Dancing Ecosystems
The pandemic has taught us that human society is not immune to dysfunction, failure, or sudden standstills. When the old order is disrupted, what philosophy of artistic action can emerge in this so-called new normal? And when human activity is put on pause, how might the rest of the world begin to move again? This year, the Taipei Arts Festival advocates for an eco-conscious, non-anthropocentric perspective, repositioning the human within a broader spectrum of non-human spaces. Through art, we return to the ocean, the land, the city, the community, and the myriad sentient beings that co-inhabit our world. These reflections invite a reimagining of coexistence and relationality between humans and the more-than-human world—probing how all beings, in this time and ecological age, possess their own agency, vitality, and voice.
Author臺北表演藝術中心臺北表演藝術中心自2018年起承辦臺北藝術節，作為首善之都的文化名片，期許打造市民接觸藝術的第一哩路以及藝術家的創意基地。透過創造力，對外分享臺北多元文化及社群融合的精神與活力，並承載活絡文創產業，促進台北與國際表演藝術產業的交流發展與對話。2023年起，北藝中心邀請旅法藝術家林人中擔任臺北藝術節策展人，透過其豐富的國際策展工作經驗以及長年關注國內的視覺與表演藝術產業生態的各項交流，本次將與北藝中心共同打造臺北藝術節與當代藝術跨域對話的新方向。
7 films
Beyond Beauty – Taiwan from Above
The Catch
The Walrus and the Whistleblower
Whale Island
The Biggest Little Farm
Stuffed
Poisoning Paradise
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