Troupe Leader

Hsu, Chen-Jung

•Education:

Ph. D. in Taiwan’s Industrial Development Strategy, Department of Business Administration, Chaoyang University of Technology

• Experience:

- Founder of the Chio-Tian Folk Drums & Arts Troupe

- 2013 Ministry of Justice Anti-Drug Campaign Model

- Advisory Expert for the Ministry of the Interior

- Founder of the Chio-Tian Cup Tour de Taiwan Ultramarathon

- 2020 Taichung City Government Civil Affairs Advisor

- Artistic advisor for the opening party and performances of the 2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition

- Producer of “Floating Flowers in the Wind” (2018), collaboration song with The Chairman Band

- Producer of The Legend of Parade Formation (2018), collaboration performance with the National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan

- Producer of King of Middag (2017), commissioned by the Taichung Cultural Affairs Bureau

- Producer of the annual production, 3650 (2016) - Founder of the “Traveler Third Prince” project to participate in the Marathon Des Sables (Sahara Marathon) in 2016


Artistic Advisor

Prof. Lin, Mao-Hsien

• Education:

- Ph. D. in Ethnology, Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7

- M. A. in Philosophy, Chinese Culture University 

• Experience:

- Associate Professor, Department of Taiwanese Languages and Literature, National Taichung University of Education

- Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Taiwanese Literature, Providence University

- Director, National Cultural and Arts Foundation

- Member of the Ministry of Culture Intangible Cultural Heritage Review Committee

- Member of the Intangible Cultural Heritage review committees in various cities and counties

- Advisory Council Member of National Performing Arts Center

- Bibliography:

Collection of Taiwanese Folk Practices & Collection of Traditional Taiwanese Theatre Tai wan min su ji shi [Records of Taiwanese Folk Culture] Fu er mo sha zhi mei: tai wan chuan tong xi qu feng hua [The Beauty of Formosa: Taiwanese Traditional Theatre] Tai wan chuan tong xi qu [Taiwanese Traditional Theatre] Ge zi xi biao yan xing tai yan jiu [A Study of Taiwanse Opera’s Performing Styles]


Artistic Director / Executive Director

Hsu, Huai-Wen

• Education:

- EMBA, Cultural Industries Management, Feng Chia University

- B. A. in Theatre Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts

• Experience:

- Featured in the “This Is Who We Are” short film series by the National Geographic Channel

- Director of Shu Ha Ri: Keep, Break, Leave (2020), the 2nd production in the Black Box of National Taichung Theater

- Executive director for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition

- Director of The Legend of Parade Formation (2018), collaboration performance with the National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan

- Director for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Citizens Sports Games in Miaoli

- Director of King of Middag (2017), commissioned by the Taichung Cultural Affairs Bureau


Deputy Troupe Leader

Li, Kuang-Cheng

• Education:

- Ph.D. student in the College of Design, Chaoyang University of Technology

• Experience:  

- Planning and execution of performing tours in 16 states in America, Canada, Czech, Korea, Japan, West Africa, Egypt, and China

- Design of Chio-Tian merchandise

- Planning of the online comic series Chio-Tian Young Beats starting in 2019

- Leading the troupe in participation of the performances in the 2017 German-Asian Business Dialogue and the EMO Hannover 2017

 


Vice Troupe Leader / Full-time Performer

Chen, Shih-Min (Maria)

• Education:

- EMBA, Ling Tung University

• Experience:

- 2013 Ministry of Justice Anti-Drug Campaign Model

- Performed for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Citizens Sports Games in Hualien

- Hosted and performed for the 2020 Traditional Minnan Performing Arts Tour, directed by the Taoyuan Cultural Affairs Bureau

- Starred in the TV drama A Thousand Goodnights (2019)

- Featured in the Paperwindmill Theatre’s tour of Wu Song Fights the Tiger (2019)


Drums Director

Tseng, Te-Wei

• Education:

- M. A. in Orchestral Conducting, Department of Music, Tainan University of Technology

• Experience:

- Conductor of the National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan for the Legend of Parade Formation concert tour (2018)

- Second Prize, Charismatic Performer Award and Most Popular Conductor Award in the 2016 NCO Competition for Young Conductors

- Guest conductor NCO in numerous concerts during 2014-2019

- Selected in the Young Conductors Program by NCO in 2014-2016

- Guest performance with Chio-Tian in the Taipei City Orchestra’s Viva Taipei concert (Jun 2014)

- Judge in the final of the Hong Kong Synergy 24 Drum Competition (Nov 2013)


Instructor

Wang, Ta-Wei

• Education:

- Student in the Continuing Education Program of Application for the Contemporary Music Industry, Department of Music, National Taiwan Normal University

• Experience:

- Lead guitarist of the band Roaring Atman

- Art director for the Taichung Jazz Festival and various school concerts

- Audio technician & mixing and recording engineer in various professional audio equipment suppliers


Planning Assistant

Shen, Yu-Juo


Leader’s Life Partner

Tsai, Kuei-Yun