I'm wondering how humans confront the unknown. In which language do we reveal a mystery, and to what extent do we keep the secrets (or facts) untold?
我在想，人類是如何面對未知，用什麼樣的語言來揭露神秘，
又在什麼程度上保持秘密（或事實）不說出口。
Sensing Dark Matter
In the vast universe, 95% of existence remains invisible to us - a mysterious web of dark matter and dark energy that silently orchestrates the movement of galaxies and shapes the cosmos as we know it. It is omnipresent, possibly passing through our bodies at this very moment, yet cannot be touched or directly perceived.
This immense unknown deeply captivates choreographer and new media artist Su Wen-chi. She contemplates: if even the most advanced scientific instruments struggle to capture dark matter, could we approach this hidden force that shapes the universe through another means - through our bodies, through perception?
To create "Sensing Dark Matter," Su Wen-chi and YILAB ventured into Australia's underground dark matter laboratory one kilometer beneath the surface, engaging in dialogue with physicists. Dancers became "detectors," responding to the imagination of dark matter within the shadowy space. Through 3D scanning and motion capture technology, the dancers' physical vocabulary transforms into flowing particles of light in a virtual universe, accompanied by a 64-channel surround sound system where every breath triggers whispers from the cosmos.
This is not a scientific documentary, but an immersive journey of relearning "perception." In an era that pursues transparency and analysis, "Sensing Dark Matter" reminds us that the human spirit still needs mysterious existences that cannot be fully explained. We invite you to dive into darkness, release your senses, and feel the universe's unknown through your body - because even in the deepest void, human consciousness and body can still dance, responding to that silent yet profound pull.
暗宇之感
在浩瀚宇宙中，95%的存在對我們而言是隱而不見的 - 由神秘的暗物質與暗能量構成的無形之網，默默牽引著星系運轉，塑造我們所知的宇宙樣貌。它無處不在，此刻可能正穿過我們的身體，卻無法被觸及、無法被直接感知。
這個巨大的未知深深吸引了編舞家暨新媒體藝術家蘇文琪。她思考著：既然最先進的科學儀器都難以捕捉暗物質，我們是否能用另一種方式 - 用身體、用感知去貼近這股塑造宇宙的隱藏力量？
為創作《暗宇之感》，蘇文琪與YILAB一當代舞團深入澳洲地下一公里的暗物質實驗室，與物理學家對話，讓舞者化身「探測器」，在幽暗空間中回應暗物質的想像。透過3D掃描與動態捕捉技術，舞者的身體語彙轉化為虛擬宇宙中流動的光點粒子，搭配64聲道環繞音響系統，每一次呼吸都觸發宇宙的低語。
這不是科學紀錄片，而是一場重新學習「感知」的沉浸式旅程。在這個追求透明解析的時代，《暗宇之感》提醒我們：人類內心依然需要無法被完全解釋的神秘存在。邀請您潛入黑暗，釋放五感，用身體感受宇宙的未知 - 因為即使在最深沉的虛空中，人類的意識與身體依然可以起舞，回應那無聲卻深刻的牽引。
When I hear the word "dark,"
I think of darkness, shadows, and weight.
But dark matter neither absorbs light nor interacts much with other matter.
According to scientists, dark matter is a crucial part of our universe - without it,
Einstein's Theory of General Relativity would not hold.
In an underground laboratory, in a self-isolating atmosphere,
we attempt to connect to this invisible - yet real - matter,
inviting the body to experience sensations beyond our senses.
- Su Wenchi
Creative and Production Team
Concept, Choreographer: SU Wen-Chi
Dancer: TIEN Hsiao-Tzu, TU Li-Wei
VR Design, VR Program Integration: HSIEH Wen-Yee
Sound Design, Spatial Sound: WU Ping-Sheng
Scenography: CHANG Huei-Ming
Cinematography, Text: SU Wen-Chi
Video Editing and Post-production: HUANG Yung-En
Voice：Nicole Bell, Raymond Volkas
Motion Capture: Dept. of Digital Multimedia Design, China University of Technology / HSU Yung-Sheng, CHOU Chiao-Yun, XIE Qin-Hua
Scientific Partner : Elisabetta Barberio, Diego Blas
Technical Coordination: TENG Hsiang-Ting
Stage Manager: WANG Shu-Wei
Scenography Assistant: CHEN Wen-Chieh, CHEN Chieh-Hsi
Sound Technician: YEN Hsing-Yang, WEN Cheng-Han
Projection Technician: DING Chang-En
VR Technician: Chen Chi-Hsien
VR Wearable Service：KUO Nin
Rehearsal Assistant: WANG Ning
Program Materials Layout Design : TSAI Jian-Nan
Pre-Production Execution：LO Yin-Ru
Executive Producer：YANG Shu-Han
Production：YILAB
Co-production: Taipei Performing Arts Center, Arts Centre Melbourne, Asia TOPA, SPRING Performing Arts Festival, WestK Hong Kong
In collaboration with: ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics, Science Gallery Melbourne, Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) , The University of Melbourne, National Taiwan Science Education Center
演出暨製作人員名單
概念、編舞：蘇文琪
舞者：田孝慈、凃立葦
VR影像設計、VR技術系統整合：謝文毅
聲音設計、空間音訊處理：吳秉聖
空間設計：張暉明
影片攝影、文字：蘇文琪
影片剪輯與後製：黃湧恩
口白：妮可．貝爾、雷蒙．沃爾卡斯
動作捕捉：中國科技大學數位多媒體設計系／許允聖、 鄒巧筠、謝沁樺
科學創作夥伴：伊麗莎白．芭貝里奧、迪亞歌．布拉斯
技術統籌：鄧湘庭
燈光技術指導暨執行舞監：萬書瑋
空間設計助理：陳玟捷、 陳婕希
音場：顏行揚、溫承翰
影像技術人員：丁常恩
VR技術人員：陳智賢
VR穿戴服務：郭寗
排練助理：王甯
文宣排版設計：蔡建男
前期執行製作：羅尹如
執行製作: 楊舒涵
製作單位：YILAB一當代舞團
共製單位：臺北表演藝術中心、墨爾本藝術中心、亞太表演藝術三年展、荷蘭烏特勒支春天表演藝術節、香港西九文化區
合作單位：ARC 暗物質粒子物理卓越中心、SUPL暗物質實驗室、墨爾本科學畫廊、墨爾本大學、國立臺灣科學教育館
“Sensing Dark Matter is gorgeously rendered, but it’s also a suggestive allegory for human perception.We see only a few glimmers of light, but from these minimal cues, we construct vast worlds, imagining far beyond what is immediately visible.”
"《暗宇之感》不僅視聽覺呈現華麗動人，更是人類感知能力的深刻寓言。在這個體驗中，如同我們在浩瀚宇宙中只能捕捉到零星光點，卻能從這些微小線索中構築出宏大世界，我們的想像力總能超越眼前所見，延伸至無盡遠方。"
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Audience Comments 觀眾回饋:
“I love the moving embodiment of placing and choreographing the universe-like world and how as a viewer can freely explore the details of the world.”
「我深深著迷於這種將宇宙般世界化為動態實體的編排方式，作為觀眾，能夠自由探索其中每個細微之處，這種體驗令人沉醉。」
“We went to see Sensing Dark Matter yesterday and I can’t tell you enough how much we loved it. It was an extraordinary experience. We loved being able to position ourselves in the mine and were just in awe of what it felt like to enter the detector and fly up through the crystals…”
「昨天觀賞了《暗宇之感》，那份感動難以言表。這絕對是一場非凡體驗。當我們置身於礦洞之中，進入暗物質探測器並穿越晶體結構的那一刻，內心充滿無限敬畏與驚嘆...」
“What a profound experience your work had on me. I cannot express how powerful it was; I am someone who is very interested in “the nature of reality”, and I thought your piece really encapsulated some incredible exploration of something that is so mysterious to us.”
「您的作品給我帶來了極為深刻的心靈震撼。這種力量無法用言語形容；作為一個對『現實本質』抱有濃厚興趣的人，我認為您的創作完美捕捉了那些對人類而言最神秘領域的精彩探索。」
“It’s so beautiful!”
「太美了！」