Our land

The land speaks, yet where is the echo from?

Land tolerates and absorbs. When we gaze at the magnificent landscapes, or when we listen to the sound of the waves come and go, we are reading the stories that happened on this very land. With these gorgeous views and cultural accumulation, we can reach deeper meaning and reflection of life. It may be the most solid response from our land.

Formless Erosion is the latest work from choreographer Hong-zhong Lai. Formless Erosion is based on the looks of the mountains and the rocks. Hong-zhong Lai’s inspiration came up when traveling in remarkable Huadong Valley in 2014. From the varied rock formation and texture Lai saw, the view is amazing as well as hideous. Lai felt the difficulties and tininess of life but also the beauty and ugliness of humanity.

We can relate “Formless Erosion” to our lives. The chaos and the struggling state of mind is like plates colliding and jamming. It is a slow and determined process. It simply is a normal state of living. Dancers’ body languages demonstrate how the plate extrusion shape mountains and rocks, also how twisted and conflicted the life experience is. Through continuous change, deconstruction and reconstruction, we find the method to comfort and ease our soul in the tortuous path. At last, it shows our humbleness and respect toward mother nature.