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Incense Premiered in 2002 at Town Hall,
NYC
2 female dancers and 2 male dancers Choreography: Nai-Ni Chen Music: Joan La Barbara Costume: Karen Young This dance
was originally inspired by the sculpture titled Nine Muses by Carlos
Dorian installed at Grounds
for Sculpture
in Hamilton, New Jersey. The choreographer also draws ideas from the
offering of incense in the long corridors of an ancient temple in her
childhood. The raising white clouds of the incense is said to bring the
believer's prayer from their hearts to god's ears. The music reminds
her of the mystical elements of nature and the more abstract, formal
elements that gives structure to our faith and thus our lives.
5 Minutes
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