"Voyage," the 2016 edition of the Kuandu Arts Festival, kicks off on September 28, featuring more than 40 performances by almost 30 groups of local and foreign artists, such as the Paul Taylor Dance Company from the United States.

TNUA President Prof. Yang Chyi Wen noted at a press conference on September 14 that the annual Kuandu Arts Festival is not only a showcase of the creativity of the university's students and teachers, but also a unique event of Taiwan's arts education.

Through this unique presentation of arts, Taiwan's international links have been growing stronger and stronger every year, Prof. Yang said. 

This year's festival – which runs until October 30 – will feature outstanding international groups from the United States, France, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as TNUA alumni and performers from the university's sister schools in other countries.

The Paul Taylor Dance Company, which is finally coming to the event after years of attempts to bring it to the festival, will perform six classic dances.  

Adrien M/Claire B from France will perform “Hakanai,” while Japan's SMPLE will present "Takeoff."
 
Singapore’s T.H.E. Dance Company will stage "Organized Chaos," while Alice Theatre Laboratory from Hong Kong will present "Seven Boxes Possessed of Kafka.”

Programs featuring TNUA alumni include: Huang Yi Studio's presentation of the backstage; BodyEDT and Sun-Shier Dance Theatre's "Finally, We Can Think Differently"; and Anarchy Dance Theatre's "Those Who Remember/Into the City."

Accompanying the Kuandu Arts Festival are: Slaying Monsters: 2016 Kuandu Biennale; the inaugural edition of the KuanDu Light Art Festival; the 2016 KuanDu International Animation Festival; and the Fun Guandu.