Chen Ming-Jou (陳明柔) was born and brought up in Taiwan. Having obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance from the University of Taipei (2015), she came to the Netherlands to study at SNDO (Academy of Theatre and Dance), graduating in 2023. For the past fifteen years, MingJou has trained in a range of dance styles, developing her own independent practice alongside her studies. She has performed at festivals including ‘Vilnius Performance Biennial’, ‘Tanztage Berlin’, ‘Blossom Art Dance Festival’, ‘Taipei Fringe Festival’ and ‘Busan International Dance Market’.

While still studying at SNDO, she began to observe non-human phenomena and to make use of these in her research into movement as a practice for decentring the spirit. She is also interested in how these phenomena can grant us insights into how we live. She is fascinated by the underwater world and integrates into her practice what she has learned from her physical experiences with scuba diving and her close observations of coral reefs. She looks painstakingly at other worlds before going on to create shared spaces where meetings can take place.