THE DRYAD was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale of the same name. It depicts a chestnut tree’s migration from the countryside to the modern city, and focuses on the ideas of nostalgia, desire, modernity, old and new homes, contrast, and struggles. Schubert’s “Der Lindenbaum” is featured throughout the piece to represent the dryad’s nostalgia and old memories as it migrates to a new place ripe with new experiences.