Playwrights
2025/26 Resident Artist
Ihot Sinlay Cihek
Ihot Sinlay Cihek (she/her) is an Indigenous theatre artist, playwright, and performer of Pangcah descent from the Tafalong niyaro' in Hualien, Taiwan. Deeply rooted in her tribal heritage, her artistic practice critically explores the intersections of Indigenous identity, feminist theory, and contemporary Taiwanese cultural politics. Through innovative performance-making, literary theatre, and embodied narrative methodologies, Ihot interrogates conventional portrayals of indigeneity, gender dynamics, and cultural transformation.
Selected Works
2025 Neo-Ilisin
Writer & Director
Prologue New Play Festival
2025 Yasala Yasala
Concept & Performance
Rafaz Performance Lab
2025 2064：Olympic Preview
Actor
4 Goods Studio X Happy Cola's Friends
2025 Misikol
Writer & Director
Rafaz Performance Lab
Taipei Fringe Festival
2025 rayrayrayray
Writer & Director
Pulima Art Festival
2024 The Knife
Writer, Director & Performer
Prologue New Play Festival
2022 How Romantic: A Guide to Modern Pangcah Life
Writer, Director & Performer
Honors & Awards
2023 How Romantic: A Guide to Modern Pangcah Life
Finalist
Taishin Arts Awards
2023 Myths and Jokes (神話與笑話)
Selected for Pulima Art Award
Email Address
Personal Website
https://ihotsinlaycihek.wixsite.com/portfolio
Last updated: February 2026