TAIWANfest Vancouver: Kanatal and AriAri Ita
*The event has already taken place on this date: Mon, 09/05/2022
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Music and dance are powerful tools for expressing one’s identities, memories, or hardships. It is a tool that can send a message to all, overcoming the challenges set by language, age, or race and breaking the boundaries imposed by society.
This year, the performing arts take centre stage as TAIWANfest returns to the streets of Downtown Vancouver alongside our friends from Indonesia and Malaysia to hear the Stories of Independence that lie behind the melodies and choreography.
Drawing from their Indigenous roots and fusing it with new genres in their music, the four multi-talented musicians of Kanatal, each from different Indigenous groups in Taiwan, present Peace: a musical showcase to transcend the boundaries that language, race, and geography set and bring attractive music to all who listen. In AriAri Ita, an Indigenous Taiwanese and an Indonesian dance choreographer converge to discuss and show some of their performance works virtually, connecting through shared stories and emotions about human experiences. These two are just the beginning—more in-person musical acts await!
Join us at TAIWANfest from September 3 to 5! For more details, visit https://vancouvertaiwanfest.ca/.
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