Opus1

Everyone should create in their own way.

- Shiuan Chang

A little peak while In progress…

Opus1 is a performance art piece that includes a composed theater and a real-time large-scale interactive sound installation complete with the collective creativity of, and performance by, its audience.

Opus1 takes an original approach to content and form by visualizing cause-and-consequence's complex fabric through a socially engaged, interactive, and collective real-time sonic composition. Inspired by forest ecosystems, where diverse sonic elements—birdsong, wind, water, and insects—form an evolving, self-organized soundscape, Opus1 explores how human movement, technology, and AI-driven soundscapes can create similar emergent musical structures. The installation breaks the barrier between stage and audience, creating a unique experience where the audience simultaneously functions as authors, performers, observers, and collaborators.

Concept | Shiuan & Yuan
Artistic Director | Shiuan Chang
Music Composition & Sound Design | Shiuan Chang
Installation | Yuanyuan Ma
Dramaturgy | Wo-Yao Hung
Audio & Sound Engineering | Shao-Ting Sun
Recording Engineering | Shao-Ting Sun
Lightening Design | Ray Zheng

International New Music Ensemble Collaborative Recording | Ictus Ensemble
International Collaborative Recording | Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart
Performing Musicians | Ictus Ensemble
Performing Dancer | Liu I-Ling

Producer | Emma Liao
Development Director | Joyce Chen
Technical Director | Ray-Pei Yu

Co-Production | WeiWuYing Performing Center of the Arts
Co-Production | National Taichung Theater
Co-developer: Quanta Research Institute
Technical Support: Quanta Research Institute

Touring planning | udnfunlife
International Development | Peter Boris (Pace Gallery)
Composition Commission Sponsorship | MUZIK 3 Foundation
Consultant | Huey-Mei Lee, Yong-Feng Chung Divooe Zein