<Interweaving Field> is not merely a graduation production; it is a journey of self-inquiry and the integration of multiple identities. The creative team consists of myself, Yeh Chieh-Ju, and Huang Shi-Hao. As producer, choreographer, and performer, I embarked on a process that began with personal life experiences, reflecting on the tensions between dance and society, the body and sociopolitical issues. This thesis takes my personal dance journey as its point of departure, tracing back to my early exposure to dance in Malaysia and extending to the professional training I received at the Taipei National University of the Arts. During my studies, I transitioned from a background in street dance to exploring diverse vocabularies such as ballet, modern, and improvisation, facing the frustrations and transformations between imitation and creation.

Across three works—<Ong Kuan Ying>, <See You Tomorrow>, and <Lanterns>—I explored the relationships between self, others, and society from distinct perspectives. Ong Kuan Ying opened a path of self-gaze through bodily writing, serving both as a recall of habitual movements and memory, and as an experiment in deconstructing personal image. See You Tomorrow centered on the dynamics of duet work, probing into emotional offering and control, trust, and tension. In Lanterns, the body became a political vessel confronting schizophrenia and social stigma. On stage, I practiced the oscillation between “control” and “collapse,” allowing the body to transcend its role as a tool of choreographic intention, becoming instead an organic presence that perceives and responds to society.

Interweaving Field is more than a performance—it is a space of crossing: of time, emotions, identities, and perspectives. This interweaving does not seek perfection or stability, but offers the most authentic bodily responses within uncertainty and rupture. Through writing, I revisit my relationship with dance: it is both wound and healing; order and chaos; a way I come to know the world, and a way the world comes to know me.