Lydia Chen, with a background in science and engineering, has devoted herself to the study of Chinese knotting. She has recorded various knotting techniques using geometric algebraic formulas and combined them with traditional artistic elements, creating numerous knotting artworks of high artistic value.
MAD Theater was founded in August 1997 and is the first professional modern dance troupe in Taichung. It is also the most representative modern dance troupe in central Taiwan. The founder and artistic director, Jesse Shih, originally specialized in fine arts. He graduated from the Fine Arts Education Department of Hsinchu Teachers College.