Triangle Arts Project

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Triangle Arts Project/Overview

The Triangle Arts Project (TAP) began in 1993 and is led by three partnering organizations; the Asian Cultural Council, the Saison Foundation, and NEFA. Recognizing that the United States, Indonesia, and Japan are each home to distinctly different and equally vital dance and performing arts communities, TAP encourages cultural communication and exchange between these three very different parts of the world.

TAP is designed to addresses cultural issues throughout East Asia and the greater Pacific by focusing on three areas: the creative process; art management and technical needs; and documentation/scholarship. The two sets of interlocking "triangles" -- one geographic, one thematic -- weave together to form a program that responds to many of the current concerns of artists and arts institutions in the U.S. and Asia.

Since the project's inception, two TAP exchanges have taken place—in 1994 and 1997— that engaged artists, presenters and scholars from Indonesia, New England and Japan in an investigation of culturally-based traditional and contemporary art from participating regions and countries. By showing the creative process through workshops, lecture-demonstrations, and performance, participants increased their knowledge of multiple performing art traditions. Local community members also benefited from this unique opportunity to view international performance in studio settings.

CONTACT

For more information about the Triangle Arts Project, e-mail info@nefa.org or call NEFA at 617.951.0010.