National Performing Arts Center Appoints Chiu Yuan, Lee Hui-Mei, Chien Wen-Pin as Artistic Directors for Three Venues
The National Performing Arts Center's fourth board meeting approved the appointments of Chiu Yuan, Lee Hui-Mei, and Chien Wen-Pin as artistic directors for the National Theater & Concert Hall, National Taichung Theater, and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), respectively. Chairman Yang Chi-Wen expressed gratitude for their extensive experience and continued contributions. The three directors are expected to manage diverse operations, including theater management, audience development, international networking, and talent cultivation, to lead Taiwan's performing arts into a new era. The current directors' terms expire on April 15.
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Taipei, April 14 (CNA) The fourth board meeting of the National Performing Arts Center today approved the appointment proposals for the artistic directors of its three venues in northern, central, and southern Taiwan. Chiu Yuan, Lee Hui-Mei, and Chien Wen-Pin will respectively serve as artistic directors for the National Theater & Concert Hall, National Taichung Theater, and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying).
Yang Chi-Wen, Chairman of the National Performing Arts Center, expressed heartfelt gratitude to the three directors. He thanked Chiu Yuan and Lee Hui-Mei for bringing their solid and profound practical experience to the National Theater & Concert Hall and National Taichung Theater, and Chien Wen-Pin for agreeing to continue his tenure, further enriching the foundation he has laid since the establishment of the venue.
In a press release issued by the National Performing Arts Center, Yang Chi-Wen stated that the three venues of the National Performing Arts Center have a vast organizational scale and extensive scope of operations. Their management must face performing groups, arts and cultural workers, audiences, and the general public, while also balancing theater operations, audience development, and the development of the performing arts industry, building international networks, and enhancing influence. He expects the three directors to innovate steadily, cultivate theater management talent, and lead Taiwan's performing arts into a new era.
Chiu Yuan previously served as the CEO of the National Symphony Orchestra and then as the artistic director of the National Taichung Theater starting in April 2018. Lee Hui-Mei has held important positions in national venues, serving as the artistic director of the National Theater & Concert Hall from 2014 to 2018, and is currently a curator for important domestic arts festivals and the chairperson of the Performing Arts Alliance.
Chien Wen-Pin is an internationally renowned conductor who previously served as the music director of the National Symphony Orchestra. He then became the convener of the Weiwuying operation promotion team and subsequently served as the artistic director of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) since September 2018.
The terms of the current artistic directors of the National Performing Arts Center's three venues in northern, central, and southern Taiwan expire on April 15. The fourth board meeting was established on April 2. Regarding the appointment of artistic directors, according to the "National Performing Arts Center Establishment Act," the artistic director of each venue is appointed by the chairman after approval by the board of directors. The artistic director is supervised by the board of directors, oversees the operations of each venue, and represents the respective venue externally. (Editor: Lee Shu-Hua) 1150414
Yang Chi-Wen, Chairman of the National Performing Arts Center, expressed heartfelt gratitude to the three directors. He thanked Chiu Yuan and Lee Hui-Mei for bringing their solid and profound practical experience to the National Theater & Concert Hall and National Taichung Theater, and Chien Wen-Pin for agreeing to continue his tenure, further enriching the foundation he has laid since the establishment of the venue.
In a press release issued by the National Performing Arts Center, Yang Chi-Wen stated that the three venues of the National Performing Arts Center have a vast organizational scale and extensive scope of operations. Their management must face performing groups, arts and cultural workers, audiences, and the general public, while also balancing theater operations, audience development, and the development of the performing arts industry, building international networks, and enhancing influence. He expects the three directors to innovate steadily, cultivate theater management talent, and lead Taiwan's performing arts into a new era.
Chiu Yuan previously served as the CEO of the National Symphony Orchestra and then as the artistic director of the National Taichung Theater starting in April 2018. Lee Hui-Mei has held important positions in national venues, serving as the artistic director of the National Theater & Concert Hall from 2014 to 2018, and is currently a curator for important domestic arts festivals and the chairperson of the Performing Arts Alliance.
Chien Wen-Pin is an internationally renowned conductor who previously served as the music director of the National Symphony Orchestra. He then became the convener of the Weiwuying operation promotion team and subsequently served as the artistic director of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) since September 2018.
The terms of the current artistic directors of the National Performing Arts Center's three venues in northern, central, and southern Taiwan expire on April 15. The fourth board meeting was established on April 2. Regarding the appointment of artistic directors, according to the "National Performing Arts Center Establishment Act," the artistic director of each venue is appointed by the chairman after approval by the board of directors. The artistic director is supervised by the board of directors, oversees the operations of each venue, and represents the respective venue externally. (Editor: Lee Shu-Hua) 1150414