Asian-Canadian Special Events Association
Upcoming Events
2010 Indie Taiwan Tour
August 29 - September 5
Toronto - Halifax - Vancouver
Rembering Teresa Teng - Singing Contest
Toronto: August 29, 2010
Vancouver: September 6, 2010
Teresa Teng is hailed as one of the most influential cultural icons in East Asia. Starting her singing career in Taiwan at age 14, Teresa Teng touched millions of hearts with her romantic ballads and folk songs not only in Taiwan, but in China, Hong Kong, Japan and South East Asia as well. This talented singer tragically passed away from an asthma attack at the age of 42.
This year, many events are taking places throughout Asia marking her 15th Memorial Anniversary. With the TELUS TAIWANfest's focus on Taiwan's music over the past century, it will be featuring "Remembering Teresa Teng Singing Contest" to commemorate her legacy.
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2010 TELUS TAIWANfest: Crossover
Toronto: August 27-29, 2010
Vancouver: September 4-6, 2010
We live in a society that relies on changes to advance. Changes come from challenging perceptions, reinventing traditions and dreaming the impossible. Crossover is a universal concept which symbolizes the movement or action of change. The festival aims to use “Crossover” to abstractly illustrate how Taiwan has transformed.
Music plays an important role in any culture. It tells stories of how a society has transformed and the lives of its people -- their love, sorrow, values, perspectives and memories. Music also celebrates the past, engages the present and reveals the future. Taiwan, an island that has a history of embracing influences from the world over the past 400 years, is now a nation that is reaching out to the world with her unique culture. Music is the journey we take to revisits the past and welcomes the future; Music is also the journey we take to examine how much different cultures are alike and how different they can be. With this in mind, the festival will showcase the contemporary Taiwanese cultural landscape using music as the main focus in culinary, performing and visual arts, fashion as well as films.