Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government

The finale of the 2009 Taipei Children's Arts Festival took place at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Champs-Elysees on August 2 with the announcement of "Petite Pierre's Dream Base" – the city's newest public art installation.
Mayor Hau Lung-bin pointed out that this year marks the tenth anniversary of the Taipei Children’s Arts Festival. To celebrate this special occasion and to prepare for the upcoming Deaflympics, the City collaborated with foreign theatric company to produce a children’s play recounting the story of “Petite Pierre”. The deaf-and-mute hero overcomes his physical limitations and builds a secret base consisting of amazing machines.
During the festival period, the Department of Cultural Affairs (DOCA) organized two special workshops for kids to recreate Petite Pierre’s dream base. Over 400 students worked on the project, resulting in the creation of the “Petite Pierre’s Dream Base: the Carousel in the Garden.” For the next one-and-a-half month, the public can admire the work of the students at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Champs-Elysees.
Dignitaries attending the press conference included DOCA Commissioner Lee Yong-ping, project director Wu Ji-yi, and over one-hundred students from the Petite Pierre’s Dream Base Workshop and the Taipei School for the Hearing-impaired.
DOCA also announced the top winners of the children's play script award for 2009. The agency will provide financial backings for the three scripts to be made into plays; the productions will be staged at next year's Taipei Children's Arts Festival.