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Ljuzem Madiljin is an adjunct lecturer in the Dance Department of the Tainan University of Technology also is the founder and artistic director of Tjimur Dance Theatre. She was born in the Paiwan tribe of Sandi Village (Timur Tribe) south of Taiwan. She graduated from the Dance Department of the Tainan University of Technology and the Department of Cultural and Creative Industries of National Pingtung University. She was a director of the National Performing Arts Center, has lived in the tribe for many years, is the inheritor of traditional culture, and has been teaching culture and art.

In 2006, She founded the first contemporary dance company in Taiwan with Paiwan culture. From 2009 to 2021, she coordinated 15 performances and led a team to represent Taiwan to perform in Europe and Asia. In 2014, she explored the breathing methods from traditional steps and songs, and then developed Paiwan contemporary physical training, breaking through the dancers’ physical inertia, and continuing to develop their potential and limits.

In the fifteen years, it has insisted on sharing the beauty of Paiwan culture and philosophy through performing arts and has continuously created the possibility of the diversified development of aboriginal contemporary theater. In 2017, the "TJIMUR Art Festival" was established to build the bridge between tribal culture, art, also make a bridge by international artists. Press ahead with promoting a tribal performance touring, collaborating plan with the art venue in the city, and art promotion activities, etc.