Lin’s “Fire Ritual Dance/Fenghuang in Us” was intentionally created to end his company on a hopeful note, he said. The Fenghuang is a mythological bird in Asian traditions, similar to a phoenix, which rises from ashes when a peaceful harmony is achieved.
“We need a ritual,” Lin said. “That’s why closing the company for me is not a farewell. It’s a ritual. The ritual hopefully can spark the fire in each of us.”
“Echo and Flame / Fenghuang Awakens” will feature five works by Kun-Yang Lin, including the world premiere of “Fire Ritual Dance / Fenghuang in Us” and a rare opportunity to see Lin himself performing, which he has not done in over a decade, in his 2021 piece “17 Move / In Memory of Gus.”
The dance concert will be performed three times over two days, March 27 and 28, at Drexel University’s Mandell Theater.