This past month, Yo-Yo Ma brought the Bach Project to Taipei, Taiwan to engage with young leaders from across the Asia-Pacific, learn how the Atayal tribe—Taiwan’s third largest indigenous tribe—is engaging young people and facing the challenges of 2020, and to join the celebrated indigenous Paiwan artists ABAO, Atitan Studio and Bulareyuang Dance Company (BDC) in a new collaborative video project.
Yo-Yo performed an opening concert at the Taipei Music Center.
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Young leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region come together for a private conversation with Yo-Yo Ma about how youth are meeting the challenges of 2020 and building a new equilibrium in their daily lives, hosted by the Global Shapers Taipei Hub.
The Atayal people have been recognized for their advocacy of aboriginal rights and the revival of indigenous culture and language on the island. Yo-Yo Ma joins the Atayal tribe of Zhenxibao Village and select invited guests to learn how the tribe is engaging young people and facing the challenges of 2020.
Yo-Yo Ma joins celebrated indigenous Paiwan artists ABAO, Atitan Studio and Bulareyuang Dance Company (BDC) in a new video project conceived by ABAO to honor the Paiwan tradition of joining in a circle to share love and strength.
