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In October, INALCO is putting Taiwan in the spotlight
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Performances
Demonstration of songs and dances by the Puljetji troupe, from the Paiwan people of Taiwan (10 mins)
2 October at 4.20 pm
2nd-floor hall
Performance of traditional songs and dances of the Paiwan people of Taiwan
[CHANGE OF DATE, VENUE AND TIMES] Updated 8 October 2026
9 October – 7.00 pm–7.30 pm
Courtyard of the Maison de la Recherche (Paris 7th arrondissement)
A celebration of the richness of a living heritage in which song, dance and movement play a part in passing on memory, history and community ties. This performance will thus provide a special opportunity for transmission, sharing and interaction between the artists of the Puljetji troupe from Taiwan and the participants trained in France.
Exhibition
A dialogue between animals and Taiwanese literature
12–30 October 2026 / 8.00 am–10.00 pm
PLC Gallery, free admission
This exhibition, whose visual identity was designed by the French illustrator Christopher Boyd, is dedicated to 21st-century Taiwanese literature through the figure of the animal. It invites visitors to take a fresh look at Taiwanese society and the human world.
About the exhibition
12 October
- [POSTPONED] Origami and colouring workshop on animals: “Animals in our hands and in our hearts”
Date to be announced shortly - [CHANGE OF VENUE] Marine animals and oceanic literature in Taiwan: A meeting with the Taiwanese writer Liao Hung-chi
12 October – 3.00 pm–4.30 pm, Le Phénix bookshop (72, Boulevard de Sébastopol – Paris 3rd arrondissement) - [POSTPONED] Opening of the exhibition ‘Dialogue between Animals and Taiwanese Literature’
at La Galerie, date to be announced shortly
Talks
[CHANGE OF VENUE] Marine Animals and Oceanic Writing in Taiwan: A meeting with the Taiwanese writer Liao Hung-chi 廖鴻基
12 October, 3.00 pm–4.30 pm
Le Phenix bookshop (72, Boulevard de Sébastopol – Paris 3rd arrondissement)
Through a meeting with the Taiwanese writer Liao Hung-chi 廖鴻基, participants are invited to discover Taiwan’s marine animals and the place of the ocean in Taiwanese literature. The discussion will explore how the sea, observations of the marine world and the relationship between humans and the ocean inspire his writing.
Taiwan through stories: economy, cuisine and natural disasters
14 October, 5.30 pm–7.30 pm
Auditorium
How can we tell the story of Taiwan through its economic history, its culinary cultures and its experience of natural disasters? This event offers an opportunity to discover three new books on Taiwan, published by Maisonneuve & Larose – Nouvelles Éditions / Hémisphères Éditions, which blend literature, history and society to explore different facets of the Taiwanese experience.
Taiwanese film series: the Taiwanese language, animals and cinema
Screening of the film 大俠梅花鹿 Tāi-kiap Muî-hue-lok – The Fantastic Adventures of the Deer Knight
Wednesday 21 October 2026 / 6.00 pm–8.00 pm
Auditorium, free admission
Directed by Ying Chang, 1961｜Taigi / Taiwanese｜80 mins
Discover a film as unique as it is unexpected: 大俠梅花鹿 - ‘The Fantasy of Deer Warrior’, a film in Taigi (Taiwanese) in which animals become the true protagonists of a story blending love, revenge, rivalry, deceit and combat. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the audience about the film, its genre conventions, the portrayal of animals and the place of Taigi in Taiwanese cinema.
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