The Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA; ) is a

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in Guandu,

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History

The preparatory committees to establish the school was formed on 22 October 1980. The National Institute of the Arts () was then founded on 1 July 1982 as an institute of higher learning for the arts. The institute was housed in

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(now New Taipei City), from 1985 until its relocation in 1991 to its permanent campus in Kuandu,

. The Institute was renamed Taipei National University of the Arts in 2001.

Faculties

*School of Music *School of Fine Arts *School of Theatre Arts *School of Dance *School of Film and New Media *School of Cultural Resources *School of Humanities *Music and Image Trans-disciplinary Program

Research Centers

*Center for Traditional Arts *Center for Art and Technology *Performing Arts Center *Center for Arts Resources & Educational Outreach

Presidents

* (July 1982 – July 1991) * Ma Shui-long (August 1991 – August 1994) *Liu S. Lian (September 1994 – August 1997) *

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(October 1997 – January 2006) * (August 2006 – July 2013) * Yang Chyi-wen (August 2013 – July 2017) *Chen Kai-huang (since August 2017)

Campus

The campus buildings are designed in a neo-Chinese classical style. Aside from the colleges and departments, the university houses a Music Hall, the Performing Arts Center, including a theater hall and a dance recital hall, the

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, a library, an

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, the Center for the Study of Traditional Arts, a computer center and the Center for the Study of Art and Technology.

Events

Festivals organized by TNUA or using its campus: *Guandu Arts Festival *Guandu Flower Festival (Guandu Flower Art Festival) * Kuandu Film Festival *Kuandu International Animation Festival *Kuandu Lights Festival

International and local cooperation

Name censorship

In 2016, the

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was criticized as in breach of

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for blocking use of the university name in any form that included the word 'National'/'國立'. The department, responsible for most of the territory's arts venues, told TNUA graduate Law Shuk-yin, an art administrator and executive producer for drama company The Nonsensemakers, that she could not use the name in her biography in promotional material for her production at a theatre it managed.Taiwan controversy after gov’t dept. asks theatre company to amend promo material
Hong Kong Free Press, 21 March 2016

Honorary doctors of art

Notable Honorary Doctors of Art from TNUA include cellist and conductor

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, composer Ma Shui-long, choreographer

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, and theatrical set designer

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Notable alumni

* Hsiao Ya-chuan, film director *

Hsieh Ying-hsuan Hsieh Ying-xuan (; born 31 December 1979) is a Taiwanese actress. She won the Best Leading Actress award at the 55th Golden Horse Awards for her role in ''Dear Ex ''Dear Ex'' () is a 2018 Taiwanese comedy-drama film co-directed by Mag Hsu a ...

, actress * Huang Kuo-shu, member of

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, actor *

Jian Man-shu Jian Man-shu (; born 16 October 1988) is a Taiwanese actress, screenwriter and director. She graduated from the theatre program at Taipei National University of the Arts The Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA; ) is a national unive ...

, actress, screenwriter and director *

Kaiser Chuang Kaiser Chuang or Chuang Kai-hsun (; born 22 March 1981) is a Taiwanese actor. Early life and career Born in Changhua County, Chuang graduated from the department of drama of Taipei National University of the Arts. He has appeared in the fil ...

, actor * Lin Jeng-yi, Director of

National Palace Museum The National Palace Museum (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kwet-li̍p kù-kiung pok-vu̍t-yèn), is a museum in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). It has a permanent collection of nearly 700,000 pieces of Chinese artifacts and artworks, many of which wer ...

(2016–2018) *

Wu Kuo-chu Wu Kuo-chu (; 18 August 1970 – 6 January 2006) was a Taiwanese choreographer. Life Wu was born in Kaohsiung in 1970. After studying and working at the Taipei National University of the Arts, He attended the dance academy Folkwang Hochschule i ...

, Taiwanese choreographer

References

External links

國立臺北藝術大學

Taipei National University of the Arts
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