Shì: POTENTIAL

2020 CalArts School of Theater

Director / Costume Designer / Performer: Qingwen Cao

Selected for the CalArts School of Theater’s official promotional film. Costume developed under the guidance of Gwen van der Ejinde.

Inspired by the Taoist concept of shi 势 - the latent force embedded within circumstances - POTENTIAL explored momentum, emergence, and unseen structures of power. Combining movement and image-based composition, the performance approached strength as something cultivated rather than declared.