ᴛᴀɪᴡᴀɴꜰᴇꜱᴛ | ᴄᴀᴅᴇɴᴀ x ɴᴀɢᴀ Cadena and Naga will be co-curating the Pancouver Stage on Sunday evening at this year's Taiwanfest, in partnership with Chapel Sound. This event is part of the TECTONIC series within the festival’s programming. This year’s festival theme is "Islands in the Wind," creating a dialogue with the shared histories of islands and coasts through music. In this third year of programming, we are inviting local audiovisual artists from the diasporas of the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan, as part of the curatorial exchange and to open a dialogue on these themes. We intend to open a space for artists and the audience to interpret and weave together these stories of resistance, care, and stand together in solidarity. 𝕷𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝖚𝖕: ☆ Xiumei Vancouver-based Taiwanese DJ and producer Xiumei centres their musical project around irregular rhythms and delicate textures for a disorienting journey through sound. ☆ Mikubat With roots in Tehran and a growing presence in so-called Vancouver’s electronic scene, Mikubat is a DJ, producer, and multidisciplinary artist. ☆ 5000 BPM 5000 BPM is a visual artist / DJ from Northern Mexico based in so-called “Vancouver.” Her mixing style is eccentric, unpredictable, and intensely physical. Her maximalist vision and love for salchipapeo delivers fast, heavy and high-energy sets built for pure chaos. ☆ Clara Clara is a multidisciplinary artist and live visual performer based in Vancouver. She builds audiovisual systems that sample video lineages (video art/internet culture), route feedback and live cameras, and interweave them into custom-coded visual synthesizers and shaders. ☆ Laine Butler Laine Butler is an audiovisual artist whose multidisciplinary approach creates dense, textured environments that envelop the viewer. With a background in motion and interaction design (VR and AR), visual art, and music creation, Laine's work has been showcased internationally. ☆☆☆ Thank you for trusting our vision and for giving us the opportunity to offer you FREE, ALL-AGES, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING in the city Taiwanfest, Chapel Sound Constellation Mentorship Program. And to our funders: The Province of British Columbia, @bcartscouncil, @canada.council & @cityofvancouver Arts Culture and Tourism. Poster by Cadena: Illustration @maxammo