INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

Our DPA faculty are closely linked with overseas related exhibitions, and cooperate with international study and internships, all in an effort to provide an environment for students to exchange and study abroad.  The ultimate outcomes end up being the integration of overseas industrial development into our teaching, the cultivation of our students’ international outlook, and our DPA being in line with the world’s current art trends.

Through international exchange, our faculty and students continue to gain experience from international performing organizations and to integrate international education, and our DPA is able to promote its educational achievements, shape its characteristics and reputation, and enhance its international visibility.

 

INTERNATIONAL PROJECT LEARNING 國際專題研習

2016-2018 Performing Arts Department International Exchange


2019 Exchange Workshop with Mary Hill Manhattan College

STU and Mary Hill Manhattan College (MMC) signed a memorandum between the two universities in early 2018.  From July 21 to August 4 of this year, 14 DPA students, led by department chair Shiu-Chin Yu and faculty member Yu-Ling Lee, attended their first musical theater intensive summer workshop at the Music & Theater Department of MMC.

The performance of the workshop was performed at the Teresa Lang Theater at MMC on the evening of August 1.  The theater has a size of 250 seats. Performers, teachers, and students of MMC and local Chinese friends in New York were all very excited.  Ji-Yu Qi, cultural secretary of the Taipei Cultural Center in New York, said: “She is very happy to have seen the STU DPA students perform in New York, and is looking forward to seeing them again on the big stage!”  She was delighted to see that there is a link between a school in Taiwan and New York, and encourages continued cooperation in the future.

 

2017 Interdisciplinary Cooperation Workshop with Japanese Star University

In September 2017, 15 students and 2 faculty members from the STU College of Design participated in creative workshops held at the Design College of Meisei University, Japan.

 

2016 WDA-AP World Dance Summit and Rende University Exchange Performance Program

After attending the World Dance Summit in 2014, DPA faculty and dance students were again invited to perform at the “2016 WDA-AP World Dance Summit” held at Rende University, Korea.

 

Taiwan is represented at the 2015 Domananka Arts Festival in Nagoya, Japan

60 DPA students were selected to participate.  After nearly 6 months of training, they traveled to Japan to perform works that display Taiwanese cultural characteristics.  The theme of the performances is “Island Mythology” and they are based on traditional aboriginal dances.

 

Participating in the 2014 World Dance Summit in France

The annual Global Dance Summit, hosted by the World Dance Alliance, is held annually in different countries and cities, bringing together the world’s top artists in international dance.  In addition to participating in the Summit, DPA faculty and students also went to the French Avignon Festival and Paris to perform in such styles as modern dance, traditional martial arts, folk dance, popular street dance, etc..

 

2011 Berlin International Street Theater Festival Performance Program and Visiting Prague Art University, Czech Republic

Berlin’s “International Street Theater Art Festival” is hosted by the Berlin Smile Association (berlin-lacht eV).  Located at the most popular squares, this festival has been popular with the public for the past few years. Performing artists from all over the world come to participate.  A select group of DPA dance students participated, and performed various forms of Taiwanese dance, such as folk peacock dance, Kung Fu, and Taiwanese aboriginal bamboo dance.  The students were later invited to perform on Berlin television and at the Berlin City Museum.

 

 

OVERSEAS VISITS 海外交流參訪

 

2015-2016 Intercultural Innovation and International Academic Conference

Promoted by the STU Design College, the “Cross-Cultural Innovation and International Academic Achievements” award-winning teaching plan selected students to go to the University of the Arts in London to participate in academic presentations and international workshops.  At the School of Design at the University of the Arts in London, their students and STU students together collaborated on design projects; truly achieving cross-cultural innovation and international integration.

The students also visited Bassiba University, which has signed a memorandum of cooperation (iIn the future, both Bassiba University and STU will be able to exchange students).  At the end of their trip, the students traveled to Edinburgh to participate in the grand art festival and enjoy performances from all over the world.

 

2016 Graduation production 《Deadline》to be performed at Rose Bruford College, UK

In 2014, STU President Yuan-Xiang Zhu  and President Michael Earley of Rose Bruford College signed a memorandum between the two universities.  In 2016, a group of DPA students traveled to Rose Bruford College to perform their graduation production “Dead Line.”This was a valuable experience for our students in that they were presenting a Chinese artistic creation to the UK market.

 

2014 DPA graduation production 《Ground Zero》 performed at Xiamen University

 

 

OVERSEAS EXCHANGE PROGRAM 海外交換生計劃

 

Shenandoah University Exchange Student Program

STU DPA and the Musical Theater Department at Shenandoah University in Washington DC began student exchanges in 2014.  The selected students participate in a two-week musical-related set of courses specially planned by the head of their department.

 

 ●School of the Sea》an overseas professional internship program

Granted by the Taiwan Ministry of Education, each school will send students with outstanding academic performances to internships at foreign institutions to fully expand the opportunities for said students with development potential to participate in international exchanges and cooperation activities, and cultivate professional talents with international vision and practical experience.  DPA has been awarded a grant for two consecutive years.