Hymne aux fleurs qui passent
Lin Lee-Chen pays homage to the soul of the earth and of nature. This piece praises the great laws of Heaven and Earth, is sings the harmony and first principles that are Yin and Yang. It is a fresco in which the seasons sweep along with them the thousand beings that make up the universe. Yin and Yang no longer oppose, but complement each other and alternate to engendering the profusion of life, life marked by the complementary natures of birth and death, of movement and stillness. Here the choreographer summons up unforgettable ceremonies of an unusual grace.
Behind the title “Anthem to the Fading Flowers – The Flower Goddess” hides a powerful allegory of life and death, inspired by folk costumes, religious rituals and Taiwanese traditions handed down from one generation to the next. The infernal cycle of deaths and rebirths that Buddha learned to escape, as well as consideration of the flow of existence which carries all beings, both human and plant, led Lin Lee-Chen to compose this work as four pictures: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. She creates an on-stage atmosphere that is both spiritual and sensual, restoring to her ritual practices, trivialized by the wear and tear of time, all their symbolic significance, and with great care and artistry. A psalmody of prayers and invocations addressing the spirit world rhythm the dancers' meticulous rounded movements, in the strict tradition of Chinese opera. The use of multimedia techniques, especially video projection, allows the juxtaposition of spaces and times that at first sight appear separate, in an intense procession which is at the same time both traditional and modern, religious and pagan, artistic and philosophical.
