陳柏潔
出生於高雄，現定居台中。
現任雙人創作組合「藝術報國」藝術總監。從事創作、表演、策展與教學。
畢業於美國紐約州立大學柏切斯分校舞蹈學院(BFA cum laude, Purchase College, State University of New York)，主修編舞，師從Kazuko Hirabayashi。2002年以最高榮譽紐約州立大學首長獎畢業，並獲頒Bert Terborgh舞蹈獎。於就學期間演出過多位編舞家作品，包含：曾演出過編舞家José Limón、Mark Morris、Doug Verone、Ayako Kurakake、Pascal Rioult、沈偉等多部作品，並於2002年代表Purchase Dance Corps 參加於德國杜賽道夫舉辦的Global Dance 2002，由臺、美、港、澳洲四國大學共演臺灣編舞家林懷民作品《薪傳》。
曾受邀加入紐約Elisa Monte Dance擔任專職舞者，於歐美巡演。自美國返台後，開展藝術領域企劃、製作、策展等全方位面向，曾任職於蘭陽舞蹈團台北團、雲門2、表演藝術聯盟及臺中國家歌劇院節目企劃部與藝術教育部，從事演出製作、節目與活動策劃、藝術教育與國際交流等工作。
2021年與設計師陳鈺分共同於臺中市成立「藝術報國 Ars Association」，並連續於2024年、2025年獲選為「臺中市傑出演藝團隊」。
陳柏潔現為表演藝術網絡發展協會(PANDA) 理事、臺灣舞蹈生態行動協會會員、亞洲製作人平台工作營 (Asian Producers’ Platform Camp) 成員，2023年獲選為湄公河文化中心 (Mekong Cultural Hub) 2024 Curated Conferences計畫成員之一，持續國內外專業網絡及跨文化發展與交流。
Po-Chieh CHEN
Born in Kaohsiung and currently based in Taichung, Po-Chieh Chen is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans creation, performance, curation, and teaching. She is currently the Artistic Director of Ars Association.
Chen graduated cum laude from the Conservatory of Dance at the State University of New York, Purchase College, majoring in Dance Composition. During her time in New York, she received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence and the Bert Terborgh Dance Award. She performed in works by renowned choreographers, including José Limón, Mark Morris, Doug Varone, Ayako Kurakake, Pascal Rioult, Thang Dao, and Shen Wei. In 2002, she represented the Purchase Dance Corps at the Global Dance 2002 Festival in Düsseldorf, performing Legacy by Lin Hwai-min. Following her graduation, she joined Elisa Monte Dance (New York) as company dancer.
After returning to Taiwan in 2004, Chen expanded her career into arts programming, production, and curation, working with Lan Yang Dance Theatre, Cloud Gate 2, and the Performing Arts Alliance (PAA). In 2015, she joined the National Taichung Theater (NTT) as Assistant to the Artistic Director, later serving as Associate Manager of the Creative Engagement Division. Her role involved curatorial development, arts education initiatives, international cultural exchange, and the production of interdisciplinary programs.
In 2021, Chen co-founded Ars Association with designer Yu-Fen Chen, focusing on body-centric creative practices that explore personal history, social awareness, and the body’s essence.
Recent works include Welcome to My Dance Floor (2022), premiered at the We Island Dance Festival: Shulin Jump, and Ayla – The First Visit (2022), co-produced by Ars Association, Weiwuying Circus Platform, Yunlin International Puppet Theater Festival, and Taoyuan Iron Rose Festival.
In 2024, she created Locus, touring in Taichung and Kaohsiung, and Sketch Series 1: The Near Elsewhere, in the Geography of Seeing and Not Seeing, co-created with Yu-Fen Chen and premiered at the 2024 Want to Dance Festival. She also presented work-in-progress Possibility of Presence at Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s Spring Riot. Additionally, Chen was invited to serve as Movement Designer and Coach for Das Land des Lächelns (The Land of Smiles) at the National Taichung Theater (NTT) in 2024.
In 2025, her new works including The Other Among Us, Possibility of Presence, Sketch Series 1: The Near Elsewhere, in the Geography of Seeing and Not Seeing (Theater Version), and the Ayla series.
Chen is actively involved in the international performing arts community as a Board member of the Performing Arts Development Network Association (PANDA) and a member of the Asian Producers’ Platform (APP). She is also part of the Taiwan Dancing Forward Collective and was selected for Mekong Cultural Hub’s 2024 Curated Conferences Project.
【歷年創作】
2022
《歡迎來到我的練舞場》
Welcome to My Dance Floor
Welcome to My Dance Floor
《艾拉—第一次造訪》
Ayla - The First Visit
Ayla - The First Visit
2024
速寫系列1 《近他方，在見與不見的地理》戶外版
The Near Elsewhere, in the Geography of Seeing and Not Seeing (Outdoor Version)
The Near Elsewhere, in the Geography of Seeing and Not Seeing (Outdoor Version)
《發現之地》
Locus
Locus
2025
《舉起手指向星辰》
The Other Among Us（Work in progress）
The Other Among Us（Work in progress）
速寫系列1 《近他方，在見與不見的地理》劇場版
The Near Elsewhere, in the Geography of Seeing and Not Seeing (Theater Version)
The Near Elsewhere, in the Geography of Seeing and Not Seeing (Theater Version)
《艾拉—相遇中之島》
Ayla- Strolling in Nakanoshima
Ayla- Strolling in Nakanoshima
《在場》
Possibility of Presence
Possibility of Presence
《艾拉—寫生日：移動的雕塑》
Ayla- The Sketching Day: The Moving Sculpture
Ayla- The Sketching Day: The Moving Sculpture
《十九種輪廓》
The Nineteen Features （受邀為嘉義女中年度舞蹈展演編創）
The Nineteen Features （受邀為嘉義女中年度舞蹈展演編創）