River at the End of the Land, to Hamza El Din's Escalay, was inspired by the Wallace Stevens' poem, Of Mere Being. This was the last poem he wrote. Through metaphor, he talks about experiencing the world with openness; without preconceived paradigms or intellectual and analytical overlay. It is a dance about continuity and depth—how ideas and emotions change, flower and persist—that overflows with a sense of forward movement and joy. River at the End of the Land focuses on a solo figure that is never a part of the group; who creates an environment of calm yet vibrant energy that imbues the group of dancers with a sense of purpose, much as the metaphor of a "gold-feathered bird" in Wallace Steven's poem symbolizes the essence of existence. The music, with its' ongoing, Eastern-feeling rhythms, embodies the nomadic world of the sun-drenched desert.