It was opened May 27 on a limited basis, under the sponsorship of the Biennale of Contemporary Art, as an exhibition space for the work of 44 artists and artistic groups.
The Taipei government recently named the street housing the company offices Cloud Gate Lane and pronounced the first day of their season, August 21, Cloud Gate Day - the first time such an honour has been bestowed on a living artist or artistic group.
The government also supports the arts with the establishment of high schools of performing arts, paying salaries to artists, and permitting travel outside the country for artistic groups.
A festival co-founder, Sarka Havlickova, also recommends the new piece from the artistic group Handa Gote Research and Development.
"There's always been this specific artistic group that's been able to thrive there".
His chronic ill health also prevented him from being a joiner of artistic groups and cliques.
As the recession has cut into the British economy, artistic groups have begun to fill the void.
Since the CUNY board's action, he said, he has received an outpouring of support from peace groups, friends, and intellectual and artistic groups.
"We will announce the season when our artistic group is comfortable with whatever it is they want to announce," he said.
The concept of environmental theatre was taken to greater extremes by radical artistic groups such as Welfare State International, based in England, and the Bread and Puppet Theater, based in the United States.
