Tang Prize Newsletter

The Tang Prize Award Ceremony recognizes outstanding, world-changing contributors in the fields most important to the 21st century. Share in the momentous occasion; watch this year’s award ceremony live on CTV’s Variety channel in Taiwan or on CTV’s YouTube channel.

Date: September 25, 2016 (Sunday) at 2: 30 PM
Venue: Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Taipei

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Bringing the accomplishments of the Tang Prize laureates to a larger audience, the Foundation has arranged a series of talks in which the laureates will speak to professionals, students, and researchers about the many aspects of their life’s work.
Lectures and forums are open for registration; seats fill up quickly, so please be sure to register early. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event

Laureate Lectures 9/24 9: 00-17: 30
　　Howard Civil Service International House
Masters’ Forums 9/26-28
　　(See details for the time and location of each forum)

More event information here: http://www.tang-prize.org/

*Registration is free, but LIMITED.
*All lectures are in English; consecutive interpretation is provided.

Register here for the 9/24 Lecture series
Register here for the Forums

The Tang Prize Reception on September 22 will lift the curtain on Tang Prize Week. We have especially chosen for this event the National Palace Museum, an important center of Chinese art and historical artifacts.

Curated especially for this year of the Tang Prize, “Viewing Nature in Chinese Art: A Special Exhibit of Select Artifacts” will look at sustainable development through a historical lens, specifically in the presentation of natural scenes in Chinese art and artefacts. Paintings include Three Friends of Winter, Viewing a Waterfall, Fishing in Seclusion by a Willow Bank, and Ox Lowing on a Willow Bank.

Reception Date: September 22, 2016 (Thursday)
Exhibition Period: 9/22 to 12/22
Venue: National Palace Museum

More information about the 9/22 reception
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Looking to sustainability and the local cultures of Taiwan, the Tang Prize Banquet will show the laureates the food and music of Taiwan. Each dish of this nine-course meal embraces Taiwan-sourced ingredients and cooking techniques, as well as its culture and style. Keeping with the namesake of the prize, the Tang dynasty is also one of the thematic inspirations behind the food and entertainment of the night.

Date: September 25, 2016 (Sunday)
Venue: The Grand Hotel

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The Tang Prize Concert, held on September 26, will cover the dual theme of “tradition and innovation.” Solo pianists Rolf-Peter Wille and Chun-Chieh Yen will be performing an interesting take on tradition in Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in D Minor. Then, the Taipei Philharmonic Chorus will perform Taiwanese composer Ma Shui-long’s The Invisible Temple, which uses elements of the folk songs of the Tsou and Bunun tribes, two the aboriginal tribes of Taiwan. Capping off the night will be a medley of songs from composer Lee Che-yi, each piece of the medley having a particular significance to one of the laureates. 

Proceeds from the concert will go to the Taiwan chapter of the Little Sisters of the Poor.

Date: September 26, 2016 (Monday)
Venue: National Concert Hall

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The Glory of the Tang Prize exhibition garnered accolades and support from event goers in Taipei when it debuted in 2014. Returning for the new prize year, this very special exhibition will give visitors the chance to learn about the accomplishments of these laureates, and the work which won them the Tang Prize. Also included for display are items donated by the laureates themselves, as well as the new designs for the 2016 diplomas by UK designer Lin Cheung (also designer of the 2012 Paralympics medal).

Exhibition hours:
9/2-10/2 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (Taipei)
10/7-11/6 National Science and Technology Museum (Kaohsiung)

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The first youth symposium was delivered as a one-time event by laureate Albie Sachs in 2015 at Jianguo High School. This year, the youth symposia have become part of Tang Prize Week, and will be delivered in three Taiwan high schools:

9/22 14: 30 Taipei Girl’s First High School
Biopharmaceutical Science Laureate
Jennifer A. Doudna

9/27 09: 30 Kaohsiung High School
Biopharmaceutical Science Laureate
Emmanuelle Charpentier

9/27 14: 30 Affiliated High School of NTNU
Rule of Law Laureate
Louise Arbour

A total of 1,000 students from surrounding thirteen schools will attend.

More information about high school talks