In this international collaboration across art forms, choreographers Joan Clevillé and Yabin Wang have joined creative forces with digital artist Genevieve Reeves and the dancers from Scottish Dance Theatre and Yabin Studio to create a visual tapestry exploring our relationship with nature and the environment. Taking inspiration from the five phases of Wuxing in Chinese traditional philosophy (Fire, Water, Wood, Metal and Earth), the dancers interact with natural and urban environments, building intangible bridges across dance disciplines and the landscapes of Dundee and Shanghai, Scotland and China. As we watch the dancers’ bodies rise and fall, we witness the cycles of growth and decay in nature, the seasons following one another, reminding us of the invisible connections that sustain our environment and the exquisite fragility of the Universe’s dance. Audio Described version at https://youtu.be/8aC8f2BDCv0 合[Hé] was produced with the support of British Council China in collaboration with Shanghai International Dance Center and Scottish Dance Theatre.

Image credit Scottish Dance Theatre

Alt text: a woman lies on a beach, she is facing away from us so we only see her back, there are pieces of tree bark covering her hips and she has long brown hair