Public Culture Events

The Center will host or co-host Concerts, Film Festivals, and Public Culture Events that are related to Taiwan or Taiwanese Americans. For instance, Aboriginal music from Taiwan, Folk Music, Taiwan Film Showcase at UC San Diego, Asian Heritage Week, and more.

Upcoming Events

Of Color & Ink: Chang Dai-Chien After 1949

Presented by the Center for Taiwan Studies at UCSD and the San Diego Chinese Art and Cultural Society, we invite all to the award-winning documentary, "Of Color & Ink: Chang Dai-Chien After 1949". Discover the famous Chinese artist Chang Dai-Chien who underwent one of the most complex, unique, and wild journeys on his path to his master artistry and the impactful history he left despite being on this rocky road. The documentary will be held in Price Theater on January 18th, 2025. A New Years' Celebration Performance will start at 1:20 PM to 1:50 PM performed by the Formosa Generation Family Chamber Music. The documentary screening lasts from 2:00 PM to 3:40 PM, and a "Meet The Director" segment will last from 3:40 PM to 4:10 PM. UCSD staff, faculty, and students with their school ID are able to watch free!

Past Events

Bridge Music Presents: Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra

🚗Transportation:

To get from the UC San Diego trolley station (located on the Blue Line) to the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center on campus, follow these steps:
From the station, it's about a 5–10 minute walk.
1) Get off at the UC San Diego Central Campus Station.
2) Exit the station and follow signs or pathways leading toward the campus. You’ll find yourself near Gilman Drive and Rupertus Lane. Head towards Gilman Drive.
3) Walk to the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall.
4) Take Rupertus Lane and continue straight. You’ll pass the Visual Arts Facility before reaching the Music Center.

To get from the Gilman Parking structure to the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, follow these steps:
1) Exit the Gilman Parking Structure.
2) Use the pedestrian exits on the west side of the structure (closest to Gilman Drive).
3) Cross the street of Russel Lane to the Conrad Presby Concert Hall.

Performers

Ching-Mei Lin: Enchanted Forest Whispers for string quartet and harp
(commissioned by Hakka Affairs Council, USA premiere)
Lei Liang: Song Recollections (string quartet, based on Taiwanese aboriginal songs)
Earl Kim: Now and Then for soprano, flute, and strings
R. Murray Schafer: Theseus for harp and string quartet

The UCSD Center for Taiwan Studies is proud to present a new collaboration with the UCSD Department of Music, as the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra performs LIVE at UCSD’s very own Conrad Preby’s Music Center on Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 at 7 PM! Featuring Flutist, Improvist, and Composer Anna Chandavarkar and award winning coloratura soprano Kirsten Ashley Wiest, the orchestra will play music from the classical and the contemporary, bridging the gap between the two genres to create a beautiful symphony of cultural connections across different disciplines. For general admissions, the concert will cost $20 per person, however for UCSD Staff and Faculty, the cost is reduced to $10! Furthermore, for UCSD students, admission is FREE! We hope you come join us in this revolutionary movement in orchestral music!

Tickets to the performance can be purchased here!

Chinese Studies Calligraphy Workshop 2024

The Center for Taiwan Studies is proud to partner with the Chinese Studies and Library Departments at UC San Diego for a 2nd rendention of the beloved Calligraphy Workshop! Learn to control brush strokes, learn the history and significance of calligraphy, and inherit the artistry of this beautiful writing form.

Date: November 18th, 2024; 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Geisel Library, Classroom 1
Link for free Registration.

25th San Diego Asian Film Festival

Date: November 7-16
Location: View Schedule and Locations here.
Tickets are available online here.

The San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) is celebrating its 25th anniversary from November 7-16, 2024. Hosted by Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts), the festival will feature over 170 films from more than 35 countries in 35 languages. Some of the big venues this event will have includes the Regal Edwards Mira Mesa, the San Diego Natural History Museum, and the Museum of Photographic Arts. Highlights of the event includes 22 exclusive premiers, 30+ Q&A panels with filmmakers, and dozens of screenings of films dedicated to the representation of their cultures.

In addition, the Center for Taiwan Studies alongside the Chuan Lyu Foundation, and Taiwan Academy are co-sponsoring the Taiwan division of the film festival.

The Center for Taiwan Studies is proud to present a horror-comedy film directed by the distinguished John Hsu, fifth time winner of the Golden Horse awards, Dead Talents Society. A hilarious twist on the traditional classics of Taiwanese horror figures, Hsu's direction of the film and the talents of the actors and actresses bring this new world of the supernatural to life, highlighting the struggles of what it means to stay true to oneself.

Invisible Nation at AMC Mission Valley 20

Date: November 11th, 7:00 PM PST
Location: 1640 Camino Del Rio, North, San Diego, CA 92108 United States
Sign up is available here.

An all new documentary directed by award-winning Vanessa Hope, where she dives deep into the former president Tsai-Ing Wen, where Hope observes on the many achievements, movements, and balances that the former president had to decide through to prevail the island while maintaining interests from both the United States and China.