2014 PCC Meeting Package

Publication & Communication Commission Annual Meeting and Chair Election
Cultural Landmark & Its Communities Symposium
October 3-8, 2014
Taipei, Taiwan
Full Program
10/3
(Fri)
Arrival Day
10/4
(Sat)
PCC Meeting I & Cultural Visit
9:00-12:00
Chinese Traditional Dance at Taipei Confucius Temple
PCC session I: Meet & Greet
Suho Paper Museum with tour, paper and calligraphy workshop
13:30-17:30
Cultural Visit (optional)
Digital Art Center, Taipei Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theatre Museum
Dadaocheng (historic part of Taipei city)Lungshan Temple
Evening
Nightmarket experience or go to shows
*Shakespeare’s Globe performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at National
Theatre
* Local new music talents at Experimental Theatre
10/5
(Sun)
Cultural Landmark & Its Communities Symposium Day 1
9:00-12:00
Topic I: Arts Back to Its People
-Jane Crawley, Manager of Arts & Culture, City of Melbourne
-Wen-Pin Chien, Artistic Director, Wei Wu Ying Center for the Arts
-Rong-Yu Wang, Artistic Director, Golden Borough Theatre
13:30-16:30
Topic 2: Advocating the Arts
-Andrew Taylor, Professor at American University and Past President of
Association of Arts Administration Educators
-Jennifer Lee, Project Manager, Taipei Performing Arts Centre
-Tung-Yen Chou, Founder of Very Mainstream Studio
Evening
Dinner
10/6
(Mon)
Cultural Landmark & Its Communities Symposium Day 2
9:40-12:00
Roundtable Dialogue with Taiwanese Arts Professionals
International Speakers & 6 Taiwanese Arts Professionals
With observing audience
13:30-16:50
10/7
(Tue)
Topic 3: Creative Communities
-Austin Wang, Director, Taipei Performing Arts Centre
-Jan K. Rolnik, Curator, Signal Festival Prague
-Jeff Khan, Artistic Director, Performance Space Sydney
Publication and Communication Meeting & Chair Election
11:00-12:00
13:30-17:30
10/8
(Wed)
Press Conference: World Scenography Vol. 2 launch
PCC session II: Discussions & Election
Please see agenda.
Departure Day
Publication & Communication Commission Annual Meeting and Chair Election
Cultural Landmark & Its Communities Symposium
Accommondation Recommendation
1.
United Hotel
(Near 101 Building)
Add: No. 200, Kwang Fu S. Road, Taipei City,
Taiwan
Tel: +886 2 2773-1515
Website: http://goo.gl/tSdX7n
The United Hotel is situated in the center of
Taipei City, near Songshan Tobacco Cultural
and Creative Park, Taipei 101 building,
National Dr.Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, both
Hsin Yi Shopping District and East District is
within walking distance.
Metro station: Sun Yat-sen MRT Station is 2 minutes away.
Recommended room type:

Superior Room (1 big bed)
NT$3,900, aprox. €96 euros/per night incl. tax, breakfast and Wifi
2.
Chaiin Hotel
Add: 3F, No.163, Sec. 2, Xinyi Rd., Da’an Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan
Tel: +886 2 2358-2520
Website: http://goo.gl/QiybXx
Chaiin Hotel is located at Yungkang Street
Commercial Area, which is near many local
shops and restaurants. 5 minutes walking to the
most popular dumpling restaurant “Ding Tai
Foung”
and
popular
local
gourmet
area.
Dongmen MRT Station is right downstairs of the
Hotel, 5-10 minutes by metro to Taipei 101 and
is on the metro line 30 minutes away from hot
springs.
Metro Station: Dongmen Station is 1 minute away.
Recommended room type:

Superior Room (1 big bed)
NT$3,200, aprox. €80 euros/per night incl. tax, breakfast and Wifi
Cultural Visit in Taipei – October 4, 2014 (Saturday)
(All visits are optional, except the greeting session of PCC meeting in Suho Paper Memorial Museum)
Route
Taipei Confucius TempleSuho Paper Museum (PCC Session I)
(after the PCC Session I at Suho Paper Museum, rest of the day is optional)The Grand Hotel  Digital Art
Center, Taipei  Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theatre Museum/Dadaocheng  Longshan Temple
Taipei Confucius Temple
Confucianism is one of the most influential philosophical systems in Asia. Confucius, the great teacher and
philosopher who passed away in 479 B.C., is credited with having authored and edited many Chinese classic
texts. His philosophy forms the common basis of Chinese tradition, which influenced many Asian countries.
Temples built for his legacy can be found in Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea and neighbor Asian
countries.
Taipei Confucius Temple is the second Confucius Temple in Taiwan, built in 1884, originally located around
the Presidential Hall. It was then relocated to its current site in Dalongdong in 1925. Numerous Confucian
rituals were conducted here, including Confucius Ceremony every year on Teachers’ Day (September 28th)
and Yayue (traditional music and dance) Ceremony every Saturday.
Activities:
Yayue Ceremony is an ancient Chinese ritual ceremony for the royalty, a ceremony dated back to Zhou
dynasty (1045-256 BC), combining elegant dance and music. It was the official formal ceremony in Chinese
culture. Every Saturday morning in Taipei Confucius Temple, this historical ceremony will be reenacted.
Suho Paper Museum
The Suho Paper Museum opened in October 1995. The
mission is to provide a warm, comfortable, natural
spatial
atmosphere
that
enables
the
visitors
to
experience the rebirth of paper. Though paper-making
workshops and exhibition of paper in arts, the
inner-peace and thankfulness to the infinite nature just
filling the heart of every visitor. On 4th floor, the
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Bamboo House creates a space that does not belong to city’s hustle and bustle.
Activities:

PCC Meeting meet & greet session at the Bamboo House.

A guided tour to the museum

Experience the traditional paper-making

Calligraphy workshop by Mr. Tseng An-Tung, chairman of the Associate of
Chinese Calligraphy Education & Research
The Grand Hotel
Located at the former Taiwan Shinto temple in Taipei City’s Yuanshan area, the Taipei Grand Hotel was
established in 1952, during World War II. It is famous for its majestic architecture, much like a 14-story
palace, decorated with elegant classical Chinese details. From the exteriors and the interior design of the
sculptures, ceramic vases, wall paintings, visitors will feel immersed in an ancient Chinese palace.
Activities: LUNCH
Lunch at its dim sum restaurant in the Hotel – Yuan Yuan, specialized
in its Northern Chinese Delicacies.
Digital Art Center, Taipei
Digital Art Center’s objectives include “research, development, experimentation, creation and incubation.”
Since its establishment in 2009, the Center has been managed by the Digital Art Foundation and its experts
in the field of Digital Arts. It is expected to be an institute for cross-industry, cross-platform and
cross-regional cooperation in digital art.
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Activities: Guided tour in Digital Art Center
Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theatre Museum
Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theatre Museum, formerly known as TTT Puppet Centre, was one of the most important
institutes to preserve and promote the culture of Taiwanese puppet theatre. With its two puppet theatre
troupes founded in 2005, the Museum sits in the historical buildings in Dadaocheng, one of the oldest
districts of Taipei and just a few steps from the Danshui Pier off historical Dihua Street. By providing in-depth
tour and state-of-the-art performance, the Museum aims not only to be an educational center for Asian
puppet culture, but also further to be an intersection of local and international puppet cultures.
Activities

Guided tour in the Museum

Taiwanese traditional puppetry demonstration
Dadaocheng 大稻埕
Located by the intersection of Tamsui River and Hsintien River, Dadaocheng was the very first commercial
area in Taipei City. Until these days, it is still the place for people to purchase dried goods and snacks,
especially during Chinese New Year and look for Taiwanese traditional products for weddings, or other ritual
ceremonies. Nowadays, many historical buildings in this area are converted to small exhibition or
performance venues.
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Activities:
Guided tour by the Dadaocheng-native. We will walk around the area and to experience the culture and
lifestyle.
Lungshan Temple
Lungshan Temple was founded in 1738 and dedicated to the Buddhist religion, although in the course of its
development many deities of Taoism were also included. The variety of deities in this temple shows the
tolerant mentality of Chinese culture. The temple now consists of three halls: the fore hall, the main hall and
the rear hall. Being a masterpiece of traditional Chinese architecture and a well-established Buddhist temple
in Taipei, the Lungshan Temple has become a center of religious and a heritage of local culture. Taipei City
government has assigned it as a second grade historical site in 1985, so that it will be preserved for future
generations.
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