Want to Dance Festival (艋舺國際舞蹈節節目表)

Want to Dance Festival 2026: Open Call Programme

May 31, 2026May 23, 2026 by David Mead

A look at six works in the Want to Dance Festival (艋舺國際舞蹈節節目表) Open Call Program, which takes place across multiple venues simultaneously

May 31, 2026May 23, 2026 by David Mead

Contemporary dance, tango, circus, and butoh meets wrestling. All in the Curator Program at the 2026 Want to Dance Festival (艋舺國際舞蹈節節目表)

May 19, 2026 by David Mead

The Exchange Program of Taipei’s Want to Dance Festival (艋舺國際舞蹈節節目表), curated by Shinehouse Theatre saw two very mixed programmes

April 29, 2025 by David Mead

A day of unusual locations and six performances, including by 79-year-old Zhang Su-fen in Lost in Time (歲月流線), one of the highlights of the festival.

April 29, 2025April 28, 2025 by David Mead

An afternoon that featured two quintuple-bill showcases of works from the Want to Dance Festival ((艋舺國際舞蹈節) Exchange Program

April 29, 2025April 27, 2025 by David Mead

75 performances of 43 works across 16 spaces and venues. The 2025 Want to Dance Festival (艋舺國際舞蹈節) was a fine three days in every sense.

May 7, 2024 by David Mead

The festival guarantees surprise, delight, frustration and more as established choreographers and dancers rub shoulders with those still emerging

May 18, 2019 by David Mead

A super three-days of dance; a festival that really did feel like a festival.