If you don’t move forward, you’ll fall behind. What you perceive as regression might be the direction of my progress. If everyone favours a certain direction which I refuse to follow, am I then ‘degenerating’ in the eyes of others?
What is the definition of ‘success’? Is success a necessity? Evolution and degeneration mean different things to each of us. This is a journey of self-doubt, self-realisation, and self-consolation. Choreographer Tai Chi-lun integrates objects of daily life into this work, distilling an aesthetic suffused with his personal style and presenting a ‘theory of degeneration and evolution in 2023’.
TAI Chi-lun
Tai Chi-lun’s creative style incorporates elements of nihilism, allowing viewers to express their negative emotions and experience the melancholic beauty within. His works integrate interdisciplinary elements and installations, seeking the transcendence of individual will and embodying a sense of realisation of the value of existence in reality. Tai was invited to collaborate and perform with various organisations, including Chiayi New Style Choreography, Grasstraw Festival, Cloud Gate Art Makers Project, Seed Dance, Taipei Fringe Festival, Math-rock Band Elephant Gym, and Grass Power Studio Production. He is currently the Director of White Dance Theatre.
Choreography and Performance
TAI Chi-lun
Performance
LIAO Chin-ting, CHEN Yi-ting