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What is your first impression when it comes to Taipei? Aside from the MRT, Taipei 101 and its glorious fireworks on New Year’s Eve, there are many more reasons why people are falling in love with Taipei, such as inspiring creative shops hidden in its lanes and alleys and the artistic energy and lifestyle of the city in general.
Taipei is a lovely city. Its loveliness has accumulated over decades and centuries, through the combined efforts of its residents. It has always been the mission of Taipei Arts Festival to “accelerate the imagination of the city,” to find artistic creations that give citizens a new field of vision. In its 15th outing, Taipei Arts Festival continues to propel innovation through creative imagination, using the idea of originality as the starting point; the aim is to create diverse aesthetic experiences and shape a lifestyle of art and beauty through focused and intensive artistic performance programming, so that Taipei joins the ranks of high culture capitals around the world. The theme of this year’s festival is “Stay on the Road.” Through the artists’ unique visions and daring creative force, the idea of art has been boosted onto a new visual plane. There will be 28 incomparable performances of 10 works created by artists from eight different countries; with the integration of ideas old and new, creativity will slice through boundaries in this highly anticipated artistic feast.
Taipei is well on its way to becoming a joy-filled city of tasteful lifestyles and comfortable living. This is also part of the cultural landscape that the Taipei Arts Festival has been working towards for the last fifteen years. Here, I sincerely welcome all citizens to join us in high summer for an adventure of the imagination, to refresh your spirit through art, and to together feel pure joy of breakthrough in the search for innovation!
Sincerely,
Lung-Bin Hau
Mayor of Taipei City
May 2013
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