Performers are welcome to participate in the Taipei Fringe Festival as curators. Curator accounts are eligible for more Festival resources and privileges, such as a maximum of 10 time-slots and four different venues, as well as no limitations to the number of programs.The Festival offers an array of measures to support curator registrants in successfully presenting their programs. For example, each program is allocated a dedicated section on the TPAC official website and brochure; clearly marked venue booking pages; and a tech rehearsal.Those who wish to register as curators must contact TPAC to discuss their proposals and learn about related issues. TPAC will also provide venue booking suggestions and registration guidance.Registration process for curator participants February 9-26: Contact TPAC to schedule a meeting.Contact information:Programming DepartmentEmail: tff@tpac-taipei.orgTel: 02-7756-3800 ext.1211(Mon.-Fri. 10:00-18:00) March 9: Notification of application results. March 10-April 2: Selected applicants must complete online registration, submit the registration fee and security deposits, and book venues and time-slots (first-come, first-served).Other important information Each curator account may book a maximum of 10 time-slots (each time-slot comprises four hours). No more than three time-slots may be selected for a single weekend (i.e., Friday evening, Saturday, Sunday) for each program. Each account may book a maximum of four venues. Each curator registrant must pay a registration fee of NT$1,000, and provide a security deposit of NT$5,000 per venue selected. Each curator registrant shall provide a maximum of four security deposits.See you at the 2026 Taipei Fringe Festival!

What are autonomous venues?Autonomous venues are venues that cooperate with TPAC. The venue operators have the right to arrange and decide on programs. Performers wishing to apply for these venues must submit a related plan and hold a meeting with the venue operator.Why do we have autonomous venues?Autonomous venues allow for more flexibility in the collaboration between venues and performers. Venue operators communicate with performers to select the most suitable programs in accordance with the usage, aesthetics, and operating philosophy of the venue, so as to create the greatest benefit to both the Festival and venues.Application process for autonomous venues February 9 (12:00) - 26 (18:00): Application period. Please upload the proposal and fill out the application form. The venue operator will arrange a meeting with the interested applicant. Prior to 18:00, March 9: Announcement of application results. March 10-April 2: Selected applicants must conduct online registration, and submit a registration fee of NT$500 and a security deposit of NT$3,600. Only then will they have completed the entire process and obtained the right to perform at their chosen venue.Other important information If applicants are not selected by autonomous venue(s), they are still able to survey and book other Fringe venues from March 10 to April 2. Under Festival regulations, performers and venue operators may communicate with each other directly concerning technical and performance arrangements. The Festival and venues will hold a tech coordination meeting with performers prior to the performance. Performers must abide by the Taipei Fringe Festival Rules and Regulations. Performers must provide front-of-house and technical personnel for their performances. Since TPAC is the Festival organizer, it must be informed if venues and performers have any other collaborative plans during the Festival. Performers may only apply for one autonomous venue. If they do not observe this rule, TPAC reserves the right to revoke their registration.2026 Autonomous Venues: Taipei Performing Arts Center, National Taiwan Science Education Center, Wan Theater, Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre, Puppetry Art Center of Taipei Black Box Theater & University Players Theatre

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Co-curated and facilitated by artists Ness Roque (The Philippines) and Ming-Chen Lee (Taiwan), the 2026 ADAM Artist Lab will take place in Manila and Taipei.Entitled “Laundry Days”, the program invites artists to reimagine ways of connecting with things, people, and social landscapes in the context of arts not merely as the creation of something new, but also as sorting, inspecting, soaking, washing, removing dirt, drying, hanging, and folding. Perhaps one brings their laundry to a river where people gather, or to a self-service laundry to watch clothes spin and observe other baskets.This Lab proposes how collective process could transform temporary residency and gathering, and what “laundry” as an attitude or methodology would feel like. The lab is an invitation for artists to be fully present with one another––seeing, listening, feeling, and doing laundry together–– while they get to know Manila, Taipei, and beyond.The project will be divided into two phases in Manila (in August) and in Taipei (in October). Selected artists must participate in both phases as a whole project. A small public sharing event will be held at the end of the Manila residency; the artists will then continue the exploration and findings in Taipei. At the end of Taipei residency, a final public sharing will be presented as part of the ADAM Gathering.A small public sharing event will be held at the end of the Manila residency; the artists will then continue the exploration and findings in Taipei. At the end of Taipei residency, a final public sharing will be presented as part of the ADAM Gathering. Selected artists must participate in both phases as a whole project. Application Guidelines:DOWNLOAD HERE Application Submission:ONLINE SYSTEM Submission Deadline: 2 March 2026 (Mon.), at 23:59 GMT+8 (Taipei time) Program Period: Phase 1 in Manila: 18 August 2026 (Tue.) - 29 August (Sat.) Phase 2 in Taipei: 5 October 2026 (Mon.) - 18 October 2026 (Sun.) Ness RoqueNess Roque (b. 1991, Angeles City, PH) is an actor, dramaturg, and educator working across theater, film, and advocacy-based projects.Her dramaturgical work includes Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and Kyoto-based theater company BRDG's collaboration, "Sari-Sali: Portal Cafe" (Manila, 2024). She also played the lead in Alfian Sa'at's "The Optic Trilogy: A Play Reading" (Bangkok International Performing Arts Market 2019) and co-directed "unversed smash" with choreographer and visual artist Osamu Shikichi (Tokyo Festival 2021).Ness is a member of Salikhain Kolektib, an interdisciplinary collective integrating art, research, and community engagement. In 2022, the collective participated in documenta fifteen (Kassel) as part of Gudskul Collective Studies.Lee Ming-ChenWorking in theater production, performance, graphic art.Since 2009, he has created and published performances under the name of 風格涉/ 社 (FONG KO SHE). At the same time, he has been invited to cooperate, co-create, and consult as a personal director. The fields of his cooperation work are diversified, including contemporary theater, performing arts, visual arts, sound and audiovisual arts,etc. His works focus on the cognitive texts and magical performances/narratives of the experience scene, as well as their relationship with people and the interaction of the performance. He actively tries creative approaches in various fields mostly through collective improvisation. He draws materials from life situations and daily life, focusing on the ambiguity and its synesthesia, and using theater art as a medium and creative method. Recently he has more performing arts regarding language produced by art and contemporary techniques, as well as the contemporary Taiwanese identity perception and mixed culture/reality.About ADAMTaipei Performing Arts Center’s critical project, ADAM (Asia Discovers Asia Meeting for Contemporary Performance), has been a creative hub and supporting system for artists from various disciplines and the Asia-Pacific region and beyond to meet and collaborate. Since 2017, ADAM has hosted and presented 85 artists across 27 countries.The ADAM Artist Lab, led and curated by artists for artists, is a residency program for collective research and development, allowing artists to invent new ideas and future collaborations. At the end of the residency, participating artists will present a series of public sharing events featuring their findings, as part of the ADAM Gathering. Through public sharing, artists are invited to perform their creative processes, research methods, knowledge, and collaborative development for international and local professionals and audiences to learn from. Watch the recap videos of the2024 ADAM Gatheringand2024 ADAM Artist Lab.▶More information◀

First held in 2008, the Taipei Fringe Festival (hereinafter the "Festival"), based on a spirit of freedom and openness, provides artists with a unique, nonmainstream, and highly experimental performance platform that offers a tremendous stimulus for artistic imagination. Performances are neither vetted nor subject to any artistic limitations.The Festival encourages artists to take risks, confront challenges, and showcase their work in the context of daily life.The Festival boasts rich and diverse performances, cultivating new and promising artists and groups and fostering many new types of performance spaces. Indeed, it is one of the most creative arts festivals in Taipei City.Welcome to join us:👉👉2026 Taipei Fringe Festival Rules and Regulations👉👉2026 Taipei Fringe Festival Important DatesIf you have any questions, please feel free to contact Taipei Fringe Festival:E-mail：tff@tpac-taipei.orgTel：+886-2-7756-3800 ext.1212