Mobile presentation in public space. The exact starting point will be announced here later.
“Ljuzem’s Walk” is a performative, mobile work, choreographed and performed by Ljuzem Madiljin, dancer and artistic director of the Tjimur Dance Theatre from Taiwan. The performance has evolved over more than a decade as a personal and healing journey. As an artist from the Paiwan people, an indigenous group of Taiwan, her work continuously explores identity and belonging, and grapples with the many roles and expectations of modern life.
On her journey through the city, Ljuzem Madiljin senses echoes of indigenous struggle and resistance. She recalls social control and discipline, as well as stories of solidarity, women's liberation, and collective strength. Through the open and responsive form of dance, she creates a space for listening, feeling, and sharing, where the personal and the collective, the urban and the spiritual, converge. Ljuzem Madiljin invites the audience to rediscover both the city and themselves, to listen to the voices that still resonate within its walls, and to share a space between past, present, and future.
Ljuzem Madiljin studied dance at Tainan University of Technology and at the Department of Cultural and Creative Industries at National Pintung University. After graduating, she returned to her home village of Tjimur in Pingtung, where she began her career teaching and performing. In 2006, Ljuzem Madiljin founded the Tjimur Dance Theatre, the first contemporary dance company in Taiwan, dedicated to presenting and promoting the aesthetics and philosophy of ancient Paiwan culture. She developed the first teaching system for contemporary Paiwan dance, exploring breath techniques for singing and dancing, as well as the contemporary physical training of the Paiwan, known as the Tjimur Technique. For Ljuzem Madiljin, it is a lifelong commitment to help indigenous children return to their homeland. This led her to establish the first professional dance company in Pingtung and to perform in many indigenous villages, sharing her passion and inspiring wider audiences in southern Taiwan.
The performance is made possible with the kind support of the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan and in cooperation with the city curator of Hamburg.
