Phase 1 · Unending Spin (2024–2025)
Phase 1 investigates rotation as a bodily form of knowing.
Rotational movements arise in different spaces, each carrying meanings that cannot be substituted for one another: the spot turn in a studio that demands “focusing on a point and snapping the head,” the quarter turn of square dancing and broadcast calisthenics with their regulated 90-degree pivots, the Sufi whirl guided by breath and the gaze on the left hand, or the compound rotations of wedding dances where self-rotation meets orbital movement. In public squares, these divergent forms of spinning converge—but who becomes the originator of a turn, and who becomes the imitator?
Phase 2 · Move Beyond Circle (ongoing)
Phase 2 explores collectivity, circular formations, and the politics of moving together.
Circle dance foregrounds collective participation, yet it may also contain an implicit performer–spectator dynamic. When does one join the circle? How does one follow, exit, stomp, or take the lead? And what differentiates a circle from a spiral? As both a bodily archive of community and a disciplined form shaped by nationalization and stage representation, circle dance reveals how collective rhythm is orchestrated—and how bodies find openings to improvise. This phase seeks to dance within the circle and to move beyond it, tracing the freedoms that emerge at the edges of regulated rhythm and embodied memory
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