Dance | Sono Sol Gold

In the Chinese sexagenary cycle, Bǐng-Wǔ (丙午) marks a convergence of Yang Fire and the Horse—a pairing associated with velocity, radiance, visibility, and the necessity of conscious direction. Fire without containment scatters; motion without rhythm exhausts. When aligned, however, this pairing becomes a vehicle for momentum with return. Stallion Sol was composed as a sonic study of this principle.

The Solar Horse: Movement, Momentum, and Return in Sound

Rather than telling a story, the work tracks energy states —melancholy giving way to festivity, festivity settling into peace—mirroring the arc of solar motion across a cycle. The accompanying symbolic movement diagram translates these states into spatial and kinetic language, offering listeners a way to inhabit the sound through motion, stillness, and orientation. This article outlines how sound, movement, and solar symbolism converge within the Sono Sol Gold (SSG) practi

Tufani Mayfield

Jan 252 min read