Chia-Ming Hsu (ACC 2021, 2023) is a musician and composer who is well-versed in Chinese Opera, Taiwanese Opera, Nanguan and Beiguan. Hsu is recognized as one of a few cross-genre composers in Taiwan with a traditional music background, experimenting with sound art, computer music, and electronic sound for traditional and contemporary theater compositions and film scoring. The collaborator, Li-Ying Hsu (ACC 2023), is a Taiwanese Peking Opera actor specialized in the role of young women. Hsu is active in traditional and cross-border performances and extends her artistic endeavors in dramas, videos, and popular music. During their 3-month fellowship, Chia-Ming Hsu will study shamisen and traditional Japanese music and Li-Ying Hsu Nihon-buyo. By learning the traditions and contemporary development of the Japanese arts, a different culture but with a similar identity, they aim to deepen their understanding of traditional forms and create unique works that will represent Taiwan.

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Chia-Ming HSU
Hsu graduated from the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts, majoring in Jinghu and worked with Guoguang Opera Company of the National Center for Traditional Arts. He is currently the artistic director of Po Gak Band. He has composed music for Taipei Puppet Theater, Kaohsiung Chinese Orchestra, Hao Theater among others and has also worked as a freelance composer for film scores, albums, and soundtrack recordings. 

Li-Ying HSU
After graduating from the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts, Hsu has worked with Contemporary Legend Theater, Taipei Li-yuan Peking Opera Theatre and Guoguang Opera Company and now is a freelance performer. Noteworthy recent projects include her performance of the song "Snake White" in the album "HOLY GAZAI" by the band "A Root" and the performance in "Hezhu: a Play of Play(er)s" directed by Mo-Lin Wang and produced by Mr. Wing Theatre Company.