Created for the “Innovation Series” by National Theater and Concert Hall, Lin Su-Lien based this thirty-minute work on Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. The dance starts with the sacrificial scene featuring a young girl in red, who is forced to repeatedly dance until the last moment of her life.

 

Then, Lin’s reflection on the world after death ensues. The story unfolds after the sacrificed girl encounters three men in the afterlife, who have also been sacrificed. The performance of three non-professional male dancers and one professional female dancer is mixed with numerous English songs and live music performance. The interaction between sounds, spoken words and physical movements create a work informed with dramatic elements and movements reminiscent of daily life.

 

Repeated backdrops, a large deal of objects, a repressive mélange of spoken words and familiar songs collectively present the observations and questions about contemporary society as well as a poetic gaze into the cruelties in life.