Closed Tomorrow

/2024

The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) invited Chen Wu-kang, Taiwanese co-founder of the HORSE project, artistic director, choreographer, and dancer, to conceive a performance that rethinks the codes of live performance. Closed Tomorrow unfolds as a projection toward the future—an imaginary action that explores the power of imagination in the face of present uncertainty.

Developed in a post-pandemic context, the work reflects an accelerated world with fragmented points of reference. It orchestrates a precise interaction between body, dance, video, light, and soundscape, generating spaces of collision and fusion.

Through decentralized dramaturgy and continuous dialogue between disciplines, Closed Tomorrow addresses major contemporary themes—identity, borders, gender, chaos, and transformation—offering an immersive experience rooted in the “here and now,” and inviting the audience into a state of heightened presence and reflection.