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The Way of Five - Fire


Choreography: Nai-Ni Chen
Music: Tan Dun
Lighting: Susan Summers
Costume Design: Nai-Ni Chen
5 dancers
9 minutes

This is Nai-Ni Chen’s first exploration of the ancient Chinese theory that the cycles of creation and destruction correspond to the ever-changing phenomena of nature. The “Five” refers to the five elements: wood, water, fire, metal, and earth. Each element, as part of the forces of nature, creates another in harmony and destroys another in conflict. This exploration is focus on the element of Fire.


15 Minutes

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