Before You Wake Up is a surreal dance theater piece inspired by the ancient Zhuangzi text. Created by Tang Yi, it tells the fable of Di Jiang, a divine bird lured into desire and corruption by dark forces. Through striking movement, multimedia visuals, and an immersive score, the performance explores fate, temptation, and transformation.

Starring Tang Yi and Huang Jiaqi, this experimental production blends myth and philosophy into a dreamlike spectacle. A thought-provoking journey into the struggle between purity and ambition, unfolding at the Shanghai International Dance Center’s Experimental Theater.