Primordial paean: birth and rebirth

"I think when I moved to the States, I started really asking who I was," said Ma Shouze, guest choreographer for Beijing Dance/LDTX Modern Dance Company's upcoming Nov 28 performance titled Walks of Life. "You look in the mirror and see that you're different from other people."

Incorporating Ma's Eastern heritage with more than a decade spent living in the US, Walks of Life mingles the corporal with the spiritual.

"This piece has a very clear structure to it - birth, life, rebirth. It centers around Buddhist philosophy," Ma said.