at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, the art exhibition of a prominent Taiwanese artist Chen, Cheng-Po (1895-1947) and a local Taiwanese artist Dr. C.K. Chang at Overture Center Playhouse Gallery, a reception with music to honor the brilliant artworks of Chen, Cheng-Po, series of academic lectures focus on Design History and Studies of Taipei and Design for Social Good, and a final component of the diverse program, the world-renowned Taiyuan Puppet Theater Company’s performance of “A Sea of Puppets” will showcase the unique artistic brilliance and an everlasting tradition of Taiwan.

.FREE ADMISSION for all programs.

Taiwanese Cinema & Opening Reception Presented by TAM-WI, Mad About Taiwan Documentary Club, and NATSA-WIC: Oct. 22 (SAT), Lecture Hall & Lobby of Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 227 State St. 2-4 PM Taiwanese Cinema: Wansei Back Home (Documentary; director Ming-Cheng Huang); 4-5 PM Grand Opening and Reception; 5-7 PM Taiwanese Cinema: Panay (directors Cheng Yu-Chieh and Lekal Sumi Cilangasan); 7-8 PM Q&A with Directors

Cheng-Po Chen & C.K. Chang Art exhibition: Presented by Overture Center for the Arts and Madison Arts Commission. Oct 19–Nov 2, Playhouse Gallery of Overture Center, 201 State St. Reception & Music Interpreting C.P. Chen’s Artworks presented by Overture Center for the Arts and Taiwanese students of Music Dept. of UW, Oct 28 (FRI) 6:30-7:30PM.

Taiyuan Puppet Theatre Company: Performance of “A Sea of Puppets”, a world-renowned puppet show is presented by the Overture Center for the Arts & Madison Arts Commission, Appropriate for all ages. Oct 28 (FRI) 7:30-8:30PM @ Overture Center Rotunda Stage, 201 State St.; Oct 29 (SAT) 3-4PM @ Oakwood Village Retirement Center, 6205 Mineral Point Rd.; Oct 30 (SUN) 1-2PM @ Overture Center Rotunda Stage, 201 State St.

Workshop & demonstration on the tradition and history of Taiwanese glove puppetry: Oct 30 (SUN) 2-3PM Workshop @ Overture Center Rotunda Studio, 201 State St.

Academic lectures by Dr. Tingyi S. Lin: Presented by Dance Dept. of UW-Madison

Nov. 4 (FRI) @ Lathrop Hall-Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, 3:30PM: Introduce International Conference on Design History and Design Studies 2016 Taipei

Nov. 5 (SAT) @ Elvehjem Building, Room L150, 800 University Ave.: 3:30PM “Design for Social Good”

Taiwanese Culture in Madison 2016 co-sponsors: Taiwan Academy, Council for Cultural Affairs, R.O.C. (Taiwan), Overture Center for the Arts, Madison Arts Commission, Formosan Association of Public Affairs-Wisconsin Chapter, North America Taiwanese Professor Association, UW-Madison East Asian Studies Center, Mad About Taiwan Documentary Club, NATSA-WIC, UW-Madison Student Association of Taiwan, and UW-Madison Taiwanese Undergraduate Student Organization.