slow rain
August 12-14 at 7:30pm
Admission: $36.50
Slow Rain is a contemplative dance work inspired by the five agents of Chinese philosophy.
The show unfolds as a fluid journey through life’s ever-changing circumstances, with each element embodied through movement, music, and imagery. Dancers shift from the tender unfurling of Wood to the passionate urgency of Fire, then into Earth’s grounded stillness, Metal’s clarity and release, and finally Water’s flowing resilience. The transitions echo nature’s gentle rhythm, where transformation occurs not by will, but by presence.
In Slow Rain, nature is both guide and mirror. Through stillness and motion, tension and surrender, the performance invites the audience to reconsider the pace of their own lives. In a time when humanity is at odds with nature, the work is a quiet rebellion against urgency – a reminder that by moving with life, not against it, everything truly is accomplished.