But the music and the overall tone was a controlled sense of riotousness. Near the end of the dance, when the dancers were all gesturing up at the sky, they seemed to be asking something of nature or of God. Also, towards the end when a man and woman came out dancing in sync while hand in hand, this appeared to denote mating. When he man in purple with the long hair had the solo in which he jumped up and down and spun around a lot, he seemed to be demanding something of nature. When all four women were dancing the same moves in synonymously, they appeared to be taking part in a mating ritual dance. The woman in the very beginning who was kicking her legs above her head appeared to be expressing her power.
The sound score is based on percussion. There seems to be at least three different types of drum instruments used. There are also vocal chanting and flute/pipe sounding instruments near the end. In terms of interpreting the work, it is crucial to note that in the beginning the male and female dancers are largely separate from one another. Even within the sex, they appear to be separate from one another. As the dance progresses the men and the women appear to unify with one another based on sex; near the end they unify with one another as a basic group. This dance seems to be about the coming together of different peoples for a common purpose, probably religious as denoted by the constant gazing above. If the purpose is not expressly religious it appears to be to invoke nature in some sort of way. The choreographer is attempting to express this purpose through those who are dancing.
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