五行 The Five Elements (2024)

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, known as 五行 Wuxing, are the basic constructive elements under from ancient Chinese philosophy. The interactions between the five elements are believed to exist in between and inside everything, including human beings.

“Wuxing”, as an essential component of Chinese culture, was used by the ancients to explain the origins and transformations of all things in the universe. 

The elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth are interconnected in a delicate balance of creation and destruction, love and hate, with interpretations varying vastly between ancient and modern times.

Whilst contemporary dance, drawing from the body’s interaction with the external world and the transmission of flowing energy, shares this same “inarticulable” yet fascinating quality.

Join us for our reimagined performance of our “五行 Five Elements (2018)”, together we explore the essence of symbiosis and antagonism through realms of five elements.

金、木、水、火、土，合称为五行，是古代中国哲学中的基本构成元素。五行之间的相互作用被认为存在于万物之中。

2024 Melbourne Fringe，Co-tempORaRY将以以三人现代舞之形再次重构《五行The Five Elements》（2018 Fringe Permiere），相生相克、旧意新意渐次萌生。

“五行学”，中华文化的重要组成部分，被古人用以说明宇宙万物的起源与变化。五行之间相生相克，相互之间“又爱又恨”，关系玄妙之余，古代和当今对其解读又大相径庭。

“现代舞”，注重身体和肢体与外界的交流及所传递出来流动的能量，这两者共同的“无形”而又神秘的感觉，成为了它们之间交流的纽带。

“吾不知其名，强名曰道”，

诚邀各位慷慨赴约，共品其中奥秘。