Tsai-Chin Yu

was born in Tainan / Taiwan, in 1980. She had completed her studies at the Taipei National University of the Arts when she entered the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen.

In 2008, a year before Pina Bausch’s death, the long-awaited call came from Wuppertal: Tsai-Chin Yu joined the company and had the opportunity to travel to Chile for a research trip and then to create the piece "...como el musguito en la piedra, ay si, si, si..." (Like Moss on the Stone) with Pina Bausch. It was an important experience for her.

After Pina Bausch’s death, Tsai-Chin Yu knew that she wanted to remain in the company. Today, Tsai-Chin Yu has danced in 25 of Pina Bausch’s pieces, including the role of Judith in Bluebeard. While Listening to a Tape Recording of Béla Bartók's opera "Duke Bluebeard's Castle".