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.

Goal

To create an ever-evolving multidisciplinary work and interconnected infrastructures where people become the generators of sound—not just as performers, but as agents of perception, shaping sonic worlds through their presence, movement, and collective intention.

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