International Folklore Festival - Veliko Tarnovo

In mid-summer 1998, the company performed their "Earth Dance" series that is the combined performance helped preserve and cultivate Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese minority dance. In a tour of the United States in September of the same year, the company played at six major cities of San Hose, Orlando, San Francisco, Washington, New York and Colombo, giving eight shows which were very well received by the Chinese community.
In terms of repertoire, the company specializes in Taiwanese aboriginal traditional dance. The dancers are even taken to mountain areas - the homelands of aboriginal tribes - so they can see the dying arts with their own eyes. These field trips help them reach a true understanding of the culture and a real feeling for the dances. While performing, the dancers are deeply immersed in personal emotions.
The Tainan Folk Dance Company devoted all its efforts to preserving and rebuilding traditional Taiwan culture. Production was focused on systematically adapting Taiwanese folk art and native dance for the stage. The hope for the future is to bring culture to every corner of the world and to bring love to everyone on the beautiful island of Taiwan.


Foreign Ensembles have taken part in the Festival:
TAIWAN TAINAN FOLK DANCE COMPANY		ALBANIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, BURYATIYA, CANADA, CHINESE TAIPEI, CROATIA, COLUMBIA, DENMARK, EGYPT, GEORGIA, GREECE, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONEZIA, IRAN, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, LATVIA, MACEDONIA, MEXICO, NIGERIA, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SCOTLAND, SERBIA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, USA
	The Tainan Folk Dance Company was found in 1996 by Lin-Chuan Wang and a group of teachers who have devoted their lives to dance education. George Chang, mayor of Tainan, was selected as honorary president. The company has approximately 25 dancers and trainers, all born and raised in Southern Taiwan. Under the guidance of many outstanding instructors, the company has worked hard to bring the unique quality of Tainan culture to the stage, showing the true spirit of "local people performing local culture". The Tainan Folk Dance Company truly belongs to the Taiwanese people.
In mid-summer 1998, the company performed their "Earth Dance" series that is the combined performance helped preserve and cultivate Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese minority dance. In a tour of the United States in September of the same year, the company played at six major cities of San Hose, Orlando, San Francisco, Washington, New York and Colombo, giving eight shows which were very well received by the Chinese community. In terms of repertoire, the company specializes in Taiwanese aboriginal traditional dance. The dancers are even taken to mountain areas - the homelands of aboriginal tribes - so they can see the dying arts with their own eyes. These field trips help them reach a true understanding of the culture and a real feeling for the dances. While performing, the dancers are deeply immersed in personal emotions. The Tainan Folk Dance Company devoted all its efforts to preserving and rebuilding traditional Taiwan culture. Production was focused on systematically adapting Taiwanese folk art and native dance for the stage. The hope for the future is to bring culture to every corner of the world and to bring love to everyone on the beautiful island of Taiwan.