Yosifu's Cultural Canvas

Yosifu is a contemporary artist who hails from Matadim Village, Hualien in eastern Taiwan but is now based in Edinburgh, Scottland. He visits leading creatives building the rich tapestry of Taiwanese Indigenous art and collaborates with them on new and exciting projects.

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Iyo Turns Driftwood Into Sustainable Works of Art! - Yosifu’s Cultural Canvas Ep1
Yosifu visits renowned wood sculptor, Iyo Kacaw, an Indigenous Amis artist who transforms driftwood into art. They reunite to explore Iyo’s art studio––The Necklace–– where he expl
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Amis Artists Embrace the Spirit of the Sea - Yosifu’s Cultural Canvas Ep2
The Amis people’s pursuit of beauty is rooted in the importance of respecting the land and sea. Yosifu and Iyo set out for the village market to buy traditional ingredients like fr
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Tjimur is Redefining Modern Dance - Yosifu’s Cultural Canvas Ep3
Yosifu visits the Tjimur Dance Theatre to explore modern dance that incorporates traditional breathing, singing, and dancing techniques from the Paiwan culture. Artistic director L
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What is the Tjimur Dance Technique? - Yosifu’s Cultural Canvas
“Ljuzem’s Walk” is a Tjimur modern dance workshop incorporating traditional breathing, singing, and dancing techniques from the Paiwan culture. Tjimur dancers look inwards to focus
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Tjimur Dancers Tells Stories from the Paiwan People - Yosifu's Cultural Canvas Ep4
Tjimur’s Indigenous modern dance starts by taking part in Paiwan village life. A dancer’s greatest quality is becoming a body that can tell the stories which have profoundly impact
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How Do Tjimur Dancers Tell a Story? - Yosifu’s Cultural Canvas
Tjimur’s Indigenous modern dance draws from the Paiwan people’s belief in harmony with nature. Yosifu held an outdoor dance workshop to perform a river ceremony in tribute to Qatiy
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Happy Anniversary Tjimur Dance Theatre - Yosifu’s Cultural Canvas Ep5
Tjimur’s Indigenous dance showcase speaks to the contemporary situation of the Paiwan people. “The Faintest Voice?" is a new collaboration between Artistic Director Ljuzem Madiljin
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How Do You Create a Dancing Canvas? - Yosifu’s Cultural Canvas
Tjimur Indigenous dancers are participating in Yosifu’s dancing canvas project. Artistic Director Ljuzem Madiljin and company create the perfect fusion of modern choreography and t