Invited to participate in May's Taipei Indigenous Peoples Festival (
Sponsored by the Taipei City Government's (
The tour will come to a climatic and rich finale in Taipei with a lavish outdoor performance when the troupe join forces with Taiwan's indigenous dance troupes and performs at Da-An Park (
Founded in Kunming in 1970, the troupe has become one of China's most traveled dance groups. As well as performing countless concerts at home the troupe has traveled the globe and performed at numerous venues in Europe and the US.
While the troupe boasts over 50 full-time members, only 27 dancers were selected for its inaugural visit to Taiwan. Along with performing, the group has also been invited to participate in a special seminar to be held at Taipei's Ketagalan Culture Center (
"It's a great honor to have been invited to perform and especially gratifying to have been asked to participate in the Indigenous Peoples seminar," said Luo at a press conference earlier this week.
"Such exchanges are very important, as they give indigenous peoples, regardless of where they are from, the chance to develop and cultivate strong cultural ties."
The Kunming Indigenous Peoples Dance Troupe will be making its Taipei debut on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 7:30pm at Da-An Park. Admission to the outdoor concert is free.
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