Hai-Wen Hsu was born in Taipei. she graduated from Taiwan National University of Arts in Taipei, with a major in Dance. In 2009 she participated the EX.E.R.CE program at the Centre Choreaphique National de Montpellier, under the direction of French choreographer Mathilde Monnier. In 2017 she joined a 2-year residency at le Fresnoy Studio des Arts Contemporains in France. Now she is preparing her next film work ” La vie nouvelle”.