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“Our Histories and Our Stories Are More Valuable Than Any Currency”: A Decolonial Fundraiser for the Xaragua Arts Center

·May 27, 2023·13 min read

New Bloom’s Brian Hioe spoke to Jean-Aurel Maurice, the founder of the Xaragua Arts Center in Haiti, and Jean-Paul Weaver, Administrative Director and organizer of the fundraiser for the Xaragua Arts Center in Taipei next month, Danse Pou Xaragua. The fundraiser will include authentic Haitian food, live performances, and a Konpa dance workshop, taking place at the Exotica Bar and Grill in Tianmu on June 3rd from 6 PM to 10 PM. Tickets will cost 1,500 NT. All proceeds go towards supporting their Dance Passport program Read More

“A Sense of Unity and Resilience”: Eastern Margin’s Road 2 Redline Tour

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·June 17, 2023·6 min read

New Bloom's Brian Hioe spoke with obese.dogma777, rEmPiT g0dDe$$, and Lumi about Eastern Margins' recent Road 2 Redline tour of Southeast Asia, collaborating with artists that previously worked on their Redline Legends album, released in 2021. The tour included stops in Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, Bandung, and Saigon Read More

Interview: Olivier Richard on “BPM ECSTASY: The Techno Wave Between Taipei and Beijing”

English Film Interviews

·December 22, 2023·7 min read

New Bloom's Brian Hioe spoke Olivier Richard, the director of the new TaiwanPlus documentary series, "BPM ECSTASY: The Techno Wave Between Taipei and Beijing." The documentary can be seen on their YouTube channel Read More

Interview: Vicky Du on “Light of the Setting Sun”

English Film Interviews

·April 21, 2025·6 min read

New Bloom's Brian Hioe spoke to Vicky Du, director of the new documentary, Light of the Setting Sun. Light of the Setting Sun follows Du's questioning of the political silence in her family in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War Read More

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