Wu Tsang / Moved by the Motion

Wu Tsangs works explore hidden histories, marginalized narratives, and the act of performing itself. Her documentary approach combines different types of storytelling with fantastical excursions into imaginary realms. Tsangs work has been shown in the most prestigious museums (MoMA New York, Tate Modern London, etc.). In 2018, she won the MacArthur Genius Grant and since early 2025, she has been a lecturer at Harvard University. 

According to the renowned art magazine Art Review, Wu Tsang is one of the hundred most influential people in the contemporary art world. In 2025, performances were shown at the Festival d'Automne in Paris and at Tate Modern in London, where Tsang curated the important exhibition 'Theatre Picasso' in the same year.

Tsangs practice is deeply collaborative, most frequently associated with the performance group she co-founded in 2016 with artist Tosh Basco, known as Moved by the Motion. Moved by the Motion is a “roving band” of interdisciplinary artists, including experimental cellist Patrick Belaga, dancer Josh Johnson, electronic musician Asma Maroof, and poet Fred Moten. 

The group was founded in 2013 in LA and is internationally renowned. Its members are sought after for projects all over the world. After a six-year residency at Schauspielhaus Zürich, the ensemble returns to the roots of its working methods for the NTGent production 'strike' (2026): collective creation, iterative composition and the collision of genres.