chronology

May 1991	Formosa Aboriginal Dance and Song Troupe registered as a performing group.
Jun – Jul 1991	Touring performances of The Legend of the Mountain and the Sea around Taiwan.
Jul 1991	The troupe's first revenue performance in Taipei: The Legend of the Mountain and the Sea .
Jul 1991	Field study: the New Year Rite of the Amis Yiwan village in Chenggong township, Taidong county.
Aug 1991	Field study: the New Year Rite of the Amis Kiwit village in Rueisui township, Hualian county.
Aug – Oct 1991	25 performances for A Night for Chinese Folk Arts
Sep 1991	Financial difficulty threatened to break up the troupe, as members were forced to leave and find other jobs.
Oct 1991	After careful consideration, the Council for Cultural Affairs decided to subsidize ten performances of the troupe for the Weekend Plaza Tour .
Dec 1991	Field study: the New Year Rite of the Puyuma tribe in Taidong city.
Jan 1992	With Dr. Hu Taili as the advisor, the troupe began to learn Puyuma songs and dances in Taidong.
Mar 1992	Troupe studio moved from Gaoxiung to Taipei.
Mar 1992
July 1992	The troupe's second annual performance, Memorable New Year Ceremony , given in Taipei in commemoration of its composer, the late Puyuma elder Baliwakes.
Aug 1992	Field study: the Mayasvi Rite of Tapang village in Alishan township, Jiayi county.
Sep 1992	Field study: the Promotion of Witches of the Puyuma tribe in Taidong city.
Oct 1992	Participation in the National Day folk arts performances at the Presidential Plaza in Taipei.
Nov 1992	Won the 15 th Wu San-lien Literature and Arts Award, the arts category.
Nov 1992	Field study: the Rite for Pygmies of the Saisiat tribe in Wufong township, Xinzhu county.
Dec 1992	Touring performances and seminars of Memorable New Year Ceremony on campus.
Dec 1992	Sharing Our Experience & Tracing Our Roots : an aboriginal cultural camp.
Dec 1992	Selected by the Council for Cultural Affairs as an outstanding international performing group.
Feb 1993	Field study: the Mayasvi Rite of Tufuya village in Alishan township, Jiayi county.
Mar – Apr 1993	Co-ordinateing Self-challenge Camp for aboriginal college students in northern Taiwan.
Apr 1993	Touring performances and seminars in senior high schools.
Mar – Jun 1993	Touring performances of Memorable New Year Ceremony on campus.
Jun 1993	Field study: gathering of ritual plants of the Saisiat tribe in Wufong township, Xinzhu county.
Jul 1993	Performance of Passing of the Year before the first US tour.
Aug 1993	The troupe's first overseas tour to perform at the Lincoln Center's Out of Doors Festival in New York, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Taipei Theater.
Sep 1993	Field study: clothes making of the Saisiat tribe in Tapang village in Alishan township, Jiayi county.
Sep 1993	Field study: bamboo basket weaving of the Saisiat tribe in Wufong township, Xinzhu county.
Oct 1993	Field study: confession of the Saisiat tribe in Wufong township, Xinzhu county.
Feb 1994	Exhortations of the Pygmies : a cultural camp of the Saisiat songs and dances of the Rite for Pygmies.
Apr 1994	Field study: fetching glutinous rice wine of the Saisiat tribe in Wufong township, Xinzhu county.
Apr 1994	After 18 months' research and practice, the troupe presented Exhortations of the Pygmies , a rare performance of Saisiat songs and dances of the Rite for Pygmies.
May 1994	Homage to Aboriginal Country : touring performances in the aboriginal villages.
Jun – Jul 1994	Touring performances of Passing of the Year at hospitals and prisons.
July – Sep 1994	The troupe's first tour in Europe to take part in six international festivals in four countries.
Sep 1994	Field study: visit to aboriginal artist Sakuliu in Fuxing township, Taoyuan county.
Oct 1994	Field study: quinquennial rite of Gulou village in Laiyi township, Pingdong county.
Oct – Nov 1994	Touring performances of Passing of the Year in colleges and universities.
Nov 1994	Field study: Rite for the Pygmies of the Saisiat tribe in Wufong township, Xinzhu county.
Dec 1994	Hosting the seminar: From Tribes to Theater.
Mar 1995	Organizing a cultural camp of aboriginal songs and dances.
Mar – Jun 1995	Teaching of Passing of the Year to aboriginal college students in the northern Taiwan.
Apr – May 1995	Seminars of aboriginal songs and dances for the Taipei International Dance Festival, focusing on senior high schools with greater numbers of aboriginal students.
Apr 1995	Field study: playing nasal flutes of Gulou village in Laiyi township, Pingdong county.
May 1995	Hosted seminar “In-depth Dialogue: From Tribes to Theater.”
Jun 1995	Field study: nasal flutes of Gulou village in Laiyi township, Pingdong county.
Jul 1995	Touring performances of Passing of the Year in North America.
Aug 1995	Field study: nasal flutes and aboriginal artist Sakuliu in Fuxing township, Taoyuan county.
Oct 1995	Outdoor performance in the Chinese Dance Festival held in Hong Kong.
Oct 1995	Participation in the National Day folk arts performances at Zhongzheng Cultural Center Plaza in Gaoxiung.
Oct 1995	Participation in the celebrations of the 50 th anniversary of Taiwan's Recession.
Dec 1995	Reshuffle of troupe personnel.
Jan 1996	Participation in four-troupe touring performances at four high schools in Jiayi county.
Mar 1996	“Paiwan Cultural Camp”—the rites, arts, songs and dances of Gulou village.
Apr 1996	Teaching of Passing of the Year to college students.
May 1996	Organising a seminar of computerized management of performing arts.
May 1996	After 18 months' research and practice, the troupe presented its annual production Songs of VuVu [ ancestors ]—featuring of Paiwan tribe .
Jul – Aug 1996	A six-week tour in Europe to participate in international folk festivals in Hungary (Danube Folklore Festival), France (Festival Folklorique des Pyrenees) and Spain (Festival International De Folklore Portugalete).
Aug 1996	Field study: New Year Rite of the Tabalong village in Guangfu township, Hualian county.
Oct 1996	Participation in the National Day folk arts performances at Zhongzheng Cultural Center Plaza in Gaoxiung.
Nov 1996	Field study: Rite for the Pygmies of the Saisiat tribe in Wufong township, Xinzhu county.
Dec 1996	Teaching of Passing of the Year at Renai Agricultural High School in Nantou county.
Jan 1997	Performed at the Festival of the Asian Composers League in Philippines.
Mar 1997	Exchange performances with the troupe of Pina Bausch from Germany.
Mar 1997	Field study: women's songs of the Tabalong village in Guangfu township, Hualian county.
Mar 1997	Organiing “dancing performances” of Let's Go to the Show —a grass-root tour of performing arts groups around Taiwan sponsored by the Council for Cultural Affairs.
Mar – Apr 1997	Participated in Let's Go to the Show —a grass-root tour of performing arts groups around Taiwan.
May – Jun 1997	Performing at the Asian Festival of Performing Arts in Singapore.
Aug 1997	Troupe office moved.
Aug 1997	Performed at the International Dance Festival in Hong Kong.
Aug 1997	Field study: New Year Rite of the Tabalong village in Guangfu township, Hualian county.
Oct 1997	Performances marking the tenth anniversary of the troupe at Zhongzheng Cultural Center in Gaoxiung.
Dec 1997	Annual production Holding INA's Hand—consists of songs and dances of the Amis tribe .
Feb 1998
Mar 1998	Organized “dancing performances” of Curtain Up —a grass-root tour of performing arts groups around Taiwan sponsored by the Council for Cultural Affairs.
Mar 1998	Performing Journey of the Heart .
May – Jun 1998	Seminars of the Ritual Ceremonies of the Saisat and Amis Tribes in colleges and universities.
Jun 1998	Performance of the Ritual Ceremonies of the Saisat and Amis Tribes at the Arts Festival in Taipei.
Aug 1998	Touring performances of the Ritual Ceremonies of the Saisat and Amis Tribes in the North America.
Oct – Nov 1998	Touring performances of the Ritual Ceremonies of the Saisat and Amis Tribes at cultural centers around Taiwan.
1999	Organized “dancing performances” of Still More Good Shows —a grass-root tour of performing arts groups around Taiwan sponsored by the Council for Cultural Affairs.
Apr 1999	Field study: the flying fish rite of the Ta'u tribe on the Orchid Island.
May – Jun 1999	Homage to Aboriginal Country II : touring performances in the aboriginal villages.
Jul – Sep 1999	Tour in Europe to take part in six international festivals in Spain, France and Italy.
Oct 1999	Field study: quinquennial rite of Gulou village in Laiyi township, Pingdong county.
Jan 2000	Performing at Sunrise 2000 , which was televised in some 60 countries around the world.
2000	Organizing “dancing performances” of Welcoming the New Millennium —a grass-root tour of performing arts groups around Taiwan sponsored by the Council for Cultural Affairs.
Mar 2000	Touring performances of the Ritual Ceremonies of the Saisat and Amis Tribes in colleges and universities.
Apr 2000	Youth & Arts , touring performances on campus.
Apr 2000
May 2000	Performing at 2000 in Beijing in mainland China.
May 2000	Field study: Ear Shooting Rite of the Bunun tribe in Sanmin township, Gaoxiung county.
Dec 2000	Annual production Sima Tisbung Baav (Who's Shooting on the mountain?)—ritual songs of the Bunun tribe.
Dec 2000	Awarded for contribution to furthering social development in aboriginal communities.
Jan 2001	Field study: Seashell Rite of the Tsou tribe in Sanmin township, Gaoxiung county.
Feb 2001	Field study: the Mayasvi Rite of Tufuya village in Alishan township, Jiayi county.
Mar – Apr 2001	Touring performances of Sima Tisbung Baav (Who Was Shooting on the Hills?) at cultural centers around Taiwan.
May 2001	Touring performances of revised Passing of the Year in the United States.
Jul 2001	Organized “dancing performances” of Folk Arts in Our Communities —a grass-root tour of performing arts groups around Taiwan sponsored by the Council for Cultural Affairs.
Jul 2001	Field study: the Sea Rite of the Puyuma tribe in Puyuma village, Taidong county.

Aug 2001 Established “Culture and Arts Foundation of Formosan Aboriginal

Dance and Song Troupe”

Sep 2001 Performed the annual production of “Rememorize the New Year

Ceremony”. The decennial of Formosa Aboriginal Dance and Song

Troupe and served the performance in Novel Hall for Performing Arts

and went on the serial touring performances.

Nov 2001 “To Follow with Arts: Council for Cultural Affairs initiated the

ouring performances on campus and arts lectures by the

performing and arts troupes of 2001 sponsored by Council for

Cultural Affairs”.

Mar 2002 First tour to Japan and performances in Fukuoka and Tokyo.

Apr 2002 Initiated “1 st Taipei Aboriginal Music and Dance Talented

Cultivation Program”.

Aug 2002 Initiated “Juvenile Life-Experience Camp” in Tabalong village.

Sep 2002 Initiated “2 nd Taipei Aboriginal Music and Dance Talented

Program”

Oct 2002 Initiated “The Instructions of Ear-to-Ear Singing and Prancing

Memories: The Seminar of Aboriginal Music and Dance Among

Aboriginal Tribes”.

May 2003 The spring in-public performances of “Mother Sun's Children --

Tabalong Village Songs and Dance of Amis” in Zhongshan Hall,

Da-an Forest Park, Hualien and Taitung.

Jun 2003 Performed “Echoes In The Valley: The Songs and Dances of Kiwi

Village's New Year Rite of Amis” at the program of The

Midsummer Carnival In National Theater Concert Hall.

Sep-Oct 2003 Made visits in Berlin of Germany and Paris of France. And gave

performances of “Passing of The Year—The Songs and Dances

of New Year Rite in Tsou, Puyuma and Amis”.

ul 2003 Initiated “The Teaching Workshop of Aboriginal Musical and

Dancing Culture of Northern Taiwan — The Seed Teachers'

Studying Camp”.

Oct 2003 Initiated “4 th Taipei Aboriginal Music and Dance Talented

Cultivation Program”.

Nov-Dec 2003 The annul accomplishment “Shell God in The Fog: The

Songs and Dances of Sa'aroa Village of Southern Tsou”. And

processed the national touring performances for nine rounds.

Dec 2003 Initiated “The Seminar on The Shell Gods in The Mist: About

The Sa'aroa Culture of Southern Tsou”

Feb 2004 Ministry of Foreign Affairs held “Taipei City Welcome Party” in Grand

Formosa Regent of Taipei, and Formosa Aboriginal Dance and Song

Troupe was invited to perform the songs and dances of Puyuma's new

year ceremony.

Feb 2004 Performed Puyuma Folk Songs in the concert of “Our Country,

Our Songs” in National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.

Feb 2004 Participated the program of “The Jubilant and Sacred Ceremony of

Japan” in Novel Hall for Performing Arts, and performed the songs

and dances of Tsou and Amis.

Mar 2003 Cooperated with Wind Records to publish the first volume sound >

CD albums of “Passing of The Year”

Apr-May 2004 The opening performance for the “International Museum Chief

Curators' Summit: The New Innovation and The New Strategy” in

National Palace Museum.

Apr-May 2004 Touring performances of “Sun and Shell God: The Songs and

Dances of Amis and Tsou” in collages and universities of Taipei.

Jul-Sep 2004 Initiated “5 th Aboriginal Music and Dance Talented Cultivation >

Program”.

Jul 2003 Initiated “The Teaching Workshop of Aboriginal Musical and

Dancing Culture of Eastern Taiwan — The Seed Teachers' Studying

Camp”

Sep 2004 Initiated the seminar of “Chant of the Ocean – Ocean, Ethnos, and

Culture”.

Oct 2004 Overseas performances in the World Conference of International

Arts Union of 2004 in Seoul, Korea.

Oct-Dec 2004 The new annul accomplishment of “Chanting of the Ocean –

Songs and Dances in Makota'ay Village of Amis”.