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Lin choreographed her own dance for her audition at Chinese Culture College. She was a principal dancer with Cloud Gate from 1975 to 1985 and took her solo Nu Wa to the American Dance Festival in 1986. A Fulbright award took her to New York in 1987, the year she founded Tai Gu Tales Dance Theatre.
The first Compass grew out of Lin’s experience of moving after childbirth. For the 2006 production, Li Hsiao-chi designed the set, lighting and costumes, with music design by Li Han-jiang. The change of performer poses a question that runs through the piece: how does a solo born of one dancer’s physical experience pass to another?
Lin also worked behind the scenes at Contemporary Legend Theatre. She and Wu Hsing-kuo brought productions including The Kingdom of Desire and Lear Is Here to the stage. Her interview with Taiwan Creative Content Agency describes the producer’s share of that work.
Interviews and performances
A new dancer for Five-Coloured Compass II
The National Theater and Concert Hall’s account of the two productions.
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Updated 2026-11-12