Ljuzem MADILJIN / Artistic Director

Ljuzem MADILJIN, a member of the Paiwan tribe from Tjimur Village, Sandimen Township, Pingtung County, is the Founder and Artistic Director of Tjimur Dance Theatre. She also serves as a lecturer at Tainan University of Technology. With a background in Dance from Tainan University of Technology and a master's degree in Cultural Creative Industries from National Pingtung University, she has held positions such as a board member of the National Performing Arts Center. Living in the tribe for many years, she is a custodian of the Tjimur traditional dance culture, an educator of dance culture and arts, and the developer of Tjimur's techniques.

In 2006, she founded Tjimur Dance Theatre, the first contemporary dance company in Taiwan dedicated to presenting and promoting the aesthetics and philosophy of Paiwan culture." From 2009 to 2021, she coordinated 16 performances, leading her team to represent Taiwan in numerous European and Asian countries. In 2014, she pioneered the teaching system for contemporary Paiwan dance, dedicated to exploring the Paiwan community's unique breathing techniques in dance, leading to the development of contemporary Paiwan physical training, breaking dancers' habitual physical patterns, and continuously pushing their potential and limits.

Over the past years, she has steadfastly shared the beauty of Paiwan culture and philosophy through performing arts, continually creating possibilities for the diversified development of contemporary indigenous theater. Since 2018, she established the "TJIMUR Arts Festival," fostering cultural and artistic dialogue with the international community. Simultaneously, she continues to promote tribal touring projects, urban residency programs, and cultural outreach activities, opening up possibilities for the development of Taiwan's indigenous arts.