1989年參與蘭陵劇坊演員訓練開始踏入劇場。1992年台大外文系畢業，1999年美國University of Connecticut偶戲碩士。1999年回國後與同好創立『無獨有偶工作室劇團』，擔任藝術總監，以跨文化視野及跨領域美學編導多齣現代偶劇。其獨特的實驗手法，創意探索人偶表演與觀眾對話的各種可能，作品多次受邀於國際藝術節演出，及入圍台新藝術獎與傳藝金曲獎。近年致力於國際偶戲交流與專業偶戲教學籌劃，催生「利澤國際偶戲藝術村」及「國際偶戲職人學校」創立，擔任世界偶戲協會藝術節委員會委員，積極拓展偶戲在台灣當代劇場裡的自由空間，是為台灣當代偶戲發展史上的開拓先鋒。 

  1989年參與蘭陵劇坊演員訓練開始踏入劇場。1992年台大外文系畢業，1999年美國University of Connecticut偶戲碩士。1999年回國後與同好創立『無獨有偶工作室劇團』，擔任藝術總監，以跨文化視野及跨領域美學編導多齣現代偶劇。其獨特的實驗手法，創意探索人偶表演與觀眾對話的各種可能，作品多次受邀於國際藝術節演出，及入圍台新藝術獎與傳藝金曲獎。近年致力於國際偶戲交流與專業偶戲教學籌劃，催生「利澤國際偶戲藝術村」及「國際偶戲職人學校」創立，擔任世界偶戲協會藝術節委員會委員，積極拓展偶戲在台灣當代劇場裡的自由空間，是為台灣當代偶戲發展史上的開拓先鋒。 

  

Chia-yin Cheng began her theatre career in 1989 when she joined Lan Ling Theatre Workshop’s acting program.  She graduated from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at National Taiwan University in 1992 and received her Master’s degree in puppetry from the University of Connecticut in the USA in 1999.  In the same year, she returned to Taiwan and co-founded Puppet & Its Double Theater.  As its Artistic Director, Cheng has been known for her modern puppetry featuring multicultural perspectives and interdisciplinary aesthetics.   Her unique and experimental theatrical style allows her to creatively explore and expand the dialogue between puppetry and the audience.  She has presented her works at various international art festivals, while many of the works were either nominated or listed as finalists at the Taishin Arts Award and The Golden Melody Awards of Arts and Music.  Cheng is a dedicated artist not only in theatre production but also in international puppetry collaboration and professional puppet theatre education. With a zealous attempt to further liberate the artistic vocabulary of puppetry in Taiwan’s contemporary theatre, she initiated the Lize Puppet Art Colony and the International Academy of Puppet Arts.  The modern puppet theatre scene in Taiwan would not have been the same without Cheng’s contribution.