Hsiao-Mei HO

Recipient of the 19th National Award for Arts | Dean, Dance Department, TNUA

Since founding MeimageDance in 2010, Ho Hsiao-Mei has cultivated a bold, multi-dimensional choreographic language deeply rooted in female imagery. Her seminal work, New Paradise of the Silent Island, captures the raw energy of 1990s Taiwan through dynamic characters and emotions.

Ho integrates technology to craft immersive experiences bridging the real and virtual, expanding dance beyond the stage, as seen in Sister Lin-Tou and Monologue of Barbie. Since 2023, her Silent Island Movement project has redefined contemporary dance by collaborating with folk troupes to forge a living tradition.

“The world sees new dimensions through Ho Hsiao-Mei’s dance.” — Yang Kai-Lin

Recent Highlights

2023–2025: Lead Artistic Director, Dance Now Asia

2024: New Paradise of the Silent Island, Roppongi Art Night (Japan)

2024: Sister Lin-Tou, Kunstfest Weimar (Germany), SXSW (USA)

2025: Sister Lin-Tou, Bozar Immersive Cinema (Belgium)